Today's Architecture

This week episode is with two members of the Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN): Kerry Watton and Bobby Jewell. We are talking about embodied carbon in the construction industry and how ACAN is acting to reduce carbon emission.

Show notes: https://todays-architecture.com/2021/05/31/009-embodied-carbon-decarbonise-now-with-acan-kerry-watton-bobby-jewell/

Today's conversation is with the Architect Duncan Baker-Brown. Through his story as an architect, we are exploring different solutions to reduce carbon emission, how to reuse waste material to erect new buildings, the importance of retrofitting existing buildings and how we can learn through history to design and build a better future.

How do we reduce carbon emission of our buildings? Well there is many different ways to do it. One of these is to reduce as much as we can the energy loss of our building. Keeping the warm inside, for cold climate, or the cold inside for warmer climate. Matt Bridgestock is explaining to us how the Passivhaus Standard has been designed to ensure an healthy environment to the occupant of the building and also reduces as most thermal losses. In this episode we are going to learn what is the Passivhaus, its challenges, opportunities, limitation and how to design a Passive House.

Show note:

https://todays-architecture.com/2021/05/17/007-passivhaus-standard-101-with-matt-bridgestock/(opens in a new tab)

The Scottish Ecological Design Association, has been created about 30 years ago by Howard Liddell and  Sebastian Tombs. The goal of this organisation: connecting people who want to share their knowledge on sustainability through conversation, sharing resources and information. Catherine Cosgrove is now the Chair of SEDA. In this conversation we are talking about how sustainability in architecture evolved in the last 30 years in the UK and what was the role of organisations like SEDA into this evolution.

Show note:

https://todays-architecture.com/2021/05/10/006-being-part-of-the-sustai/

Are you a Architectural Technology (AT) Student or a young professional? Do you want to start or expand your network in the Construction Industry? Or maybe you are a professional looking for young and motivated AT, some fresh blood? In this bonus episode Alyx, aspirATion Group Chair for Scotland East Region, is telling us how aspirATion can help you with that and more!

https://todays-architecture.com/2021/05/07/bonus-expanding-your-network-with-apiration-ciat-alyx-stickle/(opens in a new tab)

In this episode we are discussing the climate crisis, the lack of response from our institutions and the Construction Industry and how we have the power to take action and be part of the solution.

Episode number 4 is a conversation with Stephen Boyle from Zero Waste Scotland. An introduction to the Circular Economy in the Construction Industry. How to reduce waste, bring value to your building, reduce environmental impact and redefine our sense of ownership.  Creating a better world for our generation and future generations. This is what Circular Economy is about.

Show notes: https://todays-architecture.com/2021/04/26/004-circular-economy-in-the-construction-industry/

Today's episode is, again, about sustainability but from a different perspective. From the perspective of the construction industry. Our guests are going to answer a couple of questions: What is their definition of sustainability and what is their best advice to achieve sustainability in architecture. From students to experienced professionals this episode will give us a bigger picture of how sustainability is currently perceived in the construction industry.  Show notes: https://todays-architecture.com/2021/04/19/003-sustainability-a-perspective-from-the-construction-industry/

How to acheive sustainability through flourishing with Dr John R Ehrenfeld. Show notes:

It's there! First Episode of Today's Architecture Podcast! Podcast Show notes here:

https://todays-architecture.com/2021/04/12/001-introduction-show-formalities-what-to-expect/