Carbon Cli-MATES

Howdy All! Happy to say the 3rd episode of Season 2 Carbon climates is officially published!This is officially the third episode of Season 2, bringing in a new season of climate career content!This episode I have on Ryan Collins from New Paradigm ConsultingRyan has worked within many industries and sectors across the UK, ROI and America. As New Paradigm Consulting's Principal Consultant, Ryan specialises in helping organisations achieve ISO9001:2015 Certification, ISO14001:2015 Certification, ISO45001:2018 Certification, ISO 27001:2013 Certification & PAS2060 Verification (Carbon Neutrality).As Always Plenty of Puns along the wayLink below to some items talked about in the episode:About - As expert ISO Standard Consultants, based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, we help organisations across Northern Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales & Ireland achieve; ISO9001:2015 Certification, ISO14001:2015 Certification, ISO45001:2018 Certification, ISO 27001:2013 Certification & PAS2060 Verification (Carbon Neutrality).

Howdy All, Happy to say Episode 2 of Season 2 of Carbon Cli-Mates is officially published. This episode we had on Gareth McCrudden, a Mechanical Building Services engineer who works throughout Belfast. Gareth shared insight into his journey gaining his qualifications and we also delve into the father of mechanical engineering James Watt. We also talk about the value of apprenticeships within the engineering sector and how its important to take every opportunity that comes your wayAs Always, plenty of puns throughout

Howdy All! Happy to say the Twenty-Third episode of Carbon climates is officially published!This is officially the first episode of Season 2, bringing in a new season of climate career content!This episode I have on Adam Magill from A&L GoodbodyAdam Magill joined the carbon cli-mates podcast to shed light on his work in environmental and energy law. He discussed his role in wind energy projects, planning regulations, and renewable initiatives in Northern Ireland—proving that lawyers don’t just deal with hot air, but sometimes a strong breeze too! 🌬️Throughout the conversation, Adam highlighted key events and engagements involving A&L Goodbody, showcasing the firm's commitment to sustainability and legal frameworks for renewable energy. He also touched on his collaboration with RenewableNI, emphasizing the crucial role of legal expertise in shaping the future of clean energy.As Always Plenty of Puns along the wayLink below to some items talked about in the episode:A&L Goodbody LLP | Corporate Law FirmRenewableNI - The voice of NI's renewable electricity industry

Howdy All! Happy to say the Twenty-Second episode of Carbon climates is officially publishedThis episode I have on Conor Gallagher from Mott MacDonald Belfast.This episode focuses on Conor's role as a Principal Mechanical Building services engineer. Conor discloses what he loves most about his job, his experience to date and emphasises the crucial need for more individuals to join the Building services sector. Conor is also Chair of the Northern Ireland CIBSE committee and responsible for overseeing the organisation of CPDs, Black tie dinners and social meet-up throughout the region. As always plenty of puns along the wayLink below to some itemsMott MacDonald | Innovative Engineering, Management & Development Solutions | Mott MacDonaldhttps://www.engc.org.uk/regcheck/CIBSE Northern Ireland Region

Howdy All! Happy to say the Twenty-first episode of the podcast is officially published. The title is 'Lets get Amped: Watts Current for Energy Transmission?'. This episode I have on the Brilliant Margaret Taggart who is a Design Transmission Engineer for NIE Networks. Margaret talks about the inspirations at the start of her career as well as what she loves most about her job. Margaret is also Chair of IET's Young professional network hosting a range of wonderful lectures and events throughout the year.Link below to all items talked about in todays episode:Information on the Engineering graduate programme | Northern Ireland Electricity Networks

Howdy All, Happy to say the 20th episode of Carbon climates is officially here.I had the pleasure of speaking with Orla Kearney, a Sustainability Engineer at ARUP, and it was an absolute honor.Orla shared an insightful overview of her career journey, starting from her role at a local newspaper's picture desk to studying civil engineering at Trinity College Dublin. She also discussed how she landed an industrial placement with ARUP, which led to her becoming a Graduate Structural Engineer.In this episode, Orla emphasizes the importance of addressing embodied carbon and provides valuable insights into Life Cycle Analysis assessments.In addition to her work at ARUP, Orla is a former head of Struct IE NI & Ireland and currently serves on the Engineers Ireland committee. She's also a STEM ambassador and advocates for equal representation in the engineering field.Links below to items talked about in todays episode:ISE102-00 1..4STEM Ambassadors

Howdy All! Happy to say the nineteenth episode of Carbon climates is officially publishedThis episode she is back by popular demand, Hannah Ireland from Waterman Group in London. Hannah takes us through the process of obtaining her Low Carbon Energy Assessment qualification with CIBSE and the process of completing here Low Carbon consulting exam, as well as stressing the importance of CPD hours towards the application. We also talk about Hannah's exciting new role of joining the CIBSE Young Engineers committee in London. This episode was so much fun to film and Hannah gives excellent advice for anyone starting out in the industry. Since recording time Hannah has been busy obtaining her On Construction Domestic Energy Assessment Accreditation and still remains active in the CIBSE YEN committee. As always plenty of puns along the way!Link below to some items

Howdy All! Happy to say the eighteenth episode of Carbon climates is officially published This episode I have on Max McCone from Mott MacDonald Belfast. Max talks in detail about his career, his role as a Mechanical Building services engineer and his activities as CIBSE Northern Ireland Young engineers Chair. Max is also the CIBSE Global YEN Vice chair and shares his impressive insight into the route of planning to become a chartered engineer.As always plenty of puns along the way Link below to some items https://www.cibse.org/knowledge-research/knowledge-resources/engineering-guidance/cibse-guideshttps://www.engc.org.uk/regcheck/

Howdy All!Happy to say the Seventeenth episode of Carbon Cli-MATES is released. Today I have Adrienne Gorman on the podcast. Adrienne is an electrical engineer on Belfast and also part of the CIBSE YEN committee, STEM Ambassador and WIBSE representative in Northern Ireland. Adrienne gives great insight into our career so far and we discuss the joys of navigating Design meetings the power of Self Assurance and motivation.Link below to all items talked about in today's episode:Impostor Phenomenon - Women in STEM: Assistance Required - Engineering Discussions - IET EngX - IET EngX (theiet.org)CIBSE WiBSEBecome a STEM Ambassador

Howdy All, Happy to say the Sixteenth Episode of Carbon Cli-MATES is officially published. In this episode my guest Catherine McGinn, a Digital communications officer from the Carbon Literacy Project. I first met Catherine on Keep Northern Ireland's Beautiful scheme 3o under 3o climate change makers. In this episode we discuss the importance of being carbon literate and all the great work the Carbon Literacy project is doing.As always, plenty of puns along the way.PS Apologies some audio issues for the first 5 mins-as I realise not all my mics were on- but the rest of the podcast is smooth listeningLinks below to some of the websites talked about in today episode:Home - The Carbon Literacy ProjectWWF Footprint Calculator

Howdy all, the Fifteenth episode of Carbon Cli-MATEs is officially published. This episode I had Shane Brady who is Chief Operating Officer of Smart Work Plus, a software company at the forefront of creating sensor and reporting technology. Shane goes into detail about his career path, the type of work he does and the benefit of studying a Masters in IOT at Queens University Belfast. Links below to times talked about in today episode:https://www.smartworkplus.com/https://www.qub.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate-research/phd-opportunities/iotnative-software-engineering.html Shanes Rock star band:https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCAR04jiXeFEVtql-Evyp3VQ?si=ycSdoRAsT0nXIhGT

Howdy All!. Happy to say the Fourteenth episode of Carbon Cli-MATES is officially uploaded. Today I have on the podcast Taniya Thakre. Taniya is a BIM engineer at Caldwell Consulting and had her own company called Dot BIM. This episode involves talking about Revit and the practicalities of using it with Buildings. Links below to items discussed in today podcast:Revit - Complete Tutorial for Beginners - Learn to use Revit in 60 minutes - Part 1 (youtube.com)(1) Dot BIM: Posts | LinkedInRevit Quick Start Guide | Autodesk

Well Howdy y'all! Happy to say the thirteenth episode of Carbon Cli-MATES is officially published. This episode I have on Bailie Wilson. Bailie is a PhD researcher at @ulsteruni with her research focusing on low carbon buildings and Passiv Haus. We dive into Bailie's work so far and her experience working with real life Passiv Haus buildings. As always plenty of puns along the way!Links below to topics talked about in todays episode:PH_Conf_Paper_2018_v1.0.pdf (ulster.ac.uk)https://www.iesve.com/Approved Standard Assessment Procedure | Department of Finance (finance-ni.gov.uk)

Howdy, Welcome to the Twelfth episode of Carbon Climates. Today my guest is Ansu Mary Alex, a Concrete Technologist and KTP associate with Moore Concrete Products and Queens university Belfast. We talk about Ansus' amazing experience so far in the world of Science and Technology and both our experiences at the 30 under 30 climate changemakers Northern Ireland scheme operated by Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful. We always cover Accreditation and Chartership. Links to all sites talked about:Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) – The complete guide | EcochainMoore Concrete | Concrete Specialists | Agri Building Civil (moore-concrete.com)Knowledge Transfer Partnerships | Business | Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk)

Howdy! Welcome to the Eleventh Episode of Carbon Climates podcasts.Instagram handle: @carbon_climates.Today I'm joined by a Vibhuti Bhambri. We discuss her life as a Sustainability Engineer and Assessor of BREEAM and her experience with undertaking Life Cycle and Costing assessments for Materials. As always, plenty of puns thrown in along the wayLinks below to items discussed:BRE Home - BRE GroupLCA & EPDs for construction & manufacturing | One Click LCA

Howdy! Welcome to the Tenth Episode of Carbon Climates podcasts.Instagram handle: @carbon_climates.Today I'm joined by a familiar face, Hydrogen Export Ralph Lavery, who was previously on episode four. We discuss more of the inner workings of hydrogen technology, his role at catagen and the future development planned for the use of this gas. As always, plenty of puns thrown in along the wayLinks below to items discussed:UK hydrogen strategy - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)Homepage 2022 - CatagenWomens - Belfast Harlequins RFC

Howdy! Welcome to the Ninth Episode of Carbon Climates podcasts.Instagram handle: @carbon_climates.Today I have Peter McElhinney, a sustainability engineer at BPP Energy and founder of Core Energy NI. We talk through his extensive list of accreditations achieved and the importance of retro-fitting and what we think the future holds. As always, plenty of puns thrown in along the wayUseful links in todays episode:We welcome the Northern Ireland energy strategy (energysavingtrust.org.uk)Standard Assessment Procedure SAP 10 - BRE GroupStandard Assessment Procedure (SAP) 2009 - BRE Group

Howdy! Welcome to the Eighth Episode of Carbon Climates podcasts.Instagram handle: @carbon_climates. Ill start out with a joke. 'A mechanical engineer walks on site saying 'lets keep it civil', the response being 'they aren't on site today'....work with me here. Today I have Kristen Dalton and David Tennant (not tardis David Tennant) as cli-mates and we talk through their respective jobs as mechanical and civil engineers and discuss the importance of practical experience early on in a career journey. As always, plenty of puns thrown in along the wayUseful links in todays episode:Engineering Council (engc.org.uk)The Institution of Structural Engineers – IStructETHE 10 BEST Things to Do in Coleraine - 2024 (with Photos) (tripadvisor.co.uk)

Howdy! Welcome to the Seventh Episode of Carbon Climates podcasts.Instagram handle: @carbon_climatesThis episode title is called "The Evidence is Concrete".Today I'm joined by Catherine Campbell from Business in the Community Northern Ireland. I first met Catherine on our Environmental Engineering MSc course at Queens University, Belfast. Not only do i treasure her friendship but i find her an inspiration and encouraging figure for all those looking to succeed in their field. We discuss her previous experience in the Concrete Industry, the usefulness of various accreditations and her Knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) experience.Useful Links mentioned in Todays Episode:ISO 14001:2015 - Environmental management systems — Requirements with guidance for useKnowledge Transfer Partnerships | Business | Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk)

Howdy! Welcome to the Sixth Episode of Carbon Climates podcasts.Instagram handle: @carbon_climatesToday I'm joined by Mark Clements, Sustainability Assessor from BPP Energy. We discuss his role as a BREEAM assessor, his insight into how to compose as assessments and his opinion and take on other energy accreditation schemes available. As always, there is plenty of puns along the way.Following links mentioned in todays episode:What is BREEAM? - BRE GroupGreenBook Live: BREEAM Assessors