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| Thermographic testing of existing housing stock. Part of the award-winning Hab-Lab project |
The Mackintosh Architecture Environmental
Research Unit (MEARU) at The Glasgow School of Art has received a further
accolade for its ground-breaking work in sustainable environmental design. Hab-Lab
a partnership project between John Gilbert Architects, the GSA and five housing
associations has won the the Saltire Society’s Innovation in Housing Award 2016.
Research Unit (MEARU) at The Glasgow School of Art has received a further
accolade for its ground-breaking work in sustainable environmental design. Hab-Lab
a partnership project between John Gilbert Architects, the GSA and five housing
associations has won the the Saltire Society’s Innovation in Housing Award 2016.
Hab-Lab is an innovative, multi-disciplinary project which explores
how to eliminate the performance gap in new and existing housing stock through
a specially-created set of tools, techniques and resources. The judges
particularly praised the partnership nature of the project and the innovation
of bringing actual performance issues into the mainstream.
how to eliminate the performance gap in new and existing housing stock through
a specially-created set of tools, techniques and resources. The judges
particularly praised the partnership nature of the project and the innovation
of bringing actual performance issues into the mainstream.
The award was presented by Housing Minister
Kevin Stewart MSP who said at the ceremony, “In
this, the 80th year of the Saltire Society, these awards continue to set a
benchmark for excellence in the design of individual housing and in the
creation of great places. Highlighting exemplary practice in housing, the
Saltire Society’s awards promote projects that showcase the importance
of design in delivering good quality
across all tenures and house types.”
Kevin Stewart MSP who said at the ceremony, “In
this, the 80th year of the Saltire Society, these awards continue to set a
benchmark for excellence in the design of individual housing and in the
creation of great places. Highlighting exemplary practice in housing, the
Saltire Society’s awards promote projects that showcase the importance
of design in delivering good quality
across all tenures and house types.”
MEARU which recently published influential research
on poor ventilation in homes and the significant implications for ill health, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-36134213 was established in 1986 within the Mackintosh School of
Architecture at the GSA. It undertakes strategic and applied research into a
wide range of aspects of sustainable environmental design, responding to a
growing commitment to user-centred, low energy, eco-sensitive architecture in
the context of increasing global concerns. For further information on MEARU see
Notes for Editors.
on poor ventilation in homes and the significant implications for ill health, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-36134213 was established in 1986 within the Mackintosh School of
Architecture at the GSA. It undertakes strategic and applied research into a
wide range of aspects of sustainable environmental design, responding to a
growing commitment to user-centred, low energy, eco-sensitive architecture in
the context of increasing global concerns. For further information on MEARU see
Notes for Editors.
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Further information:
Lesley Booth
07799414474
@GSofAMedia
Hab-Lab partners:
- John Gilbert Architects
- The Glasgow School of Art (Mackintosh
Environmental Architecture Research Unit) - Renfrewshire Council
- Ayrshire Housing
- Reidvale Housing Association
- Clyde Valley Housing Association
- Govanhill Housing Association
- West of Scotland KTP office
MEARU
MEARU was established in 1986 within the
Mackintosh School of Architecture at The Glasgow School of Art. It undertakes
strategic and applied research into a wide range of aspects of sustainable
environmental design, responding to a growing commitment to user-centred, low
energy, eco-sensitive architecture in the context of increasing global concerns
Mackintosh School of Architecture at The Glasgow School of Art. It undertakes
strategic and applied research into a wide range of aspects of sustainable
environmental design, responding to a growing commitment to user-centred, low
energy, eco-sensitive architecture in the context of increasing global concerns
Recent work has led to the significant expansion
of MEARU, widening its portfolio of expertise to include: health and wellbeing
in buildings; indoor air quality; energy efficient refurbishment; and building
performance evaluation.
of MEARU, widening its portfolio of expertise to include: health and wellbeing
in buildings; indoor air quality; energy efficient refurbishment; and building
performance evaluation.
The unit is well networked with similar
European partners, is represented on the International Energy Agency, ISES
Europe and publishes regularly at the Eurosun, PLEA, Healthy Buildings and WREC
conference circuits.This activity contributes greatly to the learning and
teaching culture of The Glasgow School of Art and has also established the
Centre as a significant global research player in scientific and architectural
circles.
European partners, is represented on the International Energy Agency, ISES
Europe and publishes regularly at the Eurosun, PLEA, Healthy Buildings and WREC
conference circuits.This activity contributes greatly to the learning and
teaching culture of The Glasgow School of Art and has also established the
Centre as a significant global research player in scientific and architectural
circles.