Active Building Centre Research Programme

The Active Building Centre Research Programme is working towards a transformation of the UK’s built environment.

[Mike Pitts @pittso]

Decided over Easter to change jobs? How about coming to work with me!?

Innovation Lead in Net Zero Heat
https://t.co/76yowlsdZu

help innovators move us off gas faster
#NetZeroHeat

pls RT

[ADSorB @ProjectADSorB]

New Job Alert!

Would you like to contribute to the UK's #netzero agenda?

Do you love driving #engagement strategies?

Are you interested in new low carbon #technology ?

Then check out this #jobopportunity at
@SheffMechEng
👇

https://t.co/lb26LRrw4P

[ADSorB @ProjectADSorB]

Would you like to contribute to the UK's #netzero agenda and the #decarbonisation of domestic heat?
Are you interested in innovative thermal storage technology?
Are you experimentally minded?
Then check out this #jobopportunity at @SheffMechEng 👇
https://t.co/euVL2vBySa

[Swansea University @SwanseaUni]

📅 TONIGHT | 6 pm

Don't miss this year’s Zienkiewicz Lecture with @UniStrathclyde Principal and Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Jim McDonald 🗣

'A Whole Systems Approach to achieving Net Zero: a 21st Century Energy System'

Watch live on YouTube ▶ https://t.co/igYnDExBN6

[Lucelia Rodrigues @luceliataranto]

Delighted to announce that I have started my new role as Head of @UoNArchitecture and #WeAreHiring!

We have 3 vacancies:
Deputy Director RIBA Part 2 & L7 Apprenticeship
Associate/Assist Prof Sustainable Urban Design
Assist Prof Architectural Humanities https://t.co/DJeIS9ZieV

[Active Building Centre Research Programme @BuildingActive]

Check out the new article and paper from @ShiraniFiona and the @CUSocSci team - Transformational innovation in home energy: How developers imagine and engage with future residents of low carbon homes in the United Kingdom
https://t.co/3u6JqhqQtb
#transformingconstruction

[SPECIFIC @info_specific]

How are we fighting the #ClimateCrisis? We asked staff from #materials projects at @SUEngineering to share their research.

@carolmaddock3 from our friends at @SUNRISEnet1 talks about the importance of involving different communities

https://t.co/3zYkNp9pY5

[B&C Editors @BuildingsCities]

CALL FOR PAPERS! Data Politics in the Built Environment
Guest Editors: @AndyKarvonen (Lund University) & @tom_hargreaves1 (University of East Anglia)
Abstract Deadline: 26 Sep 2022
More details: https://t.co/uXa7IMeVl2

[Springer Energy @SpringerEnergy]

This new review of building-level #energy system technologies includes practical methods w/ case studies from real-world applications. Includes coverage of codes, standards, and requirements. Check out a FREE preview! https://t.co/1SYOOn1tYp

#smartgrids #microgrids #smartcities

[Active Building Centre Research Programme @BuildingActive]

If you are interested in resident engagement and low carbon homes, check out the latest paper from our social science team @CardiffSOCSI 👇

[Dr Kate O'Sullivan @KateEnergyGeog]

How innovative low carbon home developers imagine and engage with residents is so important for living well & meeting performance goals. Read what we found out in our paper, with 1st author @ShiraniFiona
:https://t.co/WaxpRtU8h7
@rhale18 @BuildingActive @CardiffSOCSI

[Active Building Centre Research Programme @BuildingActive]

Join us to discover the latest innovations in energy storage tech.

See @KTN_Infra in Manchester on 13 July for the Long Duration Energy Storage Showcase – a chance to learn about ours and all the other exciting projects from the comp.

Register here: https://t.co/Akwxhn0G0v

[Active Building Centre Research Programme @BuildingActive]

Some fantastic insights here from our #socialscience team @CardiffSOCSI 👇

#NetZeroCarbon #TransformingConstruction

[Dr Kate O'Sullivan @KateEnergyGeog]

See our paper exploring interplay of zero carbon housing, green infrastructure and the development of community and place in AMPS Annual Conference. Available here https://t.co/VdnpFZpg9Y @BuildingActive @CardiffSOCSI Understanding Risk Group

[Uni of Nottingham Press Office @UoNPressOffice]

Congrats to our @UoNArchitecture team whose community energy scheme at Trent Basin has scooped a national @REAssociation sustainability award.

Find out more ▶️: https://t.co/kOiBmUYhrS

#WeAreUoN @ProjectSCENe @UoNEnergy @UoN_Cities

[Energy Research Accelerator @EnergyRA]

Congratulations to the ERA & @innovateuk funded Trent Basin Community Energy Scheme which won the Community Award @REAssociation's British Renewable Energy Awards. Trent Basin generates 75% of its residents' energy needs & saves 34 tonnes of CO2 per year! #NetZero @UoNEnergy

[The National Home Improvement Council @TheNHIC]

Wonderful to hear from Dr Ahsan Khan from @BuildingActive at this weeks NHIC Strategic Forum session for members. To watch the recording and view the slides click 👇

https://t.co/nM1nLKNWTi

[SPECIFIC @info_specific]

♨️At SPECIFIC, we're investigating methods for #thermalheatstorage. We use #ActiveMaterial to store heat energy, ready to release it at a later point when we need it.

@FlexisProject | @TataSteelUK | @SUEngineering

➡️Here's how it works https://t.co/ZL30DBUrNX

[Lucelia Rodrigues @luceliataranto]

Delighted that we have been shortlisted for the #BritREAwards by @REAssociation for our @trentbasinnews #Community #Energy Scheme in #Nottingham, developed through @ProjectSCENe and other projects, supported by @innovateuk @EnergyRA @beisgovuk @BuildingActive
Final on 9th June!

[Active Building Centre Research Programme @BuildingActive]

We have been working on a pretty interesting thermal storage innovation for use in the home.

The team are hosting a webinar on what they have been up to and the potential impact.

25th May at 1pm. Register below:
https://t.co/vTdmgVmQxI
@MixergyLtd @CREST_lboro @SheffUniEng

[Mike Pitts @pittso]

I'm on a panel at @UK_CW today. 3.30pm main stage. Come and hear me discuss #TransformingConstruction with some real experts providing the details, including how hospitals will be built differently.

I'll do the provocation and jokes.

[Urban Flows @UrbanFlowsObs]

New Research Paper - Net zero by 2050: Investigating carbon-budget compliant #retrofit measures for the English housing stock

@sheffielduni and @UCL_Energy explore a range of retrofit interventions to the English residential building stock.

https://t.co/pwU1K7PVnw