Why is it that the simplest solutions don't show themselves until very late in the project? #lightBulbMoment

As it's #WorldGothDay , I shall share a formative experience from my teenage years... A little song about the downfall of an empire.

The camera spends a lot of time on Andrew Eldritch, but I was *mesmerised* by Patricia Morrison. Such hair! Such style!

That and The Mission's 'Tower Of Strength' all over the radio the same year did it for Young Mim. I'd call it a #LightbulbMoment but perhaps that was the moment the lights went out!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfiUWIe2P6Y

#goth #GothMusic #SistersOfMercy

Something I leaned in #therapy many years ago is that I don't have to give a reason why I am unable to do something. Like respond to emails right away. It was a completely eye opening moment in therapy. I can just do things when I have time and not even mention being late. I still often feel like I should have an excuse but I quickly qwash that feeling! #response #MentalHealth #codependent #EyeOpening #LightBulbMoment

@paezha @casadebaig @jacquietran @meghansharris

Wait, quilting is just another form of generative art, isn't it? #lightbulbMoment

#washthatmanoutofmyhair #washingmachinesforrevolution #innovate #ideas # #lightbulbmoment #energyefficiency

#toohottohandle #lightmyfire #innovate #ideas # #lightbulbmoment

#upupandaway #innovate #ideas # #lightbulbmoment #buildbetter

Meanwhile, the ancient Greek invention of the siphon that allows liquids to flow upwards through “U” shaped tubes were later adopted in today’s sewerage systems - also revolutionizing our towns and cities.

#agriculturalrevolution #innovate #spreadtheword #ideas #lightbulbmoment #wateruseage

Mass media - the ability to spread, even control, ideas on a global scale - has changed the way we live and think. What we know so far is that its foundations lie in China, where around 860A.D. books and lists were being printed by machines on a mass scale. Later, in the 1400s, German goldsmith Johannes Guttenberg invented a movable-type printing press.

#massmedia #innovate #spreadtheword #ideas #lightbulbmoment

This week, let’s look at those light bulb moments that changed society.
I mean, the inventions that we can consider to be milestones in the history of mankind. Those that changed social structures, those which changed the way the whole world works.. we can consider the advantages and harms of each of these.

#lightbulbmoment #innovation #invention #bethechangeyouwanttosee

#climatechange #futureproof #electricity #greenideas #lightbulbmoment #innovate Since 2007 Switzerland has been working hard to negotiate a bilateral electricity agreement with the European Union. Negotiations were suspended in 2021. The priority for both sides is security of supply, which no country can achieve alone in today’s highly networked energy sector.

#electricity #renewables #greenideas #lightbulbmoment #climatechange #innovate This decision, alongside revisions of other Swiss laws, strengthens development of Switzerland’s own renewable energy production and also security of supply, especially in Winter. Great news for Switzerland, great news for the planet!

#thinkbig #lightbulbmoment #greyenergy #getcreative #thetimeisnow
Should we request our local supermarket to inform its customers about the grey energy cost?

Perhaps we could ask our architect to build grey energy calculations into changes we are making in our own homes.

There are so many options available to rethink how we consume, construct and enjoy our lives. What “good” looks like is up to us... we can decide that lower energy costs are fashionable, desirable, cool…

#concrete #lightbulbmoment #greyenergy #getcreative #CO2 There is just as much agreement: concrete cannot simply be replaced.
That is why many researchers are working on the reduction of concrete in building components with cavities, increased proportions of recycled concrete or preventing the release of Co2 during production.

#lightbulbmoment #greyenergy #mobilephone #FairPhone #Shiftphone Our disposable economy bears a lot of costs. The obvious one, most often discussed, is raw material use. Less often considered and rarely communicated to consumers, is the grey energy cost of a phone.

One study suggests that the manufacture, transport, storing, selling and discarding of a smart phone needs 220 kWh of grey energy. With that same energy, you could charge your phone for 50 years.

#lightbulbmoment #greyenergy #transportcosts #getonyourbike But then again, transport of some locally produced goods over short distances can be more polluting than mass transport over long distances.

Some solutions to reducing grey energy transport costs in your home can include using natural systems and renewable resources like passive heat storage or natural air conditioning, for example.

#lightbulbmoment #greyenergy #insultation #heating #homes As energy prices become increasingly unpredictable and man-made climate change continues to change our daily lives, choosing the right insulation with a low grey energy cost is important.

#greyenergy #lightbulbmoment #energyfootprint #greentransition #thinkdifferent

Gray energy is present in everything from the extraction of raw materials to their transportation, processing and refining. It even includes the replacement of materials or components and their disposal, including the necessary tools.

For a term most of us have never heard of, when we’re thinking about our environment, our planet, and our own homes, grey energy calculations are pretty important.