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Acc to Uplift ... Shell paid no tax in the UK last year, instead receiving a payout from HM Treasury of £12.5m By contrast, report shows that Shell paid over £2.5bn in taxes and fees to the Norwegian government in 2024 p8 www.shell.com/sustainabili...

submitted 9 days ago • 11 comments

The BBC is institutionally biased towards the right and the far right, and here's the proof: the results of an almost perfect before-and-after experiment. My column today. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

submitted 28 days ago • 156 comments

Bad news for anyone specifying allegedly sustainably sourced timber in UK www.theguardian.com/environment/...

submitted 35 days ago • 1 comment

Just read it. @georgemonbiot.bsky.social is right. What more can I add? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

submitted 35 days ago • 11 comments

‘The role of carbon dioxide in airborne disease transmission: A hidden key to safer indoor spaces’ ‘..recent research suggests CO₂ levels in indoor air may significantly affect how long viruses survive once airborne—& the implications are profound’ medicalxpress.com/news/2025-04...

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

This. An emergency recall of parliament on a weekend for British Steel. Nothing at all for UK HE which employs far more people, has already shed 10,000 academic jobs, with several institutions on the brink of collapse. A reminder: we train all the doctors, teachers, engineers, nurses, lawyers &c &c

submitted 47 days ago • 21 comments

If your reaction to this is "we should make bigger parking spaces" then you know how the process of car dependence works

submitted 55 days ago • 6 comments

Late afternoon living room reflections

submitted 59 days ago • 0 comments

Sunny sheffield singletrack.

submitted 59 days ago • 0 comments

Thanks to @archtesta.bsky.social & Dan Bilton for hosting our #retrofit team at their Sheffield homes today, for a show and tell on what is involved in a deep retrofit - their motivations, the challenges and lessons learned. The springtime sunshine was an added bonus! ☀️

submitted 62 days ago • 0 comments

Are we waking up yet? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m... #climatecrisis #notesfromasmallpractice

submitted 63 days ago • 0 comments

www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/opinion...

submitted 65 days ago • 0 comments

My immediate response was @so what”, but Dan’s thread is a really useful explanation as to why this isn’t a great thing.

submitted 68 days ago • 1 comment

I've been making the House Planning Help podcast for 13 years now and I'm never short of ideas! Here's what we've been up to recently. www.houseplanninghelp.com/podcast #SelfBuild #DreamHome #EcoHome

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments

I really like this lighthearted look at metrics in the workplace: "exactly what did you accomplish last week?" www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/opinion...

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments

“The climate crisis poses a bigger existential threat to this country than Putin does or ever will, so if money can be found for the military there’s no reason why it couldn’t also be found to accelerate self-sufficiency in clean energy.That might really do something for national security”. Spot on👇

submitted 73 days ago • 16 comments

“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath 50 reasons to want more walkable streets.

submitted 81 days ago • 32 comments

🧵 This is a perfect example of what I've be describing as disordered discourse, and it's threat to democracy. Politicians are afraid to speak openly about key issues. Why? Because disordered discourse has captured the system itself—forcing obedience, punishing dissent, and making truth irrelevant.

submitted 81 days ago • 157 comments

Passing the 1% mark is a significant moment for Passivhaus in the UK. We aim to move Passivhaus from 1% to 10% of all new housing projects by 2035 & want at least 50% of the industry to understand the principles. www.unlocknetzero.co... @ipha.bsky.social @goodhomesalliance.bsky.social

submitted 85 days ago • 0 comments

I think we also have a nation of drivers who are much more likely to disregard parking rules. This is evident pretty much everywhere with a huge increase in parking on double yellows, blocking pavements and crossings etc. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

submitted 88 days ago • 1 comment

"Europe continues to spend billions of euros more on Russian oil and gas than it sends to Ukraine in aid". Worth bearing in mind when you notice who is campaigning against heat pumps, wind farms, or cycle infrastructure.

submitted 89 days ago • 3 comments

I really hate filling in consultations... but you have to hope they make a difference. This one is on EPCs (which are useless at the moment). It ends tonight. The @passivhaustrust.bsky.social has tried to make it easy to respond - passivhaustrust.org.uk/news/detail/....

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

We have the pleasure, this morning, of going through the applicants for our project architect role. I’m really looking forward to seeing the quality of cover letters, CVs and work. #notesfromasmallpractice

submitted 93 days ago • 0 comments

My hair is blown backwards by the spectacle of JP Morgan launching a new note about climate impacts whilst they continue to actively lend their immense power towards worsening those impacts www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @eroston.bsky.social

submitted 100 days ago • 10 comments

HEM Architects are looking for a project architect to join our creative and sustainable practice in Sheffield. Last week to apply to be part of our amazing team. www.hemarchitects.co.uk/2025/01/22/a...

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