Today I'm joined by Clare Nash who describes herself as an "Architect creating dream eco-homes, barn conversions plus environment…
The second Episode with Architect Clare Nash this time discussing the findings from her book https://www.ribabooks.com/ Contempor…
This week on the podcast we have Jane Anderson, who is an expert in Life Cycle Analysis (LCA), EPD and Embodied Carbon for constr…
Two conversations recorded at Futurebuild 2022. Vince House talks about demand controlled ventilation and Matt Stevenson about ho…
Conversations recorded at Futurebuild 2022 with Brian Murphy of the Green Building Calculator and Rowland Keable of EBUKI talking…
This episode we are talking to the brand new editorial team for the Last Straw Journal - Alex Henderson, Gavin Fraser, Kenny Fall…
Building Physicist and certified PassivHaus designer Es Tresidder is back to discuss his EnerPHit retrofit project on his family…
It's a commonly held belief that adding mass into your building will make it more energy efficient. In this episode I talk with E…
Virginia is a qualified architect, project manager, BREEAM AP and ISO14001 Lead Auditor, with a lifelong passion for sustainabili…
Today we talk about mindful spaces and biophilic meditation with Sophie Lacey. Sophie has been running her own freelance copywrit…
Sigi Koko is the principal designer of Down to Earth Design, which she founded in 1998 to help her clients manifest their dreams …
Sigi Koko is the principal designer of Down to Earth Design, which she founded in 1998 to help her clients manifest their dreams …
Well, there's a title I didn't expect to write when I started this podcast! Today I'm talking to Danny and Zach from Terran Robot…
With energy prices soaring, everybody has good reason to be thinking about adding more insulation to their home. In this episode …
Part 2! (Check out episode 67 for Part 1) With energy prices soaring, everybody has good reason to be thinking about adding more …
We discuss the report created by Material Cultures and ARUP which examines the potential positive impacts of a bioregional constr…
Rachel Fowler is an interior designer who focusses on creating healthy and sustainable spaces. We discuss how to design healthy, …
John Butler is back for another episode, this time focussing on 'natural' materials and their whole life carbon. Topics include: …
In this episode John explains the principles and requirements of Passivhaus construction. He dispels some common myths and goes i…
The construction industry needs a shake up. Not just in the materials that are used but in the cultures within the industry. We t…
Welcome back to Building Sustainability, this episode I'm joined by Architect , Academic , Author & Environmental Activist - Dunc…
Georjie Adams is building a fantastic van based mobile home. It's unlike anything you are likely to have seen before - it's a wor…
Georjie Adams is building a fantastic van based mobile home. It's unlike anything you are likely to have seen before - it's a wor…
Part two of the conversation with earth builder Alex Gibbons. Applications for the SPAB fellowship close on the 14th of September…
Part one of the conversation with earth builder Alex Gibbons in which we discuss his route into mud building, old buildings, the …
Daniel Postma is natural builder who has come to it from an interesting background - Archeology. Daniel is a specialist in tradi…
Craig White is back for another episode, we chatted away for a couple of hours so this is the second part of the conversation. It…
This is the first of two episodes with Craig White of White Design, Modcell & Agile Homes. This episode focuses on Craig's design…
Phil Christopher is treasurer for SBUK as well as running Huff and Puff construction, specialising in straw bale construction. We…
Today I'm joined by Sid Hill. Sid Hill is a multi award-winning horticultural consultant; designer; teacher and researcher. With …
I'm delighted to bring you a conversation with Alex Geldenhuys of New Dawn Traders - When I organised this recording, I thought t…
Something a bit special for episode 50 of the Building Sustainability Podcast. This is a reciprocal episode with Amy Umbel and Br…
The last tiny house episode for a while! Today I'm talking to Philippa Battye, an architect, who designed and built her very uniq…
For this bytesize episode, sustainable design consultants Philippa Birch-Wood and Taleen Josefsson discuss their education, what …
Emma Pile is a digital artist, based on the outskirts of London, specialising in theatre, exhibitions & events. Last year she bui…
This week I am incredibly excited to be joined by Bill Browning and Catie Ryan from Terrapin Bright Green to discuss biophilic de…
This week I'm joined by Flora Arbuthnott from www.plantsandcolour.co.uk . Having met Flora a few years ago, I was keen for her to…
Martin Brown joins me to discuss how we can make regenerative buildings. We discuss Martin's 'Zoom Regenerative' which was alongs…
I'm so pleased to be talking this week to Chris Magwood. Chris not only has a huge wealth of experience building straw bale homes…
I'm very pleased to welcome Wibbs Coulson of Mandukya Yoga back on the podcast. This time we are talking about breathing, and how…
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…
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 …
We at Full Grown are developing an elegant, bio-facturing process that emits oxygen, absorbs CO2 and whose byproducts sustain the…
Many in our industry burn out, because they are so focussed on doing the much needed work in advancing sustainability in the buil…
It's a Solstice/Christmas/New Year double episode with Grain Architecture's founding director and designer Janna Laan Lomas about…
A conversation recorded with Janna Laan Lomas, founding director and designer at Grain Architecture about climate change and the …
This week I'm joined by Clare Whitney from Clayworks.
How many people realise that sand is a non-renewable resource?
Earth Building is a tricky industry to get into. We wanted to find out about the training available to those wanting to get into …
Lloyd Kahn is the editor in chief at Shelter Publications, has now published eight books on building; this series is called The S…