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Steve Webb & Wilf Meynell: ‘We’re brainwashed into steel and concrete mode’

Steve Webb & Wilf Meynell: ‘We’re brainwashed into steel and concrete mode’

FromAJ Climate Champions


Steve Webb & Wilf Meynell: ‘We’re brainwashed into steel and concrete mode’

FromAJ Climate Champions

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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Apr 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

8. AJ Climate Champions with Hattie Hartman. Steve Webb of Webb Yates Engineers explains how to persuade clients to use more timber and stone, and Wilf Meynell shares Studio Bark’s approach to Victorian house extensions.
Webb describes what it will take to transform an industry fixated on concrete and steel, and outlines simple steps to decarbonise Victorian house extensions, while Meynell explains the budget challenges of low-carbon retrofit and why architecture is essentially political.
For show notes to this episode and to listen to all AJ podcasts, visit architectsjournal.co.uk/podcasts
Released:
Apr 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (52)

Brought to you by the Architects’ Journal. AJ sustainability editor Hattie Hartman and architect George Morgan talk to changemakers and innovators who are transforming architecture by designing in ways that respect planetary boundaries. In association with ACAN, the Architects Climate Action Network. Show notes & more info here: https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/podcasts