15 Jul 2015
The Sustainable Building Envelope Demonstration (SBED) are hosting their final event of the project in conjunction with the launch of the Solcer House on Thursday 16th July 2015.
The SOLCER project demonstrates the building integrated systems based approach to low carbon.
The SBED project aim was to: model, test, prototype and monitor...
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11 Jun 2015
Date and time: 25th of June 2015, 9:00am – 1:00pm
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13 May 2015
Date and time: 29th of May 2015, 9:00am – 1:00pm Venue: The Works, Ebbw...
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26 Feb 2015
Showcase of Transpired Solar Collectors
Time: Monday 23rd March 2015, 9:00am – 12.30pm
Venue: The Oriel Hotel, St Asaph
To register for free, click here
Please register before Wednesday 18th March 2015
Cardiff University's Sustainable Building Envelope...
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2 Dec 2014
The SBED project is an initiative which aims to bring the Transpired Solar Collector (TSC) technology into the environment and market of Wales. As part of this initiative, we designed a short market research questionnaire to find out what people consider to be the most acceptable form for the technology. This hopefully will give it a head start on the market.
The questionnaire consists of photoshoped...
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11 Nov 2014
Showcase Roof Installation of Transpired Solar Collectors
Time: Thursday 4th December 2014, 9:30am – 1pm
Venue: Lampeter Leisure Centre, Lampeter
To register for free, visit http://sbed-lampeter.eventbrite.co.uk
Please register before Thursday 27th November
Cardiff University's...
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24 Sep 2014
Showcase Roof Installation of Transpired Solar Collectors
Time: Tuesday 14th October 2014, 8:30am - 12 noon
Venue: Orbit Business Centre, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1DL
To register for free, visit http://bit.ly/1lXtnBz
Please register before Tuesday 7th October
Cardiff University's Sustainable Building Envelope...
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30 Jun 2014
SBED is looking for roofing and cladding contractors for our demonstration projects.
Roofing and Cladding Contractors' Skill Sets, Capability and Resource Requirements
Be capable and experienced in the design and installation of roofing, cladding and ancillary building works on refurbishment projects.
Designing and applying:
15 Jan 2014
The SBED team at the Welsh School of Architecture has installed four small-scale Transpired Solar Collectors on the roof of the School to provide warm air for an office at roof level.
Aim of the installation
With these test rigs, we will experiment with a number of different Transpired Solar Collectors’ configurations and parameters, which will generate a wide range of performance...
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28 Jun 2013
The Sustainable Building Envelope Demonstration (SBED) project has been officially launched by Finance Minister Jane Hutt on 27th June 2013, as part of EU Sustainable Energy Week, at the SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre in Baglan Bay, Port Talbot.
The Finance Minister, Jane Hutt, warmly welcomed and supported the aims of the project in her opening speech. Other speakers at the launch event...
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