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Ukraine crisis and political energy security

https://theconversation.com/europes-renewables-could-suffer-from-a-knee-jerk-reaction-to-ukraine-gas-crisis-25962 Dr Marek Kubik is a former Engineering Doctorate student at the TSBE Centre, University of Reading.

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TSBE Centre lead on Embodied Carbon research`

“Getting the numbers right” and “Emissions saved now are worth more than those saved in the future” were two of the key points arising from the TSBE Centre’s highly successful, recent embodied carbon workshop. The event, part of the UK … Continue reading

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TSBE EngD research cited in recent AES developmemts

AES Corp, NI’s biggest power generator and owner of Kilroot and Ballylumford power stations, plans to build 100 megawatts of battery capacity to store excess wind power. AES worked with Research Engineer Marek Kubik and the TSBE Centre to sponsor research … Continue reading

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UK’s leading property developers unite to highlight embodied carbon – UK Green Building Council

The following article appears on the UK Green Building Council website Four of the UK’s leading property developers are calling on the construction industry to come together to tackle embodied carbon, ahead of the UK’s first ever week to raise … Continue reading

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Lofty ambitions: Protecting bats from man-made filaments

Special feature in Bat News written by Stacey WaringStacey is a research engineer co-supervised by the TSBE Centre at the University of Reading and the Bat Conservation Trust. Stacey’s current project focuses on ‘What constitutes a bat friendly breathable roofing membrane?’ … Continue reading

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Embodied Carbon: linking academic research with industry innovation

    This event is part of Embodied Carbon Week 2014, 7th – 11th April Here at the TSBE Centre we are leading research into Embodied Carbon, come along on the 9th April and find out how we are supporting industry … Continue reading

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TSBE Researcher Spends Time in Kenya on HIV/AIDS Awareness Project

TSBE Researcher talks about her experience in Kenya with the charity Cricket Without Boundaries.  (www.cricketwithoutboudaries.com)

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First TSBE Centre EngD students graduate December 2013

  Tim McGinley and Daniel Williams graduated on Friday 13th December, the first TSBE Centre Research Engineers to graduate with the Engineering Doctorate in Technologies for the Sustainable Built Environment. Congratulations Tim and Dan!

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“TBSE winner in the AEngD Engineering Research Writer of the Year competition”

The two winners of the inaugural Engineering Research Writer of the Year competition, organised by the Association of Engineering Doctorates, were announced at the AEngD conference in London on Tuesday 26 November. The best ‘potential impact’ article was written by … Continue reading

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CISBAT 2013

Laura Daniels blogs about her first international conference, CISBAT 2013 in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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