Connecting the construction sector
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
-
World Learning Environments Conference
November 11, 2009 to November 12, 2009 – Marriott Hotel & Halewood Centre for Learning The BCSE's World Learning Environments Conference takes place on 11-12 November 2009 and is set to be the most important event in the school design, engineering and construction industry's calendar.… Organized by Ian Fordham | Type: conference
Popular Event Types
- training (14)
- sustainable (9)
- construction (7)
- event (5)
- networking (5)
Network Partners:
Latest Activity
I would welcome any comments or contributions to how we can apply lean principles to the construction process in UK, given the the structure and system that we are operating in (please see the attached report on a recent visit to Japan)
Built Environment networking breakfast at Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
January 20, 2010 from 8am to 10am
Our next Built Environment networking breakfast will be held on January 20th at 8.00am at RIBA HQ in Portland Place, the home of UK architecture, and now host to the Business Junction's members and guests from the sector for our first event of 2010.…
New blog post. PA Group are to offer free asbestos awareness training to new and current clients.
Construction Blogs - via Melstarrs
Links for December 28th through December 29th
These are my links for December 28th through December 29th: BRE Trust reveals the results of DEC data analysis – ‘Energy used in public buildings accounts for 4% of the UK's carbon emissions. Design standards are improving, but we need to demonstrate that this is resulting in improved building performance. This study found that the DEC [...]Links for December 18th from 17:15 to 17:15
These are my links for December 18th from 17:15 to 17:15: When this gaseous burp explodes in the desert air, we’ll still have the Burj Dubai | Simon Jenkins | Comment is free | The Guardian – "The most mesmerising thing about Dubai is not its present but its future. Will it be Machu Picchu, Angkor [...]Links for December 11th through December 17th
These are my links for December 11th through December 17th: Is global warming unstoppable? – Another nutty theory or not?: "Garrett says his study's key finding "is that accumulated economic production over the course of history has been tied to the rate of energy consumption at a global level through a constant factor." That "constant" is 9.7 [...]London 2012: Olympics a massive opportunity to learn how to set targets
Long-time friend of the blog, Andrew Kinsey, Senior Sustainability Manager at the Athletes Village for Bovis Lend Lease, kindly invited myself and a few colleagues to have a nosey around the Athlete’s Village back at the beginning of November. We had fantastic luck with the weather as you can see from the picture, which is a view [...]Housekeeping
So I’m almost totally moved into the new pad in London and can’t quite believe I won’t be trekking up to Leeds every weekend any more. The upside is that all my books, files and clothes are now in one place, if not yet quite organised. In the spirit of spring cleaning which moving house always [...]© 2010 Created by John Cave
