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Tuesday, 24 February 2015

Foresight - data, cars, bicycles, truth and wealth creation

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An interesting article by Ivan Hurst ( https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/bim-young-grow-ivan-hurst )  and an analogy that could be applied to ...
Sunday, 22 April 2012

Big Ride on 28 April 2012

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Let's get serious about the low carbon economy. 58% of people in the Netherlands regularly ride bikes. In my view, the UK needs seriou...
Wednesday, 18 January 2012

Light - glow and glare

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There are two kinds of light -- the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures. -James Thurber, writer and cartoonist (1894-1961)
Thursday, 5 January 2012

Classic investment sales approach required?

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Future diverse, affordable and resilient energy provision I'm all for weaning us off our total reliance on current forms of fuel/supply...
Wednesday, 25 May 2011

Selected innovators at 2011 Sustainability Live

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Lontra Blade compressor ( http://goo.gl/czsej )   first uses: waste water aeration, oil free industrial air compressors and automotive super...
Thursday, 21 April 2011

China's 12th Five Year Plan: A Preliminary Look

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Jonathon Porritt  ( forum for the future and Guardian ) gave an excellent lecture and kick to do more, entitled  City, Nations and Global C...
Wednesday, 20 April 2011

My accumulated Android apps

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It's incredible how quickly these apps can accumulate. I thought I would list them all before I forgot My favourites (29 number) Back...
Friday, 1 April 2011

Experience and tools for setting up new UK private company

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Well I can say it has been fun and there is so much help out there is appears to be quite straightforward (so far).  The Business Link sup...
Saturday, 12 February 2011

Macro and micro data - the micro (average) does more for me in terms of motivation

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Friday, 21 January 2011

I've discovered the YouTube leanback function - Sweet!

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The system is great for reviewing YouTube subscriptions quickly - to be honest I couldn't be bothered with looking through the subscript...

...I'd almost forgotten that feeling/sound - icradio // Android radio streaming

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I also discovered that the  Android TuneIn Radio app from RadioTime is excellent not only for streaming this radio but also various BBC li...
Tuesday, 18 January 2011

News & Insights » First million Barclays Cycle Hire trips visualised

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.... worth looking at is  this map of every journey by consultants Steer Davies Gleave .
Saturday, 11 December 2010

The ICE toolkit for a developing world is online now and available for all to see

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What exactly is the toolkit? The toolkit is an open-source set of materials and ideas to help engineers plan and deliver infrastructure for...
Monday, 6 December 2010

Desertec Foundation going for fast global implementation of concept: clean power from deserts for climate protection and global energy security.

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"Within 6 hours deserts receive more energy from the sun than humankind consumes within a year " Dr Gerhard Knies. The DESERTEC ...
Monday, 22 November 2010

Arup Bridge Stories Exhibition: Portrait of Bridge Designer (Angus Low)

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Exhibition runs from 22 October 2010 - 21 January 2011 at Phase 2 . Admission is free. 'Portrait of a Bridge Designer' by Piers D...
Tuesday, 16 November 2010

Easy Boris - a useful tool for finding bike spaces in London without need for sophisticated smart phone apps!

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my link is woodrush.com/bb  but following the instructions anyone can create their own.
Saturday, 23 October 2010

More about Visualising Bike Sharing from Oliver O'Brien

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Visualising Bike Share (#geomob 21 October 2010) View more presentations from Oliver O’Brien .

Paul Morrell, Government Chief Construction Advisor - Major Strategic Priorities and Opportunities for Construction

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Buildoffsite Stakeholder event (29 September 2010). http://www.buildoffsite.com/pdf/Events/Stakeholder%20event%202010/Paul%20Morrell.pdf ...

Offsite Production overview - Buildoffsite (industry wide campaign organisation prompting greater uptake of offsite technique in UK construction)

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Richard Ogden, Buildoffsite Chairman and ' the man who built a McDonald's in two days ', gave a seminar on 'how the construc...

Keeping abreast of the winds of change | New Civil Engineer | DECC UK Electricity Generation Costs update (June 2010)

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An interesting viewpoint from EC Harris published on 14 November,  Keeping abreast of the winds of change | Features | New Civil Engineer , ...
Thursday, 21 October 2010

TfL - Interchange Best Practice Guidelines

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A seminar at The Infrastructure Show, NEC 19 October 2010, considered how value for money can be achieved in interchange upgrades over the l...
Friday, 15 October 2010

TfL Cycle Hire Scheme (Boris Bikes) and Other Scheme Visualisations - Oliver G O'Brien

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Suprageography -  http://oliverobrien.co.uk/ Weather at UCL   http://www.casa.ucl.ac.uk/weather/ London Profiler (on Google Map interface...
Tuesday, 12 October 2010

Energy Technologies Institute - developing clean, secure, affordable energy

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Monday, 11 October 2010

Think, Play, Do Group Limited - Case Study..

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'In a world where disruptive technologies and new business models can change the entire game and new competitors emerge from across the ...
Monday, 13 September 2010

Low Carbon UK : Go for engineering challenge

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Fundraiser:  Hugh Porter My page:  http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/HughPorter Hi, thanks for visiting my page - I have created a blog at  ht...