Sarah Lawlor (host) speaks to Jenny Edwards, the sole owner and Director of Light House Architecture and Science, a multi-award-winning practice that integrates science into the design process to deliver highly efficient, climate resilient homes in the Canberra region.Jenny is very big on walking the talk and advocating for evidence-based home design, and in this conversation advocates for educating the public to demand better buildings, attitudinal change and using the technology and constru...

Sarah Lawlor (host) speaks to Dr Samantha Hall, Principal Director at Campus Intuition, helping universities better understand the student experience by developing new methods to improve built environment design and planning.In this conversation, Sam shares her experience of overcoming imposter syndrome on a trip to Antartica, the need to break the sustainability blame cycle to become accountable, as well as unconscious bias as a filter requiring greater diversity at a leadership level.Design...

Sarah Lawlor (host) speaks to Rebecca Davis-Jinks, Head of Sustainability at Cushman and Wakefield.In the midst of Melbourne lockdown, Rebecca reflected on how to be a cross-functional sustainability champion who is commercially literate and can communicate the value of sustainability, as well shared her pipe dream of an Australian coalition of organisations, setting a benchmark for minimum best practice to operate in our society.Design Conscious is a podcast exploring diversity and leadershi...

Sarah Lawlor (host) speaks to Dr Komali Yenneti, Lecturer in Geography, Urban Planning and Environment at the School of Architecture and Built Environment in the Faculty of Science and Engineering, at the University of Wolverhampton in the UK. Komali shares her thoughts on optimism and risk-taking, during a discussion on knowledge exchange between academia and industry, the competitive edge of sustainability, and the rising voices of future leaders and actionmakers.Design Conscious is a ...

Sarah Lawlor (host) speaks to Jeff Elliot, Environmental Sustainability Change Lead at ANZ, just as Melbourne lockdown 2.0 is lifting. The conversation begins with Jeff's roots as a greenie kid and wannabe parks ranger, and goes on to explore empathy, diversity of experience, and why he hates being called a leader.Design Conscious is a podcast exploring diversity and leadership in environmental sustainability in the built environment, supported by NAWIC.

Sarah Lawlor (host) speaks to Grace Foo, Principal Consultant at DeltaQ. Grace called in from Canberra for a conversation about finding confidence as a young female engineer in a male dominated industry, learning to rely and grow from the support of colleagues, and her vision for a more diverse and balanced construction industry.Design Conscious is a podcast exploring diversity and leadership in environmental sustainability in the built environment, supported by NAWIC.

Sarah Lawlor (host) speaks to Sophie Hutchinson, Director of Sustainability at ADP consulting.Sophie is invested in delivering projects that are socially just, culturally rich and ecologically restorative, and in this conversation, she discusses the idea of wellbeing as the second wave of sustainability. Sophie also shares her perspective on policy-making and the politics around climate change, and the environmental leaders that inspire her passion for the earth.Design Conscious is a po...

Sarah Lawlor (host) speaks to Rebecca Miller, a Director with AECOM’s Brisbane office. Rebecca leads AECOM’s Sustainability and Resilience Practice across Queensland and the Northern Territory, working with both private and public sector organisations to understand how they can build resilience to a broad and diverse range of shocks and stresses. Rebecca shares her experience on climate resilience, being and having an advocate, and the community cohesion integral to social sustainabilit...

Sarah Lawlor (host) speaks to Clare Gallagher, Sustainability Manager at Built. The conversation delves into leadership, designing for the end user, and looking at contractors as an enabling middle link in the chain, rather than a roadblock at the end.Design Conscious is a podcast exploring diversity and leadership in environmental sustainability in the built environment, supported by NAWIC.

Sarah Lawlor (host) speaks to Anne Kovachevich, Foresight and Innovation Leader for Arup Australasia. Anne Kovachevich joins Sarah from Brisbane to discuss the transition from hypersonic aerospace to sustainability, gender norms in science and sustainability, and the critical role of foresight for our planet.Design Conscious is a podcast exploring diversity and leadership in environmental sustainability in the built environment, supported by NAWIC.