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collaboration makes construction lean
Whilst sharpening up my knowledge on the latest lean in construction thinking I came across this excellent article by Karen Wilhelm which mashes up collaborative working, lean, BIM, 3D and 4D design,...
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on be excellent
Around 10 or so years ago I was part of a BE (now constructing excellence) development group which produced the Be Excellent document and tool. The premise was to increase the awareness of...
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sustainable resources and publications update
Items of interest to built environment + natural environment + sustainable communities filtered from the Sustainability Development Research Network (SDRN) update Engaging Places A new initiative has...
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twittering on the edge of chaos?
It seems everyone is trying to understand and analyse twitter at the moment, so after nearly a year of twittering , here are my thoughts: Perhaps it is a little more than coincidence that Twitter has...
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Counting construction carbons with ConstructCO2
This blog has reported on numerous occasions (eg here and here) on the need to measure and improve carbon emissions from construction activities separately from that of the building itself or the...
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Construction lacks green, key business and foresight skills
Construction lacks essential skills. A recent poll of 1,450 construction employers, conducted by Construction Industry Training Board and Sector Skills Council, CITB-ConstructionSkills, skills gaps...
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Sustainability: Breaking on through to the other side
“Break on through to the Other Side” sang Jim Morrison in the Doors way back in the 60s. Listening again recently started me thinking of how ‘sustainability’ could be ‘breaking through to the other...
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Innovation Voucher Provision
The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) is making Innovation Vouchers available worth up to £5000 for construction and built environment companies. Applications are due to open on the 10th of December and...
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A TQM for the social media, digital age?
I see Harvard University are initiating a Digital Problem Solving programme for the digital age. The Digital Problem-Solving Initiative (DPSI) at Harvard University is an innovative and collaborative...
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Are you running on Square Wheels?
Have we wasted a good crisis? In an earlier blog post I used the expression of pedalling squares to illustrate how progress and development in sustainability is often a clunky and inefficient activity....
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