Archive for January, 2007
More RSS love…
I know I bang on about RSS on a weekly basis these days, but it really will be the future - honest. Great article here on how law companies in particular are embracing the technology to help cut down the clutter in email inboxes.
“It helps streamline existing forms of communication, so a company will see [...]
They work for you - MP’s answering your questions
I first was alerted to www.theyworkforyou.com via Stuart Bruce, who originally was the one who pointed me in the direction of Simon Dickson, who I believe is instrumental in the design of the site. I was happy today to find a question on there relevant to me (via my bloglines keyword search for BREEAM). [...]
Leeds best for recycling?
I find this story hard to believe - EST (Energy Saving Trust) are reporting:
“Leeds has come first in a list of the top English regions for recycling.
The city recycled 17.3 per cent of all of its household waste during 2005-06, the study by union GMB revealed.”
A quick straw poll around the office confirms my own [...]
Do you know where true south is?
Fascinating snippet regarding the orientation of buildings:
“McDonough pointed out that many architects and builders don’t know how to find true south. If a compass is used, the compass indicates south, which can differ from true south by more than 15 degrees. Remember, orienting a home is about orienting the home to sun exposure, not magnetic [...]
Eco-Hobbit house in Wales
Came across this fantastically bonkers looking house in Wales. Tolkien eat your heart out:
Although this goes against my usual ethos of not making eco-options open to criticism from the more conventional in society (green doesn’t have to mean tree-hugging, sandal wearing, beardy weirdy hippies), I do love this. Yes, it is highly unlikely to [...]
Intranets - 16 golden rules
I haven’t mentioned Dave Pollard in a while - he writes some excellent stuff on the environment but also has a specialism in KM (knowledge management) - one of my own bugbears. This post gives the 16 golden rules for intranets, extranets and company websites. If you are in a large company wondering why no-one [...]
Housekeeping
For those not using either the email subscription or the RSS feeds, you will have noticed the look of the site has changed slightly. Hopefully this makes it easier to read and find things. I have a few other things on my to-do list which I keep chipping away at, but the main addition has [...]
Learning from BedZed
BioRegional have written a great response to the detractors of BedZed, which can be found here (via::here). With all the talk of zero carbon homes, BedZed has been in the spotlight, and unfortunately has had probably more than it’s fair share of teething problems. As I’ve said before we should learn some lessons from the [...]
RIBA report on Smart PFI published
In what could herald the most radical shake-up for PFI in the past 15 years, RIBA have launched a position paper detailing its PFI procurement model - the Client Concept Design Model - and a number of firm recommendations following the Smart PFI principles:
The Client Concept Design Model seeks to address the problems the RIBA [...]
A new year - a new sustainability checklist…
::via Green Building Press
The EA (Environment Agency) have published a guide for developers (pdf, 90 pages):
‘practical advice on making developments better for people and the environment… how you can save time and money by contacting us from the very start of your project.’
The EA guide concentrates on issues outside the [...]
