Exploring Web 2.0 in the built environment

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Immersive Environments using Web.Alive

Immersive Environments using Web.Alive There are game engines, originally created for development of computer/video games, which can be used for non-game virtual worlds. Unreal Engine (UE) by Epic Games ( http://www.unrealtechnology.com ) is probably the strongest, robust and most popular. UE is a complete 3D development framework for PCs, Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3, providing a vast array of core technologies, content creation tools, and support in… Continue

Added by Ken on November 9, 2009 at 11:33am — No Comments

Six weeks to form a Be2camp team for BuildLondonLive

It's just over six weeks to the next BuildLONDONlive - 15-17 December. BLL is "a unique mix of virtual collaborative event, architectural competition and a BIM exhibition", and this year's con… Continue

Added by Paul Wilkinson on November 2, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

ActiveBE.com - a buildings systems manufacturer embracing Web 2.0 to run a climate change campaign

I have just been browsing the website of Schneider Electric, a ~~Danish~~ French manufacturer of electrical equipment, including building management systems. It wasn't the main corporate websi… Continue

Added by Paul Wilkinson on October 30, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Looking good for the future

I graduated a few months ago, and after having a Summer making everyone I know jealous, have now started Real Life. I felt I should share some of the experience of being a new grad in the construction industry, so here's a look at what I've been doing for the last three and a bit weeks. On 5th October I started work for Laing O'Rourke. They've been sponsoring me for the best part of five years whilst studying at University. Now it was finally time to get stuck into work properly. Kind of. W… Continue

Added by Luke O'Rafferty on October 29, 2009 at 8:57pm — No Comments

RIBAforum09 revisited

One of the features of Be2camp-style event delivery is the capture of user-generated content associated with each event, and yesterday's RIBAforum09 is no exception. Freed from the hassles of managing streaming video or trying to bypass patchy wifi (that was Clare Sinclair's challenge, which she rose to magnif… Continue

Added by Paul Wilkinson on October 28, 2009 at 6:17pm — No Comments

Look in on the RIBA Stakeholders Forum 2009

The Royal Institute of British Architects is holding its annual Stakeholders Forum on the afternoon of Tuesday 27 October and the theme is Web 2.0. Accordingly, organiser Clare Sinclair is keen to demonstrate how what used to be a conventional half-day conference can be turned into a more interactive event, and is inviting people to participate before during and after the event via social media.… Continue

Added by Paul Wilkinson on October 21, 2009 at 11:33am — No Comments

Memoori

Jim McHale was one of the contributors to the first Be2camp unconference in London just over a year ago and his construction-focused start-up business, Memoori, has continued to develop. A search and knowledge management portal, it allows groups of contributors to share informa… Continue

Added by Paul Wilkinson on October 20, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

TITANIC LEAP FOR VIRTUAL WORLDS

NORTEL's web.alive is now hosting a MellaniuM environment which not only contains models with well over one million polygons but also supports anti-aliasing for superbly rendered immersive quality and can accomodate 300 concurrent avatars. With just one click on http://ec3v3.projectchainsaw.com/ you can be walking around this trial domed environment. There have been innumerable calls for and announcements about virtual worlds to… Continue

Added by Ken on October 19, 2009 at 10:02pm — No Comments

Survival Guide - working out of an industry downturn

As some of you may know, two of the founders of Be2camp (myself and Martin Brown) are involved with UK industry membership organisation Constructing E… Continue

Added by Paul Wilkinson on October 19, 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Web.Alive Immersive Internet (II) Presentation

Presentation available at: http://www.box.net/shared/jlhdz56vl2 http://ec3v3.projectchainsaw.com Continue

Added by Ken on October 17, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Be2camp@WorkingBuildings - 24 hours after!

Day three of Be2camp@WorkingBuildings.... Yes, there is a day three (at least for those involved with (un)organising a two-day unconference)! I am busy collating all the

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Added by Paul Wilkinson on October 9, 2009 at 6:30pm — 6 Comments

Be2camp@WorkingBuildings - less than 24 hours to go!

Be2camp@WorkingBuildings will be starting at London Olympia tomorrow and looks like it's going to be busy. For those unable to attend, we will - assuming the technology and venue all work in our favour - stream out live video via Ustream and live-blog via CoverItLive. Both will be carried on the Be2camp@WorkingBuildings Live! page. And you can, of course, always use Twitter to feedback to us (

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Added by Paul Wilkinson on October 6, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

'Augmented Reality: Dream App or Disaster for Cities' at be2camp working buildings

Dr. Cindy Frewen Wuellner, FAIA, architect and futurist, researches the future of cities and will present live from Kansas into London at Be2camp Working Buildings on October 8th. Currently, she is writing a book on 21st Century Cities regarding social change and digital technologies. Previously, she owned an architecture firm for 20 years, designing sustainable, public projects. Cindy can be followed on twitter @urbanverse and through… Continue

Added by Martin Brown on October 5, 2009 at 7:24am — No Comments

Support needed for SMEs

Paschali Engineering & Management Consulting is championing and providing much needed support for SMEs to cut a clear path for them through the legislative complexities of this sustainability jungle we are all facing. By helping both public organisations and private companies realise the great opportunities this market has to offer them they can unlock real bottom line value. The company is commercially focused, totally independent and unlinked to any organisation or manufacturer, therefore… Continue

Added by Barry Paschali on October 4, 2009 at 10:15am — No Comments

Climate change organisation to talk about its social media campaign at Be2camp@WorkingBuildings2009

Malachi Chadwick from climate change campaign 10:10 will use his presentation on 7 October at the be2camp social media event at London Olympia to call on the design, construction and facilities management sector to pledge a ten percent reduction in carbons emissions through their own activities by 2… Continue

Added by Paul Wilkinson on September 30, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

New Property Network on Ning

A Twitter alert from a couple of friends this afternoon alerted me to the launch of The Property Network, a new online network site by UBM title Property Week. Built on the… Continue

Added by Paul Wilkinson on September 25, 2009 at 4:35pm — No Comments

BuildLONDONlive 2009

A past sponsor of Be2camp, Asite is involved with BuildLONDONlive again. It was one of the organisers of… Continue

Added by Paul Wilkinson on September 22, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Be2camp sponsorship opportunities

Did you know that you can, if you want to promote your company, sponsor Be2camp London? Great opportunities exist to increase brand awareness among building services, energy efficiency and FM professionals and other industry participants. We can place sponsor logos on the Be2camp website (before, during and after the event), display sponsor messages on the days of the unconference itself, and there will be opportunities to display or distribute literature or other items to event participants.… Continue

Added by Paul Wilkinson on September 4, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Be2camp@WorkingBuildings2009: Registration now open

Registration for Be2camp @ Working Buildings 2009 at London Olympia on 7 and 8 October 2009 is now open. The event has been divid

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Added by Paul Wilkinson on September 4, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Be2camp Brum - presentations from the day

Some of the presentations from the day are now being uploaded (or embedded) to the Be2camp Brum event pages. If you presented a slide deck, please upload it to Slideshare and let us know the link (you can always post the link in the comments below), and we will add the details to the Be2camp Brum pages. (The material may not appear immediately, as the website updates are being slotted in around work and family commitmen… Continue

Added by Paul Wilkinson on August 21, 2009 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment