Timber Frame Workbooks Manufacturing: Knowledge, Practical Skills and Health & Safety
Other
Duncheva, T., Milne, M., & Hairstans, R. (2017)
Timber Frame Workbooks Manufacturing: Knowledge, Practical Skills and Health & Safety. [Workbook]. Edinburgh
No abstract available.
Timber Frame Workbooks Design: Knowledge, Practical Skills and Health and Safety
Other
Duncheva, M., Milne, M., & Hairstans, R. (2017)
Timber Frame Workbooks Design: Knowledge, Practical Skills and Health and Safety. Edinburgh
No abstract available.
Built Environmnet Episteology: Knowledge exchange through university-industry communities of practice
Conference Proceeding
Hairstans, R., & Smith, R. (2017)
Built Environmnet Episteology: Knowledge exchange through university-industry communities of practice. In R. E. Smith, K. D. Moore, & W. Zhao (Eds.), Architecture of Complexitiy - Design, Systems, Society and Environment (112-119
This paper explores the nature of knowledge through a history of knowledge production in society. It emphasizes the modes of knowledge including explicit and tacit and argues ...
Offsite HUB (Scotland): establishing a collaborative regional framework for knowledge exchange in the UK
Journal Article
Hairstans, R., & Smith, R. E. (2017)
Offsite HUB (Scotland): establishing a collaborative regional framework for knowledge exchange in the UK. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 13, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2017.1314858
The UK is set to become Europe’s largest construction market by 2030. However, UK construction productivity performance is regarded as weak, with low skills levels considered ...
A Scottish perspective on timber offsite construction
Book
Hairstans, R. & Sanna, F. (2017)
A Scottish perspective on timber offsite construction. In Offsite Architecture: Constructing the futureTaylor & Francis (Routledge). ISBN 978-1138821392
This Chapter exemplifies the recent advancements in Scottish offsite construction through the research work carried out at the Centre for Offsite Construction + Innovative Str...
Understanding the compatibility of UK resource for dowel laminated timber construction
Presentation / Conference
Plowas, W., Bell, T., Hairstans, R., & Williamson, J. B. (2016, June)
Understanding the compatibility of UK resource for dowel laminated timber construction. Paper presented at Integrated Design Conference
Dowel Laminated Timber (DLT also know as Brettstapel) is a technique of constructing large-scale solid timber panels for use as structural or non-structural elements. The tech...
Increasing need for Offsite Construction and Manufactured Infrastructure in the UK Economy
Conference Proceeding
Smith, R. S., Wood, J. B., & Hairstans, R. (2015)
Increasing need for Offsite Construction and Manufactured Infrastructure in the UK Economy. In CIAT Symposium Proceedings
Due to increasing demand for housing and other building infrastructure the methodology of offsite construction is becoming more attractive to developers, local authorities and...
Knowledge transfer in timber engineering
Conference Proceeding
Hairstans, R., Dodyk, R., Kermani, A., Lawson, R., & Mackenzie, R. (2006)
Knowledge transfer in timber engineering. In 9th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2006 (WCTE 2006) (2474-2477
Napier University and Oregon Timber Frame Ltd have recently completed an award winning two year project in timber engineering. The project was conducted under the
umbrella of ...