Research studies on these topics have been commissioned by Communities Scotland as follows: Year Commissioned Project Title Project Cost 2000-01 Lessons From Innovation in Design and Procurement £21,463.08 2000-01 Evaluation of the Building Aspects of the Slateford Green (Millennium) Project £7,000 2002-03 with a further update evaluation commissioned in 2004-05 Evaluation of Kincardine O’Neil innovative rural housing design project: Canmore Place £10,000 2002-03 Future Options for Mixed Tenure and RSL Property in Edinburgh’s Pre-1919 Tenements Total Contract £31,960, Communities Scotland contribution £19,975 2004-05 Research in phase 1 of the Devanah bulk procurement initiative £20,678 2004-05 Options for the Provision of Social Rented Housing in Rural Tayside Designed to Meet Changing Household Needs £4,995.75 2004-05 Smart Technology – Preferred Design Guide £7,343.75 2004-05 Designing Urban Housing Total Contract Cost £29,369.13, Communities Scotland contribution £18,369.12 2004-05 The Unplugged House: Identifying the Issues and a Methodology for their Investigation £1,000 2005-06 Evaluation of tenants experiences of living in innovative Dutch style housing in Ballater £31,079 In addition the following work has been commissioned by the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department: Year Commissioned Project Title Project Cost 2000 Scottish House: New Build Home/Works Units £5,150 2000 Scottish House: A review of recent experience in building individual and small groups of houses with a view to sustainability, the use of traditional and new materials and innovative design £6,084 2001 Timber Cladding in Scotland: Historical Precedents and Innovative Future Use £6,000 2000-2001 Building with earth in Scotland: Innovative Design and Sustainability £5,960 S2W-16599