Archive for February, 2008
Del.icio.us.ness for February 15th
What caught my eye today, February 15th:
The High Cost of Low Trust - Stephen Covey on trust in the business place: “With low trust, you get a lot of rules and regulations that take the place of human judgment and creativity”
Ultimate House Design - Scott Adams (of Dilbert fame) redesigns the house - and makes [...]
Del.icio.us.ness for February 14th
What caught my eye today, February 14th:
12 February 2008: New release of iSBEM_v3.0.b for EPCs - New version of SBEM released. Many improvements including a new user manual (188 page pdf) - not so ’simple’ anymore…
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Del.icio.us.ness for February 13th
What caught my eye today, February 13th:
Energy performance certificates ? The software provider’s perspective - Building - More from IES on the impending EPC.
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Del.icio.us.ness for February 11th
What caught my eye today, February 11th:
IES CONSULTING TO OFFER PRE-TESTING SERVICE FOR NON-DWELLING EPCS - IES explain the difference between competency levels for EPC certification, including level 3 and 4 for SBEM and level 5 for DSM.
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Del.icio.us.ness for February 9th
What caught my eye today, February 9th:
The business case for green buildings 2008 - Building - Managed to miss this earlier - Jerry Yudelson makes the business case for sustainable buildings. A US slant with much reference to LEED.
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Electric heating under fire (again)
Well, I hate to say I told you so but we’ve been here before.
Back in November 2002, I wrote an article for BSJ* pointing out the iniquities of the factor used for electricity in the old Part L. Seems Code for Sustainable Homes still has a flawed factor included and a similar loophole [...]
Del.icio.us.ness for February 6th
What caught my eye today, February 6th:
Answers to your questions (Jonathon Porritt) - Great interview with Jonathan Porritt. I particularly like his response to the thorny issues of BP/BAA and offsetting flights.
FT no longer on the QT about wind power - Summary from Greenpeace on recent article on wind power in the FT
Bordeaux to [...]
Del.icio.us.ness for February 5th
What caught my eye today, February 5th:
JCT wants legally binding sustainability commitments in contracts - Future building contracts could include legally binding commitments to sustainability. The Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) started a consultation exercise on 4 February aimed at gauging the industry?s appetite for the idea.
AEC, environmental consulting, still strong in U.S.- 2/5/2008 8:42:00 AM [...]
Del.icio.us.ness for February 4th
What caught my eye today, February 4th:
Regional Director, Building Services, Leeds - and I quote: “You will also need to demonstrate a certain amount of flamboyance.” Visions of candidates turning up in bow ties and Carmen Miranda hats come to mind…
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Blog call
Quiet around here this week? I’m in Patagonia on the Navimag (a boat) and there is no internet access. By the magic that is scheduling posts with ‘post timestamp’ in Wordpress I’m managing to post some posts, but not the daily offerings I had hoped.
So in the absense of anything approaching [...]
