
Researching with @UrbanFlowsObs and @CivilSheffield: built environment, circular economy, adaptive reuse, material stocks, housing, policy, planning.
Sheffield, England
Joined May 2020
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The fact that the old Hallam Tower (left) was demolished in 2017 only to be replaced by that on the right 4 years later highlights all that is wrong with how we view buildings.
Both concrete structures with huge embodied carbon - could the old tower not have been adapted?
Choosing who to vote for in #SheffieldHallam was easy.
Choosing between @BBCNews and @Channel4News for election night coverage is not.
I know it's only 10:30, but: Who has the best beers?
83%Abbeydale
17%Thornbridge
6 votes • Final resultsReviewing historic Street View data (work related) for an area that happens to cover my grandparent's.
I have just been retrospectively glared at by my late Grandad Terry for being a nosey beggar.
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Excited to see our new segregated cycle track and landscaping taking shape on Tenter Street, leading to a Dutch-style roundabout at West Bar! Linking Neepsend, Kelham, and the City Centre for safer, Active Travel for all. 👫🚶♀️🚴
A subtle trolling from Lloyds Bank when renewing my season ticket this morning.
(NB: I am not getting what I want, the price is not too good to be true and this definitely *is* a scam).
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Does the EU's construction sector needs a rethink?
A new report advocates for a circular economy approach in building design & material use.
Dr Danielle Densley Tingley and @CharlesGillott are at the forefront of sustainable construction research 👇
cleanenergywire.org/circular…
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Dr Danielle Densley-Tingley and Dr Charles Gillot comment on the importance of extending the lifespan of existing buildings in @cleanenergywire cleanenergywire.org/circular…
To celebrate @SY_Supertram's return to public control I, along with expert ferroequinologists @tomgreenmorgan1 & @jamesthompson99, am embarking on a bank holiday 'Tram Crawl'.
Over 3 days we will be covering the entire network, ticking off as many stops and pubs as possible...
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Sheffield is the real ale capital of the world according to a new report! Here’s what you need to know in four graphics. #TopoftheHops
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“It’s rolled for Fleck to hit it!” ☄️
All the best, legend ❤️⚔️
#sufc #twitterblades
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👷♀️👷 Are you curious as to what qualities the new civil engineers in the twenty-first century will need? Learn more at sheffield.ac.uk/civil/news/e…
❗❗ The article is free on the @ICE_engineers until end of Jan.
#CivilEngineering #StructuralEngineering #teaching @sheffielduni
Deadline this Sunday!!
🚨 JOB OPPORTUNITY 🚨
Research Assistant/Associate in Embodied Carbon and Circular Economy Policy
This 8-month position will help us to understand and accelerate consideration of embodied carbon and the circular economy in built environment governance.
jobs.shef.ac.uk/sap/bc/webdy…
Last month I was invited to @LancasterUni to discuss the concept of circular economy potential at @LancsArc's "Technology, the Environment and Architecture" session.
You can watch an edited version of the talk below:
youtu.be/gWX3ARr-FWU?si=Yl8c…



















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