martin brown
Improvement advocate in the built environment with a passion for social media, wildness, music, mountains, walking, cycling, astronomy, geostuff, outdoor, inspirations, dark skies, connectivity, edge of chaos, improvement, natural environment, CSR, built environment, virtual worlds, resilience, community enterprise ... and more
Category Archives: 1:5:200
musing on a carbon 1:5:200
Reading many items and articles on the carbon issues that the built environment faces in the coming years, I have jotted a number of random thoughts in google notebook, which may one day be useful ‘spin’ for example: …almost every … Continue reading
Posted in 1:5:200, carbon, comment, design, energy, facilities management, sustainability, technology
Tagged facilities management, zero carbon
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are green buildings usable?
It seems we are becoming awash with green buildings, eco homes and eco towns. There are some great sites out there with green architecture eye candy (check out Mad Architecture for example). We have some major and significant conferences and … Continue reading
Posted in 1:5:200, architecture, built environment, comment, community based fm, design, events, facilities management, green buildings, housing, links, second life, sustainability, virtual worlds
Tagged Center for Facilities Management, Eco City 2008, Greenbuild 08, Think 08, usability, West Coast Green
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meeting tomorrows needs?
Alex Steffen over at Worldchanging posts an interesting comment on the future usability, flexibility and appropriateness of facilities designed by ego -starchitects. Alex calls for : An open architecture, an architecture which asks a question of the future — how … Continue reading
isite 08
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 … Continue reading
anatomy of a diaster – an analysis
Mentioned a number of times on this blog the Clissold Leisure center has been analysed by on the Building online site. Architect Stephen Hodder tells Mark Leftly his side of the story. A great lesson for all here.
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on BREEAM
Mel over at Elemental posted an interesting and useful round up of BREEAM stuff. BREEAM and LEED (the US version) is certainly in the news at the moment, with both appearing to develop into specific sectors of construction. Rightly or … Continue reading
Posted in 1:5:200, blogs, built environment, carbon, comment, News, sustainability
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Integrated Project Delivery
ExtranetEvolution posted an in-depth review and commentary on the recently published Integrated Project Delivery guide, from the AIA in the US. Thinking this would be all IT and Technology I have given the guide a quick scan, but a few … Continue reading
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“Anatomy of a disaster” to reopen
I note that the Clissold Leisure Centre is to re-open next month . It was described, when it closed in 2003, a year after it opened as a ‘landmark Millennium project’, as the wrong building in the wrong place at … Continue reading
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1:5:200
I have had three occasions this week, in different workshops or events to explain or discuss the 1:5:200 concept. I am surprised that 1:5:200 hasn’t made it on to the pages of this blog, as I do use this concept … Continue reading
feedbackfeedforward for a FM led built environment sector.
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 →