Archive for June, 2008
My del.icio.us bookmarks for June 26th through June 27th
These are my links for June 26th through June 27th:
Where’s the science bit? - Building Design - More on the apparent demise of the BRE to capitalism. Pipe smoking blokes vs. smooth operating sharks might be a wee bit OTT, though. Plenty on what's wrong - but how to fix it??
Experts blast BRE’s ‘unproven gimmicks’ [...]
A rough guide to BREEAM 2008
I’ve been promising forever to write some kind of field guide to BREEAM. With the launch of BREEAM 2008 to the general public on 24th June, a perfect opportunity has arisen and I don’t need to be as worried about accidentally releasing information into the public realm, as BRE have done it themselves. Major [...]
My del.icio.us bookmarks for June 24th through June 26th
These are my links for June 24th through June 26th:
My M&M’s® - Get Your Favorite Faces on Your Favorite Candy - Upload a Picture and Message - Completely OT, but really? Printing photos on M&M's.
Sex and the City and Handbag Insanity » Transition Culture - Poor Rob is stunned that women rent handbags in [...]
Gordon’s low carbon future
I love Twitter. Settled down this morning to some light email and RSS catch up when a tweet flashed up (via twhirl) to tell me Gordon Brown was addressing the Government’s Low Carbon Economy Summit on London’s South Bank, complete with a link to the live speech. One click later I was watching the speech [...]
Deja Vu!
I’ve swapped my WordPress theme back to DeepBlue, which you will probably recognise. Readers were reporting difficulties using IE6 on the old theme (which was only a placeholder, really) so I’ve switched things back and tested it on Firefox2, IE6 and IE7. Virtually no-one who visits here uses IE5 or below, so I didn’t test [...]
BSJ online facelift
Everyone’s favourite monthly building services magazine has had an online facelift.
The website now matches the look of the publication and there’s even 6 RSS feeds to subscribe to!SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “BSJ online facelift”, url: “http://www.melstarrs.com/elemental/2008/06/25/bsj-online-facelift/” });
Very ‘cool’ ideas at TED
Apologies for the pun. I try to keep up with all the interesting stuff that goes on over at TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) and came across this great idea for a mini fridge which works with a wood burning stove, based on absorption chiller principles.
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My del.icio.us bookmarks for June 20th through June 24th
These are my links for June 20th through June 24th:
Nuclear Power Crawling Forward | Worldwatch Institute - Fairly level headed (considering it's author is from Greenpeace) and well researched appraisal of global nuclear power reactors construction in 2007. Some interesting facts and figures.
No Impact Man: LV GRN: Slimy pets to eat your garbage and [...]
Part L consultation and multifoils
I’ve read through the (non-technical) consultation which is out for Part L - comments to be back by 9 September.
The only item which piqued my interest was the clarification regarding multifoils.
3.1 BR 443 “Conventions for U-value calculations” sets out test methods and
calculation procedures for determining the thermal performance of building
elements that are considered appropriate for [...]
Code for Sustainable Homes and SAP software
Today I have been testing out Stroma’s new FREE software for Code for Sustainable Homes. It’s a spreadsheet tool which allows you to see the consequences of adding or deducting points from CSH. Something you could do yourself with an hour or two and editgrid or excel, but it’s nice to have a [...]
