Kate Simpson

Housing energy retrofit researcher and educator

[B&C Editors @BuildingsCities]

New Briefing Notes! Building within planetary boundaries: moving construction to stewardship By M Kuittinen

A new hierarchy for solving spatial needs is required: avoid making new buildings, where and whenever possible. https://t.co/oHNuOelGpm

[Jane Anderson @constructionlca]

Fantastic news for those that understand the value of embodied carbon.

[Giorgos Petrou @GeorgePetrou]

We can - and should - adapt #home #design for extreme #heat !

This new @bloomberg article by @OliviaRudgard discusses the lessons we can learn from other countries about adapting our homes to cope with high temperatures (with some input from me and @MavrogianniAnna).

[Kate Simpson @Dr_KateSimpson]

@Chris_Carus Super, thanks Chris, much appreciated :)

[Kate Simpson @Dr_KateSimpson]

Seeking survey (5-10 mins) responses from owner-occupied households on renovation plans, ongoing or completed work.... please can you forward to households via your networks? https://t.co/mbNDGdG5eP (for info - Kaylen Camacho McCluskey
Centre for Environmental Policy, ICL)

[Kate Simpson @Dr_KateSimpson]

Fantastic to hear about the development of the Net Zero Carbon Standard today. They want to hear from every part of the sector - including contractors, in the next consultation (14 Jun to 31 Aug). https://t.co/eaL4mKGurO @NZCBStandard

[BRE Group @BRE_Group]

Our report "Ignoring the cost of poor housing" reveals that remedial work to England’s poorest housing could provide £135.5bn in societal benefits over 30 years.

With benefits including #NHS savings, lower #energybills & carbon emissions, see more:
https://t.co/v9qCKZWTc7 #NHS75

[Kate Simpson @Dr_KateSimpson]

@iotwatch Hi @iotwatch, great idea! @ClimateActLeeds might be keen to speak to you. @Lulovesglitter? @PaulChatterton ?

[Kate Simpson @Dr_KateSimpson]

Useful paper and framework "the scenarios that retained, renovated and potentially extended existing buildings were systematically more climate-friendly than new build alternatives"

[B&C Editors @BuildingsCities]

Is it more environmentally friendly to #replace an existing building with a new one or to #renovate the existing property? This paper addresses how to frame and evaluate this question by introducing a new consequential replacement framework for #LCA. https://t.co/Py18PMaMFb

[🏚 ᴅᴀᴠɪᴅ ɴᴜɢᴇɴᴛ 🏡 @CanopyCan]

Fantastic article about @CanopyHousing in yesterday’s @LeedsNews here: https://t.co/wwo6tGkyEf
@AskNationwide @LeedsCommFound @unitytrustbank
@peoplesbiz @BigIssueInvest
@TNLComFund @SocialEnt_UK @LandAid

#PlanForThe129k

[StudyWellHome @StudyWellHome]

🫁 Curious about what's triggering your child's #Asthma? Indoor #AirPollution can be worse indoors, but very little is known about it.

☀️ Join @StudyWellHome & be one of the first UK families to measure indoor air over 4 seasons!❄️🍂

Sign up by 30 June: https://t.co/5FN6xesqT6

[Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire @MayorOfWY]

Only 11% of the construction sector are female… and we want to change that! 👷‍♀️

At @ukreiif I spoke with women about their experiences in the industry and how we can get more women into the sector.

Check out our free construction course for women ➡️ https://t.co/wdP0Uw53dr

[ERBECDT @erbecdt]

🚨 ERBE CDT at @UCL_Energy @UCL_IEDE & @UCL_ISH is recruiting for up to seven fully funded #phd research projects, start date September 2023
🗓 Deadline 31st May 2023
📝 Apply now to become part of the final ERBE cohort: https://t.co/guQi01z0W0

[Kate Simpson @Dr_KateSimpson]

@TracyBrabin @GeoHazards

[Tracy Brabin WY 🌹 @TracyBrabin]

Wow We Can! 👷‍♀️

[Kate Simpson @Dr_KateSimpson]

Celebration of the timber frame at the Leeds Barn Raiser - plus the training and skills development at @WeAre_LCB @WOWisGlobal #LEEDS2023

[Kate Simpson @Dr_KateSimpson]

Great fun building a timber frame barn using traditional construction methods today, big thanks @WOWisGlobal! #LEEDS2023

[Building Energy Research Group (BERG) @LboroBERG]

Want to study for a PhD in Energy Resilience and the Built Environment? We have funding for up to 8 UK and international applicants for an October start. This is our last intake and we are keen to fill every place of this brilliant @LboroABCE @erbecdt https://t.co/tX8D021BGv

[Fuel Poverty Evidence UK @FuelPovEvidence]

Join us next week! We have a fantastic panel of speakers across research, policy & practice to discuss the latest #fuelpoverty evidence and April's policy changes to find actionable solutions to help those struggling to keep their homes warm: https://t.co/OuhX75EDTa

[International Public Policy Observatory @ippouk]

To make the ECO+ scheme successful, we need to understand the motivations & constraints of the construction companies (mostly less than 50 employees) who will deliver the practical work, writes
@EnvNiamh for IPPO. Here are some ideas about what they need https://t.co/UIkkEoc2zf