Funded Research Projects at the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment

Click on one of the titles for more information about a particular project or on the initial for information about themes.

Start Year	PROJECT	T	h	e	m	e
2009	Interreg IVB ERDF project CARE North	V
2008	R&D Catalyst award: Doocots of Aberdeenshire	V
2007	Participation in Architectural Design Scoping Project	V
2007	Aberdeenshire Telecare Project	I
2006	Causes and remediation of deterioration on granite building stone	M
2005	Built Environment Professional Development	S
2005	Aberdeen City Heritage Trust Audit	S	V
2005	Understanding Future Environments: Active Exploration versus Passive Observation	V
2005	Traditional Heritage Conservation Skills	M
2005	The Use of Thermal Mass in Dwellings	S
2005	Developing an integrated system for the optimal selection of hospital finishes	L	I
2004	Sustainable Construction	S
2004	Urban Connections	V
2003	BIODAM	M
2003	Virtual Heritage in the Faroe Islands	V	S
2003	Dampness in granite buildings in Aberdeen	M
2003	Online Green Directory of Materials and Products	S
2002	Computer Aided Case Based Reasoning	I
2002	Mapping Survey of Non-technical Research on the social Value and Benefits of Good Architectural Design	S	I	V	L
2001	Towards a Generic, Competency-Based Performance Management Framework For UK Construction Occupations	L
2001	The Development of an Integrated LCC-Based Decision Support System	L
2001	LINK Overcoming Client and Market Resistance to Prefabrication and Standardisation in Housing	S	L	V
2001	Greenspace	V	S
2000	Homegrown Hardwoods	S
2000	Cost effective salvage and re-use of granite	M
1999	Streetscapes	V
1999	Developing an Integrated Database for Whole Life Costing Applications in Construction	L
1999	CUSTODIAN Smart homes	I	V
1998	Blackdog Project (Aberdeenshire Sustainability Research Trust)	S
1997	Long term consequences of stonecleaning	M
1996	Value assessment of stonecleaning	M
1996	Access to the built heritage	M
1996	Market Crosses: the development of a risk assessment model	M
1996	Sandstone consolidants and water repellents	M
1996	Salt decay of sandstone	M
1995	Algal growth on building sandstones	M
1995	Architectural Audits: Inverness	S	V
1995	Stone cleaning and stone decay	M
1993	Effects of stone cleaning on Scottish granites	M
1992	Aesthetics of cleaning on building sandstone	M
1991	Algal growth and biocide efficacy on sandstone	M
1989	Stone cleaning - sandstone	M

Our research is carried out under a number of interdisciplinary Themes. Individuals work across different themes and many projects span more than one theme.

Our research themes are...

I	Inclusivity
L	Projects Processes Performance
S	Sustainability
V	New Approaches to Design Evaluation
	...and a cross-cutting theme...
M	Masonry Conservation

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