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: refurbishment
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 Update Sources
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
Posted in blogs, green buildings, links, refurbishment, sustainability, web2.0
Tagged DECC, Green Deal, greendeal
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Ten tips: building green for contractors on a budget
Ever-changing regulations surrounding environmental policy require contractors to re-examine business practices on a regular basis. Unfortunately, contractors are left to interpret a great deal of industry regulations on their own. Among these confounding regulations are those concerning environmental protection. Guest … Continue reading
Posted in comment, construction, green buildings, Guest Blogger, housing, legislation, refurbishment
Tagged eco-refit, greenbuild, greendeal, guest blog, remodelling, surety bonds
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Sustainability in Built Environment dominates Guardian Sustainable Business Awards
Sustainability in the Built Environment dominates Guardian Sustainable Business Award winners: At British Land – winner of the Guardian Sustainable Business built environment award: As the relationship with Camden council shows, British Land takes its corporate responsibility seriously and this is reflected in … Continue reading
a transition view of the uk transition housing plan
A welcomed and important perspective on the UK Low Carbon Transition Plan was posted by Rob Hopkins on the Transition blog: After many months of Ed Milliband putting himself out there are a Secretary of State for Energy and Climate … Continue reading
Posted in built environment, carbon, comment, construction, energy, housing, politics, refurbishment, resilience, sustainability, technology, transport
Tagged transition towns, zero, zero carbon
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on low carbon existing homes
Currently reading around the greening of existing homes, the following links are of interest and indicate the way forward perhaps: Rob ‘s Axis Design Architects award winning eco terrace in Newcastle-Under-Lyme that demonstrates how existing Victorian terrace properties can be … Continue reading
Posted in housing, refurbishment, sustainability
Tagged Axis Design Architects, ECD, eco-terrace, existing homes
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on public building epc’s
The UK Communities and Local Government government website states Our buildings are responsible for almost 50 per cent of the UK’s energy consumption and carbon emissions. October 1st marked the date by which UK public buildings have to display their energy … Continue reading
Reducing the environmental impact of existing non-domestic buildings
Addressing the existing uk building stock and in particular non domestic stock is mush talked about – but unlike housing not too much action as yet. The All Party Urban Development Group is undertaking its latest inquiry, exploring ways to … Continue reading
all homes to be code level 6
All UK homes could meet a Code Level 6 by 2050 in line with the planned Code for Sustainable Refurbishment to reduce carbon emissions from existing homes. Source Now this will surely start another, necessary, debate on how this is … Continue reading
Posted in carbon, energy, facilities management, housing, legislation, refurbishment, sustainability
Tagged Sustainable Refurbishment
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Where Greendeal will succeed …
We are now some 9 months away from Green Deal going live in the UK. Whether or not the initiative meets its very ambitous, even courageous aims, and manages to unravel its complexities and confusions, be assured Green Deal could … Continue reading →