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Available to purchase at.Some time ago now, after I had really started to explore in a very practical way the ideas of collaboration, we stumbled across a factor which on reflection should have been more obvious; working in an environment which had a strong architectural inheritance.The place, the environment, the location , the aesthetics all had a part to play, and a very significant part to play, in the quality of collaborative problem solving.. Albert Mehrabian's rule in communication is that the spoken word only carries only 7% of the emotional impact, 38% is the tone of voice and 55% is the facial expression.
In a similar vein we found that only a small part of collaboration is bringing people together.A much bigger impact comes from the place, where it’s done, and bigger still is the culture imbued.. You have to take care of what people hear, what they see and what they feel..This fired our imagination about the creation of a Grand Hotel of Value.
A beautiful, relaxing place to stay for people who want to solve problems together.This could be done over breakfast, while swimming in the pool, formally in a meeting room, on the terrace, in the bar.
Collisions of people and ideas in a setting where the mundane can be left in the lobby.. A frivolous thought.
Well may be, but we did not lose sight of what we felt were the opportunities of place-making and culture setting in being an important element in solving some of the big problems in the world of infrastructure.. Zoom forward several years and the moment seemed right.The good news is that 92.3% of non-hazardous waste generated in the construction industry is recovered, but this has remained static for the past 10 years with no meaningful improvement.
To reduce the quantity of waste and minimise the need for recycling even further, we must move towards sustainable construction practices and a circular economy where buildings, components and materials are used more than once.. Why is the circular economy important?.Pollution has a negative effect on people, our water systems and the ecosystems around us.
Waste leads to pollution, whether it be from littering, incineration or landfill.So if we want to live in a less polluted environment, we have to reduce the amount of waste we create..