Archive for May, 2008
SDC publish NHS carbon statistics
The NHS has produced an NHS England Carbon Reduction Strategy, as part of a broader sustainable development agenda. To support this process, the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) has completed a carbon footprinting study - covering all NHS England Estates and activities - in conjunction with the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI).
The report (pdf, 34 pages) can [...]
When is regulation merely guidance?
Spotted this over at m&e sustainability:
“We are not going to get 100 per cent of buildings complying with the Building Regulations 100 per cent of the time,” said Ted King, principle mechanical and electrical engineer at the CLG. “We don’t have a Police State in this country, nor do we want one. It is far [...]
My del.icio.us bookmarks for May 27th through May 29th
These are my links for May 27th through May 29th:
10 Reasons Gen Xers Are Unhappy at Work - Harvard Business Online’s Tammy Erickson - Why Gen X are ditching corporate companies for start-ups. As always with lists, there are some generalisations, but some insight here.
Show Us Your Food: A Q&A With the Authors of [...]
My del.icio.us bookmarks for May 26th through May 27th
These are my links for May 26th through May 27th:
IES Launches Free Tool : VE- Ware - IES’s VE-Ware, which is available to download for free online, gives limited but incredibly valuable access to its world leading <Virtual Environment> Apache thermal analysis software. New and existing buildings can now have their energy and carbon emis
C-Plan [...]
Actions reflect (unconscious) convictions
Among my construction and sustainability feeds are a growing number of food and economics links. Seems everything is connected. Whilst it’s not something I would blog about full time (a little too far off topic), I am constantly educating myself on the issues (readers have probably picked up themes from my del.icio.us links). [...]
Del.icio.us.ness
What I’ve been reading about:
Building cities from scratch in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. - By Witold Rybczynski - Slate Magazine - Slide show showing two approaches to new cities in the Middle East
The Sustainable City–Ecological Dream or Technocratic Nightmare? - Something I've been giving thought to recently. I'm veering towards the Jane Jacobs view…
Energy Companies [...]
My del.icio.us bookmarks for May 24th through May 25th
These are my links for May 24th through May 25th:
USGBC opens LEED 2009 up to public comment- 5/20/2008 9:16:00 AM - Building Design & Construction - The LEED Green Building Rating System was developed by USGBC to drive market transformation in the building industry by defining a consensus metric for leadership in green building that [...]
Del.icio.us.ness
What I’ve been reading about:
NYREJ - What works there, can work here: “Green” lessons from around the world - Architects and engineers sometimes lose sight of the bigger picture by focusing too intently on individual (certification) programs. Architects should focus on some of the universal themes found to be successful abroad, pull appropriate concepts and [...]
My del.icio.us bookmarks for May 20th through May 23rd
These are my links for May 20th through May 23rd:
800-CEO-READ Blog: Thoughts on Seth Godin’s “How To Read a Business Book” - reading (business) books is an act of mediation. It is a mental refuge for you to explore your thoughts and feelings about work, but also life as a whole.
Building physicists wanted - PI [...]
Who needs hindsight?
I was just perusing through the archives of BSJ looking for something else entirely, when I came across this debate from 2000 on the then proposed Part L. I found this paragraph to be particularly enlightening:
The clauses covering overheating criteria for naturally ventilated buildings puzzled more than one delegate. Oscar Faber’s Ant Wilson queried [...]
