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Wood properties and uses of larch in Great Britain

Report
McLean, P., Ridley-Ellis, D., Price, A., & Macdonald, E. (2024)
Wood properties and uses of larch in Great Britain. Surrey: Forest Research
This report collates and synthesises research into the production and use of larch timber in Great Britain, drawing on information from a range of published and unpublished st...

Information literacy and society: A report to present findings from a review of literature on the impact of information literacy on society

Report
Ryan, B., Cruickshank, P., & Milosheva, M. (2023)
Information literacy and society: A report to present findings from a review of literature on the impact of information literacy on society. Media and Information Literacy Alliance
This report presents findings from a review of literature reporting on the impact of information literacy (IL) on society. It is intended to deliver considerations on how acad...

Connecting, Collaborating, Creating: The Experiences of Creative Freelancers in Edinburgh in 2022

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Connell, L., Orme, A., Osbourne, N., Paneels, I., Patrick-Thomson, H., Terras, M., & Wojtkiewicz, O. (2022)
Connecting, Collaborating, Creating: The Experiences of Creative Freelancers in Edinburgh in 2022. Edinburgh: Creative Edinburgh
This report provides a snapshot of the state and needs of creative freelancers in the Edinburgh region in 2022. The last few years have been both interesting and challenging ...

Information literacy impact framework: Final project report

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Cruickshank, P., Ryan, B., & Milosheva, M. (2022)
Information literacy impact framework: Final project report
This report presents findings from a review of literature reporting on information literacy (IL) impact. It is intended to deliver considerations towards a framework for impac...

Design for deconstruction and reuse: Case study Everett Grand

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Cramer, M., Jackson, N., & Sandin, Y. (2022)
Design for deconstruction and reuse: Case study Everett Grand. ForestValue

Design of Timber Buildings for Deconstruction and Reuse — Three methods and five case studies

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Sandin, Y., Shotton, E., Cramer, M., Sandberg, K., Walsh, S. J., González-Alegre, V., …Zabala Mejia, A. (2022)
Design of Timber Buildings for Deconstruction and Reuse — Three methods and five case studies. ForestValue
There is a need for a shift towards circular economy in the construction sector and design philosophies as Design for Deconstruction and Reuse (DfDR) and Design for Adaptabili...

Walking and Cycling: latest evidence to support policy-making and practice

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Götschi, T., Davis, A., & Racioppi, F. (2022)
Walking and Cycling: latest evidence to support policy-making and practice. Bonn, Germany: WHO Europe
Active travel modes, especially walking and cycling, are now recognized by many as modes that are fully equal to other urban transport modes, integrated in planning frameworks...

Housing Construction On Peatland: Phase 1 Report

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Bernal-Sanchez, J., McDougall, J., Medero, G., Cook, D., & Barreto, D. (2021)
Housing Construction On Peatland: Phase 1 Report. Edinburgh: Construction Scotland Innovation Centre
The economic development and social resilience of communities in rural Scotland is being hampered by a shortage of affordable housing. Nationally, about 23,000 new homes per y...

Scottish Community Councils online: the 2014 survey

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Ryan, B., & Cruickshank, P. (2014)
Scottish Community Councils online: the 2014 survey. Scotland: Community Councils Network
This document reports the results of a survey, carried out in late spring 2014, of the public web presences of potentially over 1300 Scottish Community Councils (CCs). It foll...

Housing Innovation Showcase 2012: Building Performance Evaluation, Phase 1-Part 1

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Currie, J., Bros Williamson, J., & Stinson, J. (2013)
Housing Innovation Showcase 2012: Building Performance Evaluation, Phase 1-Part 1. Inverness, Scotland: Kingdom Housing Association
The HIS comprised of twenty seven homes: twelve flats with communal gardens and fifteen houses with their own gardens. Within each of the blocks all of the tested dwellings va...