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John Timmerman

John Timmerman has been in the tech industry since 1990. He has seen the emergence of just about every technology since the advent of the micro-chip. After 28 years in the Smart city and advanced analytics space, John is applying his wealth of understanding to Smart buildings (to include planning, design, construction and facilities management) in his role as Product Marketing Manager at Gordian.

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8 Sustainable Construction Techniques: How You Build is as Important as What You Build

In a previous blog post, I discussed the Design Lifecyle as having three primary stages: Pre-Building, Building and Post-Building. I spent considerable time in the Pre-Building...
Dec. 9, 2021
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5 Parameters for Choosing Green Construction Materials

Several years ago, while still a graduate student in the Environmental Design department at the Arab Academy for Science and Technology in Egypt, Sahar Salah published a research...
Nov. 11, 2021
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LEEDing on the Path to Sustainable Construction

Sustainability ultimately means meeting our present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. With such a broad definition, the practice...
Oct. 28, 2021
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Using Cost Item Assemblies to Improve Estimating Accuracy

Developing accurate, thorough and defendable cost estimates on a consistent basis is an arduous and – sometimes – imposing undertaking. Every project estimate can take on a life...
Oct. 6, 2021
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The Benefits of Investing in ESG Sustainable Business Practices

Last Friday, I had a meeting with my financial advisor. It’s annual thing. Every year I get a call from his office to schedule our annual review of my fiscal independence plan...
Sept. 17, 2021
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Measuring Sustainability: Determine Where You Stand and What to Do Next

It’s relatively easy to follow the building lifecycle as a step-by-step guide for discussing sustainability. In fact, that’s exactly what I’ve done in this Sustainability by ...
Aug. 20, 2021
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LEEDing on the Path to Sustainable Construction

Sustainability ultimately means meeting our present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. With such a broad definition, the practice...
May 13, 2021