Carbon Times

‘It has been a little while since we hit the airwaves with a

Podcast…! Today the latest episode of the Carbon Times is available from all

the usual platforms. In this episode we speak to Dr James Crosby who leads in

providing advice on how businesses can secure a more sustainable future. James

has a wealth of experience and an amazing knowledge bank that we were able to

tap in to during a very enjoyable conversation. It is always good to have

someone to talk to who is in the position to help make a real difference and

who’s passion for the subject is easy to observe when you speak to him. We hope

you enjoy listening to the conversation as much as we have putting it together.

We will be taking another short break after this episode

with some exciting guests lined up – we continue to drive to bring you

interesting people to share their experiences and knowledge as we all strive

for a more sustainable future.’

In

this the latest episode of the Carbon Times Podcast we speak to Molly Allington

who is the CEO and Co-founder of Albotherm.

Albotherm

are developing glass coatings that reversibly transition from transparent to

white to reduce solar gain in hot weather, allowing buildings and greenhouses

to regulate their own temperature without electrical input. Our coatings are

tunable to transition temperatures between 18 °C and 45 °C to create

comfortable internal temperatures in a range of climates.   

Temperature

regulation is one of the largest contributors to global greenhouse gas

emissions with air conditioning alone accounting for 20% of electricity usage

from buildings and 10% of total global electricity usage. Glass buildings in

particular have problems with overheating as they trap solar radiation. The

technology has been developed at the University of Bristol and is being

continued at Albotherm by our CTO Dr Sian Fussell and Scientific Advisor Professor

Paddy Royall.

We

talk to Molly about the journey so far the exciting proof of concept and trial

projects they have completed, and are still ongoing. We explore the potential

of the product and all of many building challenges it could help to address.

We

hope you enjoy the episode, thank you for listening. As always we want to

provide interesting and insightful content to keep the sustainability

conversation going, we all have a responsibility to consider how we create a

more sustainable world.

In our latest episode we speak to Daniella from Biophilica about their reach in to the textiles market looking to provide a sustainable alternative to leather.

Anyone who has looked in to leather alternatives will know it can be a real minefield, there are many alternatives out there which do not use animal products so can talk about providing more sustainable products. However many of these alternatives use plastics and other polymer products that may not be a suitable alternative for many consumers, we have all learned over the years the damage plastics do to the environment and how long their effects are around.

Biophilica have developed their product ‘Treekind’ as a sustainable alternative to leather, their product is made entirely from green waste like leaves and twigs…! As well as the core product being more sustainable the process itself boasts some great credentials, for example the process uses less than 1% of the water required to produce leather from animal products.

We hope you enjoy the episode, as always we are finding interesting conversation to keep us all talking. Lets learn more and share experience so we can all do our part to build a more sustainable future together.

In the 17th Episode of the Carbon Times Podcast, we speak to Tom King from CompAir – a company producing low-cost, portable air pollution monitors that can see, measure and reveal harmful pollution in our atmosphere, enabling everyone to work together to reduce it.

Starting the journey in the construction industry, we discuss how the concept has been developed and its current and future applications. We discuss the rising challenges associated with both indoor and outdoor air quality and how it fits in with wider health and wellbeing agendas.

As we seek to improve the buildings we occupy, improving building fabric is going to be a key factor. Making sure we understand the potential implications on health and wellbeing of occupants is a key consideration. Technology like that provided by CompAir can play a critical role in both analysis and management.

Thank you for listening, we hope you enjoy the episode! As ever, we want to bring you great content to keep the conversation going. We all have a responsibility to drive towards a more sustainable future.

See you next time, on Carbon Times.

Today we launch our 16th Episode where we have a great conversation with Daniel Hemsley, a co-founder of Beagle Button. Beagle button provides a web browser extension aimed at helping us all make more sustainable choices when we shop online.

Shopping sustainably online can be a daunting experience, from finding the right products to making sure that the claims the product makes are real, we all probably have experience of trying to do the right thing but getting caught out through misinformation or false/misleading sustainability claims. What we need is to be able to be guided in the right direction with confidence in our decisions. This is where Beagle Button sit, they are a proud holder of the title of ‘Greenwash Police’ -Beagle Button only recommends products that have been through Beagle’s thorough approval process.

We talk to Dan about the journey they have taken to get where they are, the challenges along the way and what they hope to achieve.

We hope you enjoy the episode as much as we did recording it...! Thank you for listening

In this, our 15th Episode of Carbon Times, we have a great conversation with Isabel Aagaard, Co-Founder of Last Object - in her own words 'She is fighting for a less trashy world.'

LastObject is a Danish manufacturing company, based in Copenhagen, that sells sustainable products online and in retail globally. Having been launched in 2016, it launches new products through crowdfunding campaigns on Kickstarter and Indiegogo. The company is best known for producing LastSwab, a reusable cotton swab.

We have a really engaging conversation about the journey they have taken, why they have taken the direction they have and the benefits of their products. Conversations like this can really make you think about your own purchasing decision and challenge your perceptions..!

I am sure that we can all do more to reduce single use products in our lives. We hope you enjoy the episode, as ever, we strive to bring you interesting conversations with people who are really driving the changes we all need to embrace to create a more sustainable future for everyone.

In this, our 14th episode, we speak to Agnes Czako who is the Co-founder and CEO at AirEx Technologies about their journey through the launch of their product to where they are today.

'AirEx have created the worlds first smart air brick to reduce the home's energy bills, helping to end fuel poverty and climate change with a simple building retrofit'. We have a really interesting discussion about the journey to bring the product to market and all the key steps along the way. We also discuss how the AirEx product is now registered in the EPC software as a recognised solution for decarbonisation which is a great achievement for the organisation.

It is great to speak to individuals and organisations who are driving innovation specifically aimed at the decarbonisation of buildings. There is a huge challenge to overcome to decarbonise UK real estate in both the domestic and commercial markets and without organisations like AirEx bringing change, it is hard to see how we would get their.

We hope you enjoy the episode, our goal as ever is create interesting content to get everyone talking to get us all sharing knowledge, experience and innovation as we all seek to build a more sustainable world for the future. Thank you for listening.

In the latest Carbon Times episode we are delighted to be joined by Chris Forbes the Co. Founder of Cheeky Panda, we are also joined by Eleanor Turner from the team at Cheeky Panda.

Cheeky Panda make sustainable beauty products, as they say 'We make household, baby and beauty products out of glorious bamboo that are kind to you, and our planet too'.

We discuss how the idea came about and the journey Chris and his wife Julie undertook to get the product ready for the market. We discuss the benefits of their products, what it means to their consumers and how corporate organisations are embracing a simple yet high impact business change. We talk to both Chris and Eleanor about the challenges and benefits of running your business with high ethical and social values with Cheeky panda being a B Corp and of course why they are an important part of the journey to a more sustainable world.

We hope you enjoy the episode, thanks for listening. Our drive as ever to create interesting conversations the share knowledge, experience and innovation - keeping the conversation going.

In this episode we talk to Vicky Cotton about her newly appointed role with the Better Building Partnership. Vicky explains how the partnership is driving access to knowledge and how their tool kits are becoming an essential tool for any property manager.

We explore some of the challenges facing the market at the moment and professionals like Vicky are driving the essential conversation through their corporate roles and involvement in extra activities such as the Better Building Partnership.

We are fortunate in our industry to have so many people with a true passionate for driving change through positive influence, we all have to pull together to drive decarbonisation in all of our activities. Vicky is a great example of someone in a position of influence who is using the opportunity to drive the right conversations.

Thank you for listening, we hope you enjoy.

On this Episode we are delighted to be joined by Ben Morton from Sifa Strategy, Ben has had a interesting career advising global businesses on their ESG strategies in corporate roles. Ben now spends his time advising a range of clients on the how to go about identifying what their ESG requirements are and how to manage the associated risks through policy and process development.

Sifa strategy are also a partner of Carbon Profile who sponsor the Podcast so this episode discusses how the two organisation are working together. This helps to prove the point we have raised many times, there is no one solution to helping clients on their journey to Net Zero. Organisations to collaborate and find ways to contribute effectively to combined service offerings to provide the guidance organisations need to implement effective strategies to minimise their negative impact on the climate.

As ever our aim through this podcast is to get the industry talking so we can all share knowledge and experience and learn together. We all have the responsibility to create a more sustainable future.