Built Environment - Smarter Transformation (BE-ST), with Stephen Good and Douglas Morrison

Climate Change and Democracy with Kevin Albertson: Professor of Economics at Manchester Metropolitan University Kevin Albertson makes the point that we can't put off the change that is required now for future generations and that we need to change our socio-economic systems in a way that we use less energ by Zero Ambitions Podcast

13 min listen

CoP 26 - Climate Change and the Built Environment - United Nations Centre of Excellence with Scott Foster and Jenna Cramer: Interview with Scott Foster, who is the Director of Sustainable Energy at the United Nations Economic Council for Europe (UNECE), and Jenna Cramer who is Executive Director at the Green Building Alliance in Pittsburgh and part of the UN Centre of Excellen by Zero Ambitions Podcast

59 min listen

The Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) with Dr Jan Rosenow by Zero Ambitions Podcast

39 min listen

West Dunbartonshire District Heating and the Queens Quay Project with Morten Duedahl: The episode features lessons learnt from district heating and the work that West Dunbartonshire have been doing on developing heat networks. by Zero Ambitions Podcast

36 min listen

The Anthropocene Architecture School with Scott McAulay: This week I caught up with Scott McAulay, from the Anthropocene Architecture School.Scott is an architect who has been writing about climate change and the built environment, and the need for radical change and to reshape the architectural education model by Zero Ambitions Podcast

65 min listen

CoP26 C& The Race to Zero with Bex Porter the Built Environment Lead in the High Level Champions Team: This week we are joined by Bex Porter who is the Built Environment Lead for the High-Level Champions TeamThe UN High-Level Climate Champions are spearheading the race to a cleaner, safer, healthier and more resilient world. Through our campaigns, Race to by Zero Ambitions Podcast

24 min listen

Helping Retrofit Reach a Wider Audience, with author and influencer Laura de Barra: How do we move out of the silos we are in and reach the widest audience? Given the scale of the challenge and how quickly we need to bring about change in the construction industry with particular focus on retrofit, how do we get as many people on board? by Zero Ambitions Podcast

61 min listen

Climate Change and the Decade of Disruption with Kevin Albertson Professor of Economics at Manchester Metropolitan University: Professor of Economics at Manchester Metropolitan University Kevin Albertson makes the point that we can't put off the change that is required now for future generations and that we need to change our socio-economic systems in a way that we use less energ by Zero Ambitions Podcast

10 min listen

Passivhaus - Setting the Standard with Michael Jones at City of York Council: Conversation with Michael Jones, the Head of Housing Delivery and Asset Management at York City Council.Michael is the strategic lead for all asset elements of housing at the authority. He is passionate about zero-carbon housing delivery and the energy ef by Zero Ambitions Podcast

42 min listen

Redefining Productivity with Kevin Albertson Professor of Economics at Manchester Metropolitan University: This week Professor of Economics at Manchester Metropolitan University is giving us a concept or idea on economics the environment and climate change each day. by Zero Ambitions Podcast

13 min listen

The UK Energy Market with Professor Kevin Albertson: Discussion with Professor Kevin Albertson on the UK Energy Market and the causes of the current energy issues regards increased costs and supply, as well as some of the policy solutions that might be available to us.Prof. Kevin Albertson is an eclectic ec by Zero Ambitions Podcast

47 min listen

The man who said 'heat pumps are not the answer', with Ryan Philp (Daikin): This week we're with Ryan Philp from heat pump manufacturer Daikin who caught our attention thanks to his article titled Heat Pumps Are Not The Answer. In truth, he is a firm believer in heat pumps, just not heat pumps as a 'magic bullet'. So, we talked a by Zero Ambitions Podcast

70 min listen

How We Actually Use Buildings, with Adrian Leaman and Bill Bordass (usablebuildings.co.uk): #31 Adrian Leaman & Bill Bordass If you’ve started looking into building performance and post occupancy evaluation at all you’ll soon come across research and tools that Adrian Leaman and Bill Bordass have had a hand in. Together they were involved by Zero Ambitions Podcast

67 min listen

Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN) with Sara Edmonds: Conversation with Sara, Dan, Jeff and Alex on the work that ACAN are doing and how we can look to a grassroots movement in promoting the retrofitting of our homes in a sustainable way to tackle climate change. by Zero Ambitions Podcast

65 min listen

The Retrofit Challenge and PAS 2035 with Dr Peter Rickaby: Peter Rickaby qualified as an architect at Cambridge University and holds a doctorate in energy studies from the Open University. He worked in leading architectural practices in New Zealand and London before a thirty-five-year career as an energy and sust by Zero Ambitions Podcast

68 min listen

Low Carbon Heat Networks and Clean Air with Dave Pearson: Dave Pearson from Star Renewables talks about district heating during CoP26 by Zero Ambitions Podcast

35 min listen

Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings Patrick Harvie - "No Pathway to tackling Climate Change without More Ambition": "There is no path to meeting our climate targets that doesn't involve much more ambition [on buildings]. By the end of this decade, we need to see a million homes converted to zero-emission heating systems. We need to see a much bigger emphasis on energy by Zero Ambitions Podcast

57 min listen

Ireland's National Retrofitting Scheme, with Eamon Ryan (TD): Yes, it's possible! A long term national retrofit strategy. We're delighted to bring this week's episode to you. Ireland's National Retrofitting Scheme with Eamon Ryan, TD. As well as the background to and some detail of the scheme itself, we talked about by Zero Ambitions Podcast

48 min listen

Build Once for the Future - President of the RIAS Christina Gaiger: Christina Gaiger is the current President of The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) and is committed to the creative reuse of buildings, alongside the construction of a supportive network for the profession, to give traction to the value by Zero Ambitions Podcast

39 min listen

Reissue #1 The UK Energy Market with Professor Kevin Albertson (ep #3): This week we’ve gone back to an episode of the podcast that we recorded in the Autumn of 2021 about the UK Energy Market with Professor Kevin Albertson. The episode was made just after the Ofgem price cap increase in October. We discussed the UK energ by Zero Ambitions Podcast

47 min listen

EnerPHit at Scale with James Traynor of ECD Architects: An interview with James Traynor of ECD Architects about retrofit, EnerPHit, Portsmouth's Wilmcote House project (the largest scale retrofit of its type, in its day), and James's fabulous book about EnerPHit. by Zero Ambitions Podcast

51 min listen

Embodied Carbon and the COP26 House: This week Rachael Owens, head of sustainability at BGY and coordinator at ACAN and Peter Smith of Beyond Zero Homes talk to us about all things embodied carbon and moving towards circular principles in construction. Rachael was involved in the campaign to by Zero Ambitions Podcast

56 min listen

Financing Retrofit at Scale, Green Neighbourhoods as a Service - Rufus Grantham at Bankers Without Boundaries: Bankers Without Boundaries (‘BwB’), an innovator in finance, is a not-for-profit powered by former investment bankers to assist high impact projects that benefit the environment and social good. BwB works with governments, institutions, cities and foundat by Zero Ambitions Podcast

55 min listen

Danish District Heating with Morten Jordt Duedahl at the Danish Board of District Heating: Morten is the Business Development Manager at DBDH (Danish Board of District Heating) in charge of all activities in Western Europe.The DBDH is a Danish member organization with members from the entire Danish district heating sector. Thier mission is to “ by Zero Ambitions Podcast

49 min listen

Fuel Poverty and a Just Transition with Alex Warren of The Wise Group: It's easy sometimes to forget the human element of fuel poverty, and whilst recent energy cost rises are an annoyance to the vast majority reading this post, they are nothing more than that. However, we need to understand the human cost to over three by Zero Ambitions Podcast

66 min listen

Commercial sustainability, doing it right and making it pay, with Gary Wilburn (EP Projects', AECB): We had a chat with architect and building physicist, Gary Wilburn (EP Projects, AECB) about sustainable construction and pushing innovation in sustainable architecture and design. by Zero Ambitions Podcast

74 min listen

Built Environment - Smarter Transformation (BE-ST), with Stephen Good and Douglas Morrison: Decarbonising the built environment is the greatest engineering challenge the UK has ever faced. We are now in an unprecedented period of transformation that requires innovation at speed and scale. The recent rebranding of Construction Scotland Innovati by Zero Ambitions Podcast

52 min listen

Financing Retrofit with Rufus Grantham of Bankers without Boundaries (BwB): Bankers Without Boundaries (‘BwB’), an innovator in finance, is a not-for-profit powered by former investment bankers to assist high impact projects that benefit the environment and social good. BwB works with governments, institutions, cities, and founda by Zero Ambitions Podcast

55 min listen

Part 2 - Housing Policy with Gavin Smart & Callum Chomczuk of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH): A great discussion with Gavin, the Chief Executive of the CIH, and Callum, who is the National Director in Scotland. We had a fascinating conversation that covered a wide range of housing policies, including new builds, retrofits, the private rented sect by Zero Ambitions Podcast

41 min listen

ZAP's Good Friday late-night roundtable: should we be building new homes at all? by Zero Ambitions Podcast

60 min listen

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