News and Events
Building Services Degree Show 2012
Following on from the success of last year’s event, the School of the Built and Natural Environment invite you to an informal evening to celebrate BEng (Hons), MEng (Hons) Building Services Engineering project presentations
Date Posted: May 2012
Architect students exhibit in local gallery
Two major events in the architect student's calendar take place this month to fit in with the Late Shows - Newcastle's after-hours culture crawl
Date Posted: May 2012
Northumbria's Green Impact encourages car-share scheme
Share your car - save your cash!
Date Posted: May 2012
School's Newsletter Launched
The School of the Built and Natural Environment at Northumbria University launched our first Employer Engagement Newsletter in April.
Date Posted: May 2012
BQSM confirms re-accreditation of Quantity Surveying programme
The Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia has confirmed that it is reaccrediting the School's Quantity Surveying programme demonstrating once again the School of the Built and Natural Environment's close working with business and professional bodies to produce employable graduates, prepared for work.
Date Posted: April 2012
Complete University Guide shows success for School of the Built & Natural Environment
The Complete University Guide was published earlier this week and showed some great results for Northumbria University and specifically the School of the Built and Natural Environment.
Date Posted: April 2012
Cultivating a cure for concrete cancer
‘Self-healing’ concrete is being developed by researchers at School of the Built and Natural Environment, Northumbria University which could see cracks in concrete buildings become a thing of the past.
Date Posted: April 2012
Resilience and society: energy infrastructure event to be held at Northumbria University
Resilience has recently emerged as an important feature of debates on how individuals, communities and organisations can draw upon their internal resources and capabilities to both ‘bounce back’ from external ‘shocks’ and reduce future vulnerabilities.
Date Posted: April 2012
School of Built and Natural Environment Celebrates Climate Week
Climate week is a national campaign to raise awareness and promote the challenge to combat climate change. Northumbria University’s School of the Built and Natural Environment organised a series of activities to raise awareness about sustainability and climate change.
Date Posted: March 2012
North Sea Electric Mobility Network (E-Mobility NSR)
On the 29th and 30 of March 2012, Northumbria University is hosting – with support from its sub-partner Newcastle City Council – a cross-European project meeting on developing strategic support and direction for the co-ordinated development and smart implementation of electric mobility in the North Sea Region of Europe across all form of commercial, public and private vehicle transport.
Date Posted: March 2012
Academic considers the impact of Local Enterprise Partnerships
A School of the Built and Natural Environment academic has published a report for the Institute for Economic Development, looking at the effectiveness of Local Enterprise Partnerships.
Date Posted: March 2012
School of the Built and Natural Environment hosts Brighter Futures Together
Delegates from some of the North East’s leading organisations on the environment and sustainability came together on Tuesday 20th March for the launch of the Brighter Futures Together online toolkit which aims to help you take actions for your community.
Date Posted: March 2012
Northumbria University Graduate Wins Highly Commended Award from The Swedish Project Academy
A graduate of Northumbria University's MSc International Project Management Dual award with Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden has been recognised by the Svenska Projekt Akademien (The Swedish Project Academy).
Date Posted: March 2012
Eco-buildings need Eco-behaviour
Efforts to reduce UK carbon emissions by refurbishing existing homes with energy efficient technology may have limited impact unless people’s behaviour is taken into account, according to new research findings from Northumbria University's School of the Built and Natural Environment.
Date Posted: March 2012
Eco-buildings need eco-behaviour
Efforts to reduce UK carbon emissions by refurbishing existing homes with energy efficient technology may have limited impact unless people’s behaviour is taken into account, according to new research findings from Northumbria University.
Date Posted: March 2012
School of the Built & Natural Environment Helps Social Enterprise to Boost Cycling in the City
Northumbria University’s School of the Built and Natural Environment are helping to enhance the role of cycling as an economic benefit for the city. Working in collaboration with Recyke y’Bike and funded by a £31,000 investment from Newcastle Science City’s engagement programme, the project looks to bring together the city’s scientists and researchers with community organisations and charities to tackle local issues relating to ageing and health, sustainability and skills.
Date Posted: March 2012
Revised Small Works Contract Reflects Changes in Legislation
Working in association with the Newcastle based law firm Dickinson Dees the School of the Built and Natural Environment has helped revised and update the CIOB Small Works Contract.
Date Posted: March 2012
Awards Win for Built & Natural Environment Lecturer's Projects
Two projects recently worked on by Northumbria University's School of the Built and Natural Environment Senior Lecturer in Construction have succeeded in winning numerous awards.
Date Posted: February 2012
Phil O'Keefe Wins Prestigious Honour
Phil O'Keefe, from the School of Built and Natural Environment, has just won a prestigious honour. He has been successfully nominated to give a key address to the American Association of Geographers at the annual meeting in new York at the end of February.
Date Posted: February 2012
