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Accessibility & LanguageWoodProps
Wood Properties for Ireland (WoodProps)
Start Date
01/09/2017
Funder
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Principal Investigators
Dr. Patrick McGetrick (current); Prof. Annette Harte (former)
Project Partner
Dr Daniel Ridley-Ellis (Edinburgh Napier University)
Researchers
Dr Amir Kari (current), Dr David Gil-Moreno and Dr Conan O’Ceallaigh (former)
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Objective: Wood Properties for Ireland (WoodProps) is a joint project between the Timber Engineering Research Group at NUI Galway and the Centre for Wood Science and Technology, Edinburgh Napier University. It addresses issues related to the characterisation of Irish-grown timber and associated work at national and European level in standardisation for structural timber quality and production, with a particular focus on grading.
The project supports knowledge exchange related to wood quality, products and standards with forestry and processing industries, and provides expert advice to regulatory bodies related to the construction of modern timber buildings.
CRESTIMB
CRESTIMB Project (ForestValue2): InCREased Service life of innovative TIMber Building systems
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SAOLWood
Sustainable construction and Assessment Of the full Lifecycle impact of Irish harvested Wood products (SAOLWood Project)
Start Date
01/04/2022
Funder
Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine
Principal Investigators
Dr Patrick McGetrick; Prof. Cathal O’Donoghue
Project Partners
University of Limerick (UL); Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin)
Researchers
Dr Conan O’Ceallaigh (Research Fellow); Song Ge (PhD Researcher)
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Objective: This project will create a new national database of lifecycle data for harvested wood products, addressing a current lack of data necessary for a comprehensive life cycle assessment of Irish timber use in the built environment. Rigorous quantification of the environmental, economic and social impacts of locally sourced Irish timber products will support informed decisions by building designers, contractors, planners, developers and policy-makers.
MODCONS
Modular Mass Timber Buildings for the Circular Economy (MODCONS Project)
Start Date
01/03/2020
Funder
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Principal Investigators
Prof. Annette Harte; Dr Patrick McGetrick
Project Partner
Munster Technological University (MTU)
Researchers
Dr Conan O’Ceallaigh (Post-doc); Rimjhim Kashyap (PhD Researcher)
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Objective: The MODCONS project will design, develop and test a sustainable modular timber building solution to support national needs while also creating export opportunities. The proposed modular building solution will maximise the use of Irish timber in cross-laminated panels for walls and floors and will be optimised for structural integrity, fire, acoustics and vibration. The design also considers future deconstruction and reuse.
WoodStock
WoodStock Project (Horizon Europe): Empowering climate-smart, circular, and zero-waste use of underutilized wood from the forest and building stock in the construction sector to support the New European Bauhaus
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