GBE Team
About:
GBE Contact
- Who we are, what we do, how to contact us:
- T 01733 238148
(UK GMT 09:00-18:00) - INT 0044 1733 238148
- E BrianSpecMan@icloud.com
BrianSpecMan aka Brian Murphy:
Champion: Healthy, Environmental, Resourceful, Appropriate, Competent, Effective, Yardstick, Construction and Specification
Roles: NGS National Green Specification Ltd. Director
Green Building Encyclopaedia:
- GBE Website: Editor and Content Writer
- GBE CPD: writer and speaker
- GBE Workshops: facilitator, speaker
- GBE Lectures: writer and University Lecturer
- GBE Outline & Robust Specification: writer
- GBE Calculators: creator
- GBE Code: Author
GBE Collaborate
GBE Services
- GBE Robust Specification: Writer
- GBE PASS: Product Accessory System Screening: Assessor
- GBE Compare: Product Group Comparisons and Conclusions: Assessor
- GBE MASS (Collaborate) G#1049 N#1066 Materials Assessor
- GBE Echo (Collaborate) G#1064 N#1082 Manufacturer Self-declaration: Validator
GBE Learning
- Email Campaign January 2020
- Events Launching March 2020
- Director, Speaker, Facilitator, Tour Guide
CAPEM Cycle Assessment Procedure for Eco-impacts of Materials
- CAPEM Product Data Collection
- Company Data Sheet
- Product Data Sheet
- Application Data Sheet
- Robust Specifications for Products
- Project Specifications
- Writing
- Managing Specification Writing Team
- Helping Practice with Specification Strategy
- Training: Specifications in NBS Software
- Auditing
- Training
- Software training
- Coaching
- Practice Specifications
- NBS based
- ASWS embellished
- NGS GBE embellished
Contact:
- T 01733 238148
- M 07973 281024
- Skype: BrianSpecMan
- E BrianSpecMan@icloud.com
Edith Colomba
- Director of GBE Learning
Champion:
- Webinar Platform Facilitator and Speaker
- LCA
- Natural Holistic Healing,
- Home Improvement,
- Human Behaviour & Lifestyle
Cath Hassell of ech2o:
Champion: Water and Carbon Reduction
Roles:
- GBE Consult
- CPD provider
- CutYourCarbon gamer
- TGR Speaker
- PASS: Services
Dr. Andrew Norton
Champion: Biobased materials, Sequestered Carbon, LCA, EPD and PEF
Roles:
- CAPEM Technical Partner
- CAPEM LCA
- CAPEM EPD Programme Development
- CAPEM Marginal Analysis
- CAPEM Individual Impacts (Embodied Energy, Embodied Carbon, etc.)
Paul Bourgeois of Zero Carbon Britain: 
Champion: Carbon Reduction & Renewables, AECB regional events
Roles:
NGS
- GBE Renewable Energy
- GBE PASS assessor
- GBE Database
- GBE Website: Configuring and uploading files
- GBE Sales
CAPEM
- CAPEM Product Data Collection
- CAPEM Product Data Sheets
Dan Ward
Champion: Small projects, SelfBuild, SketchUp, CAD & BIM
Roles:
- GBE CAD (SketchUp & BIM)
- GBE Self-Build
- GBE Artisan
- GBE Sales
BCT
Julie Ann Futcher of Urban Generation
Champion: UHIE Urban Heat Island Effect PhD graduate
Roles:
- GBS Consult
- GBE CPD
- GBE Lecture
James Allen
- Structural Design
- Lime and stone construction
Roles:
- Sustainability Checklist
Sarah J Farmer
- Timber
- UK Grown Timber
- Timber Applications
- Timber Carbon Calculator
© GBE NGS ASWS Brian Murphy aka BrianSpecMan *
25th July 2013 – 30th January 2020
GBE Team
Images:
BrianSpecMan aka Brian Murphy

Derrick Zorro Hill
Architect, Sketches, Navigation Icons, Music

Edith Colomba Team
Director of GBE Learning
Architect, LCA and Home Improvement, ECO Project Coordinator
Cath Hassell of ech2o
Water & Carbon Specialist
Water Product Assessments
Dr. Andrew Norton of Renuables
LCA & EPD Specialist
Bio-based materials and BioComposites
Paul Bourgeois of Zero Carbon Britain: ![]()
Renewable Energy Specialist
CAD, BIM, Self-Build
Julie Ann Futcher of Urban Generation
Urban Heat Island Effect
Mike Malina

Green M&E Engineer
James Allen
Structural Engineer
Timber Specialist
© GBE NGS ASWS Brian Murphy aka BrianSpecMan *
10th August 2013 – 30th January 2020
GBE Team
See Also:
GBE Collaborate Services
- GBE Bespoke CPD, Lectures, Workshops, Training, Coaching
- GBE CAD (SketchUp & BIM)
- GBE Calculators (Navigation) G#600 N#621
- GBE Classify (Collaborate) G#1479 N#1440
- GBE Code
- GBE Compare (Collaborate) G#964 Group Comparisons & Conclusions
- GBE Consult G#848 N#870
- GBE CPD (About)
- GBE CPD (Navigate) G#7755
- GBE DeTox (Collaborate) Product improvement using LCA Marginal Analysis G#794 N#816
- GBE DeTox G#764 N#786
- GBE Echo Manufacturer Self-declaration
- GBS Green Building Specification (Navigation) (About)
- GBE Learning (Website) G#31950
- GBE Lectures for University Courses
- GBE Lectures (Navigation) G#1081 N#1099
- GBE Literature Audit (Collaborate) G#738 N#760
- GBE MASS Materials Assessor
- GBE Outline & Robust Specification
- GBE PASS: Product Accessory System Screening Assessor
- GBE Robust Specification (Collaborate) G#541 N#561
- GBE PASS (Navigation) G#747 N#769 Product Accessory System Screening
- GBE Website
- GBE Webinars
- GBE Workshops
CAPEM Cycle Assessment Procedure for Eco-Impacts of Materials
- CAPEM
- CAPEM Product Data Collection
- CAPEM BIM Data Sheet
- CAPEM Compass
- CAPEM LCA
- CAPEM EPD Programme Development
- CAPEM Marginal Analysis
- CAPEM Individual Impacts (Embodied Energy, Embodied Carbon, etc)
- CAPEM DETOX
Architectural Specification Writing Services (ASWS)
- Robust Product Specifications (Collaborate)
- Detail Specifications
- Specification Work sections
- Project Specifications (Collaborate)
- Practice Specifications (Collaborate)
- Contractor Specification(Collaborate)
© GBE NGS ASWS Brian Murphy aka BrianSpecMan *
10th August 2013 – 30th January 2020





