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Read more at: Fabio Favoino's keynote presentation at EFN Façade 2014 in HSLU Luzern

Fabio Favoino's keynote presentation at EFN Façade 2014 in HSLU Luzern

7 December 2014

FF (left) with Abdulmajid Karanouh, Ramboll, London (Centre) and a student of HSLU (right) Eng. Fabio Favoino gives an invited talk at the Adaptive Façade conference of the European Façade Network, hosted in Luzern and organised by the Lucerne University of Applied Science and Arts. The title of the presentation is "...


Read more at: Adaptive Facades Research Network MC meeting

Adaptive Facades Research Network MC meeting

7 December 2014

Dr Mauro Overend attended the 1st management committee meeting of the EU-funded Adaptive Facades Network (TU1403) in Brussels. Dr Overend was elected as vice-chair of the network. The first technical meeting will be held in March 2015 in Prague. Further information available here ( http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/tud/...


Read more at: gFT-led talk at IStructE event

gFT-led talk at IStructE event

7 December 2014

Dr Mauro Overend delivered a research seminar on the group's recent research on glass composite elements. The lecture was held directly after the Bedfordshire and adjoining counties branch held at the University of Cambridge. Further information herehttp:// www.istructe.org/istructe/regions/files/Bedfordshire/2992014123651...


Read more at: EU approves the new "Adaptive Facades Research Network" proposal

EU approves the new "Adaptive Facades Research Network" proposal

7 December 2014

The proposal for a new European research network on Adaptive Façade has been approved by the Cost Office of the European Union with the name TU1403 - Adaptive Façade Network. The author of the proposal are Dr Andreas Luible, Eng. Fabio Favoino and Dr. Mauro Overend. The aim of the network is to bring together academia and...


Read more at: New students in the gFT group

New students in the gFT group

7 December 2014

Two new students are joining the gFT group for the next years: Hanxiao Cui has been accepted to attend an MPhil course in Engineering, while Jacopo Montali has been accepted for a three year PhD course in Engineering.


Read more at: Steel+Glass EU project meeting in Cambridge

Steel+Glass EU project meeting in Cambridge

7 December 2014

The forth meeting of the S+G European project (Steel and Glass) will be held by the gFT group at the Department of Engineering in Cambridge. The project involves several european academic and industrial partners. The aim of the project is to develop an innovative steel glass composite structures for high-performance...


Read more at: gFT secures funding for research on free-form facades

gFT secures funding for research on free-form facades

7 December 2014

The glass & facade technology research group in collaboration with leading facade design consultancy , Newtecnic have secured funding from Innovate UK (previously known as Technology & Strategy Board) for research & development on free form composite facades. The 3 year project will commence in early 2015.


Read more at: gFT secures EPSRC funding for FRP-Glass composite research

gFT secures EPSRC funding for FRP-Glass composite research

7 December 2014

The glass & facade technology research group has secured funding from the EPSRC Bright Ideas call. The 2 year research project will commence in early 2015 and involves fundamental research and collaboration with industrial partners.


Read more at: Research award from ISE

Research award from ISE

7 December 2014

The gFT research group has recently secured a research award from the Institution of Structural Engineers. The awards are presented to individuals or teams to encourage high quality research with the involvement of industry. In this case the funding will be use to investigate FRP-glass composite behaviour in collaboration...


Read more at: Fabio Favoino presentation at SEB 2014 Conference, Cardiff

Fabio Favoino presentation at SEB 2014 Conference, Cardiff

7 December 2014

Eng. Fabio Favoino presented the development of new tools for the simulation and the evaluation of adaptive glazing to the International Conference Sustainability in Energy and Buildings 2014 in Cardiff. The paper presented has been accepted for publication on Energy Procedia, an Elsevier online journal.