Jeff Colley

📖 By far the best book I have read this year: “An immense World” by @edyong209. Such an eye opener on how other species perceive the world, and a call to humility. The section on “sensory pollution” is a must read. 1/3 #NatureLover #reading

@Yopsycles @smytho @RSAIreland That is some class of a hot take. Motorists are constantly crashing red lights at this junction, and your response is that cyclists need training? Beggars belief.

A badly damaged bike was being removed from the junction of Mounttown Road and Glenageary Road this morning following a collision.

Energy transition critics often point to primary energy use to demonstrate that it's going to be impossible. But 72% of the global energy input is currently lost after conversion. The problem we're trying to solve here is a lot smaller than primary energy use might suggest.🧵

No heating on for 24h and a chunk of heat put into the hot 🚿 (our HW heat pump takes heat from inside) but the 🏠 is still nearly 20°C. Still surprises me after 10months in the house. #Passivhaus. *electricians were in doing some snagging and I forgot to turn heating back on.

1/ Ugghhh. Here we go again. Bad journalism. Unless you live in a tiny & completely sealed container, house plants will not do what is purported in this article. getpocket.com/explore/item/t…

Good read about the groundbreaking green building in temple bar - 30 years old ⁦@IrishTimes⁩ ⁦⁦@50Pa⁩

Saw a critique of #Passivhaus recently that claimed MVHR generally only recovered a few degrees of heat. The reality, for quality units and installs, is much better than this. Today, typical winter weather, 12° difference between outdoor & supply temp.

🚨 BREAKING Overwhelming support in Parliament for #RightToRepair, consumer protections against #greenwashing, and products that are made to last 👇

Thoughts in @phplusmag edition 46 on the Govt. shared equity scheme- do your sums as it could end up being very expensive.. @50Pa passivehouseplus.ie/issuu/digital-…

Well put. @50Pa @AECBnet

“The default assumption that #climateaction is necessarily hard, expensive, and is going to make our lives worse, must be challenged. We need to get better at telling positive stories about climate action”. @50Pa ted.com/talks/jeff_col… @phplusmag

NEW RESEARCH: My new meta-review of 54 independent studies suggests no major role of hydrogen for heating. Why? ✅ hydrogen is expensive ✅ hydrogen is inefficient ✅ there are better alternatives Full paper @cellpressnews: cell.com/cell-reports-s… 🧵

1/ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Oh Scotland, we love you! You've only gone and introduced #EmbodiedCarbon targets and reporting for new AND existing public buildings, PLUS an EUI target with mandatory annual reporting. Bravo 👏 tinyurl.com/3yr8r3fu

OMFG. “Global mean surface temperature anomalies for the month of September between 1958 and 2022, with projected 2023 value and uncertainty. Temps shown relative to a 1991-2020 baseline period” HT: @hausfath

“Here is hope, the quiet beginning of a story which will continue to strengthen and unfold beyond us.” A gorgeous article, @catherineeats irishtimes.com/life-style/202…

Was delighted to meet @50Pa and colleagues to discuss the findings of the @iiea’s paper on the benefits of energy efficiency in buildings. #EnergyEfficiency #BuildingLife @BarryColfer @IrishGBC