Gareth's Blog - Terra Infirma

Take a fresh look at what you do

11th July 2008

I live in a delightful river valley, 20 minutes walk from the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne. A couple of times a week, I pull...

The unrecognised recycling sector

9th July 2008

On Monday I gave a seminar on carbon footprinting and carbon management (using the Terra Infirma brainstorming tool) at the Association of Charity Shops Annual...

Weekly Tip #21: Use the Terra Infirma Brainstorming Tool

7th July 2008

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book*:If you want to do effective brainstorming, then use...

Heath Robinson would love to be an energy auditor

4th July 2008

Outside my office window, a team of builders is working on an eco-house. They are running a petrol generator to produce power for an electric...

A good time to go green

2nd July 2008

Things have settled down here a little at Terra Infirma Towers after the most busy (and it has to be said lucrative) month in our...

Weekly Tip #20: with waste, start at the end

30th June 2008

This is the latest of a series of tips extracted from the forthcoming Green Business Bible e-book:When carrying out a waste minimisation exercise, focus your...

Big Business & Carbon Offsets

27th June 2008

Interesting views on Carbon Offsetting from some big corporate players at yesterday's Low Carbon Innovation Exchange. At a panel discussion with the UK CSR/environmental managers...

Cultural conservation vs energy conservation

25th June 2008

I've recently been working on the eco-renovation of two buildings in a conservation area, one of them listed. This has been a real challenge -...

FREEBIES!

23rd June 2008

I've got two free tickets for my Low Carbon Business Seminar on Thursday this week in Olympia, London. First come, first served. Please e-mail me...

Weekly Tip #19: Buy holes, not drills