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  SEDA MAG - 20th anniversary edition

  Sandy and Sam joined forces with other members of SEDA to produce a bumper birthday edition of the Scottish Ecological Design Association Magazine on the theme of the “Importance of Ecological Design”. Sandy was guest editor and invited contributions from a wide variety of sources. There is a plan to hold an event on the same theme in October 2011.
  
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  GAIA ALDAS Launched

  Gaia Research has taken over the running of ALDAS (Air Leakage Detailing & Awareness Services)
  
  The need to carry out infiltration testing in non-domestic buildings is applicable for building warrant applications in Scotland since May 2011. ALDAS is well placed not to simply test buildings but to provide the upfront assistance and guidance to architects and contractors on delivering to targets without the cost and inconvenience of repeat tests.
  
  GAIA ALDAS principal consultant is Paul Jennings, who has carried out many thousands of air leakage tests upon buildings & parts of buildings throughout the UK and around the world, for energy efficiency and fire protection purposes. More recently Paul has responded to designers needs & concentrated on design for airtightness, reviewing building designs and leading design workshops, often on site, to ensure that air permeability targets are met without delay and excessive costs. He is also a lecturer, a presenter and a trainer of air leakage testers, as well as the author of numerous articles relating to air permeability.
  
  Contact:
  GaiaALDAS@gaiagroup.org
  
  

• Lauriston

  Gaia Architects have been specialist advisers to New Gorbals Housing Association and Austin Smith Lord Architects on the delivery of 50 apartments on McNeil Street, where the objective has been to deliver on Gaia’s sustainability Framework for Laurieston.
  

• ARK Housing

  Gaia assisted ARK housing in developing a sustainability policy.
  

• Sustainability Advisor – Fife Council

  Gaia assisted Fife Council Architects in developing the brief for a number of new schools.
  
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  Energy Efficiency and indoor climate


  Historic Scotland has published Gaia’s scoping study on research into energy efficiency and indoor climate.
  
  http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/gaia-research-report-indoor-air-quality-and-energy-efficiency-in-traditonal-buildings.pdf