by Chris | May 12, 2010 | Articles, Putting Something Back
Every now and then fate deals us a good card. Excellent sales of One Water across BBC catering outlets up to March mean that a third play pump can be set up to help communities in Malawi. One Water also has money left over to get well on the way to purchasing a fourth...
by Chris | Apr 30, 2010 | Articles, Design & construction
During recent months I have made a number of remarks, (for example, see Building Magazine, 12 March), about the difficulty of getting the best out of the construction and property industry. I was heartened to see that other people agree with me and that there are some...
by Chris | Apr 15, 2010 | Articles, Corporate Real Estate
I was chatting to Ian Coull Chief Executive of SEGRO today about the need for the property industry to shift a gear or two. The conversation covered lots of topics but a key insight for me was his remark that some of today’s leasing practices are 600 years old!...
by Chris | Dec 24, 2009 | Articles, BBC Estate story
MediaCityUK is the first development scheme in the world to become a BREEAM approved sustainable community incorporating techniques to make it as sustainable as possible. Read more information about the development and the BREEAM approval here
by Chris | Nov 17, 2009 | Articles, Future of Work
I was interviewed recently on the question of how new ways of working are developing and functioning in practice; I attach a link to the article. It did provoke thought about how we have approached work historically; mostly you could say that we all come to an office...
by Chris | Aug 19, 2009 | Articles, Putting Something Back
All this talk about our sometimes hot, sometimes not summer, reminded me of a remarkable experience I had when I made my trip to Lesotho in February 2009. On the last day of our visit I was up in time to catch the dawning of a new day. Looking back on that morning...
