Carbon Cli-MATES – Details, episodes & analysis

Howdy All, Happy to say the 20th episode of Carbon climates is officially here.

I had the pleasure of speaking with Orla Kearney, a Sustainability Engineer at ARUP, and it was an absolute honor.

Orla shared an insightful overview of her career journey, starting from her role at a local newspaper's picture desk to studying civil engineering at Trinity College Dublin. She also discussed how she landed an industrial placement with ARUP, which led to her becoming a Graduate Structural Engineer.

In this episode, Orla emphasizes the importance of addressing embodied carbon and provides valuable insights into Life Cycle Analysis assessments.

In addition to her work at ARUP, Orla is a former head of Struct IE NI & Ireland and currently serves on the Engineers Ireland committee. She's also a STEM ambassador and advocates for equal representation in the engineering field.

Links below to items talked about in todays episode:

ISE102-00 1..4

STEM Ambassadors

Howdy All! Happy to say the nineteenth episode of Carbon climates is officially published

This episode she is back by popular demand, Hannah Ireland from Waterman Group in London.

Hannah takes us through the process of obtaining her Low Carbon Energy Assessment qualification with CIBSE and the process of completing here Low Carbon consulting exam, as well as stressing the importance of CPD hours towards the application. We also talk about Hannah's exciting new role of joining the CIBSE Young Engineers committee in London. This episode was so much fun to film and Hannah gives excellent advice for anyone starting out in the industry. Since recording time Hannah has been busy obtaining her On Construction Domestic Energy Assessment Accreditation and still remains active in the CIBSE YEN committee.

As always plenty of puns along the way!

Link below to some items

Howdy! Welcome to the Tenth Episode of Carbon Climates podcasts.

Instagram handle: @carbon_climates.

Today I'm joined by a familiar face, Hydrogen Export Ralph Lavery, who was previously on episode four. We discuss more of the inner workings of hydrogen technology, his role at catagen and the future development planned for the use of this gas.

As always, plenty of puns thrown in along the way

Links below to items discussed:

UK hydrogen strategy - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Homepage 2022 - Catagen

Womens - Belfast Harlequins RFC

Howdy! Welcome to the Ninth Episode of Carbon Climates podcasts.

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Today I have Peter McElhinney, a sustainability engineer at BPP Energy and founder of Core Energy NI. We talk through his extensive list of accreditations achieved and the importance of retro-fitting and what we think the future holds.

As always, plenty of puns thrown in along the way

Useful links in todays episode:

We welcome the Northern Ireland energy strategy (energysavingtrust.org.uk)

Standard Assessment Procedure SAP 10 - BRE Group

Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) 2009 - BRE Group

Howdy! Welcome to the Eighth Episode of Carbon Climates podcasts.

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Ill start out with a joke. 'A mechanical engineer walks on site saying 'lets keep it civil', the response being 'they aren't on site today'....work with me here.

Today I have Kristen Dalton and David Tennant (not tardis David Tennant) as cli-mates and we talk through their respective jobs as mechanical and civil engineers and discuss the importance of practical experience early on in a career journey.

As always, plenty of puns thrown in along the way

Useful links in todays episode:

Engineering Council (engc.org.uk)

The Institution of Structural Engineers – IStructE

THE 10 BEST Things to Do in Coleraine - 2024 (with Photos) (tripadvisor.co.uk)

Howdy! Welcome to the Seventh Episode of Carbon Climates podcasts.

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This episode title is called "The Evidence is Concrete".

Today I'm joined by Catherine Campbell from Business in the Community Northern Ireland. I first met Catherine on our Environmental Engineering MSc course at Queens University, Belfast. Not only do i treasure her friendship but i find her an inspiration and encouraging figure for all those looking to succeed in their field. We discuss her previous experience in the Concrete Industry, the usefulness of various accreditations and her Knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) experience.

Useful Links mentioned in Todays Episode:

ISO 14001:2015 - Environmental management systems — Requirements with guidance for use

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships | Business | Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk)

Howdy! Welcome to the Sixth Episode of Carbon Climates podcasts.

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Today I'm joined by Mark Clements, Sustainability Assessor from BPP Energy. We discuss his role as a BREEAM assessor, his insight into how to compose as assessments and his opinion and take on other energy accreditation schemes available. As always, there is plenty of puns along the way.

Following links mentioned in todays episode:

What is BREEAM? - BRE Group

GreenBook Live: BREEAM Assessors

Howdy! Fifth Episode of Carbon Climates podcasts.

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Today I'm joined by Hannah Ireland, Sustainability Engineer from BPP Energy who's a dear friend and co-worker. We discuss her career starting out in the world of energy, opinions on renewable technologies and the importance of composing energy statement for construction projects.

Following links mentioned in todays episode:

Energy strategy | Department for the Economy (economy-ni.gov.uk)

The London Plan 2021 | London City Hall

For a lovely walk and scenic views see below:

Ballyboley Forest and Kilylane Reservoir Circular, Antrim and Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland - 143 Reviews, Map | AllTrails

Howdy! Welcome to the fourth episode of Carbon Climates podcasts.

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My Carbon Cli-mate and Co-host today is Ralph Lavery. Ralph is a Net Zero Applications engineer from Catagen. In this episode we dive into a typical (or untypical) work day, the processes of creating hydrogen and of course as always try to see how many puns can be made along the way.

Music by Ciana O'Muireadhaigh

Link to information and sites talked about in todays episode:

Northern Ireland Energy Strategy ‘Path to Net Zero Energy’ | Department for the Economy (economy-ni.gov.uk)

Hydrogen Training Academy (investmideastantrim.com)

Howdy! Welcome to the third episode of Carbon Climates podcasts.

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My carbon climate and co host today is Alison, Associate at BPP Energy who started out as a Visualisation specialist. Today's discussion gives an overview and discussion and what it's like to work in the BIM/CAD field and the humble beginnings of CAD and how it contributes towards energy efficiency and carbon output for buildings.

Music by Ciana O'Muireadhaigh

Links to information talked about in today's episode:

https://www.autodesk.co.uk/products/revit/overview

Digital Building Lab | Digital Building Lab (gatech.edu)

VE 2023 | IES (iesve.com)