Gail Halvorsen
@gailhalvorsen.bsky.social
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Principal, Halvorsen Architects Chair, SEDA Land (Scottish Ecological Design Association)
In April 2023 Scot Gov published the first Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland. It is committed to integrating social value and wellbeing into public procurement. This event showcases the local authority and other organisations trailblazing local procurement.
@socialenterprise.scot
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Leading expert on Community Wealth Building,
@neilmcinroy.bsky.social
, will open the first in our âChampioning The Localâ series. âBuilding Vibrant Local Economiesâ will include practical advice for community groups on governance structures, benefiting the economy and wellbeing of communities.
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What a wonderful sculpture. I love the idea of her keeping someone company who happens to be travelling the Southern Uplands Way on their own.
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With all the uncertainty in the world we need more resilience and building local value chains is one way of doing it. Come and learn how you could do this in your community.
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15 days ago
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The first of our âChampioning The Localâ free events takes place on 7 Sept. Building Vibrant Local Economies will help community groups realise their ambitions by explaining the range of business models available, showcasing IDBMs in food, renewable energy and retrofit. đ
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Local value chains are gaining traction, especially given all that is going on in the world at the moment. Thanks to the hard work of one of our speakers,
@neilmcinroy.bsky.social
, the Community Wealth Building movement is moving forwards in Scotland. Find out how it can be rolled out further here.
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Scottish Ecological Design Association
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âLike a woodwind solo drifting through a mountain valley these houses play a continuous melody marked by theme and variation in cedar, stone and timber beam,â says Trevor Roddy of homes by Blue Sky Architecture, the Vancouver-based practice led by Bo Helliwell and Kim Smith. LAST CHANCE TO BOOK!
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Blue Sky Architecture - our approach to an Ecological Architecture
Bo Helliwellâs eco-architectural practice with Kim Smith dates back to the 1970s.The talk describes their ecological architectural approach.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/blue-sky-architecture-our-approach-to-an-ecological-architecture-tickets-1986847468262
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There's a groundswell to get children outside more. Let's discuss how.
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2 months ago
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It's incredible how fewer bugs and allergies children in outdoor nurseries pick up.
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3 months ago
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Unfortunately this culture of fear seems to be prevalent across the public sector.
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3 months ago
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Scottish Ecological Design Association
4 months ago
Kyle and Lochalsh Community Trust has acquired part of a commercial forest beside Loch Duich with a view to building an eco-village offering affordable housing, woodland crofts and business units. It hopes the development will attract young families to the area and help keep the local school open.
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West Highland community moving forward with eco-village plans
A community trust has bought land for affordable homes and woodland crofts at Loch Duich.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1d6x29pgrko
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Scottish Ecological Design Association
4 months ago
On International Womenâs Day, SEDA Land thanks all the inspirational women who have helped us in the past year. Here are a few of them. Clockwise from top left: Bea Nichol, Megan MacInnes, Flora Fraser, Magdalena Blazusiak, Lucy Filby, Savannah Fishel, Sophie Cooke, Lorna Dawson, and Gloria Lo
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Fantastic line-up for the next SEDA Land event. This is a timely event given that local authorities across Scotland are becoming more open to the idea of outdoor learning.
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4 months ago
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Scottish Ecological Design Association
4 months ago
Now is the best time in decades for Scottish farmers to convert to nature-friendly practices, according to
@soilassocscot.bsky.social
co-director David McKay. by
@scotsman.com
rural affairs correspondent
@katharinehay.bsky.social
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'Best time in decades' for Scottish farmers to convert to organic
Recent figures show the organic food and drink market in Scotland has grown by 20.6 per cent in five years.
https://www.scotsman.com/hays-way/best-time-in-decades-for-scottish-farmers-to-convert-to-organic-5607351
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Scottish Ecological Design Association
5 months ago
Jeremy Leggett
@highlandsrewilding.bsky.social
has come up with a big new idea, the ânature prosperity pump,â which combines sustainable forestry, rewilding, and the work of Inverness-based Makar to address Scotlandâs climate & biodiversity crises and its housing emergency
@vickyallan.bsky.social
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Could this idea solve the housing crisis and save nature?
A green entrepreneur has come up with a big idea, he calls ânature prosperity pumpâ, using woodland creation to drive a new wave of timberâŠ
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25837122.big-idea-help-end-rural-housing-crisis-save-nature/
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Thanks farmers, rangers, builders, students and many more at the SEDA Land workshops who gave real insights into different ways of managing land, advocating that locals, who understand the land and community best, lead the change. But they need professional help and a more collaborative approach.
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5 months ago
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The National
6 months ago
Itâs time for Scotland to break with US tech. Isnât independence in reality something of an illusion in this global world dominated by tech and economic oligarchs? Isnât what Scottish independence offers really an opportunity to pick sides? From Connor Beaton âïž
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UK should be seeking closer ties with Europe now more than ever
https://www.thenational.scot/politics/25751243.uk-seeking-closer-ties-europe-now-ever/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1767904326
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Although Britain has one of the highest levels of membership of environmental organisations in the world, it has little impact on our closeness to nature. Some interesting thoughts on why in this might be by Miles Richardson in
@patrickbarkham.bsky.social
's article.
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Britain one of least ânature-connectedâ nations in world â with Nepal the most
Others languishing near bottom of 61-country study include Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan and Spain
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/01/britain-one-of-least-nature-connected-nations-in-world-with-nepal-the-most
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Glad someone is talking sense about this very popular local venue. Yet again a knee-jerk reaction by a local authority to demolish. And Jocelyn doesn't even mention the embodied carbon aspect. Demolition would be a lose lose scenario.
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Thanks Paloma, Andy, Amy, Finlay, Cormac, Ashleigh, Anna, Ray, Geoff, John and Glo. Without you it would not have happened!
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9 months ago
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Scottish Ecological Design Association
9 months ago
MASS CLIMATE LOBBY: On Friday, Scotlandâs biggest-ever lobby of politicians on climate issues took place in Holyrood. The event was organised by
@sccscot.bsky.social
, which we've now joined.
@gailhalvorsen.bsky.social
attended on behalf of SEDA, lobbying MSPs including
@lornaslater.bsky.social
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Scottish Ecological Design Association
10 months ago
Less than two weeks to go until the
@uofglasgow.bsky.social
and
@scotecodesign.bsky.social
green careers fair. The careers fair will showcase jobs that operate along ecological principles to highlight the wide range that is available. đ Wed, 24 Sept 2025 â° 10amâ4pm đ Glasgow University Union
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Most careers fairs tend to promote only a narrow range of jobs. The SEDA Green Careers Fair will redress the balance by highlighting openings in regenerative farming, forestry, bioproducts, environmental NGOs, environmental law etc, all of which are growing sectors looking for recruits.
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George Monbiot
12 months ago
Remember all that fulminating in the billionaire press about "free speech" (ie their freedom to abuse Muslims, trans people etc with impunity)? Now that people are being arrested for speaking about an issue of the utmost gravity, the self-appointed guardians of liberty have fallen strangely silent.
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George Monbiot
12 months ago
It's utterly mad. These people are the opposite of terrorists. THEY WANT PEACE. The police know they're not terrorists. The government knows they're not terrorists. Yet, on the Home Secretary's orders, they're being arrested under the Terrorism Act.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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More than 100 arrested across UK at protests related to Palestine Action
Police in London detain scores of people and confiscate placards under section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/19/palestine-action-protests-uk-london-arrests
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"Why is it that a tree never moves?" Atul Shah's provocative and accessible book 'Organic Finance' opens with this powerful poem. Do read! "Interest rates, exchange rates, stock prices are all numbers which abstract reality and have often been converted into hard facts and supreme gods"
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Scottish Ecological Design Association
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How Scottish society could be transformed by the multiple benefits of intergenerational living. Full recording and slides of SEDA Landâs Radical Housing Conference Scotland 2025 part 3 now available. Thanks to partners
@agilehomes.bsky.social
&
@archifringe.bsky.social
seda.scot/radical-hous...
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Craig White
about 1 year ago
@gailhalvorsen.bsky.social
of
@scotecodesign.bsky.social
kicks off the Zoomers and Boomers Soirée talking about her experience of living in an intergenerational household at the Radical Housing Conference Scotland Part 3.
@agilehomes.bsky.social
@archifringe.bsky.social
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A thoroughly fascinating evening. If I was to sum up I would say we need more grassroots initiatives to encourage community activities such as Bristol's Play Street Order; inclusion of intergenerational living in NPF4; and more multi generation cohousing projects. Thanks to all involved!
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Scottish Ecological Design Association
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Can Scotlandâs housing emergency be solved by more intergenerational living? Come along to our Zoomers and Boomers event at Augustine United Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh tomorrow at 6pm.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/radical-ho...
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Radical Housing Conference Scotland Part 3
Get ready for the third installment of the Radical Housing Conference in Scotland, where we'll be diving deep into all things housing activi
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/radical-housing-conference-scotland-part-3-tickets-1338179172929
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Looking forward to chairing this event to try and understand why, in Scotland, why intergenerational living is not more common and why we don't value the benefits it can bring. I benefitted enormously from growing up in the same house as my grandparents.
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Scottish Ecological Design Association
about 1 year ago
Renowned Scottish singer-songwriter and environmentalist Zoë Bestel is performing a version of Utopia, live, at Radical Housing Conference Scotland Part 3, in Augustine United Church on Wed 11 June, 6-9pm. Sophie Cooke will read a newly-commissioned poem at the same Zoomers and Boomers Soireé.
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Utopia - Zoë Bestel // Official Visualiser
YouTube video by Zoë Bestel
https://youtu.be/40rVsU6Kcb0?si=Bs4V1k-S2vvT2BAa
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Scottish Ecological Design Association
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Fraser/Livingstone Architectsâ Robin Livingstone will talk about intergenerational living and how this can work in practice, through the lens of the zero-carbon, multi-generational community heâs developing on the edge of Forres in Moray. SEDA Land/Architecture Fringe event, 11 June, 6-9pm.
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Scottish Ecological Design Association
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Students! Looking to enhance your CV and make a positive impact? Join SEDA LAND as a volunteer at this Septemberâs Green Careers Fair! No prior experience requiredâjust bring enthusiasm & eagerness to learn. Email
[email protected]
for more info!
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We'd love to hear your views about intergenerational living â something mostly lost in the UK as we gravitate towards the nuclear family. Can architecture be part of the solution?
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We were so lucky to have such incredible artist performing at the conference. Thank you Beth and Chris!
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about 1 year ago
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Scottish Ecological Design Association
about 1 year ago
SEDA Land thanks all those who came to Birnam Arts for the Radical Housing Conference on Friday. From activists and timber home manufacturers, to investors in construction and retrofit hubs, we managed to assemble a fantastic group. Thanks to
@agilehomes.bsky.social
for bringing the event North.
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Ian Fraser
about 1 year ago
In parts of this septic isle, fresh water has become first undrinkable, then unswimmable, then untouchable. How did it come to thisâand where do we go from here? Must read about the global fight to halt abuse of our rivers by
@robgmacfarlane.bsky.social
, extracted from his book Is A River Alive?
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Is this river alive? Robert Macfarlane on the lives, deaths and rights of our rivers
As pollution levels hit record highs and fresh water becomes âthe new oilâ, is it time to radically reimagine our relationship to the natural world?
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/26/is-this-river-alive-robert-macfarlane-on-the-lives-deaths-and-rights-of-our-rivers
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Ian Fraser
about 1 year ago
On World Press Freedom Day, it emerges Israel has arrested prominent Palestinian journalist Ali al-Samoudi in the Occupied West Bank.
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Israeli forces arrest prominent Palestinian journalist in West Bank
Ali al-Samoudi, who has worked extensively with Western media, was detained during what the Israeli military said were counter-terrorism raids.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cewgrnv08jko
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Craig White
about 1 year ago
Access to a safe, civil, low carbon, affordable home is not a lot to ask for, but the housing crisis has cut off supply! So it's time to get radical, because doing what we always did, will only get us what we always got. Are you a housing radical? đïž
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/radical-ho...
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Great offer for some of the best speakers on housing in Scotland!
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Retrofit definitely needs well qualified people as it can be extremely complicated, but I would argue that that could be a surveyor, an engineer or A.N.Other. This is exactly what we will be discussing at one session of the Radical Housing Conference being held on 2nd may.
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Global Witness
about 1 year ago
đ In Honduras, a father and son stood up to illegal logging and paid the ultimate price. Their brutal deaths are a chilling reminder of the dangers faced by land and environmental defenders around the world. đ This must end.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Killed, dismembered and scattered: the Honduran father and son who made a stand against illegal logging
The country is the most deadly to be an environmental activist â and the brutal murders of Juan Bautista Silva and Juan Antonio HernĂĄndez are the latest in a long line of violent acts against defender...
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/apr/14/killed-dismembered-and-scattered-the-honduran-father-and-son-who-made-a-stand-against-logging?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=
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Scottish Ecological Design Association
about 1 year ago
Henry Leveson Gower, chief executive of the Centre for Economic Pluralism, who previously led innovation policy in the food and drink chain at Defra, will argue for a shift to nature-based solutions that have a positive natural capital outcome. đ 28 April, 4-6pm đ Online
seda.scot/events/natur...
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This is one way to get more quality homes built quicker and using local timber â off-site prefabrication. Hear how at The Radical Housing Conference Scotland.
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RADICAL HOUSING CONFERENCE SCOTLAND 2025: John Forbes, of Communities Housing Trust, will look at ways of fast-tracking housing developments; the SFTâs Diarmaid Lawlor will look at methods of raising capital for affordable homes. đ Birnam Arts & online đ 9am-5pm, 2 May 2025 đ
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Fantastic! Works like this are more likely to change hearts and minds than the bare facts.
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It's a disgrace how many schemes have been set up by the Scottish government and aborted. We need long-term commitment and trusted installers. I feel like a stuck record but, we know how to do it â so let's work out how.
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