From the monthly archives:

January 2009

Architects who Twitter – Here they are!

Nearly two weeks since I asked Architects Who Twitter – Where Are They? It is now time to share my findings.
The construction community on twitter is still small but it is expected to grow, as Staci Ford who runs the Construction Twitter group pointed out recently on BLDGBLOG.
In December 2009 there were nearly 4.5m unique [...]

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Our Clients are Looking for Sites

With all the negative press in the construction industry you might think that no-one was developing, but this is not the case.
We recently illustrated
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A Timeline for the Code for Sustainable Homes

For my talk on GreenGauge Homes this week, I tried to find a visualisation of the compulsory introduction of the Code for Sustainable Homes, which came into use in 2007, and the Ecohomes rating which it superseded. When I couldn’t find one, I decided to make one myself.
Here it is:
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What is your experience of dealing with the Code? Is it hard to find information? Are you using assessors to advise you, and are they helping? Lets share our experiences and suggestions.

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Change in Blog Appearance – do not be alarmed

Just a quick note to let you know we are working on a new theme for my blog, one that is more useable, readable, clickable etc.
There will be a few more changes as we get it right. Thanks for your patience.
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Architects Who Twitter – Where Are They?

Internet marketing is becoming increasingly popular amongst contractors according to a recent Construction News Survey, yet as Paul Wilkinson pointed out in his blog at the time, the prevailing attitude to the internet in the construction industry is poor.
Paul then posted today that he suspects the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) market will be slow [...]

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What Good Architects Do No.1: Create value in property

Good architects create value in property, by using their design and negotiation expertise to:
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So what’s it all about then?

Not too long ago a large group of my online networking colleagues said to me, ‘why don’t you have a blog?’
Then last week one of my face-to-face networking associates said to me, ‘you should give us a 10 minute presentation – your profession is one of the most difficult businesses to understand’.
So here it [...]

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