Tag: corporate social responsibility

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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Jan 12 2009

Five 2009 resolutions

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Blogs, Books, Business/Financial, Collaboration, Future, Marketing, People issues, SaaS, Sustainability, Vendors, Web 2.0
12 January 2009

Reading PR Week magazine last week, I enjoyed a page of the “top five New Year’s resolutions made by the UK’s comms professionals”. Briefly, these were: Survive the credit crunch Embrace the digital age Win an industry award Find a work/life balance Invest more in CSR All pretty laudible, but I think the same five …

Anthony Williams, Be2camp, Bovis Lend Lease, CIMCIG, collaborative working, Constructing Excellence, construction collaboration technology, Construction Commitments, construction market, Construction News, Construction News Quality Awards, corporate social responsibility, credit crunch, CSR, digital age, Don Tapscott, fresh thinking, industry awards, KnowledgeOnline, minimum wages, NCCTP, New Year's resolutions, Nick Edwards, Pam Broviak, Pettifer Construction, PR Week, RIBA Journal, SaaS, SaaStainability.com, safe working conditions, Social Media, Software-as-a-Service, statistics, sustainability, UK, Web 2.0, Wikinomics, work/life balance

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Apr 04 2008

Site Waste Management Plans and collaboration platforms

By Paul Wilkinson in AEC, Business/Financial, Collaboration, Functionality, Future, Legal, SaaS, Sustainability
4 April 2008

In England, Site Waste Management Plans (SWMPs) will become a legal requirement this weekend – from 6 April 2008 – and will affect anyone procuring, designing, planning or managing a construction project costing more than £300,000, plus suppliers to the construction industry, and environmental regulators ie: local authorities and the Environment Agency. Awareness of the …