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PodcastsS4, E27: Building Climate-Ready Streets, Homes & Transit with Feljin Jose
Building Climate-Ready Streets, Homes & Transit with Feljin Jose Public transport advocate and Dublin City Councillor Feljin Jose joins interviewer Ciara to unpack how streets, housing and rail policy shape daily life—and climate action. Feljin Jose Podcast cover Tune into Feljin Jose and Ciara O’Brien below We connect DART+, MetroLink and better buses to the […]
Ciara O'Brien · 11/12/2025
Rebuilding UkraineRebuilding Ukraine Safely, Sustainably and Swiftly
Rebuilding Ukraine Safely, Sustainably and Swiftly Partnership announcement What could sustainable recovery look like following conflict? S3RoU and circular concrete in Ukraine. Alongside its devastating human toll, conflict can erase infrastructure and systems in its wake. Rebuilding tends to focus on replacing what was lost, all the while perpetuating carbon-heavy and resource-intensive conventional methods. But […]
Rhiannon Mathias · 11/11/2025
PodcastsS4, E26: Healthcare's Role in Climate Change with Irish Doctors for the Environment
Healthcare’s Role in Climate Change with Irish Doctors for the Environment The built environment and of course, the environment in general, are inextricably linked to our health and well-being. With so much media coverage on climate change and biodiversity loss, it is hard to ignore these facts. Places and people are also connected in various […]
Dr. Lisa McNamee · 11/9/2025
PodcastsS4, E25: Damien Queally of Plan International on Empowering Youth for Sustainable Change
Damien Queally of Plan International on Empowering Youth for Sustainable Change In this Youth Month special, Plan International’s Chief Programme Officer Damien Queally joins youth host Ciara O’Brien to unpack what truly locally led, gender-responsive programming looks like—especially where climate shocks meet the built environment. Tune into this Plan International Podcast From 4th November “If […]
Ciara O'Brien · 10/31/2025
Youth VoicesWhy Youth Journalism is Important
Why Youth journalism is important By Ciara O’Brien, partially based on her Challenge US Award Winning Speech In the age of social media, everyone is a journalist. Youth are simultaneously consumers and producers of media. When you repost on your Instagram story, tell your friends about a news story you heard or comment on a […]
Ciara O'Brien · 10/28/2025
Make Space For GirlsThis International Day of the Girl, Double the Difference and Make Space for Girls
This International Day of the Girl, Double the Difference and Make Space for Girls Teenage girls are often excluded from the design of parks and public spaces, leaving them without places where they feel welcome or valued.. writes Caroline Millar, Chair at Make Space for Girls, a charity that advocates for inclusive parks and public […]
Caroline Millar · 10/9/2025
PodcastsS4, E24: Generation Restoration: A Call to Action with Tim Christophersen
Generation Restoration: A Call to Action with Tim Christophersen – podcast deep dive into the book “Generation Restoration wonderfully weaves together the most important ingredients of how we can heal ourselves and the planet. The book is the culmination of Tim’s last twenty-nine years of work and life experience. Experience that has included leading parts […]
Tim Christophersen · 10/9/2025
Volunteer ProgrammeTamara Petrou
Tamara Petrou, constructive voices contributor, new york & ontario As a writer, interviewer, and story producer, I’m passionate about sharing meaningful stories. But not just any stories – ones that inspire people to take action and help shape the world they live in. As a former communications director in non-profit and public relations sectors, I’ve […]
Jackie De Burca · 9/30/2025
PodcastsS4, E23: Why Nature Credits Matter – With Brian MacSharry, European Environment Agency
Why Nature Credits Matter – With Brian MacSharry, European Environment Agency Unpacking how nature credits could reshape the way we value biodiversity and fund its restoration with Dr. Brian MacSharry of the European Environment Agency In this episode of Constructive Voices, Jackie De Burca interviews Dr. Brian MacSharry from the European Environment Agency to discuss […]
Dr Brian MacSharry · 9/29/2025
BiodiversityWhat is the European Commission's Roadmap towards Nature Credits?
What is the European Commission’s Roadmap towards Nature Credits? “When I first saw the news of the EU’s Roadmap towards nature credits, I was excited, but then reality set in. So I set up an interview with Brian MacSharry of the European Environment Agency (EEA) ” Jackie De Burca Listen To This Podcast Interview With […]
Jackie De Burca · 9/28/2025
PodcastsS4, E22: Ireland’s Retrofit Race — with Dr. Ciarán Byrne (SEAI)
Ireland’s Retrofit Race with Dr. Ciarán Byrne (SEAI) How Ireland is making homes warmer, cheaper to run, and lower-carbon—at real scale—and what you should actually do first. Ireland’s Retrofit Race Ireland set out to decarbonise its housing by upgrading existing homes—insulation first, fossil heating out, heat pumps and other renewables in. Dr. Ciarán Byrne from […]
Dr Ciaran Byrne · 9/12/2025
PodcastsS4, E21: David Picton on Safety, Sustainability & the Rise of the Lone Worker
David Picton on Safety, Sustainability & the Rise of the Lone Worker Safety isn’t a box-tick—it’s a living culture. David Picton shares hard-won lessons from military logistics to boardrooms and major infrastructure projects. We dig into why lone workers are growing fast, how extreme weather is reshaping site risks, and how connecting culture with smart […]
David Picton · 9/1/2025
PodcastsS4, E20: Good News: Floating Neighbourhoods, EU Nature Credits, and Ecosia’s Burkina Faso Tree Revival
Good News Floating Neighbourhoods, EU Nature Credits, and Ecosia’s Burkina Faso Tree Revival Floating Neighbourhoods, Ecosia in Burkina Faso and the EU’s Nature Credits Roadmap A short, sharp burst of optimism from the built environment. This episode: how floating neighbourhoods can power and protect themselves; why the EU wants to put nature on the balance […]
Jackie De Burca · 8/26/2025
Afghanistan Built EnvironmentTransforming Landscapes: The Qush Tepa Canal and Northern Afghanistan’s Ecosystems
Afghanistan Constructive Voices · Data Report Transforming Landscapes: The Qush Tepa Canal and Northern Afghanistan’s Ecosystems — the 2026 report A 285-kilometre channel is being cut across a desert that already produces the region’s dust storms, fed by a river already in decline. The engineering question and the ecological question have separate answers — and […]
Jackie De Burca · 8/24/2025
PodcastsS4, E19: Everest: The Transformative Power of Nature: 8 Big Lessons from Everest with David Picton
The Transformative Power of Nature: 8 Big Lessons from Everest with david picton At Constructive Voices, we’re not only about the place and the things that happen within the built environment, we’re also about how the places are directly connected with us as people. Along with the creatures around us and how that actually plays […]
David Picton · 8/23/2025
Brain and the Built EnvironmentThe Hidden Neurological Toll of Wildfires
The Hidden Neurological Toll of Wildfires Originally published at STAT, By Burcin Ikiz and Clayton Page Aldern Aug. 19, 2025 Courtesy of Burcin Ikiz PhD Ikiz is an award-winning neuroscientist, the founder of EcoNeuro, the chair of the International Neuro Climate Working Group at Columbia University, and an adjunct lecturer in the Department of Psychiatry at Stanford […]
Burçin Ikiz · 8/22/2025
PodcastsS4, E18: Good News: A New Way To Look At Sustainability & Pocket Forests & Retrofitting in Ireland
Good News: A New Way To Look At Sustainability & Pocket Forests & Retrofitting in Ireland In this uplifting edition of the Constructive Voices Good News podcast, we bring you a short, sharp burst of positive stories from the built environment — with a dash of conservation inspiration. TUNE IN, LEARN & BE UPLIFTED IN […]
Jackie De Burca · 8/14/2025
PodcastsS4, E17: Leading Change: Gretchen Gagel on Women Thriving in Construction
Leading Change: Gretchen Gagel on Women Thriving in Construction, S4, E17 “Great leaders ask great questions. As we progress in leadership, it’s not about having more answers — it’s about having more curiosity.” Gretchen Gagel Episode Title: Leading Change: Gretchen Gagel on Women Thriving in Construction 🎙 Host: Jackie De Burca 🎙 Guest: Dr. Gretchen […]
Dr. Gretchen Gagel · 8/11/2025
PodcastsS4, E16: The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD): A Game-Changer for European Building Sustainability With Stephen Barrett of the IGBC
The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD): A Game-Changer for European Building Sustainability With Stephen Barrett of the IGBC, S4, E16 – article & podcast LISTEN BELOW TO THE FULL EPISODE The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) is a European Union directive focused on improving the energy performance of buildings. It aims to reduce […]
Stephen Barrett · 7/28/2025
Constructive Voices NewsS4, E15: From Refugee Training To The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive And A Newborn Okapi
From Refugee Training To The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive And A Newborn Okapi – news podcast s4, e15 (6 minutes) Welcome to the very first edition of the Constructive Voices Good News Podcast— a short, sharp burst of uplifting stories from the built environment, with a side of conservation. Hosted by Jackie De Burca, […]
Jackie De Burca · 7/27/2025
Sweden Built EnvironmentEco Architecture in Stockholm: Designing for the Climate and the Community
Eco Architecture in Stockholm: Designing for the Climate and the Community Stockholm isn’t selling vibes; it’s scaling systems. Think: near-universal district heating, nature-based stormwater, and mass-timber districts backed by hard targets. Eco Architecture in Stockholm Listed No. 12 In the Sustainable Cities Index In 2024, Stockholm was listed in position 12 on the Arcadis Sustainable […]
Jackie De Burca · 7/13/2025