Novedge Pulse™ of Steve Scaysbrook

In a conversation with some students last week, I was surprised to lean that most, if not all ,had no CV and no portfolio, in fact the very concept of getting a job was for them not the current problem, getting the assignment in on time or their at attendance level was much higher on [...]The post Architectural Technologist – Your Portfolio appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

I am, as many will know, teaching for a short while at Gloucester College, helping out whilst one of the lecturers has a stomach operation. Whilst he's away I'm looking after CAD, and I am pleasantly surprised that as well as Autocad being available, the students are also given access to Sketchup. As a CAD [...]The post Architectural Technologist – Sketchup as a teaching tool appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

Phew, what a day yesterday was, a morning teaching Sustainability to a first year class, I chose glass as the main subject, and an afternoon working for my botanical garden, this time plotting park benches. I have made up several different types of symbol, all linked into a dedication database within Vectorworks. And we now [...]The post Architectural Technologist – Replacing a Flat roof for a Pitched roof appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

I have mentioned many times my use of both photography and video for recording construction details. i have over the years, thanks to digital technology and my iPhone managed to build a reasonable library of varying details, some for ongoing jobs, and some, well I happen to see it and took the shot. I am [...]The post Architectural Technologist – The Art of Photography appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

You might want to take a look at a new electronic CIAT magazine called Aspiration, it's aimed predomantly at students, The recent issue of aspirATion was the first issue of the e-magazine. Future issues will be one per semester, so three a year. The articles are provided by students from Accredited Universities, four different universities [...]The post Architectural Technologist – AspirATion a professional voice for the AT student appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

I am well known for my use of Evernote, I use it for just about everything, well now it's about to be moved from just about, to almost everything, because of Evernote's ability to not only search internally photos and PDF, but get this, Page documents and word documents as well as spreadsheets and presentations, [...]The post Architectural Technologist – Evernote update appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

I have done more than my fare share of research, and innovation, but it pails in significants to googles way of doing things and their budget, so I read with fascination the article on Googles Research lab aptly names Google X. The article on Bloomberg is a serious look into the secret world of Google, [...]The post Architectural Technologist – Research Google Way appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

I have done more than my fare share of research, and innovation, but it pails in significants to googles way of doing things and their budget, so I read with fascination the article on Googles Research lab aptly names Google X. The article on Bloomberg is a serious look into the secret world of Google, [...]The post Architectural Technologist – Research Google Way appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

I know of no other way other than to say, just watch this presentation, it's a massive 35 mins long, and it's a little Mac based, but watch and learn, re a new way to visualise, and draw. You might not see the link between our CAD and maths, but watch, it's all about the [...]The post Architectural Technologist – Drawing Dynamic Visualizations appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

After using the shower for a week, I have some firm opinions on it's detailing, the headroom, and it's position in a pitched roof is probably the most significant, the way the bath has been sealed is another, but I am most impressed with the Mira electric shower unit, constant hot water and at almost [...]The post Architectural Technologist – A shower a day & and a flat roof. appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

As I might have stated a few times, I'm away on hols for a week, staying in the Atlantic Hotel on ht The isle of Scilly. The hotel is made up of a series of old houses joined together, it's vey pleasant, and you would not believe the quality of the food, and the fact [...]The post Architectural Technologist – A hotel is home for a week appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

Today's headline is a little strange, and not for a blog that concentrates on CPD, you might think, but nothing can be further from the truth. From the start of your interview and or presentation technique in getting that first job, or pitching for work, your presentation technique will make or brake. PRESENTATIONS In the [...]The post Architectural Technologist – Presentation technique appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

I drove to Gloucester college this morning, and listened to This Week In Google with Leo Laport and team, it's a podcast I like to listen to every week, mostly because it's a way to update, whilst I do something else, it's predomantly talk based, with little need to see the screen, ok it's nice [...]The post Architectural Technologist – TWIG and this google Glass thing appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

It's out, the following information on the new permitted development rules have been posted on the planning portal. Follow this link i'm not sure when it will be ratified, the dates seem prety firm, but the following will proberly apply: For a period of three years, between 30 May 2013 and 30 May 2016, householders [...]The post Architectural Technologist – New Permitted development Rules posted appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

I have a small problem with two terraced cottages I am working on, which involves extending the rear with new kitchens. The problem is the main sewer that runs along the back of all the terraced houses,. Currently all the other extensions stop just before the pipe, and with good reason, it's quite shallow, in [...]The post Architectural Technologist – My pipes a little to high appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

Yesterday I had every intension to write a weekend blog, but work just got in the way, so did the weather, at long last we have a little rain to ease the soil ready for my planting. But come Sunday morning I have little excuse, and I sit in front of my iPad wondering what [...]The post Architectural Technologist – My mind is an utter blank appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

I saw this post recently on LinkedIn, and was intrigued, I have never worked as a true Technologist in a practice in France, I lived in Zurich and worked as a tech man for Dow looking after Styrofoam for a number of years through. You have to read the complete set of posts to get [...]The post Architectural Technologist – Chartered Architectural Technologist or “Expert en technologies de l’ architecture” appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

Every now and then, I get to work on an old building, the last time this happened I worked on an old hotel, and part of the main building complex was a house going back to the 1600’s. whilst I was surveying the main hotel we found an area where no access could be found, [...]The post Architectural Technologist – Historical Maps appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

This week and for the next five weeks, I and helping out at Gloucester College, one of the lecturers is having an operation so I am attending to fill his shoes. The college offers a variety of courses, but the one I am helping out on is a HNC in the built environment, and I [...]The post Architectural Technologist – Personal & Professional Development appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

This week I happen to travel down to CIAT head office in London and as I went via train I arrived into MaryLebone and was surprised to see that they had fitted a long line of bike racks two high along the main platform. I have had to fit many a bike rack, but nothing [...]The post architectural Technologist – Bike Store appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

As the building regs have mostly been updated , this morning, I thought I would revise my regs folder and download the newest version, why well I have a new building regs being submitted in a week or so, and I thought it wise to go over the regs and just check I have everything [...]The post Architectural Technologist – Time to update your building regs appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

For a long time I have been using gmail for my email, and because of that a lot of the other Goole services, but, it's that word again, I use Mac for all my computing, and there was a conflict, not great, but having all my addresses on google and trying to sync with Apple [...]The post Architectural Technologist – Back to Apple appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

I have been thinking about quick and easy ways to share links and articles and have come up with a hashtag of #CPDshare that does not seem to be used by anyone on Twitter, so I have started to use it share information. It's easy to use, only uses 9 letters so plenty of space [...]The post Architectural Technologist – # taggs, How to prepare for a competition appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

I came across this article recently on a an alternative to glue lam beams and a construction technique called Brettstapel, which is the term commonly used for solid timber construction that does not generally use glues or nails. Fabricated from softwood timber posts connected with hardwood timber dowels, this relatively simple method of construction has [...]The post Architectural Technologist – Brettstapel appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

One of the main problems I often face is the way any pitched roof is reinstated after being worked on or enlarged, I so often add a spec note to say that the existing tiles should be carefully removed for reinstatement, if I can I will take from the rear and re install on the [...]The post Architectural Technologist – A Case for using reclaimed roof tiles appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

I had a very interesting message from Darren Lester, who runs the SpecifiedBy web site re a little project, he is into, where specifiers can tweet their building product or supplier requirements to @socialspec or #socialspec this is then retweeted to a network of other specifiers and relevant profesionals who simply respond with help or [...]The post Architectural Technologist – Specifiers tweet appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

I seem to spend a lot of time in hospitals at present, not for me, but my parents requiring blood tests and seeing specialists, so I have time to do what I always preach and that's to take time and observe, often it's just the detail, but here is the one thing I find difficult [...]The post Architectural Technologist – Hospital Details appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

I got a great email from Ian Martin-Harvey of Air Architecture & Design, a Technologist over in Wolverhampton, who sent me a link to an old Open University video set on the structure of the Arch. old it might be, but so is the Arch, it's one of the best I have seen, and simply [...]The post architectural Technologist – Structure of the Arch appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

For me, this weekend is part work, part play, well mostly work actualy, first it's a building inspection for an asbestos report, then it's a little blogging, then it's a walk with the dogs, then it's gardening,……. You get the picture, my weekend list of things that need doing grows ever longer. I found a [...]The post Architectural Technologist – A weekend awaits appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

This week, I decided it was time to get my email back into Apple, for about two years I have used Google gmail and it's worked ok, but recently I have wanted to get back to apple and the easy way it just seems to work, ha, last famous words. It took the best part [...]The post Architectural Technologist – switching Email & a little tree colour appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

I got a vey nice email recently, re an article on a new list of masons marks that is being made at The Worshipful company of Masons. I always look in old building to see if any exposed stone has a masons mark, it's rare to see one externally, and when you do, it's often [...]The post Architectural Technologist – Mason’s Marks appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

As the use of soakaways is high in my agenda of late I thought I would do a little research to see if I could find anything new or missed since my last trawl, it seems that the answer is yes, as this excellent little BRE document has suddenly appeared in my focus. I can't [...]The post Architectural Technologist – Soak away design appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

Every now and then I get requests for guest articles, most are ignored, they are not applicable to this site, but once in a while I get a genuine article request, for a product I think is worthy of mention, I got no remuneration for this article, it was, and is, just for your CPD [...]The post Architectural Technologist – A case for timber windows a guest author appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]

This Tuesday, I go to Warwick university to see a new 3D exhibition, hosted by Develop 3D, and in particular the way 3D printing is now gaining mainstream. Why, well it's the next big development in CAD, and material development. Ok small prototype development is now done on on office based machines, but, and here [...]The post Architectural Technologist – a Technologist look at 3D appeared first on Konstrukshon CPD Weblog [more...]