Monthly Archives: June 2011

“the future will require us to build better places”: Preston Tithebarn

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

Juxtapositoning of messages today: … that the Tithebarn project in Preston has got (yet another) go ahead: Preston’s £700m Tithebarn scheme has been given the go-ahead by a High Court judge. (LEP) … that a survey from the Guardian on … Continue reading →

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#tweetchats … observations + how to

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

What is a tweetchat? In my view: a global online brainstorm: a fast paced collection of expert opinion, links, references, questioning, learning but above all sharing around the theme of the chat. Dont attempt to make too much sense of it … Continue reading →

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Towards low carbon construction IGT Report: Government Response

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

Snippets from todays launch of the Governments Response to the  industry’s Innovation Growth Team Report: Business Minister Mark Prisk said: “An efficient, effective and profitable construction industry is at the heart of any growing economy. “Meeting the UK’s commitment to … Continue reading →

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Use of social media can lead to innovative #smworkplace employees

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

Following my last blog on Social Media in the workplace two very interesting links have come to light: From Business Insider: As elaborated by the Harmon research on social media productivity … inclusive collaboration will unleash huge organizational potential for knowledge discovery … Continue reading →

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social media in the workplace

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

Workplaces need social media. Martin Pickard @FMGuru posted a question on twitter this morning on (should we) use Social Media in the Workplace in preparation for a debate this week. These debates are happening across all sectors, particularly so within the built … Continue reading →

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ISO 50001 Energy Management Standard issued

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

ISO has issued ISO 50001, a new standard for energy management systems that aims to help organisations establish systems and processes to improve their energy performance, including efficiency and consumption. It will of course be of particular interest to facilities … Continue reading →

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The future is influence? my thoughts from #commschat

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

I listened in and contributed to a great twitter @commschat debate yesterday evening. The main focus of the chat was around the importance of influence and the place of Peerindex with @azeem. Part of the commschat transcipt can be found … Continue reading →

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ConstructCO2 now records zero carbon travel

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

ConstructCO2, our construction carbon calculator now measures ‘zero’ carbon travel to and from job sites. Recording and increasing the travel from managers, visitors and operatives who get to site under their own steam (eg walking and cycling) or via car … Continue reading →

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feedbackfeedforward for a FM led built environment sector.

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

Back in 2004/5 I chaired a Constructing Excellence working group, aBeCFM, an collaborative exercise between BE and CFM (Centre for Facilities Management) with a remit to explore the collaboration and integrated working across the built environment sectors of design, construction … Continue reading →

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Government Construction Strategy – have we been here before?

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

The Government have recently published its Construction Strategy, aiming to address … widespread acknowledgement across Government and within industry – backed by recent studies – that the UK does not get full value from public sector construction; and that it has failed to exploit the … Continue reading →

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