The SEISMIC project has launched its new demonstrator building, showing how its approach to platform-based construction can exceed Construction 2025 targets in delivery, carbon, and… Read More »New SEISMIC Demonstrator Building Exceeds Construction 2025 Targets in Delivery, Carbon, and Cost
Surfability UK is a Community Interest Company that provides surfing lessons and experiences for people with additional needs. SPECIFIC’s Business Development Manager Chris Bailey tells… Read More »Vlog: How SPECIFIC is Helping an Adaptive Surf School to Run More Sustainably
At the Coed Darcy development in Swansea, Coastal Housing Group is bringing the Active Building design principle together with steel-framed modular construction for the first time. The result is two… Read More »New Low Carbon Modular Development at Coed Darcy
Drivers of electric vehicles could save an average of £110 a year – and cut their carbon footprint by 20% – by using “smart charging”… Read More »Smart Charging Can Save Electric Vehicle Drivers £110 A Year – And Cut Carbon Footprint By 20%
The FRED Project investigated the potential of smart charging for electric vehicles to reduce the strain on the grid. The collaborative project between Evergreen Smart… Read More »Guest Blog: Peter Bullock from Evergreen Smart Power on the FRED Project Report
Purpose When we moved into the world of building demonstration back in 2014, constructing our first building demonstrator – the Active Pod – the aim… Read More »The Evolution of the Active Building Demonstrator Programme
To celebrate SPECIFIC’s collaborations with SMEs and other forward-thinking organisations during our 10th anniversary campaign we organised three 30 minute webinars alongside our partners. Each… Read More »Showcasing SPECIFIC’s Business Collaborators & Innovative Projects
BIPVco is a successful SME specialising in building-integrated photovoltaics. It was founded in 2015, underpinned by SPECIFIC’s research into functional coatings applied to steel construction… Read More »BIPVco: from SPECIFIC Research to Successful Solar SME
We work with businesses in a variety of ways, from testing and demonstrating new innovative products and services, to improving processes and identifying decarbonisation opportunities. In… Read More »Using Renewable Energy for Milk Pasteurisation in Rwanda
The introduction of renewable energy and electric vehicles (EVs) has changed the energy landscape. Our existing grid infrastructure is under increasing strain, and as a… Read More »Exploring Demand Side Response