@tomgrey
Research Fellow, TrinityHaus Research Center, Trinity College (TU Dublin Architecture & Masters in Sustainable Design, Auckland University) Universal Design, inclusive, healthy & sustainable urbanism & architecture. https://www.tcd.ie/trinityhaus/
"Cars are the most absurd means of transport in a city. They are parked 95 per cent of the time. It takes two tonnes to move someone who weighs 70 kilogrammes. And the denser the city, the more absurd it is."
I wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post with Allie Cannington – at The Kelsey, a disability-forward affordable housing developer – about how America's elevator accessibility rules backfire for small buildings, and about how a clarification from HUD could fix it www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
I don't think that link is paywalled, but if it is, you can read it for free here :-) archive.ph/wiXKk
Not to mention the awful example it sets to others and the hypocrisy of stating goal of reaching net zero by 2050 in its own Climate Action Plan but choosing demolition rather than retrofitting. Dublin Inquirer had recent article stating the CEO's quote for retrofitting was grossly exaggerated
Shouldn't this key Dublin institution remain as central as possible, and ideally on the Liffey, which is the physical and symbolic spine of the city. Not moving further into the southside, adding to the neglect of the city centre? But interested to hear more informed views than my own on this.
Learn about how to reduce wildfire risk in this thread, as well as info on a rebate program that may be able to reduce the cost!
Book: The Good Building Book, by Jon Broome, Nick Grant
Did not have the time to really read it because I am ill. What I can say so far:
The book has the little and big architectural details you expect but critically commented with laser-focused wisdom without being overly mocking. I could never do that so calm, so hats off to @ecominimalnick.bsky.social
NEW: Before the Iran War, Trump ignored warnings that Iran could retaliate across the region and stop oil shipments. Now, with energy markets in chaos, some aides are pessimistic about the lack of a strategy to end the war. But they haven't told Trump. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...
Reaching net zero by 2050 is often framed as a cost burden.
The UK Climate Change Committee’s latest analysis suggests the opposite.
The real risk is fossil fuel dependency.
A cartoon by Ron Cobb (1975), showing a shadow of US B-52 bomber above cratered landscape. Two people who look like Vietnamese peasants look up; one says “they’re having problems with their economy again.”
This is from 1975.
An orange line-art illustration on a textured white background. The illustration depicts a hand holding a power cable that morphs into a lightbulb outline. Inside the lightbulb, a small plant with two leaves grows from the wire. The plug of the cable features the European Union’s circle of stars. To the right, the text reads: "European energy: built for the planet, priced for the people." The logo of the European Commission is visible in the bottom right corner.
Rising oil prices and uncertainty make homegrown clean energy transition more urgent than ever.
Today, we presented a new set of initiatives to boost clean energy investment, strengthen Europe’s energy independence, and help lower energy prices, including ⬇️
‘A sobering preview’: extreme heat now affects one in three people globally, study finds
- “Hundreds of millions of people can no longer safely go about their daily lives outside during hottest parts of the year” says @lukeaparsons.bsky.social
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How much more evidence do we need? The ultra-rich and the governments supporting them will destroy everything for the sake of profit, power and pride. Nothing is precious to them - not human life, not the living world - except their own wealth and status. Our survival depends on resisting them.
“From climate change to smoking & cancer, this is the story of how doubt has been manufactured. This 10 part series will explore how powerful interests & sharp PR managers engineered doubt about the connection between smoking & cancer & how similar tactics were used to make us doubt climate change.”
Call for "facts over fear" as councillors set to vote on Cabinteely Greenway irishcycle.com/2026/03/07/c...
The most important initiative in debunking manipulation, lies and untruths concerning humanist-oriented urban planning and well-being.
Let's all support it.
Each of us can be the target of attacks by conspiracy theorists, and it is together, with the urban truth, that we will face them.
Go ahead!
We are consuming our way into a climate crisis, and parcel delivery has speeded up the pace
Thought I'd better crack on with a pinned intro. I'm an applied health researcher, using primarily qualitative methods & focus on how policies & environments shape health behaviours like healthy eating & active living. I ❤️ bikes & volunteer with Velo Canada Bikes to promote a #BikeFriendlyCanada 🚲
@felly500.bsky.social @ianwalker.bsky.social @activetowns.bsky.social @davidzipper.bsky.social @wesmars.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social @carltonreid.com @carlosmorenofr.bsky.social @sethlaj.bsky.social @reenamahajan.bsky.social @spidermaani.bsky.social @markpetticrew.bsky.social
"I don’t know the moment it happened; it must’ve been a slow realization. ‘My bike is my mobility aid’." Great article from @bikehfxlobby.bsky.social published In Active Travel Studies activetravelstudies.org/article/id/1...
“That’s the significance of the Talarico moment — not the old news that a Christian can be progressive, but rather that Christian politicians can actually act like Christians. Kindness still has a place in the public square, even if it doesn’t always seem that way.”
FREE gift article.
Middle East war strengthens case for renewables, say clean energy experts
- Oil and gas price shocks triggered by conflict reignite discussion about building defences to volatile fuel costs
Story by @kenzabryan.ft.com and @attractamooney.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/001a...
Rising energy prices are pushing up inflation, especially in economies dependent on imported fossil fuels.
The durable solution is structural: improve efficiency, accelerate electrification and scale up renewables.
Energy policy is economic policy.
Trump is simply the deviant figurehead of a deeply corrupt country. The enemy is the USA.
Legacy in Matter: Material Traditions in South American Architecture
www.archdaily.com/1038929/lega...
“…disabled people are actually less likely to drive than nondisabled people and more likely to get around by walking and rolling and taking transit. Car-heavy cities are also disproportionately dangerous for disabled folks…”— @nondriver.bsky.social
Don’t use accessibility “as a political football.”
Dr. Caro urban bus interchange in Elche / ARN / Arquitectos - https://www.archdaily.com/1039402/dr-caro-urban-bus-interchange-in-elche-arn-arquitectos
