martin brown
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Category Archives: Green Deal
Architects and Green Deal: greater ability to improve public health than medical professionals
‘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
Green Deal Guidance for the Property Industry
The Department of Energy and Climate Change has published The Green Deal: Guidance for the Property Industry in Great Britain aimed at property practitioners dealing with domestic or non-domestic properties The Green Deal is designed to help householders and businesses … Continue reading
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Tagged DECC, Green Deal, greendeal, more than just a green deal, Property, Property Industry, sustainability
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From Greendeal to Mindfulness in Sustainability
My More than Just a Green Deal keynote to the Merseyside Construction Conference March 13th 2013, making the case to see Green Deal as part of the Green Build and Sustainability agenda, and the need for doing the right green … Continue reading
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Tagged carbon, chouinard, climate, environment, fairsnape, Green Deal, keynote, mindfulness, Route to Zero, survivability, sustainability, think different, winning work
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Carbon taxes to deliver ‘free’ #GreenDeal home improvements? #CSR
Reducing carbon emissions and lifting home owners out of fuel poverty traps were central to the development of Green Deal. Reducing CO2 through Green Deal was part of the government’s fourth Carbon Budget to deliver the Climate Change Act 2008. … Continue reading
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Tagged carbon tax, co2, constructco2, Consumer Focus, greendeal, PPP
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FMB to offer Green Deal Installer Certification from Sept 2012.
The Federation of Master Builders (FMB) is launching FMB Certification, a ‘complete solution’ registration and certification service to companies committed to delivering the highest standards of customer service and workmanship in the building industry. The FMB is pleased to be … Continue reading
Powering the Green Deal
How social media can help drive the Green Deal programme. Great to see our interview article in latest issue of GreenBuildNews. (Page 16, special report) The original interview with Stephen Kennet can be found on 2DegreesNetwork The Be2 Social Media … Continue reading
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Tagged 2degreesnetwork, be2camp, greenbuild, greenbuild news, greendeal, social media
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When our Green Deal and BIM worlds collide
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
Posted in green buildings, Green Deal, refurbishment
Tagged Green Deal, greendeal, PAS 2030, sustainable construction
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‘Green Deal Conduit’ for SMEs
The interesting and innovation Green Deal Conduit approach from Parity Projects, giving better involvement with and access to Green Deal for SME’s is gathering pace, as the recent press release from Parity Projects indicates. New Organisation Announced – ‘Green Deal … Continue reading
Mapping the Green Deal with ArchitectMap
Once Green Deal is live, and indeed in the run up preparation phase, it will be of great advantage to be able to see who are the Green Deal ‘players’ on your street, in your estate, neighbourhood or town. Green … Continue reading
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Tagged @MarkSchuey, @subutcher, Architect Map, Green Deal, social media
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Can social media power the Green Deal (and Sustainability)?
Earlier this year, through Be2camp, the built environment social media advocacy, we published a guide on using social media to improve understanding and application of Green Deal issues. This was discussed in a 2degreenework interview with myself and Stephen Kennett Stephen … Continue reading →