Knowle West Media Podcast

The TwinERGY project has been developed to address the gap in technology and understanding of energy between citizens.  The project aims to: * Test new technologies to increase the efficiency of energy use and generation in building * Place citizens at the heart of the energy market Knowle West Media Centre, together with Bristol University and Bristol City Council run the project within Bristol, UK. We brought the participants of the project together for an evening of food and conversation to share their experiences of living with the technology and to ask question to our guest experts, Sam Gunner (Bristol University) and Matt Jones (Bristol City Council). TwinERGY Project [https://www.twinergy.eu/]  -  Equiwatt [https://www.equiwatt.com/]-  We Can Make Homes [https://kwmc.org.uk/projects/wecanmake/]

This conversation was recorded as part of Knowle West Media Centre's, Arts Council England Funded, project Come Together 2021.   The conversation is between Melissa Mean, Director of citizen led housing initiative We Can Make [https://kwmc.org.uk/projects/wecanmake/] based in Knowle West. Bristol and Jessica Prendergrast and Georgie Grant Directors of Onion Collective [https://www.onioncollective.co.uk/about] a CIC based in Watchet Somerset. Chaired by Martha King Arts Programme Manager at KWMC [https://kwmc.org.uk/] and Come Together producer.

We speak to Richard Layzell

Maria joined Dogs Trust 3 years ago as a coach and before that she worked in various animal rehoming centres helping dogs find their forever homes. Since joining Dogs Trust Maria has achieved a Post Graduate Certificate in Clinical Animal Behaviour from Edinburgh University, she became a member of the APDT and is currently training to become a Certified Clinical Animal Behaviourist. She also owns 2 rescue dogs who are constantly teaching her about dog training and behaviour.

‘’A combination of human, animal and tech can sometimes create the best mix; drawing on everyone and everything's best skills.’’ Luisa Ruge: Luisa is a user-centred designer and a creative entrepreneur with more than 15 years of experience helping companies of all sizes design compelling user experiences. She has lived and worked in the US, Latin America, Europe, and Australia. Her mission lies in establishing the field of animal-centred design (ACD) with the aim to legitimize animals as users of products and services and develop exceptional animal-centric user experiences. As she states: “animals are an integral part of society: understanding and designing towards meeting their unique and individual needs will allow us to better serve them and us in our evolving human-focused landscapes”. www.luisaruge.com [http://www.luisaruge.com/] Tatiana Powell: Creator of the Forms of Intelligence podcasts. Made during a journalist internship programme at KWMC supported by Lewis Campbell, KWMC Digital Community Projects Coordinator and Martha King, KWMC Arts manager and FOI project lead. Tatiana is a 2019 graduate from the University of Bristol, with a degree in Social Policy with quantitative research methods. She is director of TP Research (freelance research and project management), Creative Director of PPA (virtual assistance and business growth), and a freelance journalist and editor at KWMC, as well as sitting on the Board of Trustees at the Full Circle Project at the Docklands Community Centre in Bristol. She is passionate about diversity and inclusion, specialising in working with BME [Black and Minority Ethnic] males in Britain, and aims to support the above in a qualitative and quantitative way. Photo by Kira Louw [https://www.pexels.com/@kira-louw-3150398?utm_content=attributionCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pexels] from Pexels [https://www.pexels.com/photo/cute-dolphins-swimming-together-in-dark-water-4755028/?utm_content=attributionCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pexels]