Sarah Mukherjee, IMEA – Sustainable building
Opinion Piece by Sarah Mukherjee, CEO, IMEA Sustainable building 05 March 2021 I have been involved in and reporting on environmental policy for more than 20 years now, and perhaps rather depressingly, the main ask, be it carbon credits, green infrastructure or green skills, has stayed the same throughout this time, which is to enable […]
Keith Clarke CBE, Active Building Centre and Constructionarium – Time to stop trying harder and do differently
Opinion Piece by Keith Clarke CBE, Chair, Active Building Centre and Constructionarium Time to stop trying harder and do differently. 26 February 2021 Over many decades the construction sector (defined in the widest term of all those involved in creating our built environment) has had numerous programmes (Latham, Egon, etc) to improve our quality, productivity, […]
the Edge- Positioning ourselves for COP26 and beyond – a plan for the built and natural environment
Opinion Piece by The Edge Positioning ourselves for COP26 and beyond – a plan for the built and natural environment 19 February 2021 Discussing Covid 19, Sarah Gilbert, the creator of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, has said, “We had been warned. But again we weren’t ready”. Unfortunately, and over a much longer period, the same is […]
Nick Tune, Atkins – The Golden Thread is not just a nice to have, its a must for all projects
Opinion Piece by Nick Tune, Digital Director, Atkins The Golden Thread is not just a nice to have, its a must for all projects. 29 January 2021 Most of us will have heard of the phrase Golden Thread due to the Hackett review into the Grenfell Tower disaster, so what is it and why is […]
Ana Ruiton, Mott MacDonald – Digital Transformation to build back better
Opinion Piece by Ana Ruiton, Consultant, Mott MacDonald Digital Transformation to build back better 22 January 2021 “Building back better” phrase is everywhere right now, from presidential campaigns slogans to pandemic recovery programmes, and we will be hearing it even more in 2021 with the potential of becoming a global motto in the years to […]
Justin Peckham, Accsys Group – ‘Greenwashing’
Opinion Piece by Justin Peckham, Head of Sales, UK, Ireland, Baltics, India and PortugalAccsys Group Greenwashing 04 December 2020 You may have heard of the term “greenwashing”. A play on the term “whitewashing”, greenwashing is the process of conveying a false impression or providing misleading information about how a company’s products are more environmentally sound. […]
Dr Don McLean, IES – The Three Levels of “How” to Decarbonise
Opinion Piece by Dr Don McLean, Founder & CEO, IES The Three Levels of “How” to Decarbonise 27 November 2020 The Decarbonisation of the Built Environment could be a much more expensive exercise and less effective than it needs to be. To prevent this, we need to consider the three levels of ‘How’ to decarbonise. […]
Julie Godefroy, CIBSE – 10-POINT PLAN FOR A GREEN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Opinion Piece by Julie Godefroy CIBSE 10-Point plan for a green industrial revolution 20 November 2020 Government have published this week their 10-point plan to a green industrial revolution, which is meant to support the UK’s net zero carbon target as well as creating and supporting up to 250,000 British jobs and “levelling up” the […]
Hadeel Saadoon, Coventry University – Augmented Reality, Virtual reality and Mixed Reality technologies
Opinion Piece by Hadeel Saadoon Estates Digital Services – BIM Manager Augmented Reality, Virtual reality and Mixed Reality technologies in the time of location independent working 13 November 2020 AR ,VR and MR technologies are becoming widespread and are evolving the meaning of visual communication. Every industry will be affected by AR and VR technologies. […]