Selected Tweets

Taiwan

Taiwan has appliances unknown in the UK: e.g. hot-warm water fountains are in 50% of homes (and many workplaces)

Taiwan has appliances unknown in the UK: e.g. hot-warm water fountains are in 50% of homes (and many workplaces)

HoL pic

See @profgpw giving evidence to HoL Committee http://bit.ly/1zUkESd . For more info see http://bit.ly/1FS5q3X .

See @profgpw giving evidence to HoL Committee http://bit.ly/1zUkESd . For more info see http://bit.ly/1FS5q3X .

book

Lots of DEMANDers contributed to this excellent new book: beyond behaviour change http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415739634/

Lots of DEMANDers contributed to this excellent new book: beyond behaviour change http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415739634/

fan

DEMAND is a fan of fans http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2014/09/circulating-fans-air-conditioning.html

DEMAND is a fan of fans http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2014/09/circulating-fans-air-conditioning.html

library

Libraries open for 24 hours to meet student ‘demand’: what are the consequences for energy demand?

Libraries open for 24 hours to meet student ‘demand’: what are the consequences for energy demand?

Aeroplane - Faro

‘Fly or die’: Yolande Strengers’ thoughts on her long flights to visit the DEMAND Centre’ see http://bit.ly/1ma6YKP

‘Fly or die’: Yolande Strengers’ thoughts on her long flights to visit the DEMAND Centre’ see http://bit.ly/1ma6YKP

spiral

What might happen if DEMAND really had impact? http://aceee.org/blog/2014/06/utilities-are-frightened-death-spiral …

What might happen if DEMAND really had impact? http://aceee.org/blog/2014/06/utilities-are-frightened-death-spiral …

Hairdryer

Energy-consuming parenting practices – alternative use for a hairdryer. http://bit.ly/1p9X25o

Energy-consuming parenting practices – alternative use for a hairdryer. http://bit.ly/1p9X25o

cars

Tesla’s techno-cars are the right answer to the wrong question http://theconversation.com/teslas-techno-cars-are-the-right-answer-to-the-wrong-question-27652 … via @ConversationUK

Tesla’s techno-cars are the right answer to the wrong question http://theconversation.com/teslas-techno-cars-are-the-right-answer-to-the-wrong-question-27652 … via @ConversationUK

eued

Check out the @DEMAND_CENTRE storify from the End Use Energy Demand Gala http://bit.ly/1lX1d7r

Check out the @DEMAND_CENTRE storify from the End Use Energy Demand Gala http://bit.ly/1lX1d7r

onion pie

Members of @DEMAND_CENTRE ’s advisory board chopped enough onions to make a delicious demand pie

Members of @DEMAND_CENTRE ’s advisory board chopped enough onions to make a delicious demand pie

demanding ideas

Some of the DEMANDing ideas team: cutting edge theory plus walking and talking. Pose inspired by world cup coverage.

Some of the DEMANDing ideas team: cutting edge theory plus walking and talking. Pose inspired by world cup coverage.

sari2

The insulation value of a sari can vary by 35% http://bit.ly/1fPZ7Qp

The insulation value of a sari can vary by 35% http://bit.ly/1fPZ7Qp

temp guesses

Guesses at the temperature also led to interesting talk about how comfort, clothing, infrastructure + temp relate

Guesses at the temperature also led to interesting talk about how comfort, clothing, infrastructure + temp relate

final clo

Here’s the final view of our visitor’s clo calculations – quite a range in how much insulation people were wearing!

Here’s the final view of our visitor’s clo calculations – quite a range in how much insulation people were wearing!

why travel

Why travel? Views from biology to technology. http://www.theitc.org.uk/dyn.php?page=63

Why travel? Views from biology to technology. http://www.theitc.org.uk/dyn.php?page=63

clo values

What is the insulation value of your clothing today?

What is the insulation value of your clothing today?

DEMAND-Exhibition-4.14-Poster

Climate change: indoors and out – what is room temperature and why does it matter. http://bit.ly/1juJ9xB pic.twitter.com/ZAKoYi9xVH

Climate change: indoors and out – what is room temperature and why does it matter. http://bit.ly/1juJ9xB pic.twitter.com/ZAKoYi9xVH

NY ABC

New York City 1937 ‘ABC of City Planning’ http://bit.ly/1gmU7Su. Make your own version at DEMAND summer school http://bit.ly/1bOmnkT .

New York City 1937 ‘ABC of City Planning’ http://bit.ly/1gmU7Su. Make your own version at DEMAND summer school http://bit.ly/1bOmnkT .

extension blocks

Is electricity needed for social justice and a decent quality of life?

Is electricity needed for social justice and a decent quality of life?

underwear

This is a really excellent article: Insulation, first the body, then the home http://www.lowtechmagazine.
com/2011/02/body-insulation-thermal-underwear.html

This is a really excellent article: Insulation, first the body, then the home http://www.lowtechmagazine.
com/2011/02/body-insulation-thermal-underwear.html

soundcloud

Curious about what we do but don’t know where to start? Listen to us discuss key ideas at http://bit.ly/1n8zBsC or http://www.soundcloud.com/demandcentre

Curious about what we do but don’t know where to start? Listen to us discuss key ideas at http://bit.ly/1n8zBsC or http://www.soundcloud.com/demandcentre

powertheft

Power theft – need or greed? See http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03q8sv5

Power theft – need or greed? See http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03q8sv5

1950s family

Who needs them: all electric dream homes, past and future. http://theconversation.com/dream-homes-of-the-future-still-stuck-in-the-past-21169 … via @ConversationEDU

Who needs them: all electric dream homes, past and future. http://theconversation.com/dream-homes-of-the-future-still-stuck-in-the-past-21169 … via @ConversationEDU

recharging

Where do you get your energy from? http://bit.ly/1aZ1qOa and www.everydaystructures.com

Where do you get your energy from? http://bit.ly/1aZ1qOa and www.everydaystructures.com

door gap

Gaps under doors supplied free with rental properties in Lancaster!

Gaps under doors supplied free with rental properties in Lancaster!

dog draught excluder

Is this dog part of the infrastructure of the home or is it designed to fix a problem with that infrastructure?

Is this dog part of the infrastructure of the home or is it designed to fix a problem with that infrastructure?

christmas lights in Sandy

Seasonal demand.

Seasonal demand.

Carrots

The ultimate power source……for reindeer.

The ultimate power source……for reindeer.

bauble

How much energy is implicated in being top of the premiership?!

How much energy is implicated in being top of the premiership?!

Car tyre

Mattioli’s anatomy of car dependence: symptoms, causes and cures.

Mattioli’s anatomy of car dependence: symptoms, causes and cures.

deliveries in venice

‘… and then how about boat dependence? Good/bad, exclusive, insecure?’

‘… and then how about boat dependence? Good/bad, exclusive, insecure?’

off switch

What happens when employees are asked to reduce energy consumption between 4 & 6 pm on a Wednesday?

What happens when employees are asked to reduce energy consumption between 4 & 6 pm on a Wednesday?

gov report

Energy is used in keeping people warm, but at what indoor temperature?

Energy is used in keeping people warm, but at what indoor temperature?

MWatt

Every home should have one!

Every home should have one!

clock

Daylight Savings Time: a natural experiment in shifting energy demand?

Daylight Savings Time: a natural experiment in shifting energy demand?

radiator

How many institutions turned their heating on on 1st October & why?

How many institutions turned their heating on on 1st October & why?

air miles card

Does demand lead to more demand?

Does demand lead to more demand?

light

Why is it so critical to keep the lights on? Why not turn some off? The talk is of energy supply but not of demand.

Why is it so critical to keep the lights on? Why not turn some off? The talk is of energy supply but not of demand.

plugs

How many electrical devices are there in your house?

How many electrical devices are there in your house?

deliveries

Online shopping vs the High Street: increasing or decreasing transportation?

Online shopping vs the High Street: increasing or decreasing transportation?

screen

How much has world wide energy changed because of the www?

How much has world wide energy changed because of the www?

people's friend

Who is busy making today’s holiday destinations a thing of the past?

Who is busy making today’s holiday destinations a thing of the past?

flower

A solar powered flower! What sort of demand is this?

A solar powered flower! What sort of demand is this?

broadband router

A dusty router: the more essential energy and mobility infrastructures become, the more they disappear.

A dusty router: the more essential energy and mobility infrastructures become, the more they disappear.

fossil

Fossils are traces of past lives. Are there similar traces of energy demand & where are they preserved?

Fossils are traces of past lives. Are there similar traces of energy demand & where are they preserved?

dog in suitcase

Do dogs encourage mobility or prevent it?

Do dogs encourage mobility or prevent it?

tram

Mobility from the past, leading into the future with the demand for the reinstatement of trams in the UK.

Mobility from the past, leading into the future with the demand for the reinstatement of trams in the UK.

car

Where did the demand for corporate gifts, in the form of squashy yellow cars, come from?

Where did the demand for corporate gifts, in the form of squashy yellow cars, come from?

drayton

Demand is interested in infrastructures at every scale including the Drayton RT212.

Demand is interested in infrastructures at every scale including the Drayton RT212.

tape measure

This device measures in units of mm. What device do we need to quantify what energy is used for?

This device measures in units of mm. What device do we need to quantify what energy is used for?

wipes

Does the demand for convenient repellant wipes relate to the demand for long haul travel?

Does the demand for convenient repellant wipes relate to the demand for long haul travel?

old plugs

What does this say about DEMAND? A set of old plugs that fit together but don’t fit into the current infrastructure.

What does this say about DEMAND? A set of old plugs that fit together but don’t fit into the current infrastructure.

string

What is DEMAND about? Interdependence, co-evolution, interweaving, string, entanglement, crossed wires.

What is DEMAND about? Interdependence, co-evolution, interweaving, string, entanglement, crossed wires.