Contact Professor Robin Mackenzie  www.cte.napier.ac.uk

The CTE has been awarded 138k to fund a 3-year research project into external timber cladding, led by Ivor Davies.  The CTE will investigate the design and specification of external timber cladding for Scottish conditions.  To achieve this, it will work in conjunction with the Nord-Trondelag Council, Torshavn Technical College and the Norwegian Building Research Institute to study the performance of timber cladding in the Scottish Highlands, western Norway and the Faroes.  The work will involve undertaking exposure trials as well as surveys of existing timber-clad buildings in these locations.

The CTE will also play a part in the dissemination of project outcomes. The project, which aims to promote an increase in the use of lcoal timber and improve housing design in rural areas, also involves the Forestry Commission, the BRE and three sawmill companies.  For more information contact Ivor Davies on This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The CTE has also received funding of 1.2 million to conduct a 4-year research project that will focus on fundamental questions of wood quality and performations and on technical solutions for the Scottish wood industries, with particular reference to Sitka spruce.