Photo: Wimpole Hall during our visit there together
THURSDAY, 15 NOVEMBER 2012
I had a meeting with the TSB in London, about the future for business in sustainable construction. What's more, they not only wanted to hear my opinions on problems to be tackled, they even offered a pot of 50m GBP I could tap into! Read More at http://miltoncontact.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/investing-time-and-money-in-sustainable.html
The SHIFT conference on Fuel Poverty-Identifying Solutions took place on 28th September 2012, in the Church House Conference Centre, just a stone’s throw away from Westminster Abbey. Energy Experts, government departments and representatives from a variety of housing associations provided a wide breadth of speakers on the importance of fuel poverty as an important factor in social housing and tackling our future energy savings plans in the light of the Green Deal. Read more at http://miltoncontact.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/fuel-poverty-identifying-solutions-in-uk.html
A flat-lining EU economy, the construction industry in crisis. This is not a good time for an architect's visit to the UK, you might think. So why did Sandra & Leif Tollé come to Cambridge seeking meetings and with plans for a UK architectural practice (Tollé Green Architecture)? Add to this, their underlying ethos of social responsibility. Surely this was a no-brainer in the free-market UK economy currently led by a right-leaning government! Read more at
This year’s visit to Ecobuild in March on behalf of Tollé Green Architecture extended to two days due to the size of the exhibition and the interesting talks and seminars. A few personal impressions and images above follow.
The dramatic increase in popularity of Ecobuild 2012 was immediately apparent in the increasing crush on the Light Dockland’s Railway leading to Excel, where the event was taking place. Now the largest “green” exhibition in the world, Ecobuild 2012 filled both the exhibition halls of the venue. Read more at http://miltoncontact.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/looking-back-on-ecobuild-2012.html
Investing time and money in a sustainable future
THURSDAY, 15 NOVEMBER 2012
I had a meeting with the TSB in London, about the future for business in sustainable construction. What's more, they not only wanted to hear my opinions on problems to be tackled, they even offered a pot of 50m GBP I could tap into! Read More at http://miltoncontact.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/investing-time-and-money-in-sustainable.html
Fuel poverty-identifying solutions in the UK
MONDAY, 8 OCTOBER 2012The SHIFT conference on Fuel Poverty-Identifying Solutions took place on 28th September 2012, in the Church House Conference Centre, just a stone’s throw away from Westminster Abbey. Energy Experts, government departments and representatives from a variety of housing associations provided a wide breadth of speakers on the importance of fuel poverty as an important factor in social housing and tackling our future energy savings plans in the light of the Green Deal. Read more at http://miltoncontact.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/fuel-poverty-identifying-solutions-in-uk.html
Germany-EoE links via Tollé Green Architecture
TUESDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2012A flat-lining EU economy, the construction industry in crisis. This is not a good time for an architect's visit to the UK, you might think. So why did Sandra & Leif Tollé come to Cambridge seeking meetings and with plans for a UK architectural practice (Tollé Green Architecture)? Add to this, their underlying ethos of social responsibility. Surely this was a no-brainer in the free-market UK economy currently led by a right-leaning government! Read more at
Looking back on Ecobuild 2012
THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012This year’s visit to Ecobuild in March on behalf of Tollé Green Architecture extended to two days due to the size of the exhibition and the interesting talks and seminars. A few personal impressions and images above follow.
The dramatic increase in popularity of Ecobuild 2012 was immediately apparent in the increasing crush on the Light Dockland’s Railway leading to Excel, where the event was taking place. Now the largest “green” exhibition in the world, Ecobuild 2012 filled both the exhibition halls of the venue. Read more at http://miltoncontact.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/looking-back-on-ecobuild-2012.html
Tollé Architects, visiting a great practice in Verden, Germany
MONDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2012
Whilst Fritz-Dieter Tollé Architektur reads like a recommendation in German (Tollé looks like the German exclamation for Great!) it does happen to be apt, as I found out on my current visit to meet up with the next generation, Sandra and Leif Tollé on mutual business. Read more at http://miltoncontact.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/tolle-architects-visiting-great.html
