From the monthly archives:

March 2009

What I know about ‘Small’ Wind Turbines

Last year one of Barefoot & Gilles Architects’ new buildings became the first in Suffolk to have a Gazelle Wind Turbine, to comply with Ipswich Borough Council’s new 10% Renewables Policy. The building is the New 30,000 sft Headquarters for MSC (UK) Ltd, the agents of the world’s second largest shipping line, Mediterranean Shipping Company. [...]

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When your New Job is your Next Job – Seven excellent tips

Some interesting things have come out of my post on ‘What Did you Do in the Recession’, asking for experiences, context and advice for people experiencing a recession in the construction industry for the first time. I’ve been contacted by more unemployed architects and graduates, and discussed their plight in person, on the phone and [...]

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Advertorial Magazines – Four Ways to Make Sure you don’t get Hooked

I was contacted yesterday by Construction Forum Magazine who told me they were putting together a feature at the request of one of our clients, and would we like to support it? With a bit of foresight I asked for an email with full details. The caller agreed to call me back at the end [...]

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What did you do in the Recession?

Its no fun being out of work right now. It stinks. But one thing it’s not is unfamiliar. This time last year people were falling over each other to employ candidates in the construction industry, and developers like Godfrey Spanner were wondering where they would find the construction workers to build their next big project. [...]

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Architects Twitter League: an Update

We now have 74 architects on the Architects Twitter League, something I didn’t think would happen, and they are still coming forward to be included, which is great for construction on Twitter. Thanks to all of you for your interest and encouragement. If you’d like to join the Architects Twitter League, and you are an [...]

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