In this episode, Daniel Moore speaks with Valentina Pertone who is not a registered architect in Australia but is the Future Ready Circular Economy Lead at WSP. Valentina is passionate about reducing waste in the built environment and at WSP she implements Circular Economy principles and strategies that help minimise the construction industry’s environmental footprint.  Valentin and I discuss Embodied Carbon literary in Australia, some of the projects WSP is working on with a robust circular economy focus, and some of the best references architects in Australia can use to begin their circular economy journey.  Hearing Architecture is proudly sponsored by Brickworks. Thank you so much for listening. Thank you so much to our guest, Valentina Pertone, who is not a registered architect in Australia but is the Future Ready Circular Economy Lead at WSP. Thank you so much for sharing your stories about what WSP is doing and ways architects in Australia can help minimise their impact on the environment. We can’t wait to see what you do next. Our sponsor Brickworks also produces architecture podcasts hosted by Tim Ross. You can find ‘The Art of Living’, ‘Architects Abroad, and ‘The Power of Two’, at brickworks.com.au or your favourite podcast platform. If you’d like to show your support please rate, review, and subscribe to Hearing Architecture in your favourite podcast app. If you want to know more about what the Australian Institute of Architects is doing to support architects and the community please visit architecture.com.au This is a production by the Australian Institute of Architects Emerging Architects and Graduates Network, in collaboration with Open Creative Studio. The Institute production team was Madelynn Jenkins, and Claudia McCarthy, and the EmAGN production team was Daniel Moore. This content is brought to you by the Australian Institute of Architects Emerging Architects and Graduates Network, in collaboration with Open Creative Studio. This content does not take into account specific circumstances and should not be relied on in that way. This content does not constitute legal, financial, insurance, or other types of advice. You should seek independent verification or advice before relying on this content in circumstances where loss or damage may result. The Institute endeavours to publish content that is accurate at the time it is published, but does not accept responsibility for content that may or will become inaccurate over time.