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Guy Martin’s Ice Box Experiment
CeNZ-HighDB were recently part of a collaborative project that saw TV presenter Guy Martin conduct an ‘Ice Box Challenge’ as part of a range of building physics experiments for his recent House Without Bills programme for Channel 4. The challenge looked at how well...
Professor Sean Smith appointed as chair of new built environment Mission Board
Professor Sean Smith, Principal Investigator for the Centre for Net Zero High Density Buildings (CeNZ-HighDB), has been appointed as chair of a new Mission Board convened to help drive circular change across Scotland’s built environment. The sector-led Mission Board...
Professor Robert Hairstans wins Scotland’s Home of the Year
CeNZ-HighDB would like to congratulate Thematic Working Group 6's lead Professor Robert Hairstans, and his family, on winning Scotland's Home of the Year 2026 (BBC Scotland). 'Homegrown Hoose' fought off stiff competition from homes across the whole of Scotland, from...
CeNZ-HighDB release Impact Report for October 2025 to April 2026
CeNZ-HighDB have released their second impact report, covering the projects finished between October 2025 and April 2026. The projects completed in this time include a tool that has the potential to help local councils and community energy groups make informed...
CeNZ-HighDB Release Year 1 Impact Report
An important part of CeNZ-HighDB’s work is to engage with industry and academic partnerships on small projects. Through these we aim to develop, test, and underpin delivery of identified new ‘green’ innovations, including high-energy efficiency building fabrics, new...
Bridging Scotland and Türkiye: New Joint Research Aims to Accelerate Net-Zero in High-Density Buildings
High-density urban buildings are critical for achieving global net-zero targets, yet their complex structures and high energy demands make them notoriously difficult to decarbonise. To tackle this challenge, CeNZ-HighDB is happy to welcome a new visiting researcher,...
CeNZ-HighDB attends Powering Futures Final
Powering Futures Live 2026 hosted over 2,000 students from more than 100 schools, who spent a year tackling real-world industry challenges, leading to presentation of their final solutions, as part of their SCQF Level 6 Powering Futures Challenge qualification....
CeNZ-HighDB Hosts START Hackathon
On Friday 27th February, CeNZ-HighDB were delighted to provide the venue for the START Hackathon at Edinburgh Futures Institute, with the event delivered by START and Skillfluence. Eight groups of students, from seven schools across the region, were tasked with...
New Research Paper Published
CeNZ-HighDB is delighted to share a new research paper, co-authored by Dr Azlizawati Ibrahim and Dr Julio Bros-Williamson of Thematic Working Group I, alongside Dr Kate Carter and Prof John Brennan of the Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture....
START Hackathon
CeNZ-HighDB is delighted to be an official partner of the upcoming START Hackathon, which will be held at Edinburgh Futures Institute on 27th February. The START Hackathon is a one-day innovation bootcamp designed to empower 50 S4–S6 students to tackle real community...
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