first contact — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:51:24 +0000

http://www.brightonscience.com/2011/category/go-wrong/

Come and see us at part of the Brighton Science Festival & see the benefits of insulation and efficient technologies.

As told using a twist on the 3 little pigs nursery rhyme.

first contact — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:26:48 +0000

This is an excellent little video, to promote carbon accountancy, something we like very much, if you have measurable data you can improve upon it, if you can’t measure it you can’t prove it or know if your making a difference. At Cityzen we can help you measure it, Carbon emissions, waste, water, heat losses anything really if your building uses it or loses it we can measure it.

Greening the Green Deal

first contact — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:31:17 +0000

Last night we attended the ‘Greening the Green Deal’ put on by ‘The Greening Campaign’ and attended by Caroline Lucas Green MP. All very green!
Speakers for DECC, Brighton Council and Marksman Consulting all gave their views on the forthcoming Green Deal and requested that we all put in to the consultation process to ensure that it becomes a tenable structure to enable building owners and tenants to reduce their carbon emissions through structured charges on the energy bill, which will have a guaranteed effect (“The Golden Rule”) on lowering their bills and carbon emissions.

The consultation documents are available from:

http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/consultations/green_deal/green_deal.aspx

From our perspective the Green Deal is a challenging framework where a lot of disparate parties will need to come together with community engagement at its heart and a robust finance mechanism to keep it all together. The Energy Assessors must be independent and the system of assessment must be suitably robust to ensure that the golden rule is met, we know the methodology will be a form of SAP rating but there needs to be QA in place, unlike the current SAP methodology.

The current risks are that the big players just come in with their in-house assessors and promote their products / methods to attain the work, this must not happen.
The green deal must promote local businesses and professionals as much as the big players, if it does not then an air of distrust may prevail among the potential audience (you and me) and there won’t be the uptake.

At last night’s meeting it was noted that for a council / community group / A N Other to get the financial model to work approximately 15000 homes would be needed, this is a tall ask, thus we believe that if we can join up the community engagement groups, co-operatives and the council we can start to make the Green deal work for us.

Building Evaluators

first contact — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:33:09 +0000

We made it on to the Technology Strategy boards list for building performance evaluators

https://connect.innovateuk.org/web/building-performance-evaluation/bpevaluators-register

Lecture

first contact — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:31:03 +0000

Just did a short top up lecture at Brighton University on creating clients brief for final year students. I think they got it, it’s such an important part of the building / architectural process.

NBS Guide to Briefs

‘Smog-eating’ material

first contact — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:55:42 +0000

‘Smog-eating’ material breaking into the big time http://bbc.in/rPHzqY

Amazing buildings that self clean the environment!

Shows!

Charlotte — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:55:43 +0000

Many thanks to all those who stopped by our stands at the Move or Improve Show, and at the fantastic HKD (Hassocks Keymer Ditchling) Transition Octoberfest. Congratulations to Ms A Scott of Rottingdean who was the number out of the … Continue reading →

Lecturing in Adaptio

first contact — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:14:09 +0000

Lecturing in Adaption of Buildings today at #Brighton University. Hope I can keep all the students interested!

Just found out John

first contact — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:44:42 +0000

Just found out John has been nominated for the prestigious award of University of Brighton Alumnus of the Year 2011.

http://www.brighton.ac.uk/alumni/news-and-publications/alumnus-of-the-year-2011/

Visit us at Octoberfest on 29th

first contact — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:44:11 +0000

Oct 29th 10am- 2pm, if you don’t fancy the Amex, we are also at HKD Transition’s Octoberfest http://htxt.it/V-Q_, and it’s also free

See us at the Move or Improve Exhibition

first contact — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:40:44 +0000

Oct 29-30th come and see us at the Amex stadium at the Move or Improve Show 10am-5pm. It’s free entry.

Free parking, or Falmer train station.

2050 UK Energy streams

first contact — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:55:50 +0000

2050 UK Energy streams
Decc’s new funky input tool
http://2050-calculator-tool.decc.gov.uk/

Green spaces in urban areas

first contact — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:53:41 +0000

UK government launches scheme to boost green spaces in urban areas http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/oct/11/scheme-green-spaces-urban-areas?newsfeed=true

Fukashima researcher

first contact — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:52:58 +0000

Fukashima researchers come to visit the Brighton Energy Co-op
http://www.brightonenergy.org.uk/2011/09/fukashima-researchers-visit-brighton-energy-co-op/

brightoncurry networking club

first contact — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:22:39 +0000

An enjoyable and useful night @brightoncurry networking club, interesting people sharing advice and lessons learnt and good curry too!

Happy Birthday Cityzen!

first contact — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:39:41 +0000

Happy Birthday Cityzen! Interesting projects on the books, and a new member of staff. Feel free to “share” our news, here’s to next year.

High Line

first contact — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 16:32:54 +0000

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15208873
New park for New York which is attracting millions of visitors from all around the world, beautiful and inspired – via BBC

PM vowing to boost ‘

first contact — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 09:10:39 +0000

PM vowing to boost ‘right to buy’ – http://htxt.it/JWw-
Not sure if this is sustainable?

Sunday BBC 2 on the

first contact — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:56:59 +0000

Sunday BBC 2 on the culture show discussion on RIBA best building of 2011, comments welcomed!

First day of Souther

first contact — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:24:16 +0000

First day of Southern Co-op surveys today, to help them reduce their Carbon emissions and reduce energy costs. Beautiful weather.

We are at Flash+

first contact — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:45:33 +0000

We are at Flash+ today, learning and networking within the green building arena.

Some interesting tho

first contact — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:17:50 +0000

Some interesting thoughts on the new planning laws which are coming. Via the Guardian http://htxt.it/Ucg9

Renewable Energy hotspot

first contact — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:27:54 +0000

Help us make your area a renewable energy hot spot!
UK renewable energy hotspots report welcomed http://htxt.it/BRQ8

build costs fall

first contact — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:31:43 +0000

Costs fall to build green homes | News | Building Design: http://bit.ly/rc3Ui6

Planning system changes

first contact — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:25:52 +0000

BBC News – Osborne and Pickles defend planning system changes http://bbc.in/rfwNb6