Natural Materials Episodes
Treating damp with Lime Plaster - Ben Kerslake - BS042
This week I am joined by Ben Kerslake from Carrington Lime . As well as a general geek out about lime, we mostly talk about how t…
Willow Coffins - Weaving life into death - Caz Ingall - BS041
This episode I'm talking with Caz Ingall, who is a willow coffin weaver. We talk, not just of the process of weaving a vessel to …
How to grow chairs on trees - Full Grown - Alice & Gavin Munro
We at Full Grown are developing an elegant, bio-facturing process that emits oxygen, absorbs CO2 and whose byproducts sustain the…
Sustainable architecture - Design, Materials and Cost - Janna Laan Lo…
It's a Solstice/Christmas/New Year double episode with Grain Architecture's founding director and designer Janna Laan Lomas about…
The architecture industry's response to climate change - Janna Laan L…
A conversation recorded with Janna Laan Lomas, founding director and designer at Grain Architecture about climate change and the …
Clay - A Premium Product - Clayworks - BS36
This week I'm joined by Clare Whitney from Clayworks.
Sand Stories - The sustainability of sand - Kiran Pereira - BS35
How many people realise that sand is a non-renewable resource?
Earth Building a trainee's perspective - Kit Jones & Anna Castilla Vi…
Earth Building is a tricky industry to get into. We wanted to find out about the training available to those wanting to get into …
Earth Building a trainee's perspective - Miki Z & Jamie Ingle
Earth Building is a tricky industry to get into. We wanted to find out about the training available to those wanting to get into …
45 years of Building Inspiration - Lloyd Kahn - BS32
Lloyd Kahn is the editor in chief at Shelter Publications, has now published eight books on building; this series is called The S…
Orchard Barn Reinstatement - Sarah Partridge - BS30
Orchard Barn is a community project in Suffolk to restore and reinstate a beautiful barn, and now the reinstatement of our 1580 S…
The Rebel Architect - Scott McAulay - BS29
The journey from architectural student to becoming a force in the UK climate fight. Scott McAuley is spearheading a grassroots re…
Clay plastering in Japan Pt1 - Emily Reynolds - BS27
Emily Reynolds is apprenticing as a clay plasterer in Japan. We have a big old geek out at the techniques, methods and recipes u…
Clay plastering in Japan Pt2 - Emily Reynolds
Emily Reynolds is apprenticing as a clay plasterer in Japan. We have a big old geek out at the techniques, methods and recipes u…
Natural Builder Question Time Pt1 - Will Stanwix
This week I am joined by fellow natural builder and friend Will Stanwix to fire questions at each other.