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SUMMARY:Natural Fibres in Construction - Innovative Applications and Proce
 sses - Dr Tim Yates - Technical Director\, Building Research Establishment
 \; Mizi Fan\, Brunel University\; Ed Suttie\, Director of Timber Division\
 , Building Research Establishment\; Professor Peter Walker\, Dept. Archite
 cture &amp\; Civil Engineering\, University of Bat
DTSTART:20091117T140000Z
DTEND:20091117T173000Z
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DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us in a seminar about *‘Natural Fibres
  in Construction - Innovative Applications and Processes'* be held on *Tue
 sday 17 November 2009* at *Hughes Hall*\, Cambridge\, 2:00pm - 5.30pm.\n\n
 Natural fibres have been utilised in construction for millennia\, they hav
 e particular advantages for a low carbon future. The event\, with speakers
  from academia and industry will focus on the technical aspects of utilisi
 ng natural fibres in a modern context and provide a forum for the latest r
 esearch on new natural composites.\n\nThe Renewable House at the Buildings
  Research Establishment\, (delivered by the NNFCC and funded by the Depart
 ment of Energy and Climate Change DECC)\, and the Suffolk Housing Society 
 development at Haverhill\, are practical examples of the application of na
 tural fibres. However these natural fibres have yet to enter mainstream ap
 plication. Why is this? What are the opportunities and challenges facing n
 atural fibres in construction?\n\n*Speakers include:*\n\nDr Tim Yates - Te
 chnical Director\, Building Research Establishment\n\nMizi Fan\, Brunel Un
 iversity\n\nEd Suttie\, Director of Timber Division\, Building Research Es
 tablishment\n\nProfessor Peter Walker\, Dept. Architecture & Civil Enginee
 ring\, University of Bath\n\n*Registration:*\n\nThe event is free but plac
 es are limited. Please book your place by email to Julia O’Rourke\, Even
 t Co-ordinator at *j.orourke@uea.ac.uk* or *01603 591765*\n\n\n*Event Form
 at:*\n\n2.00pm Registration opens\n\n2.30pm Welcome and Speakers\n\n4.30pm
  Refreshments & Networking\n\nThe event is organised by the InCrops Projec
 t (www.incropsproject.co.uk <http://www.incropsproject.co.uk/>)\, a new in
 itiative to promote low carbon solutions based on plant materials from non
 -food crops.\n\nPlease do feel free to forward this event information (fly
 er attached) to colleagues and contacts that you believe it would be of in
 terest to.\nShould you have any questions relating to this event please ge
 t in contact. Email: j.orourke@uea.ac.uk <mailto:j.orourke@uea.ac.uk> (016
 03\n591765)\n
LOCATION:Hughes Hall\, Mortimer Road\, Cambridge\, UK
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