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The ScaysTech Newsletter Podcast
Construction Technology CPD and life long learning
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The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastSound - Notes and understanding
#Article#Mitchells-Construction#Sound#Mass#Airborn-Sound#Impact-Sound#Airbourne#Structurebourne#Earthbornesound#Earthtides#Earthwaves#White-Noise Lectures…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastShadow - There is something magical about it
tags: #Shade#Shadow#Shadow -as-art I can easily sit and study a shadow for an hour or so, and watch the ever changing hue, the crisp edge changing to a fazed…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastHealthy Buildings
Abstract I wrote this some time ago, as a research document to be part of the rewrite of Mitchells Construction, It got pulled apart a little to save on the…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastSource to Sea: Why Europe’s Coming Ocean Act Won’t Stop at the English Channel
Abstract A curious double-page spread appeared in the *Financial Times* recently. It wasn’t a standard piece of reporting; it was an open manifesto and call to…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastSome Timbers have a Natural Repellent to Moths and Other Insects
Abstract Some Timber has a natural repellent to Moths, and other insects #Timber #Natural-Oils #Furnature #Insects Abstract Types of timber for furniture: I…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastCan an AI Run a Practice
#Practice #AI #Practice-Portal #Konstrukshon#Markdown, It’s a question I put to Google Gemini, sparked by the announcement of Google Argon—version 4 of Google…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastBrick Arches and Vaults in the Ancient Near East
#Mud-Bricks#Arch#Mud-Brick-Building#Rubbers#Voussoir#Sumerians#Egyptians#Greece#Etruscans#Rome#Obsidian Notes Google Doc Articles Rubbed Brickwork ArchesThe…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastGoogle & Morrison Advert in the FT Weekend
--- Date:2026-09-21 Author:Steve Scaysbrook - Google Gemini Status: Complete Project: Google Location: Dorridge Photo Links: [FT…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastOpen Access Research sources
I was taught to cite, that is lead my reader of articles and documents, to the source of research I have used to confirm my findings, with Google Scholar[^1]…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastWhat is Good Design
— #Design #Good-Design Date: 2026-09-13 — Abstract I started this piece on Design as a presentation in Google Slides, but quickly understood the enormity of…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastThe Equal Earth projection replaces the Mercator projection in classrooms and general use.
The Equal Earth projection replaces the Mercator projection in classrooms and general use…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastMy Diary, just thoughts, no Rules
#Diary #Daily-Notes #Notes #Hashtags #No-Rules #Article #Pencils #Ink-Pens I don’t have rules when I write in my diary, I can’t really call it a diary, its…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastMac back to Google
It started about two years ago, I wanted to share the Mitchells book I am rewriting, with Jon Pickup, he had agreed to edit the book and I needed to share a…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastPinterest and a new Venture.
Pinterest is one of those sites that is browsable, in that you can search, or just wonder, looking at a collection of details, construction materials…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastIce - Good and Bad
Ice #Ice#Ice-Damage#Freeze-Thaw#Spalding#Rain-Bounce#Ice-Hotel#River-Ice If there is one phenomena that confuses so many students, it’s the transformation of…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastMy Writing Style
I had a long conversation with Google Gemini on my way of writing, I was missing out, but more on that later. I like writing in Google Docs, its easy, and I…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastThe Use of AI in Building A Safer Future
#Dame-Judith-Hackett-Report#Mitchells-ConstructionAI#Building-Regulations#Data#Bim#CAD#Golden-Thread This article builds on a long conversations with Google…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastRoman Construction
#Roman-Construction#Roman-Concrete Before we delve into Roman Construction, it is important to understand a little history, and the way Roman society worked…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastAI and the Human
#AI#CAD#AI-the-Human-Interface As we look toward the future, it is clear that the rise of Artificial Intelligence will fundamentally change how we interact…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastA little Code helps
In my last post, I mentioned the small piece of code I use to create a citation, but when I loaded it up, for some reason it disappeared, so in this short…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastA Way of Writing
(bibliography)[bibliography] I like to write, putting down ideas, that my computer can read, and understand, I like to add not one file to contain this…
The ScaysTech Newsletter Podcast“Material's” The Evolution of Mitchell’s Construction
Good morning from a windswept UK. Today, I’m sharing a first look at part of the redesigned Materials chapter for the 2026 rewrite of Mitchell’s Construction…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastFormatting Markdown files
I may have said this before, but Markdown, has become the basis of all my knowledge bank notes, I currently host the vault, or file, on Dropbox, so I can…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastAn Update on my Transfer or is it Switch to Google
#Google#Apple Without realising it, I have slowly been migrating a lot of my Apple pages documents, and Keynote lectures to Google Drive. The reason is quite…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastInfinity
#Maths#Pi#Infinity#Ratio-of-a-circle-to-its-diameter In this lecture, I want to explore the concept of the universe being never ending. It’s hard enough to…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastUnderstanding the difference between New Vs Old Construction
#Materials#Material Development#Old-Vs-New#Refurbishment#Research#Brickwork#Frog#Bond#Coursing#Pointing#Reclaimation-Yard Introduction First, let me apologise…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastInfinity
I kind of like this subject, there is no rules, its a state of mind, can I imagine the endlessness of space Check out Cosmic Mind’s video! #TikTok…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastWater - We know so little
Water is a product of nature, whatever we have is it, we can’t generate any more, yet we hardly know much about it, yet it is fundamental to life. In my…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastPlanets Alined
#Mars#Mercury#Pluto#Venus I took this snapshot of the planets at around 10:30 pm on the 24th Jan, with the Skyviewer app on my iphone . It has a great view of…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastSetting up a Knowledgebase
I have written this article in Markdown, simply to prove a point, markdown is so easy, why bother with word, or almost any other text editor that saves to its…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastBuilding with Lime
Yesterday, I watched the excellent “Escape to Rural France” where Dan Preston is rebuilding an old Chateau,( Château de Chaumont) . It was burned down in the…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastImpact of Boston Dynamics Electric Atlas Robot
Why ? If you have not seen the videos of the Boston Dynamic Electric Atlas Robots, take a look at these videos released from Boston Dynamic’s from the Robot on…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastMy transition from Lecturer and CPD to General Life Long Knowledge
For 55 years or more, my reading and life has been construction, drawing, learning the art of using pencil on tracing paper, the use of ink, printing, layout…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastLook up Its a facinating View
#Obsidian #Apple-Notes #Linux I thought I might take a little time out to show a view of the sky last night, as it was relatively clear, I took my camera and…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastArchitectural Sovereignty: Reclaiming the Master Builder in the Age of Linux
#Smart-Cities#Smart-Buildings#Raspberry-pie#Quantun-Material-Design The idea for this article was the last post for 2025 on reclaiming an old 2016 MacBook Pro…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastA trial with Linux
This looks like being a last 2025 post, I have several in production, but they can wait, this first run on Linux is proving to be a realy interesting upgrade…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastWhen a Drip is the main point of a detail
The Art of Detailing a Drip #Drip #Detailing #Water #Windows #Doors #Materials #Capillary-action #Silacon I see it so many times, the rotten timber cill, or…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastLight, Shadow and Solar Path
I posted a short note on my Blogger site, I have been in and out of using Blogger for years, and added many new titles, but never kept them up, mostly because…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastWell its the end of 2025 - whats 2026 going to be like
#article #Future #Suncatcher The future is on the mind of many a writer, all those new year lists, the year just past, whats coming in 2026, there are so many…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastWorking on the knife Edge
I need both Google and Apple, its not a problem, I use a Mac but so many services are provided by Google, my web site is Google, my Search is Google, Seach for…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastHigh Presure zones in the North Vs the South Hemispheres
Below is a photo I took of my screen whilst watching Windy.com, ome of the best weather apps available. It shows realtime the state of the planets weather. The…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastNotebookLM
I know I have mentioned NotebookLM before, the spinoff research tool that Google has quietly launched, but its just got a whole lot better. The scays…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastCO2 and trees
We do need to consider Co2 and all the problems it brings, but I am begining to take a different look at the problem, and ask a few question. The scays…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastCassell's Building Construction by Prof Henry Adams & Modern Buildings by G.A.T. Middleton
I have always through there were some classic construction books, Mitchells, McKays, Barry, A history of architecture, Banister Fletcher, Chuddly, perhaps, but…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastWindows
As always, This article is a thnk piece, something to stir you into researching some of the points I raise here, to add to your own Knowledge Bank Windows and…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastIts Free Magazine Day
If there is a free magazine I will avidly put aside for a quiet day its Roofing Today, I like reading the articles, and I must admit, the company adverts are…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastDesign Thinking from the 16th Century France: The De l’Orme Solution for a sustainable Pitched Roof Truss
#Philibert-de-l’Orme#structure #Friction #Pitched-Roof #sustainability #thinktank #Future When designing a pitched roof, we have a number of choices, stick…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastSewer Development History
I have written this as part of my rewrite of Michells Construction, I has taken the best part of a week to review a lot of small notes I have made in my…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastArchitectural Grid
As part of my update for Mitchells Construction, I thought I would add a section within Structures on the Use of the Architectural Grid, with a passing mention…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastArchitectural Drawings - Security of information
#Security #CAD #Digital-Twinn Introduction The information embeded into any Architectural drawing is sometimes a security problem for all of the construction…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastThree Villages Become a Town strategy
Important Questions for local residents to 3 very close West Midlands Villages This intro is taken from the KDBH web site and the article “When is a village…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastInsulation in all its glory
I have shy’d away from writing about insulation, although I spent 17 years of my life selling it and providing Technical support. It is a large and complex…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastWho do you trust with your Privacy
Its a problem I have been mulling over for some time, who do you trust, another human or an AI. For me its hard question, I have some very old friends that…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastGlass
A long article, I know, but one thats been a while in pulling together. Its not finished, but I thought it might be interesting to view. The version for…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastCiting in Harvard for an AI
I recently wanted to add a citation for a conversation I had with Google Gemini, it was in part asking for clarification on an article I am writing on…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastConverting from a loft tank to mains
About 9 months ago, our gas boiler decided that after about thirty years, it was time to give up, or was it the motherboard in the boiler that fried, probably…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastLandscaping
Landscaping Anything described as External, is often a major part of a landscaping plan, how the sun, wind, rain and any aspect of the weather may be an…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastA chapter to introduce Materials
Advanced Chapter - Materials, An Introduction to Materials Architecture is taking materials to a new level, but we should not forget the development of…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastNew Paid For Article
I started to add posts to my paid for account, Its the first, so its a shortish post, but it has the link for all my ePubs. The scays Newsletter is a…
The ScaysTech Newsletter PodcastThoughts on my version of Reminder
#Daily_Diary #Todo-list #Possible_Idea I keep coming back to a project I started to look at years ago, a simple method of making a ToDo list that suites my way…