Projects slip when the shared folder is the only place decisions live. Keep each choice, its reason, and its date in one log the whole team can open. Fewer rework loops, fewer surprises at handover. 🏗️
HENN just released CarbonBudget, a free tool that calculates CO2 budgets for a single building. Carbon math is cheapest in the first few sketches, so this belongs in early kickoff meetings, not the final review. 🌿 Link below.
ArchDaily's November issue says carbon metrics now shape what people count as good design. Our read: set the numbers early in the brief so the creative work happens inside them, not after. 🌿 Details in link.
A plausible guess is the riskiest thing in any project file. Check it, date it, and name the person who owns it. Accurate beats impressive every time. How does your team keep project details current? Let's share ideas 🏗️🤝
HENN launched CarbonBudget, a free tool that calculates project, specific CO2 budgets. Setting a carbon number at concept stage beats fixing it at the permit stage. Worth testing on your next sketch. Details in link.
Spent coffee grounds went into 3D printing filament at RMIT, then into a modular installation at Melbourne Design Week. Material tests like that belong in the sketch phase, before the budget is locked.
Before a shovel hits dirt, HENN's new CarbonBudget tool puts a CO2 ceiling on each building. Construction accounts for roughly a third of global emissions, so that ceiling belongs in sketch phase, not the final spec sheet.
Oslo's 2026 Architecture Triennale asked “What if Nature Comes First?” across more than 30 projects. Our take: that answer starts with the site survey, not the planting plan. Put trees and drainage on the first drawing.
Most carbon decisions get locked in during the first brief, when moving a wall still costs nothing. Sustainability talk often skips that stage and jumps straight to the material list. Start the conversation earlier.
Oslo's 2026 Architecture Triennale asks "What if nature comes first?" Over 30 international projects run Sept 17 to Oct 1 at Sofienberg Church. Worth reading the brief behind each one, not just the timber count. Link in the reply.
ChatGPT is fine for drafting emails and brainstorming, but it's not a private vault. 🔐 Keep passwords, client contracts and customer records out of the chat. Your clients trust you with their data, so protect it. 🏗️ Link below.
HENN launched CarbonBudget, a digital tool that sets CO2 budgets for each project. Construction causes around a third of global CO2 emissions, so that number belongs in the brief on day one, not the final review. 🌱 Link in the reply.
When a prospect asks a good question, the next message should answer it, not restart the pitch. Share one checked resource, ask what would help most, and leave the next step to them. Thoughtful follow up builds trust. 🌱