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Questions and Answers raised by attendees of CPD, exhibitions, etc. trying to understand GBC features and highlighting areas for potential future development.
Caroe Architects (CPD) C#2030
Caroe Architects (CPD)
GBC > Events > CPD > C#2030
Continuing Professional Development
- I want I want I want, a Green Retrofit Calculator, so I made one
- Introducing Green Retrofit Calculator V1
- BrianSpecMan of GBC
- followed by delegate Q&A
Date: 13th April 2023
Time: 13:00-14:00 pm
Location: In house CPD with live links to others not in office
GBC CPD
GBC See Also:
GBC Shop
- Buy now: GBC Version 2
- Pending: GRC Version 1
Caroe Architects (CPD) C#2030
© GBE GBC GRC GBL NGS ASWS Brian Murphy aka BrianSpecMan **
26th March 2023Wilkinson Eyre Architects (CPD) C#1864
Wilkinson Eyre Architects (CPD) C#1864
GBC > Events > CPD > C#1864
Continuing Professional Development
- I want I want I want, a Green Retrofit Calculator, so I made one
- Introducing Green Building Calculator V2 & Green Retrofit Calculator V1
- BrianSpecMan of GBC
- followed by delegate Q&A
Date: 15th March 2023
Time: 13:00-14:00 pm
Organiser: Paola Boffo Head of Specification at Wilkinson Eyre Architects as part of a series of seminars
Location: In house CPD with live links to international offices
GBC CPD
GBC See Also:
GBC Shop
- Buy now: GBC Version 2
- Pending: GRC Version 1
Wilkinson Eyre Architects (CPD) C#1864
© GBE GBC GRC GBL NGS ASWS Brian Murphy aka BrianSpecMan **
15th March 2023 – 16th March 2023Defence Estates West (CPD) C#1721
Defence Estates West (CPD) C#1721
GBC > Events > CPD > C#1721
Scope:
- Green Building Calculator V2 (From beginning)
- Green Retrofit Calculator V1 (Slide 99 onwards)
- Green Building Product Data Collection (Slides 57 to 74)
- Zoom or MS Teams meeting presented by BrianSpecMan of GBC
- Followed by delegate Q&A
Time: 14:00-14:40 pm
Date: 12th January 2023
Organiser: Defence Estates West
Location: Online meeting
No link, this is their private eventGBC Past Events
- GBC & GRC @ Futurebuild 2023 Exhibition (Event) C#
- IHBA Hemp Symposium 2022 (Event) C#1635
- Regen 2022 (Event) C#1621
- UK Construction Week (Event) C#1564
- Energy Pathfinder Conference (Event) C#1496
- RSAW RIBA West Wales (Event) C#1463
- Sustainable Building Materials & Products – Databases and Tools (Event) C#1456
- Self-Build & Design Show West (Event) C#
- GBC CPD CIAT Yorks (Event) C#
- GBC @ Futurebuild 2022 Exhibition
- GBC TGR Twilight Talk (Event) G#40053
- Tackling the retrofit challenge through Smart Construction (Event) G#39770
- Green BIM 2021 (Events) G#39585
- GBC MaD Hangout (Event) G#39538
- SPAB STBA Conference 2020 (Events) G#38634
- Carbon Counting Calculators Environmental Infrastructure (Event) G#39287
- PAS 2080 2016 Managing whole-life carbon in Infrastructure G#11245
- STBA Survey and Options Appraisal Tools @Futurebuild2022
GRC Past Events
- GRC @ Futurebuild 2023 Exhibition
- GRC @ Edge @ Futurebuild 2023 Exhibition
GRC Video
- GRC @ Edge @ FutureBuild 2023
- Background exhibition noise is high so audio is challenged
GBC Past CPD
- Defence Estates West (CPD) C#1721
- A is for Architecture (CPD) C#1685
- Saunders Boston Architects (CPD) C#1673
GBC Contact
GBC Shop
- Green Building Calculator
- GBC Version 1 Archive
- GBC Version 2 Buy now
- GBC Prices
- Green Retrofit Calculator
- GRC Version 1 Pending
GBC See Also:
- GBC CPD
- GBC CPD Seminar C#983
Defence Estates West (CPD) C#1721 End.
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12th January 2023 – 12th March 2023A is for Architecture (CPD) C#1685
A is for Architecture (CPD) C#1685
GBC > Events > CPD > C#1685
A is for Architecture (CPD)
- I want I want I want, a Green Building Calculator, so I made two
- Green Building Calculator V2 & Green Retrofit Calculator V1
- BrianSpecMan of GBC
- followed by delegate Q&A
Date: 4th Novemer 2022
Time: 12:00-13:30 pm
Organiser: A is for Architecture
Location: Microsoft Teams meeting
No link, this is their private eventGBC CPD
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A is for Architecture (CPD) C#1685
© GBE GBC GBL NGS ASWS Brian Murphy aka BrianSpecMan **
4th November 2022Saunders Boston Architects (CPD) C#1673
Saunders Boston Architects (CPD) C#1673
GBC > Events > CPD > C#1673
Saunders Boston Architects (CPD)
- I want I want I want, a Green Building Calculator, so I made two
- Green Building Calculator V2 & Green Retrofit Calculator V1
- BrianSpecMan of GBC
- followed by delegate Q&A
Date: 24th October 2022
Time: 13:00-14:00 pm
Organiser: Saunders Boston Architects as part of a week of seminars
Location: Microsoft Teams meeting
No link, this is their private eventGBC CPD
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Saunders Boston Architects (CPD) C#1673
© GBE GBC GBL NGS ASWS Brian Murphy aka BrianSpecMan **
23rd October 2022 – 24th October 2022RSAW RIBA West Wales (Event) C#1463
RSAW RIBA West Wales Event C#1463
GBC > Events > C#1463
RSAW RIBA West Wales Event C#1463
- I want I want I want a Green Building Calculator, So I made one
- Green Building Calculator V2
- BrianSpecMan of GBC
- followed by delegate Q&A
Date: 2nd September 2022
Time: 11:00-12:00 pm
Organiser: Michael Bool for RSAW & RIBA West Wales
Location: Microsoft Teams meeting
No link this happened alreadyGBC CPD
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RSAW RIBA West Wales (Event) C#1463
© GBE GBC GBL NGS ASWS Brian Murphy aka BrianSpecMan **
1st September 2022 – 17th September 2022
Sustainable Building Materials & Products – Databases and Tools (Event) C#1456
GBC > Events > Past > C#1456
Sustainable Building Materials & Products – Databases and Tools Event
- 4 presentations 4 Organisations 4 Tools
- Including BrianSpecMan of GBC and Ankita Dwivedi of Firstplanit
- followed by delegate Q&A
Date: 15th September 2022
Time: 12:30-14:00 pm
Organiser: ASBP The Alliance for Sustainable Building Products
Location: Online (Zoom)
Cost: Free for ASBP members, £20 for partners, £30 general admittance
Registration (no link, it has already happened)
GBC CPD
During the Q&A Session a definition of ‘violet materials’ was requested, additional slides have been added at the beginning, extracted from GBE CPD Green or Violet materials Which do you use?
GBC See Also:
- GBPB Green Building Price Book
- GBPDC Green Building Product Data Collection
- GBREA Green Building Readymade Elemental Assemblies
- GBS Green Building Specification
- GBE Green Building Encyclopaedia
Sustainable Building Materials & Products – Databases and Tools (Event) C#1456
© GBE GBC GBL NGS ASWS Brian Murphy aka BrianSpecMan **
1st September 2022 – 17th September 2022
GBC Mentoring Khartoum Sudan
GBC Mentoring Khartoum Sudan
By Archway – Architecture Mentoring Program - Programme to guide and mentor students and fresh graduates in various disciplines presented by graduates and experts.
- A video presentation by BrianSpecMan followed by delegate Q&A
Date: 13th August 2022
Organiser: Reem Tageldin @ Archway team, Faculty of Architecture, University of Khartoum, Sudan
Social Media Links: Twitter LinkedIn facebook Instagram
Title:
- Clients may want more than their Quantity Surveyor is prepared to let them pay”
- Green Building Calculator’s role in overcoming this challenge
- I want, I want, I want,
- Green buildings design and decision tools
- Green architecture and the calculations of its impact on a changing climate.
Speaker: Brian Murphy aka BrianSpecMan
Delivery: On-line via facebook video
Moderator: Shahd Gaafar
GBC Feedback
Hi Brian
- I would like to thank you so much for giving us some of your precious time.
- To be honest this was an amazing experience for us here in Sudan to have someone with your experience give us a session.
- I hope we may have you as a speaker more often.
Sincerely Shahd Gaafar
Hey Brian!
- The session was very informative and more than expected!
- Thank you so much for your collaboration.
Reem Tageldin
Hey Reem
- Thank you for such an Intelligent audience with interesting questions
- (the best I have had so far).
BrianSpecMan
GBC Q&A
Archway – Architecture Mentoring Program
Don’t forget to comment with your questions, so we can answer them at the end of the session!
Q&A starts at 1:11:00 in the videoWhat can we replace cement with?
See Video Q&A @ 1:11:50Reem Tageldin How does the emerging health challenges (COVID for example ) change the framework for GBC?
See Video Q&A @Mona Dualbait Sudan uses mostly violet materials because they are cheaper, how can we as a country in an economic crisis tackle this?
See Q&A @ 1:14:00 & 1:20:30Nawal Bakhet Has GBC been applied to an existing project?
Student competition entry completed and Retrofit version case studies underway
See Video @ 30:38-33:50Assmaa Yousif Are temporary structures actually more efficient? or will we end up consuming more?
See Video Q&A @ 1:15:20Hazardous materials are everywhere, contractors are struggling to educate about hazardous materials and waste, what can Architects do about hazardous materials and waste?
See Video @ 1:20:30Hala Warrag If we want to learn how to use this calculator where can we apply to?
- https://GreenBuildingCalculator.uk
- Videos and instructions will follow, CPD seminars are there.
- We can offer Zoom training.
- Green Building Calculator – Green Building Calculator GBC
- See Video @ 1:29:20 to 1:30:50
Reem Tageldin Interesting!
Reem Tageldin A contextual GBC will be a great addition to the profession.
See Video @ 40:30 to 41:00Noon Osama What could be a greener alternative for HVAC systems, specially in a hot climate like ours?
See Video Q&A @ 1:24:00Assmaa Yousif Also Avoid the cladding lol !
Can GBC work in Sudan?
See Video @ 1:26:40 to 1:29:20Reem Tageldin Very informative
Thank you ReemReem Tageldin Very informative! Thank you for the content
Shima Alshaikh Thank you for such an informative session!!!
Thank you for saying so, I appreciate it.GBC CPD
GBC Mentoring Khartoum Sudan C#1396
© GBE GBC GBL NGS ASWS Brian Murphy aka BrianSpecMan **
13th August 2022 – 27th August 2022