TL423, Learning and Teaching Building Strathclyde University, North Portland St, Glasgow

Geopolitical risk has recently added a whole new dimension to the climate debate - do we burn more coal, or give way to blackmail? Do we have to choose? Ammonia is hydrogen’s Cinderella - often overlooked but with hidden talent. This talk will look at the potential of ammonia as a global reserve fuel to replace oil and gas - and to do so cost effectively, securely, and safely. Dr Mason is an investor in green technologies, and also carries…

Orbital Marine Power have developed a highly innovative technology capable of creating a new renewable energy sector focused on the sustainable extraction of the kinetic energy present in flowing currents and tidal streams. This talk provides an overview of the bold vision Orbital has created for tidal energy and its aspirations for the future. Andrew Scott has a degree in mechanical engineering from Strathclyde University and a postgraduate MSc in Energy from Heriot-Watt University. In 2019, he was awarded the Lennard-Senior…

That new buildings too often consume many times more energy in reality than their designers predict at design stage – known as the “performance gap” - is a scandal. This lecture will outline Architype’s radical approach to eliminating this performance gap in buildings, without which our industry will never meet the challenge of climate change. By applying the rigour of Passivhaus, a building physics approach to design, Architype has delivered building after building with radically reduced energy consumption and carbon emissions. Jonathan will explain…

Computers are everywhere: in phones, cars, toasters, on the moon, in orbit, leaving the solar system, running the internet, keeping track of your money, deliveries, the NHS. Every year we are urged to upgrade to the latest, fastest model. But what exactly is a computer, and how can we build a really fast one? Quantum engineers are busy designing and testing the next generation of superfast, supercool computers, made from single atoms, or tiny superconducting circuits, with exquisitely controlled microwaves…

This will be a joint event between IES and IStructE This talk will look at the science and practice of sustainably retrofitting existing buildings and will be illustrated with real life examples. Steve is a Director who has been working at Arup for with over 22 years and is an experienced chartered civil engineer and chartered structural engineer with a strong delivery record on a wide range of projects locally, nationally and internationally. He is the global building retrofit leader…

Gavin Kerr will describe façade engineering and it’s (little known) importance in our daily lives. Gavin will discuss real-life projects, the challenges in finding the best solution for the client and the building user whilst still addressing function, economy, sustainability and visual effect. Demands of function and sustainability have increased in recent years – Gavin will look at this and consider new materials currently in use and those in development. Gavin Kerr is an accomplished façade design engineer with over…

In just a few decades batteries have gone from something for which almost no one gave a second thought to a technology critical to the functioning of our society and the future of humanity. The transformation reflects the hunger for electrical energy storage; batteries power the portable electronics revolution; the electric vehicle revolution would not have been possible without the invention of the lithium-ion battery; batteries have a vital role in the decarbonisation of our electricity system. Professor Sir Peter…