Dr Colin Beattie (he/him)

Looking forward to the launch webinar of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard this morning #uknzcs

Ok, I can really get behind an @Ed_Miliband + @Miatsf combination. We are ready.

UK government backs plan to ban gas and ‘hydrogen-ready’ boilers - Some good news in my view!! ⁦@FLATT_CL⁩ ⁦ theguardian.com/business/2023/…

@haveigotnews The British Cement Association has just classified a grade called “Sunakered Concrete”, it lacks the required integrity though superficially appears ok.

Onshore Wind Turbines cost 40% of offshore ones, pay for themselves in 9 months and generate 37x their cost in electricity. The electricity they generate is 8 times cheaper than gas. Far too cheap, which is why Rishi Sunak has banned them. RT if you want cheap green power.

Looking forward to seeing my eldest, Charlie, take part in the Nature Game Changers discussion @theRSAorg #RSAFELLOWSFESTIVAL so proud

@RachaelOwensArc Hi Rachel - I think you’re absolutely right! Heat pump or not, it’s clear just how inefficient this installation is! Don’t know if you could take this back to the contractor but it certainly smacks of incompetence to me!

Residential #HeatPump twitter: does this look right? I was expecting hot water pipework to run internally from the outdoor unit, or at least have more insulation. Any thoughts appreciated 🙏

@74frankfurt Worked behind the bar in Radar’s in the late 80’s… great live blues! Particularly remember Spider McKenzie on Blues harp…

Belmont Street, Aberdeen. (1986) Pic: Neale Elder.

@Rainmaker1973 This is brilliant! That said, I've heard that wind turbine blades wear out - could they be designed on Circular Economy principles such that the part that wears can be replaced as opposed to replacing the entire blade? #WindEnergy #renewableenergy

This is a wind turbine blade re-purposed as a bike shed in Aalborg, Denmark, an example of composite material recycling technology. Cycling and recycling for sustainability [source and full paper, photo by WindEurope: buff.ly/3nJtAfS]

We have a growing team of enthusiastic consultants and engineers who are really committed to helping our industry respond to the #climatecrisis through the services that we provide. Well done Olga for getting this out there! @BuiltEnvDec @archdeclare @LETI_London

Only in a couple of weeks the BCO Conference will be open in Manchester. We can`t wait to meet our existing and future clients! Please take the opportunity to get in touch with @FLATT_CL at the #BCOConference. To organise a meeting, please contact to us bit.ly/3yZ4aAu

CELEBRATING 19TH YEARS OF @FLATT_CL ! Over the years we have been part of many multi-million pound innovative projects and continue to grow. It couldn’t be done without our highly qualified team! FLATT would like to say, “THANK YOU!” to all our clients: current and future.

📣NEWS: UKGBC launches guidance to accelerate industry action on Commercial Retrofit. Without retrofitting our commercial buildings, we won’t be able to reach #netzero. Today’s report provides important clarity on how to tackle this critical issue. 🖱 ukgbc.org/news/ukgbc-pub…

Thanks darling @ainslieb !

Things you love to see 🤩 #AsOne

I’m finding it hard to stomach Dominic Raab defending @BorisJohnson & Downing St as a “cockpit for people working phenomenally hard under phenomenal strain.” Oh really? Try 13 hour shifts in full PPE. Try iPad farewells. Try terror & grief & trauma & horror. You have NO idea.

Didn’t think you could use the same letter twice #wordle my assumption cost me dearly today😗😕

@powerlanguish has anybody got today’s Wordle? Challenging or what 😅

Beautifully written piece. A reality I’ve been oblivious to… The teenager’s poem that reveals the cruel reality of life in modern Britain theguardian.com/commentisfree/…