Do people understand that when David Attenborough warns of the collapse of everything, the collapse of our food systems and of everything that gives us security, the collapse of our societies - he means for real - and that it means hundreads of millions of deaths, maybe more - possibly you and the people you love? Do people get that? forbes.com/sites/davidrvette…
🏢 Explore today's lineup at the National Retrofit Conference at Futurebuild 2024! With insightful sessions, there's something for everyone. Reserve your spot now and be part of the conversation! bit.ly/3TjkOEy#futurebuild2024
Dear followers, happy to share that I’m co-authoring a book on domestic retrofit with @BobPrewett to be published by @RIBA. We are starting off with a questionnaire to inform the book. Please do contribute and share, thank you.
Join us next Thursday for the 2nd site activation of Retrofit Reimagined 2023 and chat with the RAFT team! Explore public-civic partnerships in the built environment through talks, panels, and more.
Check out the amazing lineup here: buff.ly/3PNm5BT
ALT "Join us at The Building Centre". An event poster with a dark green circle in the middle and a light green background. At the centre, there is a white line drawing of The Building Centre, with the festival's title at the top and the address, collaborators, and sponsor's logos at the bottom. Around the green circle reads " Join us at the building centre, 28/09 10am - 7pm".
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Curious whether this (if confirmed) also means abandonment of the Chancellor’s goal to reduce total UK energy demand by 15% by 2030.
The taskforce was a collection of serious figures from across commercial and finance sectors to advise on that goal.
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-6…
Julie Godefroy, Head of Net Zero Policy for CIBSE & Marion Baeli, PDP present an update on the 2012 Retrofit for the Future project, considering crucial lessons from previous retrofit projects @JulieG_Sust@Archima#Futurebuild2023@FuturebuildNow
It took 96 weeks and thousands of volunteers to clean up Versova Beach in Mumbai, India. The payoff? Hundreds of thousands of seaturtles hatching for the first time in decades. Anything can be cleaned!
We have the solutions. #ActOnClimate#climate#nature#plasticpollution
« On a arraché 12 milliards d'euros pour la rénovation énergétique des bâtiments (plus grande avancée écologique sous Emmanuel Macron).
Mais cet amendent NUPES est menacé par un nouveau 49.3. Êtes vous d'accord avec l'autoritarisme de Macron ? »
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A reminder of the choices that global society has to make about the climate:
Delaying action on reducing emissions commits the world to live with severe consequences.
Rapid action now means a more habitable world for all.
There is no going back. Choose wisely.
ALT Coloured stripes representing changes in observed global temperature from 1850 to today, and two choices for the future.