Monthly Archives: March 2009

Sustainability more than just talk?

Posted on 27 March 2009 by John Herbert, BEAM Faculty, BEAM Professional

As HAESCO (http://www.haesco.org) was a supporting organisation for the SustainaBuild conference in Hong Kong last Wednesday, I decided to attend, a decision I would regret later. The pitch for the event was sustainable design of buildings, but shouldn’t such events … Continue reading →

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Carbon Reporting with only one catch.

Posted on 21 March 2009 by John Herbert, BEAM Faculty, BEAM Professional

Really the Hong Kong the government is so far behind the curve in environmental matters I am surprised that it is not a serious concern for business, or are they blind to the risk? Instead of leading Asia, we lag … Continue reading →

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Cleaner Factory Production in China

Posted on 19 March 2009 by John Herbert, BEAM Faculty, BEAM Professional

What does Cleaner Production mean? All manufacturing operations require energy for operations and or create air pollution.  An independent audit of the energy consumption and processes in a production facility will identify areas for improvement of the energy efficiency. If … Continue reading →

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Green Building in Asia: It’s more advanced than you think

Posted on 16 March 2009 by John Herbert, BEAM Faculty, BEAM Professional

I feel the author of this blog article should have conducted a little more research before gushing over yet another green building conference in Asia, that event is certainly not the first green building event in Asia, and I am … Continue reading →

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LEED Green Building is not leading

Posted on 15 March 2009 by John Herbert, BEAM Faculty, BEAM Professional

This great presentation, worth the nine minutes, it raises the discussion about LEED, and green building rating systems by Mr Henry Gifford. It reminds us that LEED is a great marketing system, yet the study shows that LEED rated buildings … Continue reading →

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A Systems Approach for Total Cooling Design

Posted on 9 March 2009 by John Herbert, BEAM Faculty, BEAM Professional

I have long advocated for the “Whole Building Design” approach, it has been an uphill struggle without doubt. The renewed interest in green building has certainly increased awareness of this important skill. Now more help is at hand the Whole … Continue reading →

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a global green building standard?

Posted on 4 March 2009 by John Herbert, BEAM Faculty, BEAM Professional

Well not quite. Green Building Councils from the UK, USA, Australia, and the BRE in the United Kingdom (BRE is the owner of BREEAM) have signed an agreement to prepare a common methodology for calculating carbon emissions from buildings (here … Continue reading →

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Wasting energy with incandescent lighting

Posted on 2 March 2009 by John Herbert, BEAM Faculty, BEAM Professional

Incandescent lamps wasting energy

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Business as usual is not an option

Posted on 1 March 2009 by John Herbert, BEAM Faculty, BEAM Professional

I rarely follow the advice of so called “business gurus”, perhaps I should. But I do read Seth Godin’s blog. If you have never heard of Seth, he is the author of several best selling business books in the USA. … Continue reading →

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