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: technology
Construction in Crisis? BIM the solution?
Construction in crisis? buildings too complex? communication of knowledge rapidly changing? (Thoughts from the road) Whilst I have long being a supporter of the need for the aims of BIM, it has been as seeing BIM as a technoloy to … Continue reading
Posted in comment, construction, design, technology, web2.0
Tagged BIM, construction, knowledge
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#tweetchats … observations + how to
What is a tweetchat? In my view: a global online brainstorm: a fast paced collection of expert opinion, links, references, questioning, learning but above all sharing around the theme of the chat. Dont attempt to make too much sense of it … Continue reading
Posted in comment, energy, events, facilities management, green buildings, innovation, social media, technology
Tagged #CSRchat, #futrchat, #GVisChat, #sugarfreetweets, brainstorming, Green Vision, tweetchat, Twitter
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Gone phishing … changing passwords isn’t enough.
I had started writing this piece yesterday on a train journey back from Leeds, and as phishing was mentioned on Radio4 this morning, including @subutchers ‘to the point’ tweet about password strengths being read out, I thought I had better … Continue reading
Posted in comment, technology, web2.0
Tagged @eepaul, @subutcher, BCCEC, phishing, Twitter
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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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using twitter in the built environment?
Next week, the 12 – 15th May, sees a series of built environment ‘events’ in the UK: Be2camp north in Liverpool 15th May (following on from the worlds first unconference for built environment) Sustainability Now (13-14th ) Buildings Virtual Conference and … Continue reading
Ada Lovelace at be2campnorth
I am delighted that Suw Charman-Anderson (Social Techology Consultant, Guardian writer and twitter-er) will be talking at be2campnorth on the 15th May in Liverpool on the inspiration of Ada Lovelace (Well actually Suw will be presenting from home via … Continue reading
Posted in built environment, comment, events, technology, web2.0, women in construction
Tagged Ada Lovelace, be2camp, be2campnorth, Suw Charman-Anderson
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be2camp north shapes up
Interested in the Built Environment? Not sure about Web 2.0, social media, blogs, Twitter and the like? Then Be2camp North is the event for you. Following on from the world’s first Web 2.0 construction event, in London in October 2008, … Continue reading
Posted in events, sustainability, technology, virtual worlds, web2.0, women in construction
Tagged Ada Lovelace, be2campnorth, BIM, FIM, geocaching, jodie miners, Pam Broviak, Paul Wilkinson, second life, social media, Twitter, web2.0, wikitecture
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sustainability now champion
Phil Clarke at Building Mag @zerochamp has asked me to be a champion for the forthcoming Building magazine’s Sustainability Now virtual event taking place 13 and 14 May. Still awaiting details, but I will be online in the discussion lounge on the 14th … Continue reading
Posted in events, sustainability, technology, web2.0
Tagged BREEAM, ecobuild, passivhaus, Sustainability Now, virtual conference
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Is the new Linkedin app a game changer?
I must admit I have had a love hate relationship with Linkedin. Loved it for its contact management relationship building power and the amazing groups which I see as modern digital communities of practice, Hated it for the clunky nature … Continue reading →