Posted on April 1, 2008 by fairsnape
I have for a while now been exploring Second Life’s contribution to the built environment - on themes of collaboration, education and usability.
One of these ideas is to create a UK Level 6 Eco Home within second life to use as an educational device. A meeting a month or so ago with Pam Broviak [...]
Filed under: comment, education, futures, housing, innovation, links, open source, procurement, second life, technology, virtual worlds | Tagged: Brand Woodin, Dunster, eco homes, Hanham Hall, Lasalle, Level 6, Pam Renoir, Public Works Island, second life, TEEX | 4 Comments »
Posted on March 31, 2008 by fairsnape
Will 6001 join the lexicon of standards for our sector, along with 9001, 14001, 18001 (with apologies to others missed!)
Understanding the ripple effect of a facility in use or in construction is increasingly important within both client and supply organisations reputation, ethical standing and overall CSR, (Corporate Social Responsibility). Industry investors are watching such [...]
Filed under: BREEAM, CSR, News, construction, ecological, ecological footprint, facilities management, links, procurement | Tagged: BS6001, Corporate Social Responsibility, ISO 14001, ISO 9001, Responsible Sourcing Management, RSM, Soil, Soul and Society, UN Global Compact | 3 Comments »
Posted on March 25, 2008 by fairsnape
What can we learn from the fact that bidders are pulling out of the next carbon-challenge project at Peterborough? (Shortlisted bidders flee from EP flagship project)
Could it be English Partnerships are using a traditional, cost based procurement route? Even with PQQ and other ability or capability ‘gates’ selection may still be based [...]
Filed under: best practice, carbon, collaborative working, comment, housing, procurement, sustainability | Tagged: bidding, Building Down Barriers, carbon challenge, carbon zero, construction, CSR, eco homes, eco-challenge, improvements, partnering, rethinking, supply chain management, waste | No Comments »
Posted on February 7, 2008 by fairsnape
To reinforce that we cannot address sustainability, carbon reduction and waste management from a hearts and minds, save the planet for future generations, common sense point of view and approach, JCT have started a consultation process as to which sustainability items should be made contractual within JCT forms of contract, as in legally binding commitments.
Details [...]
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Posted on January 14, 2008 by fairsnape
Worldchanging suggested in a recent post a collaborative institute with classes for every city (US) to
… offer education and examples about urban design fundamentals – what makes a public (space) work, what makes a street pedestrian-friendly, what makes a neighborhood livable – to those who are actually zoning, approving, building, and planning our cities … [...]
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Posted on January 7, 2008 by fairsnape
For what its worth, here are my top ten themes for the built environment sector in 2008. These are not predications as such but more of an extension of what I have seen emerge in 2007 and will most likely increase their presence on agendas in 2008…and beyond …
1 Carbon supply chain management [...]
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Posted on December 31, 2007 by fairsnape
A good note to end the year on and a new perspective on the cost of carbon to start 2008 with was reported in the Guardian last Friday. (also picked up by fellow blogger Phil at Some Seasonal Cheer ). Effectively ministers will now have to include a cost for carbon emission on all [...]
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Posted on December 17, 2007 by fairsnape
The Guardian reports today that the Merton rule has now been embedded into a new planning policy statement.
The government will today publish a new planning policy designed to boost the use of renewable energy and community heating schemes in new buildings as it gears up for the introduction of carbon-free homes from 2016 … requiring [...]
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Posted on November 8, 2007 by fairsnape
Blogs and the Media are awash with news and comments of MIT sueing Gehry for an ‘unbuildable design’ at the MIT Stata Center in Cambridge, Boston. (The Guardian, Building etc)
I find this fascinating and a reminder of the failures and flaws in the more traditional (or historical - traditional sounds too craft, and heritage-like), un-collaborative, [...]
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Posted on November 7, 2007 by fairsnape
Noted on the USA Building Design + Construction Network website recently:
Governor Schwarzenegger recently signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) No. 715, supported by the Plumbing Manufacturers Institute (PMI), that encourages and provides for the gradual conversion to higher efficiency toilets and urinals in California.
Many existing toilets average 1.6 gallons per flush. High efficiency toilets only [...]
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