Innovation in Cornish Construction Materials – Groundworks
When Building Back Greener means taking a closer look at the foundations. The second installment of Tevi’s new Challenge Network on Sustainable Construction focused on an area of development that is vital, yet often overlooked: the ground. Birgit Höntzsch, Chair of Landscape Institute South West Branch, Committee Member for Constructing Excellence Cornwall Hub and […]
Innovation in Cornish Construction Materials – New Challenge Network Launch
How will construction materials be used to ensure we Build Back Greener? One of a brand new series, as part of our Challenge Networks, this half-day event focused on innovations in material production, reduction and re-use on construction developments. The session showcased new perspectives on traditional building materials with future-focused examples of new products. The […]
Making the Circular Economy Work
Hosted by Tevi, this online session brought together sustainability professionals and businesses that successfully contribute to a circular economy (CE) transition in Cornwall, Scotland and the Netherlands and aimed to reconcile best practice approaches. The event involved the presentation of three programmes aiming to promote the transition to CE through business support, stakeholder engagement and […]
Introducing Digipolis, a leading circular economy cluster in northern Finland
Tevi is delighed to team up with the Digipolis Circular and Bioeconomy Centre in northern Finland to offer unique insight into how the circular economy transition is being implemented near the Arctic Circle. Finland is a forerunner in the circular economy. Last year, under the leadership of Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund, Finland was the first country […]
The Circular Economy: A possible solution for small businesses struggling with lockdown?
Author: Max Leighton University of Exeter (BSc Business, Year 2) Small businesses across the UK face significant long-term barriers to recovery from lockdown. However, the current crisis provides an opportunity for SMEs to adopt Circular Economy principles which may enable their recovery and provide better resilience and flexibility in future crises. The […]
Tevi support Cornwall’s creatives to adopt circular thinking
How can the creative sector and cultural institutions drive environmental sustainability? Introduction and aims Tevi was delighted to host Julie’s Bicycle, leading creative and cultural sector sustainability specialists, for a one-off workshop specifically tailored towards SMEs in Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly. The day’s interactive sessions featured Cultivator Cornwall, which has recently launched a […]
TeviNET: Is your business Tevi-ready?
Please help us! We need as many Tevi businesses as possible to help build our environmental sensor network (TeviSENSE) by hosting one of our TeviNET devices. Almost every Tevi business is suitable and the process is quick and easy. COVID-19 Update: During the current situation, we are still urgently seeking your help! Whether your business […]
The new TeviFIRE-E is now available!
Request your free installation! NEW: For more information, see the TeviFIRE-E product sheet It has been an exciting time for the Tevi Team. We are delighted to announce that we have now installed our first sensor package, the TeviFIRE-E, on the premises of Fishy Filaments in Newlyn! We have been busy over the past year […]
Circular Economy Summit 2019 – A successful meeting of minds
More than 100 people attended this year’s Circular Economy Summit ‘Grow your business through collaboration’ held at Nancarrow Farm. The event hosted by Tevi brought together local businesses, policy makers & academics to explore opportunities for collaboration and progressing through different stages of circular economy work, taking inspiration from best practice examples from the Netherlands […]
Video – Packshare: Packaging a circular economy
You may already be familiar with Packshare from our case study here. As online sales have grown over the years, so too has the issue of waste packaging (especially given that some of the largest online marketplaces still have a tendency to over-package!). Most of us have amassed a pile of boxes at some point […]
