SPECIFIC was one of four Welsh projects highlighted as inspiring examples of how local projects are finding ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, make lifestyles… Read More »SPECIFIC Highlighted as a Local Climate Action Project Showing How Communities Can Take the Lead in Tackling Climate Change
On November the 6th, world leaders will meet in Egypt for the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference – COP27. As COP is being held… Read More »Swansea University Researchers at the Forefront of Tackling Climate Change
We’re proud that Professor Matthew Davies will be the next President of the Environment, Sustainability and Energy Community (ESEC) of the Royal Society of Chemistry… Read More »Professor Matthew Davies becomes President Elect of the RSC Environment, Sustainability and Energy Community
Cotech Sensitising Ltd are a Tredegar-based company specialising in lighting and LED filter design and manufacturing. At their premises on the Tafarnaubach Industrial Estate, Cotech were looking to use renewable energy technologies to reduce their carbon footprint, reduce energy costs, and improve market competitiveness. To support these ambitions, SPECIFIC conducted a detailed renewable energy impact assessment using site energy data and quotations for on-site solar PV and battery installation provided by Cotech.
We will soon have to say a fond farewell to our Active Classroom on the Swansea University Bay Campus. But this won’t be the end… Read More »The Future of the Active Classroom: Deconstructability of Buildings for a Circular Economy
A village in rural India will now get clean, reliable electricity for the first time, thanks to SUNRISE‘s newly opened Active Building, similar to our… Read More »The Solar OASIS: Clean, green, reliable electricity for village as first Active Building in India opens
Thermify are developing a technology to capture waste heat from data processors and use it to warm homes and heat hot water. Cloud computing generates heat as a by-product, which means even more electricity is needed to extract and vent the waste heat into the atmosphere.
We have launched a new 3-year collaboration with Tata Steel UK to advance the development of solar roofing panels that can be printed onto the… Read More »Accelerating Active Building Technology – A New Collaboration with Tata Steel
SPECIFIC has been supporting Solapak Development Limited to install a solar power system at Kageyo Milk Collection Centre in Rwanda. In this vlog, Business Development… Read More »Vlog: Solar Powered Milk Collection Centre in Rwanda
The SEISMIC project has launched its new demonstrator building, showing how its approach to platform-based construction can exceed Construction 2025 targets in delivery, carbon, and… Read More »New SEISMIC Demonstrator Building Exceeds Construction 2025 Targets in Delivery, Carbon, and Cost