SSoA Students for Climate Action

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SSoA Students for Climate Action is a student-led pressure group from Sheffield School of Architecture, calling for greater emphasis on sustainability in architectural education.

We will be kicking off our first event of the year tomorrow at 5pm in the Well! We will be hosting John Sampson to talk ...
24/01/2024

We will be kicking off our first event of the year tomorrow at 5pm in the Well!
We will be hosting John Sampson to talk about the 'Retrofit Resources' tool he, alongside some other university tutors have developed.
It's a fantastic resource for anyone interested in retrofit - links to websites, tools, databases, specification, lectures and details, alongside a range of sections from construction methods to risks, guides, carbon calculation and biobased materials!
All are welcome to join ✨

⭐⭐⭐ FESTIVE SOCIAL ⭐⭐⭐Sustainable decoration making to take home! We will be using recycled, foraged or biodegradable ma...
29/11/2023

⭐⭐⭐ FESTIVE SOCIAL ⭐⭐⭐

Sustainable decoration making to take home! We will be using recycled, foraged or biodegradable materials, bring your own along!
We'll also be recycling the decorations from the SUAS winter ball this weekend!

🍪 Gingerbread will be made by some amazing members of our team, and bring your own mug! ☕🫖

Join us at 5pm in the Well on Monday 4th December!

🌟 first social of the year! 🌟Tell your friends! Anyone can come.Come along to the well on Thursday at 5-6pm for the very...
23/10/2023

🌟 first social of the year! 🌟

Tell your friends! Anyone can come.

Come along to the well on Thursday at 5-6pm for the very first Students for Climate Action social!
There will be 🍰 free cake 🍰
We will be making a collaborative collage zone which will be published online!

Please bring along positive and negative climate related newspaper clippings, article printouts or digital versions to add to the zine.
We'll provide pens, collage material etc.

Bring your own mug! We'll have tea available.

Great chance to meet other students who have climate at the top of their agenda.

Join us tomorrow at 5pm for a talk by Richard Hawkes of Hawkes Architects.This talk promises insight into industry prior...
08/05/2023

Join us tomorrow at 5pm for a talk by Richard Hawkes of Hawkes Architects.

This talk promises insight into industry priorities and questions just how sustainable the RIBA houses of the year are.

It’s a great talk for anyone entering practise soon so don’t miss out!!

Join Students for Climate Action and ACAN’s Anna Gidman on Tuesday 14th for a chance to learn about natural materials!If...
09/03/2023

Join Students for Climate Action and ACAN’s Anna Gidman on Tuesday 14th for a chance to learn about natural materials!

If that’s not enough to temp you there’ll also be free snacks on offer!

Join us on FRIDAY 3RD MARCH for a talk/Q and A with Aidan Hoggard…Aidan will be talking about his book (which happens to...
27/02/2023

Join us on FRIDAY 3RD MARCH for a talk/Q and A with Aidan Hoggard
…
Aidan will be talking about his book (which happens to be a great guide for sustainable design)!

This is a great opportunity to ask questions and get some tips and information for your Environment and Technology or Design modules!
There will also be free food on offer so don’t miss out!

Embodied Carbon Calculator with Structure WorkshopWe are pleased to welcome Max Claydon from Structure Workshop back to ...
21/02/2023

Embodied Carbon Calculator with Structure Workshop

We are pleased to welcome Max Claydon from Structure Workshop back to the school to provide input and support around the use of Embodied Carbon Calculators within practice.
The sessions and seminars are optional to attend and are open to both Y3 and MArch Students.

Introduction Talk:
1pm Friday 24th February
This online session will provide an introduction to carbon calculators and provide context around their use within practice. Max will then provide a demonstration of Structure Workshops own embodied carbon calculator.
Online: meet.google.com/usg-vbej-cyp

Workshop Seminars:
17th and 24th March
The introduction will be followed up by a series of group seminar sessions. The sessions will be in person in the Arts Tower. These will provide the opportunity for you to ask Max any questions that you might have, having utilised the tool within your own studio projects.
Google Sheet link to follow.

Here is this weeks book recommendation: Designing for the Climate EmergencyThis book contains lots of easy to understand...
16/11/2022

Here is this weeks book recommendation: Designing for the Climate Emergency

This book contains lots of easy to understand diagrams and great information for making your projects more sustainable! It’s co-authored by one of SSoA’s staff, Aidan Hoggard and is available on the star plus library for students and staff. For those not affiliated with Sheffield, you can find this book on many places online such as Amazon.

If there are any books you would like to recommend for us to spotlight like this, please feel free to leave a comment.

Key facts about COP27: What is it and where is it being held?This posts gives a brief overview of the current COP27 even...
11/11/2022

Key facts about COP27: What is it and where is it being held?

This posts gives a brief overview of the current COP27 event which is currently taking place. Held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt it is a two week event ending on the 18th of November.

For more information check out the website at: https://cop27.eg

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