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FOOTPRINT+Justin Guest - Archipelago
Justin Guest is a partner at Archipelago Eco Investors. He was a keynote speaker at the event. His talk was entitled Carbon Offsetting – Where is your carbon pot best spent? Once all efforts to improve building fabric and utilise renewable energy sources have been exhausted, carbon offsetting provides the final tool to realise Net […]
Chloe C · 7/12/2022
FOOTPRINT+Romy Rawlings - Vestre
Romy Rawlings is the Commercial Director at Vestre. She is a Chartered Landscape Architect with lots of experience as a consultant, designer, project manager and researcher. Romy has an enduring belief in the value that the external environment offers to everyone who engages with it. Romy believes we are not on track to hit our […]
Chloe C · 7/5/2022
Julia WatsonEpisode 36: Harvard & Columbia University Professor Julia Watson Explains What We Need To Learn From Indigenous Architecture
Julia Watson, Designer, activist, academic, and author of Lo—TEK Design by Radical Indigenism One of the treats we have in store for listeners is an interview with Julia Watson….available below and on your favourite podcast channel from Tuesday 19th July. Julia is a leading expert of Lo—TEK nature-based technologies for climate-resilience. Her eponymously named studio […]
Julia Watson · 7/2/2022
FOOTPRINT+Episode 35: FOOTPRINT+ Special 4 With Interviews From The Event
Episode 35: FOOTPRINT+ Special 4 With Interviews From The Event We really enjoyed being at the Footprint+ event earlier this month. Speaking to so many different people with the same goal was really refreshing. We still have one more episode to bring you, plus a couple of bonus episodes! If you missed any interviews from […]
Chloe C · 7/1/2022
FOOTPRINT+Episode 34: FOOTPRINT+ Special 3 With Interviews From The Event
FOOTPRINT+ Special 3 With Interviews From The Event We were delighted to be a media partner at FOOTPRINT+ which was a hugely successful event. We still have a number of interviews to bring you. If you wish to catch up on the earlier specials from FOOTPRINT+, go to Special 1 and Special 2. To kick […]
Chloe C · 6/23/2022
FOOTPRINT+Shane Orme and Serena Gugliotta of WSP
Meet two young people in the Construction industry, Shane Orme and Serena Gugliotta of WSP. Pete the Builder spoke to both about the goal of net zero and the importance of collaboration in order to achieve it. Shane Orme is the net zero lead for building services at WSP and Serena Gugliotta is a net […]
Chloe C · 6/19/2022
FOOTPRINT+Sebastian Wood from Whitby Wood
Sebastian Wood from Whitby Wood talks to Pete The Builder. Listen to Sebastian Wood who was a keynote speaker at the event. His talk was entitled Revitalising disused buildings to deliver on the triple bottom line. Investors can be forgiven for worrying that their return on investments may be diminished as a result of increased […]
Chloe C · 6/18/2022
FOOTPRINT+Episode 33: FOOTPRINT+ Special 2 With Interviews From The Event
FOOTPRINT+ Special 2 With Interviews From The Event Pete the Builder and Steve Randall along with this special’s guests are transporting you back to Footprint+! And if you weren’t there, this is a great way to be in the know! Pete the Builder spoke to Wendy Bishop of Architype about retrofitting and the Entopia Building […]
Chloe C · 6/18/2022
FOOTPRINT+Katie Clemence-Jackson from Max Fordham
Peter Finn talks to Katie Clemence-Jackson, senior project engineer and sustainability consultant at Max Fordham. Katie is a senior project engineer and sustainability consultant, experienced in delivering varied and unique projects at all construction stages. She is chartered with CIBSE and actively involved in the Institution, including chairing the CIBSE Technology Committee. Katie coordinates the […]
Jackie De Burca · 6/14/2022
FOOTPRINT+Tom Holbrow from Mace Construction
Tom Holbrow is the Business Development Director at Mace Group. He is a senior Board level professional with expertise in Engineering and Construction Business Development. He leads the Business Development function for the Public Estates, Research, Education, Arts and Culture and Healthcare Construction team at MACE. Mace is a global expert in shaping the built […]
Jackie De Burca · 6/14/2022
FOOTPRINT+Greg Clark of the Connected Places Catapult
Professor Greg Clark, chair of the Connected Places Catapult, talks to Steve Randall about zero carbon cities and the urban transition. Prof. Greg Clark is Chair of the Connected Places Catapult and UK Cities Climate Investment Commission Greg is a world expert on cities, urban investment, and sustainable urban transition. Over a career of 35 […]
Jackie De Burca · 6/14/2022
FOOTPRINT+Episode 32: FOOTPRINT+ Special 1 With Interviews From The Event
FOOTPRINT+ Special 1 With Interviews From The Event Pete the Builder and Steve Randall make you feel like you are at FOOTPRINT+ yourself! This first FOOTPRINT+ Special kicks off with an insightful catch-up interview with Emily Day, the Co-Founder of Footprint+. Speaking to Pete, Emily, who believes that through connections people can learn […]
Jackie De Burca · 6/14/2022
FOOTPRINT+What Is Footprint+ in Brighton 7th to 9th June 2022
FOOTPRINT+ will furnish the UK’s entire built environment industry with the knowledge, expertise and contacts needed to reduce carbon emissions. FOOTPRINT+ is the new annual 3-day event where every sector of the UK property industry will unite to discuss the state of the art methods to reduce carbon emissions and build the relationships necessary to […]
Jackie De Burca · 5/3/2022
ArchitectureEpisode 28: What Is FOOTPRINT+ And Why You Might Want To Be There
We are delighted to announce that we will be going to FOOTPRINT+ as a media partner for this exciting event which takes place in Brighton on 7-9 June 2022. Our three guests will leave you in no doubt about the value of attending FOOTPRINT+. In our opinion, this event is a much-needed model that should […]
Jackie De Burca · 4/19/2022
Net ZeroEpisode 27: Craig Applegath and the Zero Carbon Mass Timber Project
Episode 27: Craig Applegath and The Zero-Carbon Mass Timber Project In Episode 27 of the Constructive Voices Podcast, Henry Mc Donald speaks to Craig Applegath, architect, urban designer, and zero-carbon building pioneer, to discuss his work with DIALOG on the “Supertall” Hybrid Wood Tower and the Zero-Carbon Mass Timber Projects. This episode was released on 5th April […]
Jackie De Burca · 4/5/2022
Net ZeroBiomaterials and Their Place in the Construction Industry
The term biomaterials is used to describe building materials derived from living organisms including plants, animals and fungi. Increasing knowledge about microbiology and synthetic biology techniques is now allowing innovative biomaterials to enter the market. With the construction industry responsible for 40% of global CO2 emissions, responsibility falls on the industry to make dramatic changes […]
Tara Flanagan · 3/23/2022
ArchitectureBiodiversity in the Built Environment
Globally the construction industry accounts for 40% (or 3 billion cubic tons) of raw materials into the economy every year. It is arguably one of the most resource-intensive and environmentally damaging industries in the world. While the focus in the industry has primarily been around decarbonisation and reaching net-zero carbon built environments, we cannot ignore […]
Tara Flanagan · 3/15/2022
ArchitectureCraig Applegath and the Zero-Carbon Mass Timber Project
In 2022 Q2, we will be speaking to Craig Applegath, architect, urban designer, and zero-carbon building pioneer, on the Constructive Voices Podcast. Craig has an impressive career that has seen him internationally recognised for his design and advocacy of zero-carbon regenerative buildings and cities, as well as mass timber design. Training first as a biologist […]
Tara Flanagan · 3/8/2022
Net ZeroEpisode 25 International Women's Day Special With Award-Winning Author Farah Naz
In Episode 25 of the Constructive Voices podcast, Henry McDonald speaks to Farah Naz, award-winning climate change strategist, in our International Women’s Day special. Farah provides her professional and personal experience, with global insights, into where we stand in relation to the gender gap in the construction, engineering and architecture industries. Farah and Henry discuss […]
Farah Naz · 3/1/2022
Construction NewsNew study reveals poor building material supply chains are main barrier to construction achieving net zero
A new report, ‘Sustainable by design’, by engineering consultancy, Patrick Parsons, based on research with 100 senior executives of UK construction firms, reveals that despite the majority (85%) believing the industry is doing enough to reach net zero by 2050, there are significant barriers to achieving this target. Over two-thirds (68%) of respondents said that […]
admin · 2/23/2022
Construction NewsQuick Reach – On the expansion trail
Keen to take advantage of the Tees Valley becoming the first region in the country to achieve Freeport status, last October Quick Reach made its first foray into the North-East with the development of a 1,600 sq m depot in Teesside that includes an accredited training centre and offices. When the powered access specialists opened […]
admin · 2/21/2022