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GBE Rules of Thumb
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GBE Rules of Thumb forms part of GBE Code and informs GBE Checklist
Proposal to develop Rules of Thumb
For years we have relied upon basic knowledge about methods of construction and material properties
In the world of environmental construction newly introduced materials with unknown properties need to be proved by assessment or test by accredited test houses before we know how they can be used.
We are beginning to see standard calculations being questioned and the theory not always stacking up in reality
We need new Equations, Data sets, Calculators and Design & Decision Tools
In the new world of Evidence Based Design (EBD) we risk not being allowed to rely on tried and tested rules that have guided us for centuries.
These tried and tested rules are based on years of practical experience trying to push boundaries until they fail then taking a step back from the point of failure to a position that is safe, and setting that as a rule of thumb.
GBE will identify Rules of thumb that are okay to use without resort to calculations to permit their use.
Pending……….
TopTips
- Top Twenty Tips for Greening the Industry as launched at Ecobuild 2013.
- The Tips are very straightforward and are being promoted by trade bodies such as FMB and NFB
- Top 20 Tips 5 topics 4 tips each
- Act on Carbon, Water, Materials, Waste, Biodiversity
- GCB top 20 tips (PDF on GCB website)
- GCB top 20 tips (PDF on GBE website)
© GBE NGS ASWS BrianMurphy aka BrianSpecMan
18th February 2013 – 20th February 2019
GBE Rules of Thumb
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TopTips
GCB top 20 tips P1
GCB top 20 tips P2
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25th July 2018 – 20th February 2019
GBE Rules of Thumb
See Also:
GBE Code
- Liability Alerts (Code) G#26086
- Sustainability Quotes (Code) G#26092
- Rules of Thumb (Code) G#516 N#536
- Rules of Life (Code) G#729 N#751
GBE Jargon Buster
- D&DT
- EBD
- Calculators
- Datasets
- Design & Decision Tools (D&DT)
- Equations
- Evidence Based Design (EBD)
- Rules of Thumb
GBE Links
- Green Construction Board
- GCB top 20 tips (PDF on GCB website)
- GCB top 20 tips (PDF on GBE website)
GBE Information
GBE Rules for Life
- Liability Alerts (Code) G#26086
- Sustainability Quotes (Code) G#26092
- Rules of Thumb (Code) G#516 N#536
- Rules of Life (Code) G#729 N#751
Other’s Sustainability Quotations
GBE Slogans
GBE #Hashtags
GBE Calculators
© GBE NGS ASWS Brian Murphy aka BrianSpecMan *
29th March 2013 – 17th August 2019
