Tag: refurbishment

Jun 29 2010

Carbon calculation

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Collaboration, Functionality, Marketing, SaaS, Sustainability, Web 2.0
29 June 2010

Almost two years ago, when I was helping (un)organise the first Be2camp ‘unconference’ event in London, the sustainability theme that underpins this built environment/social media advocacy movement attracted contributions from several people with an active interest in calculating and then reducing the carbon footprint of the architecture, engineering and construction, AEC, sector (we had talks, …

AEC, Alex Albon, AMEE, architecture, Be2camp, BioRegional, built environment, carbon calculation, carbon footprint, CarbonCalculated.com, chief construction advisor, Claire Hardwick, cloud computing, commuting, compliance, consolidation centres, ConstructCO2, Construction, corporate social responsibility, credentials, CSR, design, EarthExchange, embodied emissions, energy consumption, Engineering, Evolution-ip, Fam ily Housing Association, fit-out, in-situ construction, Jamie Andrews, Jason Green, Liz Collett, logistics, London, Martin Brown, materials, off-site fabrication, Overbury, Pachube, Paul Morrell, pre-qualification questionnaires, procurement, refurbishment, smart meters, Social Media, Summerfield, sustainability, tenders, Tom Chance, unconference, Usman Haque, Vimeo, waste

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Jun 11 2010

MyOnlineToolbox.com

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Business/Financial, Collaboration, Functionality, Marketing, People issues, SaaS, Vendors
11 June 2010

My recent live-blog post about Tradeshift wondered whether there might be an opportunity for SME firms in the architecture, engineering and construction sectors to expand their adoption of online platforms, perhaps even integrating project delivery processes with the associated financial transactions. It seems one business in the United States is already starting to do this: …