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EXPO ORGANISERS URGE VISITORS TO BE ECO-FRIENDLY TRAVELLERS
As Scotland’s Housing Expo enters its last week as a public exhibition, organisers are urging visitors to support the eco-friendly ethos of the project by leaving their cars at home.
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SEMINAR - INDIGENOUS MATERIALS
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Throughout the month of August a series of professionally orientated seminars has been organised by Sust. These seminars will run every Tuesday and Wednesday around linked themes and will be run in association with various organisations including RIAS/ IAA, Homes for Scotland, SEDA, the Forestry Commission Scotland with the Centre for Timber Engineering and will include contributions from the EXPO master planner, house designers and developers, local architects, the Scottish Government, Local Authority Planners, contributions from other European experts and the people behind bringing the EXPO to Scotland.
Indigenous Materials
Chaired by:
Peter Wilson - Director, the Wood Studio - Forest Products Research Institute - Edinburgh Napier University
Speakers:
Peter Wilson - Introduction
Context – The potential – self sufficiency or dependency culture?
John Gilbert – Principal Architect - John Gilbert Architects – Designers - the Timber House
Building Affordably with Massive Timber
Peter Wilson - Director, the Wood Studio - Forest Products Research Institute - Edinburgh Napier University
The potential for use of Scottish timber in construction a growing concern?
Colin Tennant - Chief Executive - Scottish Stone Liaison Group
The potential for use of Scottish Stone – a lost cause or a new opportunity?
Jonathan Charley - Director of Cultural Studies, Dept Architecture, University of Strathclyde
Re-imagining a Productive Landscape for Scotland - The Spaces of Labour Project
