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  • Counting construction carbons with ConstructCO2

    This blog has reported on numerous occasions (eg here and here) on the need to measure and improve carbon emissions from construction activities separately from that of the building itself or the facility in use. And the need for an easy, simple to use tool. As noted many of the available applications...
    Posted to isite (Weblog) by Anonymous on 03-15-2010

  • Links for March 6th through March 11th

    These are my links for March 6th through March 11th: Resisting Dickensian Gloom | Planetizen – I often read stuff I don't agree with, just to keep myself in check. This article is pretty much the opposite of everything I believe. I don't even know where to start. Suffice to say, statistics...
    Posted to Elemental (Weblog) by Anonymous on 03-12-2010

  • biodiesel backlash began yesterday in Bristol

    Sure, biodiesel is considered “renewable” in the upcoming building regs. But that won’t stop the backlash against developers who use it. Yesterday a biodiesel generation plant proposed for Avonmouth near Bristol was rejected 6-2 in planning committee on the grounds of its impact on...
    Posted to Carbon Limited (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-25-2010

  • two roads to solving the refurb crisis – part 2

    In Whitehall, advocates of PAYS and an expanded suppliers obligation are clashing over which mechanism should be used to refurb existing housing. This is the second post of two. If you missed it, read the first part here. Here’s a quick summary of the two mechanisms: The holy grail of refurb, PAYS uses...
    Posted to Carbon Limited (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-22-2010

  • two roads to solving the refurb crisis – part 1

    Hitting the 80% carbon reduction by 2050 has huge implications (and costs) for the residential sector. Two strategies are emerging for dealing with these costs, each with its own potentially severe side effects. Nobody is debating the 80% figure. No one is even quibbling about whether a smaller reduction...
    Posted to Carbon Limited (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-14-2010

  • Links for January 23rd through January 26th

    These are my links for January 23rd through January 26th: Not the last straw: Homes made from straw bales make a comeback | MNN – Mother Nature Network – Volunteer labour makes costing straw bale difficult: "Though the materials used for straw bale buildings – straw & plaster...
    Posted to Elemental (Weblog) by Anonymous on 01-29-2010

  • The politics of sustainability

    One would have to be living under a rock (or at least, abroad) not to have noticed that there will be a general election in the UK sometime in the next 6 months. What will this mean for the construction industry? Plenty of speculation about, but not much talk about actual political and economic schools...
    Posted to Elemental (Weblog) by Anonymous on 01-11-2010

  • Links for January 3rd through January 7th

    These are my links for January 3rd through January 7th: She Just Walks Around With It: What I Would Tell Any Recent College Graduate – Wise words from Kristy: "That is NOT the same as liking what a company does, seeing a company that has lots of potential and potentially cool jobs, and just...
    Posted to Elemental (Weblog) by Anonymous on 01-08-2010

  • Links for December 11th through December 17th

    These are my links for December 11th through December 17th: Is global warming unstoppable? – Another nutty theory or not?: "Garrett says his study's key finding "is that accumulated economic production over the course of history has been tied to the rate of energy consumption at a global...
    Posted to Elemental (Weblog) by Anonymous on 12-18-2009

  • Links for December 8th through December 10th

    These are my links for December 8th through December 10th: ASHRAE’s Building Energy Quotient building labeling program – ASHRAE's BEQ (roughly equivalent to DEC) continues to be developed. The Language of Sustainability: Why Words Matter | GreenBiz.com – Communicating sustainability...
    Posted to Elemental (Weblog) by Anonymous on 12-11-2009
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