Posted in comment on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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CECWChampionsSurvivalGuideSept2009.pdf (623 KB)
Back in September the Constructing Excellence Collaborative Working champions published a Survival Guide based on adopting true collaborative working and resisting the temptation to revert to adversarial and lowest cost approaches.
Along with other collaborative [...]
Posted in comment, greenwash, greenwashing, sustainability, waste on October 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Oh what a web we have weaved on our route to sustainability. And while we seek sustainable construction and head towards zero carbon homes, are we not in real danger of creating an industry that is in itself not sustainable or resilient?
We have spent a huge amount on sustainability technology, on green marketing, of [...]
Posted in comment on October 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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Bid Top 10.pdf (95 KB)
Uploaded for folks at todays Bid session to access after the event
Posted in comment on October 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
view on via slideshare.net or view on martinbrown’s posterous
be2camp manifesto presented to be2camp working buildings on 7th Oct by Martin Brown fairsnape, co-founder of be2camp.
The manifesto is an emergent work in progress that reflects the direction and values of be2camp towards an open, resilient, sustainable and collaborative built environment.
move the debate from ‘sustainability’ to one [...]
Posted in comment on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
7 Steps for Staying Relevant in a Tough Market
Nancy Settle-Murphy of Guided Insights
Even some of the smartest, toughest people I know are getting skittish about their employment prospects in the months and years ahead. Whether you’re employed and want to stay that way, or run a business and struggle to keep it afloat, you need [...]
Posted in comment on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
via cabe.org.uk
Nearly nine out of ten people say that better quality buildings and public spaces improve their quality of life, according to new MORI research published by CABE on its tenth anniversary.
Reinforces the ‘think outside the building’ approach, think community, users and usability not buildings.
Posted in comment on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Check out this excellent video from stichtingmilieunet.nl on how Cradle to Cradle works and why it is so important
Posted in comment on September 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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This is my pecha kucha style summary of the bid to win (and present to win) workshops I run.
I also get delegates to summarise their thoughts and actions in a similar PK style, often on flipcharts, (20 ideas, 20 secs each per bid ‘team’) or a la Bob Dylan (20 A4’s with [...]
Posted in comment on September 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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Nice 5 Rules for Social Media towards end of slideshow
Waste is Stupid, it does not make economic, social or environmental sense … pdf format
Posted in comment on November 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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waste is stupid .pdf (2585 KB)
Sorry – I didn't realise that posterous cant embed Apple Keynotes (at least automatically, so here is the presentation in pdf format
My waste pecha kucha presentation to the Lancashire Construction Best [...]
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