I’m delighted to see that Constructing Excellence has launched a blog, where the team will be able to post opinion pieces and engage direct online with the key issues facing the UK Construction …
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Planning Permission – Getting Information Online about a Site’s Planning History
Are you interested to find out more about the planning history of a site in England or Wales? You might be considering purchasing a site, or want to get planning permission for a development or …
Where is the business case for Sustainability?
Three unconnected events have got me thinking. Constructing Excellence recently launched their Essex Club in Chelmsford and I attended. The stated objective of CE is to demonstrate that long term, …
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Looking for Sites – More Information
In a follow up to my post about clients looking for land, we have received some specific information from one particular client. The basic requirements are: Town Centre location Main road …
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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
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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 …