Explore every episode of the podcast Carbon Cli-MATES
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| Can we have a moment for Structural Sustainability? | 05 Nov 2024 | 00:49:04 | |
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: | |||
| Becoming accredited LCEA style! | 20 Oct 2024 | 00:40:48 | |
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 | |||
| Hydrogen: Its time to Bond | 26 May 2024 | 00:51:37 | |
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: | |||
| Let's go retro (fitting) | 15 May 2024 | 00:33:10 | |
Howdy! Welcome to the Ninth Episode of Carbon Climates podcasts. Instagram handle: @carbon_climates. 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) | |||
| Keeping it Civil with Mechanics | 02 May 2024 | 00:28:16 | |
Howdy! Welcome to the Eighth Episode of Carbon Climates podcasts. Instagram handle: @carbon_climates. 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) | |||
| The evidence is Concrete | 09 Apr 2024 | 00:36:29 | |
Howdy! Welcome to the Seventh Episode of Carbon Climates podcasts. Instagram handle: @carbon_climates 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) | |||
| BREEAM it on! | 25 Mar 2024 | 00:32:03 | |
Howdy! Welcome to the Sixth Episode of Carbon Climates podcasts. Instagram handle: @carbon_climates 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: | |||
| Renew and able what a gas | 10 Mar 2024 | 00:33:24 | |
Howdy! Fifth Episode of Carbon Climates podcasts. Instagram handle: @carbon_climates 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: | |||
| Hero to NetZero: Hydrogen enters the chat | 25 Feb 2024 | 00:37:34 | |
Howdy! Welcome to the fourth episode of Carbon Climates podcasts. Instagram handle: @carbon_climates 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) | |||
| Let's talk Models | 04 Feb 2024 | 00:25:02 | |
Howdy! Welcome to the third episode of Carbon Climates podcasts. Instagram handle: @carbon_climates 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 | |||
| Finding the Energy | 22 Jan 2024 | 00:27:12 | |
Howdy! Second episode of Carbon Climates podcasts. Instagram handle: @carbon_climates Today I have Alan Geddis, Director of BPP Energy, an energy assessment and sustainability company (and the best place to work-bias opinion) on the podcast. We discuss how the energy industry has changed in recent years, public perception on renewables and what sort of technologies/energy saving techniques can contribute towards designing an energy efficient development. Music by Ciana O'Muireadhaigh Link below to Part L documentation which contains more information on BRUKls and SAP Calculations: Conservation of fuel and power: Approved Document L - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Link to introduction to U Values and how they calculate heat loss: | |||
| Energy Performance is a cert | 14 Jan 2024 | 00:33:39 | |
Well howdy, First episode of Carbon Climates podcasts. Instagram handle: @carbon_climates We are a podcast dedicated to talk about all things Carbon, Sustainability and what's getting hot, aside from our planet. Today I'm joined by sustainability engineer Louise Wray to discuss the creation of EPCs Music by Ciana O' Muireadhaigh Following links mentioned in the Episode: Find an energy certificate - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) -To check your own houses EPC rating CIBSE Guides for perusal of anyone interested in the CIBSE guides that were mentioned Technical Memorandum 59: Design methodology for the assessment of overheating risk in homes | CIBSE Link to TM59 guidance SAP10 - Standard Assessment Procedure - BRE Group SAP 10 manual mentioned | |||
| Building Services to Bring a Building to life | 29 Sep 2024 | 00:50:42 | |
Howdy All! Happy to say the eighteenth episode of Carbon climates is officially published This episode I have on Max McCone from Mott MacDonald Belfast. Max talks in detail about his career, his role as a Mechanical Building services engineer and his activities as CIBSE Northern Ireland Young engineers Chair. Max is also the CIBSE Global YEN Vice chair and shares his impressive insight into the route of planning to become a chartered engineer. As always plenty of puns along the way Link below to some items https://www.cibse.org/knowledge-research/knowledge-resources/engineering-guidance/cibse-guides | |||
| Women in STEM know WATT's up | 11 Sep 2024 | 00:44:07 | |
Howdy All! Happy to say the Seventeenth episode of Carbon Cli-MATES is released. Today I have Adrienne Gorman on the podcast. Adrienne is an electrical engineer on Belfast and also part of the CIBSE YEN committee, STEM Ambassador and WIBSE representative in Northern Ireland. Adrienne gives great insight into our career so far and we discuss the joys of navigating Design meetings the power of Self Assurance and motivation. Link below to all items talked about in today's episode: Impostor Phenomenon - Women in STEM: Assistance Required - Engineering Discussions - IET EngX - IET EngX (theiet.org) | |||
| Keeping it Carbon Lit | 18 Aug 2024 | 00:37:08 | |
Howdy All, Happy to say the Sixteenth Episode of Carbon Cli-MATES is officially published. In this episode my guest Catherine McGinn, a Digital communications officer from the Carbon Literacy Project. I first met Catherine on Keep Northern Ireland's Beautiful scheme 3o under 3o climate change makers. In this episode we discuss the importance of being carbon literate and all the great work the Carbon Literacy project is doing. As always, plenty of puns along the way. PS Apologies some audio issues for the first 5 mins-as I realise not all my mics were on- but the rest of the podcast is smooth listening Links below to some of the websites talked about in today episode: | |||
| Intelligent Systems and where to find them | 04 Aug 2024 | 01:00:34 | |
Howdy all, the Fifteenth episode of Carbon Cli-MATEs is officially published. This episode I had Shane Brady who is Chief Operating Officer of Smart Work Plus, a software company at the forefront of creating sensor and reporting technology. Shane goes into detail about his career path, the type of work he does and the benefit of studying a Masters in IOT at Queens University Belfast. Links below to times talked about in today episode: https://www.smartworkplus.com/ Shanes Rock star band: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCAR04jiXeFEVtql-Evyp3VQ?si=ycSdoRAsT0nXIhGT | |||
| Viva la Revit-lucion! | 21 Jul 2024 | 00:28:27 | |
Howdy All!. Happy to say the Fourteenth episode of Carbon Cli-MATES is officially uploaded. Today I have on the podcast Taniya Thakre. Taniya is a BIM engineer at Caldwell Consulting and had her own company called Dot BIM. This episode involves talking about Revit and the practicalities of using it with Buildings. Links below to items discussed in today podcast: Revit - Complete Tutorial for Beginners - Learn to use Revit in 60 minutes - Part 1 (youtube.com) | |||
| Keeping Passiv in Haus | 12 Jul 2024 | 00:41:10 | |
Well Howdy y'all! Happy to say the thirteenth episode of Carbon Cli-MATES is officially published. This episode I have on Bailie Wilson. Bailie is a PhD researcher at @ulsteruni with her research focusing on low carbon buildings and Passiv Haus. We dive into Bailie's work so far and her experience working with real life Passiv Haus buildings. As always plenty of puns along the way! Links below to topics talked about in todays episode: PH_Conf_Paper_2018_v1.0.pdf (ulster.ac.uk) Approved Standard Assessment Procedure | Department of Finance (finance-ni.gov.uk) | |||
| Knowledge is power | 17 Jun 2024 | 00:30:43 | |
Howdy, Welcome to the Twelfth episode of Carbon Climates. Today my guest is Ansu Mary Alex, a Concrete Technologist and KTP associate with Moore Concrete Products and Queens university Belfast. We talk about Ansus' amazing experience so far in the world of Science and Technology and both our experiences at the 30 under 30 climate changemakers Northern Ireland scheme operated by Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful. We always cover Accreditation and Chartership. Links to all sites talked about: Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) – The complete guide | Ecochain Moore Concrete | Concrete Specialists | Agri Building Civil (moore-concrete.com) Knowledge Transfer Partnerships | Business | Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk) | |||
| Breaking BREEAM | 02 Jun 2024 | 00:35:03 | |
Howdy! Welcome to the Eleventh Episode of Carbon Climates podcasts. Instagram handle: @carbon_climates. Today I'm joined by a Vibhuti Bhambri. We discuss her life as a Sustainability Engineer and Assessor of BREEAM and her experience with undertaking Life Cycle and Costing assessments for Materials. As always, plenty of puns thrown in along the way Links below to items discussed: | |||
| Putting the case forward for energy | 28 Jun 2025 | 00:24:33 | |
Howdy All! Happy to say the Twenty-Third episode of Carbon climates is officially published! This is officially the first episode of Season 2, bringing in a new season of climate career content! This episode I have on Adam Magill from A&L Goodbody Adam Magill joined the carbon cli-mates podcast to shed light on his work in environmental and energy law. He discussed his role in wind energy projects, planning regulations, and renewable initiatives in Northern Ireland—proving that lawyers don’t just deal with hot air, but sometimes a strong breeze too! 🌬️ Throughout the conversation, Adam highlighted key events and engagements involving A&L Goodbody, showcasing the firm's commitment to sustainability and legal frameworks for renewable energy. He also touched on his collaboration with RenewableNI, emphasizing the crucial role of legal expertise in shaping the future of clean energy. As Always Plenty of Puns along the way Link below to some items talked about in the episode: A&L Goodbody LLP | Corporate Law Firm RenewableNI - The voice of NI's renewable electricity industry | |||
| Chairing the future for Mechanical Engineering | 26 Jan 2025 | 00:46:38 | |
Howdy All! Happy to say the Twenty-Second episode of Carbon climates is officially published This episode I have on Conor Gallagher from Mott MacDonald Belfast. This episode focuses on Conor's role as a Principal Mechanical Building services engineer. Conor discloses what he loves most about his job, his experience to date and emphasises the crucial need for more individuals to join the Building services sector. Conor is also Chair of the Northern Ireland CIBSE committee and responsible for overseeing the organisation of CPDs, Black tie dinners and social meet-up throughout the region. As always plenty of puns along the way Link below to some items Mott MacDonald | Innovative Engineering, Management & Development Solutions | Mott MacDonald | |||
| Lets get Amped: Watts Current for Energy Transmission? | 29 Nov 2024 | 00:28:45 | |
Howdy All! Happy to say the Twenty-first episode of the podcast is officially published. The title is 'Lets get Amped: Watts Current for Energy Transmission?'. This episode I have on the Brilliant Margaret Taggart who is a Design Transmission Engineer for NIE Networks. Margaret talks about the inspirations at the start of her career as well as what she loves most about her job. Margaret is also Chair of IET's Young professional network hosting a range of wonderful lectures and events throughout the year. Link below to all items talked about in todays episode: Information on the Engineering graduate programme | Northern Ireland Electricity Networks | |||