Entries for October 2010

Does mandatory disclosure really hit the mark? »

by Craig Roussac1 commentPolicy, Ratings
Does mandatory disclosure really hit the mark?

From Monday 1st November pretty much anyone who seeks to sell or lease more than 2,000 square metres of office accommodation will be required to disclose their building’s energy efficiency rating.

Apemeimpado commented :

Complex Post. This record helped me in my college assignment. Thnaks Alot...

Energy savings battle begins in UK Public Service »

by Craig Roussac1 commentBuilding_management, Data_visualisation, Policy, Real-time, Transparency
Energy savings battle begins in UK Public Service

Take all 18 UK Government department headquarters and pit them against each other in a friendly competition to see who can cut the most carbon. The thing that struck me first when I took a look at all the buildings’ half-hourly data was the mere fact that it existed.

Jack commented :

Cant wait to see the same competitive spirit take place in Australia between government departments....