TrinityHaus Events
OCTOBER 2014
Citizen Focused Challenge - Hacking the Urban Environment 2014
Professor Mark Dyer will be launching the Citizen Focused Challenge – Hacking the Urban Environment 2014 taking place at DogA, Norwegian Design and Architecture Centre at Hausmannsgate 16 in Oslo on 15th -17th October. Based on insights gained from design partners (lead user) teams are asked to present practical design solutions (tools, techinques or methods) to 'better connect citizens with city instititions and so create a more people-friendly city in a digital age'.
JULY 2014
INDICATE - Dissemination Workshop
The INDICATE Project is holding a half-day dissemination workshop on July 8, 2014 in Dublin.
The aim of the workshop is to share information regarding INDICATE activities relating to the first year of the project and will include information on:
- Stakeholder Engagement and Business Model Development
- Characterization of the City
- Development of the Common City Indicators and the Common City Index
- Development of the Virtual City Model
In addition, there will also be an interactive session which will focus on the development of 4 personas (each representing a key stakeholder group) that would be fleshed out over the course of the workshop via the development of workflows (based on specific needs/uses of stakeholders, e.g. - city planner; urban designer/architect/planner; engineer; renewable technology consultant or provider). The aims of the interactive session will include: further development of the persona; identifying typical workflows for each persona along and how the tool might align; identifying the convergence and conflicts vis-Ã -vis the tool and the different types of users/stakeholders.
As part of the workshop, a light lunch will be provided.
Those interested in attending the workshop, to be held on Tuesday, July 8, 2014, from 9:30-12:30pm at the EU House on Dawson Street (Dublin 2) are asked to confirm their participation by contacting Dimitra Xidous at xidousd@tcd.ie .
Transforming Ireland Seminar Series Autumn 2010
UCD Earth Sciences Institute, TCD TrinityHaus and Dublin City Council
Under the aegis of the TCD-UCD Innovation Alliance
In collaboration with Business in the Community Ireland,Comhar Sustainable Development Council, Environmental Protection Agency, Geological Survey of Ireland, Marine Institute, Met Eireann, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland & Teagasc
Present
Transforming Ireland
Mobilising innovation to meet energy and climate change obligations and sustainable economic development
A weekly seminar focusing on using innovation to convert challenge into opportunity by bringing key leaders from the research, policy and enterprise communities together to focus on a range of challenges and opportunities for key stakeholders, including the general public.
Thursdays at 12.30 - 14.00 from 16th September to December 2010. Venues are specified in the programme. ADMISSION FREE.
SEPTEMBER 2010 -
16th September, TCD-UCD Innovation Academy Space, 2-3 Foster Place, Dublin 2
> Low Energy Adaptable Homes - Thomas Grey, TCD TrinityHaus
> Passivehaus in Ireland - Vivienne Brophy, UCD Energy Research Group
23rd September, TCD-UCD Innovation Academy Space, 2-3 Foster Place, Dublin 2
> Some Materials for the Future: Low-carbon, Energy Efficient Composites for Sustainable Building - Dr. Sara Pavia, TCD
> Green Buildings - Sally Starbuck, GAIA Ecotecture
30th September, TCD-UCD Innovation Academy Space, 2-3 Foster Place, Dublin 2
> The future of Sustainability in Buildings - Brian O'Brien, Solearth Ecological Architecture
OCTOBER 2010 -
7th October, TCD-UCD Innovation Academy Space, 2-3 Fosters Place, Dublin 2
> Meeting the Challenge of Low Energy Lighting by 2010 - Liam Kelly, Managing Director Nualight
14th October, TCD-UCD Innovation Academy Space, 2-3 Fosters Place, Dublin 2
> The Future of Renewable Gas in Ireland – Cathal Gallagher, Bord Gáis Energy & Dr. Jerry Murphy, UCC
> Reducing Energy Demand, Cost and Carbon Footprint for the IT/Data Centre/Telecommunication Sectors – Brendan Marren, CES Energy
21st October, TCD-UCD Innovation Academy Space, 2-3 Fosters Place, Dublin 2
> Solar Energy: Reaching a new Solar Industry in Ireland - Mazhar Bari, CEO Solarprint
> Delivering Renewable Power to the People... - Tim Cooper, Coolpower
28th October, Wood Quay Venue, Dublin City Council Civic Offices, Dublin 2
> Urban Sustainability Indicators - Dr. Ainhoa Gonzáles Del Campo, TCD
> The Choices for the Greater Dublin Region - Dr. Brendan Williams, UCD
NOVEMBER 2010 -
4th November, Wood Quay Venue, Dublin City Council Civic Offices, Dublin 2
> Smart Cities - Michael Roche, IBM
> Citi for Cities project - Jim Kelly, Citi
12th November (FRIDAY), Ed Burke Theatre, Arts Block, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2
> Climate Justice - Mary Robinson
25th November, Paccar Theatre, Science Gallery, Pearse Street, Dublin 2
> Energy Mapping - Jay Stuart, Managing Director, DW Ecoco Ltd
> Achieving a stock of Low Carbon Appliances by 2020 - Neil Stewart, Managing Director, Glen Dimplex Renewables
DECEMBER 2010 -
2nd December, Wood Quay Venue, Dublin City Council Civic Offices, Dublin 2
> Green Car Roll-out - Paul Mulvany, Managing Director, ESB ecars
> Cycling and Electric Bikes - Olivier Vander Elst, Greenaer
9th December, Paccar Theatre, Science Gallery, Pearse Street, Dublin 2
> Minimising the Costs of Reducing Emissions from Road Transport – Andrew Kelly, ApEnvEcon
> Reducing Aircraft Emissions – Tony McDermott, CEO Liberator Aero
16th December, Wood Quay Venue, Dublin City Council Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 2
> Reducing Emissions in Manufacturing: Opportunities for Engineering in Ireland – Prof. Gerry Byrne & Dr. Eamonn Ahearne, UCD
> A Greener Future - Jim Barry, NTR plc
For further information please contact Emma Siddall (emma.siddall@tcd.ie).
01/09/2010
TrinityHaus i.School: Summer Camp and Scholarships
This is a two weeks full time programme organised by TrinityHaus i.School. Dedicated to transition and 5th year senior cycle students, it intends to combine entrepreneurship and innovation with sustainability. Twenty scholarships, which cover the participation fees and a €300 bursary, will be offered to promising students from secondary schools in Dublin through an application and selection process.
The first week of the programme will include a series of lectures and hands on workshops with the aim of providing an understanding of entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainability concepts as well as a set of formal tools in the same areas. The speakers selected will be from both academia and industry, including successful entrepreneurs and professionals.
The students will, during the second week of the summer camp, demonstrate their entrepreneurial skills and their passion for ideas by developing a product or service for low-carbon living in Dublin. The best project will be awarded by a panel of professionals and academics. This design challenge aims to engage the students in the development of real products or services.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: 30th April 2010. Download the application form here.
If your school is interested in participating to the initiative contact Matteo Viganotti (matteo.viganotti@tcd.ie) to register.
01/04/2010
Transforming Ireland Seminar Series 2010
UCD Earth Sciences Institute with TCD TrinityHaus, in conjunction with the TCD‐UCD Innovation Alliance Public Lecture Series, with the support of Business in the Community Ireland, and in collaboration with Comhar SDC, EPA, GSI, Met Éireann, SEAI and Teagasc present the ESI Seminar Series. The seminars will take place on Friday 19th March, 26th March and 9th April 2010 between 12.30 ‐14.00 at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, No. 6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2
The 2010 ‘Transforming Ireland’ lecture series will bring together researchers, business and community leaders and citizens to focus on how to develop and bring the right technologies to the right people and places at the right time, so that productivity is enhanced, jobs are provided, climate change, energy and other objectives are met, and adaptation in Ireland and in the poorest parts of the world is made feasible.
TRANSFORMING IRELAND – MOBILISING INNOVATION AND ENTERPRISE TO BECOME A PROSPEROUS LOW CARBON SOCIETY
Programme:
19th March 2010 - Natural gas, but not as we know it
Speakers: Dr. Tommy Boland, UCD & Dr. Padraig O’Kiely, Teagasc Grange
Ireland is almost unique amongst developed nations in terms of our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions profile with Agriculture being a major contributor to our total GHG profile, partly due to our high ruminant population. Given the key role Agriculture plays in the Irish economy and export portfolio, this offers great challenges and opportunities to Irish to comply with Kyoto and EU targets.
26th March 2010 - On fertile ground: The role of soils in GHG mitigation
Speakers: Dr. Gary Lanigan, Teagasc & Prof. Mike Jones, TCD
The soil is the basis of all life on planet earth. As such the management of the soil is central to the future well being and survival of man kind. Potential strategies to reduce GHG emissions from soil and the carbon storage capacity of Irish soils under various management and cropping systems will be explored in this seminar.
9th April 2010 - Harnessing the Energy Within
Speakers: Richard Kennedy, CEO Kedco plc
The EU target for 20% of EU energy consumption to come from renewable resources presents an exciting and stiff challenge for researchers and entrepreneurs alike. In his seminar CEO of Kedco Richard Kennedy will present the Irish potential to ‘Harness the Energy Within’ and ensure Ireland is to the forefront of Renewable energy production.
17/03/2010
GREENshoots Seminar Series
The GREENshoots Seminar Series is back for the new semester and we are delighted to announce that this is a joint series with UCD’s Urban Institute. The aim of the series is to create a long standing multidisciplinary community interested in the questions of sustainability and low carbon urban living.
These informal seminars will alternate between TrinityHaus and UCD’s Urban Institute. There will be one 30-minute talk by a different speaker each week followed by a 30-minute discussion. The aim is to develop a greater knowledge of the sustainability research being carried out within College. It is hoped that from these discussions fresh solutions to current problems will be suggested, future research directions will be established and potential interdisciplinary collaborations will be identified. For anyone who wants to continue the debate: each seminar will be followed by tea and coffee and a blog is available on the TrinityHaus website.
Programme:
Location: Maxwell Theatre, Hamilton Building, Trinity College Dublin
- 12th March – Universal Design in the built environment - Antoinette Fennell, TCD
- 19th March – Low carbon adaptable homes - Tom Grey, TCD
- 26th March – Residential design and sustainability: the future - Sean Harrington, Sean Harrington Architects
Location: UII Boardroom, UCD Richview
- 12th February – From Low Energy to Life Cycle Zero Energy Buildings - Patxi Hernandez, UCD UII
- 19th February – Sustainable Urban Communities and Local Services: Linking Spatial Planning and Strategic Social Planning - Owen Douglas, UCD UII
- 26th February – Concrete Meeting the Low Energy Challenge - Liam Smyth, Irish Concrete Federation
- 5th March – Investigation of Dynamic Amplification Factor in Bridges - Ciaran Carey, UCD UII
Location: Maxwell Theatre, Hamilton Building, Trinity College Dublin
- 22nd January – Energy usage in the TCD campus - Kieron McGovern, TCD
- 29th January – Building energy management systems - Pat Shiel, TCD
- 5th February – Energy demand of Information technology - Brian O’Hora, TCD
For further information please contact Emma Siddall (emma.siddall@tcd.ie)
05/03/2010
Designing and Building a Refugee Shelter
As part of their coursework, Senior Freshman Engineering students have been given the task of designing and building a refugee shelter. They must design a shelter for an extreme climate with the following requirements: the shelter must be light weight, portable, easy to erect and dismantle. It must be able to store food, collect 70L of clean rain water per week, 20L of which must be stored in case of emergency and it must incorporate a solar cooker for meal preparation and a solar still for water purification. The shelter must adhere to all of these requirements with a maximum cost of €100. In addition to this, the students will be scored on the level of sustainability such as the sourcing of materials, potential for recycling and re-use and the carbon footprint involved.
Having completed the design stage of the project the students will now build the shelters onsite in the Physics Garden (front of the Fitzgerald Building). They will be on display from 2.00pm on Thursday 17th December.
For further inforamtion about the project please contact Ruth Collins (ruth.collins@tcd.ie).
18/11/2009
GREENprint Colloquia Series
The GREENprint Colloquia series is back.
GREENprint is being developed as a world ranking research and innovation programme, addressing issues of energy use, saving and storage. Working in close partnership with industry and the public sector GREENprint identifies and develops pragmatic energy solutions that can move Ireland towards sustainable living with a low carbon footprint. Dublin will be presented as a living laboratory for the transformation towards a low carbon society.
Each of the seminars will be 40 minutes long with a 20 minute discussion after. The purpose of the series is to generate debate, hear others views on the subject and get everyone discussing the real issues around energy and low carbon society, and we might learn a thing or two along the way! For anyone who wants to continue the debate: the pavilion bar is just around the corner and a blog is available on the TrinityHaus website.
The next edition of this series focuses on ‘Energy Efficiency in Buildings’ and will run for 4 weeks from the 26th November to the 17th December.
Thursdays, 6.00pm to 7.00pm - The Walton Theatre in the Arts Block of Trinity College Dublin
For further inforamtion about the colloquia series please contact Ruth Collins (ruth.collins@tcd.ie).
03/11/2009
GREENprint Colluquia
TrinityHaus is a new venture at Trinity College Dublin that crosses traditional boundaries in engineering, sciences and the arts. Using innovation as a catalyst for change in energy demand management for low carbon living, people centred design and sustainable construction. GREENprint is a research programme to investigate Dublin as a living laboratory for future low carbon living. TrinityHaus are delighted to present a colloquial series of talks hosted by the Science Gallery and supported by SEI and RIAI.
For further information please contact Emma Siddall (emma.siddall@tcd.ie)
03/04/2009
24 Hour Universal Design Challenge - 6th and 7th November 2009 - The Morgan Hotel, Templebar, Dublin
50 designers. 24 hours. One design brief.
TrinityHaus, in collaboration with CEUD and Royal College of Art Helen Hamlyn Centre, is pruod to present Ireland’s first 24 Hour Universal Design Challenge. The event will take place in Dublin on the 6th and 7th of November 2009 as part of IDI Design Week 2009.
Over the 24 hour period, the teams of designers will work with a user who will be given the opportunity to inform, advise and directly contribute to the design process. Universal Design is design that meets the needs of all people, regardless of age, size, ability or disability. It places the needs of the user at the very centre of the design process. Direct user-designer interaction is therefore a key element of this challenge. The teams will also be guided by national and international Universal Design experts.
For further information please contact Anotinette Fennell (antoinette.fennell@tcd.ie)
24/07/2009
ASTM 4th International Symposium on Contaminated Sediments: Sustainable Management - 30th June to 2nd July 2009 - Trinity College Dublin
TrinityHaus, in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency, is hosting the ASTM 4th International Symposium on Contaminated Sediments: Sustainable Management. The symposium is a forum for the dissemination and debate of sustainable scientific and engineering advances in remediation and management of contaminated sediments found in major ports, harbours and rivers from around the world. The technical programme will include:
- Case Studies (Oslo Harbour, Cardiff Bay, Hakata Bay Japan, Taranto Harbour Italy, Clyde Canal Glasgow, Lac Saint-Pierre Quebec, Venice Lagoon, Svartsjo, Tolka River Dublin)
- Ecotoxicology
- Sediment Quality Assessment Tools
- Sediment Transport
- Risk Assessment and Partition Coefficients
- Engineered Remediation Technologies and Dredging
- Stakeholder Needs and Expectations
For further information please contact Ruth Collins (ruth.collins@tcd.ie).
18/10/2008