Category Archives: green buildings

Architects and Green Deal: greater ability to improve public health than medical professionals

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

‘Architects have a greater ability to improve public health than medical professionals’ A provocative statement  made by physician Dr. Claudia Miller, assistant dean at the University of Texas School of Medicine, at a recent  healthy building materials panel moderated and … Continue reading →

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Green Vision for Social Media at Green Build Expo

Posted on April 24, 2013 by

Be2Camp returns to Greenbuild Expo in May with Green Vision. This year’s session, taking place on 8th May at Manchester Central from 1pm, will be the most exciting  yet, with an amazing line-up of speakers (see below for programme). GreenBuild … Continue reading →

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Built Environment Earthday Inspiration

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

Today, April 22nd is Earthday. Earth Day is an annual day on which events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. Earth Day is observed on April 22 each year. The April 22 date was designated as International Mother Earth … Continue reading →

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Introducing the Living Building Challenge in the UK

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

It was a real treat to introduce the public lecture from Amanda Sturgeon as part of the UK Living Building Collaborative launch at the Interface showroom in London last night. Here are my introduction notes … Good evening and a … Continue reading →

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When our Green Deal and BIM worlds collide

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

Rushing from a Green Deal event in Lancashire to the ThinkBIM BIM event in Yorkshire has me thinking of when and how these two seemingly separate worlds and agenda will collide. Green Deal, if successful will drive mass refurbishment of … Continue reading →

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Green Deal Opportunities for Industry

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

At last a good, readable and comprehensive guide to Green Deal from the Energy Efficiency Partnership for Buildings (EEPB) and the Construction Products Association The Guide is aimed at manufacturers, distributors, main contractors and installers, from individuals to SMEs to large … Continue reading →

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#GreenSkills a serious barrier

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

The RAE (Royal Academy of Engineering) have today published their report: Heat: Degrees of Comfort, Options for heating home in a low carbon economy.  There is no possibility that the UK can meet its 2050 target for CO2 emissions without a fundamental change … Continue reading →

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Green Deal November

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

*Updated 11/11/11* Seems Green Deal is high on my agenda for November! Here is a round up on ‘happenings’ and events: On the 2nd I attended an interesting Green Skills in construction event hosted by teh Guardian. I blogged here on the Great … Continue reading →

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Green Deal Update Sources

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

Slowly green deal details are emerging.  A number of people and organisations have asked me for good reliable Green Deal update sources.  Across the web the situation still seems very patchy and I guess will remain so until we have … Continue reading →

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Passive House Whistler (and bears!)

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

I was delighted to be able to visit the Austrian Passive House in the Lost Lake area of Whistler during our recent RV travels through British Columbia. The house was recently gifted to Whistler from the Austrian Olympic Team and … Continue reading →

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