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Read more at: gFT member Hanxiao Cui successfully defends his PhD Thesis
gFT member Hanxiao Cui successfully defends his PhD Thesis

gFT member Hanxiao Cui successfully defends his PhD Thesis

15 May 2021

Hanxiao successfully defended his PhD thesis (minor correction) with two examiners, Prof Allan McRobie (University of Cambridge) and Prof Valentina Serra (Politecnico di Torino). Hanxiao's work primarily focuses on the theoretical investigation of a novel switchable insulation technology, an opaque insulation system...


Read more at: gFT member invited to Facade tectonics podcast
gFT member invited to Facade tectonics podcast

gFT member invited to Facade tectonics podcast

9 August 2020

Rebecca Hartwell (PhD Candidate) was recently invited to take part in a podcast with Mic Patterson at the Façade Tectonics Institute to discuss the environmental branch of her PhD research that seeks to address the end-of-life challenges in façade design. Rebecca and Mauro’s paper “A disassembly framework for assessing the...


Read more at: gFT member Jacopo Montali successfully defends his PhD thesis
gFT member Jacopo Montali successfully defends his PhD thesis

gFT member Jacopo Montali successfully defends his PhD thesis

30 May 2019

On 30th 2019 January gFT member Jacopo Montali successfully defended his PhD thesis in front of Dr Tariq Masood (University of Cambridge) and Prof Tillmann Klein (Delft University). The research work received positive comments and no revision was requested by the two opponents. Jacopo's work focussed on creating digital...


Read more at: gFT group publishes novel research on the flexural response of large-scale composite glazing panels

gFT group publishes novel research on the flexural response of large-scale composite glazing panels

4 April 2019

C. Pascual, S. Nhamoinesu and M. Overend have published research performed at the gFT group (Cambridge) on the flexural response of large scale steel-framed composite glazing panels. The experimental results show that shear-lag effects can be significant in large scale panels and can reduce their effective width by about...


Read more at: University of Cambridge joins Glass Futures Initiative
University of Cambridge joins Glass Futures Initiative

University of Cambridge joins Glass Futures Initiative

15 January 2019

A multi-disciplinary team of researchers from Cambridge University, led by Dr Mauro Overend, has joined the Glass Futures Initiative . Glass Futures is a not for profit company which brings together industry and academia, with the aims of increasing productivity and sustainability in glass manufacturing, and dramatically...


Read more at: CDBB Mini-project fundings for £ 25.000 secured by a research team lead by Dr. Overend

CDBB Mini-project fundings for £ 25.000 secured by a research team lead by Dr. Overend

21 December 2018

gFT members Dr. Mauro Overend, Alessandra Luna-Navarro and Mark Allen, in collaboration wiith Prof. Tim Ibell, Dr. John Orr, Mr. Paul Fidler and Dr. James Talbot had secured fundings for £25 k from the Center for Digital Built Britain (CDBB). The research fundings were won for the development of "Building Impulse Tookit -...


Read more at: Novel research on GFRP - Glass Facade presented at Glasstec 2018

Novel research on GFRP - Glass Facade presented at Glasstec 2018

18 December 2018

Carlos Pascual and Mauro Overend from the gFT research group in collaboration with AGC Interpane, Arup, Kommerling, Fiberline composites and Dow presented novel research on GFRP-Glass facade at the Glasstec 2018. A full scale composite unit was showcased at the event. Glasstec is one of the leading trade fair in Glass...


Read more at: MATELAB: A new experimental facility to capture occupant response to smart facades
MATELAB: A new experimental facility to capture occupant response to smart facades

MATELAB: A new experimental facility to capture occupant response to smart facades

5 October 2018

The Glass & Facade Technology research group has inaugurated a novel test facility called MATELab (Mobile Adaptive Technologies Experimental Lab), developed by PhD student Luna-Navarro and Dr. Mauro Overend in collaboration with Permasteelisa, Arup and the Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB). MATELab is essentially...


Read more at: 2018 Engineered Skins symposium presented new research on resource-efficient and human-centred façades

2018 Engineered Skins symposium presented new research on resource-efficient and human-centred façades

11 September 2018

The latest research on façade technology was presented by the gFT researchers at the Engineered Skins Annual Symposium, held last week at Christ College in Cambridge. 90 delegates from Industry attended the multidisciplinary presentations on wide range of topics, from structural design to regenerative approaches to façade...


Read more at: Successful completion of Knowledge Transfer Partnership

Successful completion of Knowledge Transfer Partnership

29 July 2018

The 3 year knowledge transfer partnership on Connections for fibre-reinforced façades has come to a successful conclusion. The project was a partnership between gFT and Newtecnic, funded by Innovate UK. It involved knowledge sharing, research & development tasks and real-world implementation of novel connections for...