The ground-breaking author, Alexandra Steed, talks to Jackie De Burca in a series of four podcast episodes that delve deeply into her brilliant book. She has also generously agreed to give away 10 copies of her book.

The first episode offers great insights into the concepts you will discover in this book. The author explains some of the core principles that are featured. De Burca speaks to her in detail about Part 1 of Portrait to Landscape-A Landscape Strategy To Reframe Our Future.

There is a wealth to learn and discuss about this ground-breaking book. So every podcast episode explores one of the four parts of this trailblazing publication.

Joanne Proft, Associate Director, Community Planning | Campus + Community Planning at The University of British Columbia, said:

Portrait to Landscape: A Landscape Strategy to Reframe Our Future is a ground-breaking work authored by a renowned landscape architect. It challenges us to fundamentally alter our relationship with the natural world, presenting a holistic approach to healing the earth by addressing both symptoms and underlying causes of environmental degradation.

Using the metaphor of a narrow, self-focused portrait versus a wide-angle landscape view, the book sheds light on the profound impact of our limited perspective. It offers practical strategies for policymakers, activists, and individuals to protect and restore landscapes, emphasising collaboration and long-term stewardship.

This thought-provoking book inspires readers to re-evaluate their connection with nature and engage in the movement towards a more

The ground-breaking author, Alexandra Steed, talks to Jackie De Burca in a series of four podcast episodes that delve deeply into her brilliant book. She has also generously agreed to give away 10 copies of her book.

The first episode offers great insights into the concepts you will discover in this book. The author explains some of the core principles that are featured. De Burca speaks to her in detail about Part 1 of Portrait to Landscape-A Landscape Strategy To Reframe Our Future.

There is a wealth to learn and discuss about this ground-breaking book. So every podcast episode explores one of the four parts of this trailblazing publication.

Joanne Proft, Associate Director, Community Planning | Campus + Community Planning at The University of British Columbia, said:

Portrait to Landscape: A Landscape Strategy to Reframe Our Future is a ground-breaking work authored by a renowned landscape architect. It challenges us to fundamentally alter our relationship with the natural world, presenting a holistic approach to healing the earth by addressing both symptoms and underlying causes of environmental degradation.

Using the metaphor of a narrow, self-focused portrait versus a wide-angle landscape view, the book sheds light on the profound impact of our limited perspective. It offers practical strategies for policymakers, activists, and individuals to protect and restore landscapes, emphasising collaboration and long-term stewardship.

This thought-provoking book inspires readers to re-evaluate their connection with nature and engage in the movement towards a more

In this enlightening episode of the Constructive Voices Podcast, Jackie De Burca talks to Dr. Ciaran Byrne, the Director of National Retrofit in Ireland. He offers invaluable insights into the country’s experience to date and the future of retrofitting in Ireland.

About Dr Ciaran Byrne

Dr. Ciaran Byrne is currently the Director of the National Retrofit Directorate in Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). In this position, his key priority is to build the National Retrofit Directorate within SEAI and design the business and financial model capable of mobilising the effective delivery of over 60,000 BER B2 retrofits per annum from 2026 onwards towards 2030.

These targets will be achieved through a network of ‘One Stop Shops’, creating a national demand for retrofit amongst homeowners, through marketing, addressing operational bottlenecks, developing smart finance options and raising awareness of the multiple benefits of undertaking a retrofit.

In addition, Dr. Byrne is responsible for scaling several other SEAI programmes including the individual energy grant scheme, the fully funded Warmer Homes grant scheme and the Solar PV scheme to ensure they all contribute, at scale, to Ireland’s CO2 emission reduction targets.

Another priority is activating

Welcome to another episode of Constructive Voices! Today, we have an exciting guest with us, Panu Pasanen, the CEO and founder of One Click LCA. Panu is the brilliant mind and driving force behind this innovative lifecycle assessment and environmental product declaration software.

Panu Pasanen is the CEO and sole founder of One Click LCA, the world’s leading software platform for life-cycle assessment (LCA) and environmental product declaration (EPD) in construction & manufacturing.

He is an LCA, embodied carbon, and life-cycle costing (LCC) expert and entrepreneur, with a specialisation in the use of LCA and LCC for green building systems globally (primarily across Europe, North America, and Asia). Panu is a life-long advocate for the decarbonisation of the built environment.

He is driven to scale carbon performance optimisation with easy, automated, and affordable LCA. He is focused on developing One Click LCA to be the most user-friendly, automated, and robu

In under half an hour, learn how you and your colleagues can reduce plastic consumption in the construction industry. Jackie De Burca speaks to Neal Maxwell, a highly successful construction company owner who sold his business to allow him to focus on showing others how to reduce plastic use. His story was originally featured in one of the world's top newspapers: The Guardian, by Henry McDonald. Henry then brought the story to Constructive Voices.

Discover how Maxwell's organisation, Changing Streams, has developed over the last few years to bring valuable resources to the built environment. Benefit from the research work it has done in partnership with the University of Liverpool, and use this within your own company.

Did you know that construction stands as the second-largest consumer of plastic globally, accounting for approximately 20% of total production, which reached 460 million metric tonnes in 2019 and is increasing exponentially year on year?

Changing Streams CIC is a partnership with the University of Liverpool, dedicated to assisting the construction industry in reducing its plastic footprint. This initiative is particularly crucial, considering that after the packaging sector, construction stands as the second-largest consumer of plastic globally, accounting for approximately 20% of total production, which reached 460 million metric tonnes in 2019 and is increasing exponentially year on year.

Changing Streams has recently relaunched their membership model, which now offers even more benefits for those operating within the built environment. Their revamped community boasts a range of new features, including an innovative app-based forum designed to facilitate discussions and idea-sharing among industry experts and academics. They have also created a repository of useful information and research.

Changing Streams' ultimate goal is to foster collaboration across all levels of the construction sector, driving progress through collective insight and action. They believe that by breaking down silos and offering access to a community of like-minded individuals, we can make the sector more sustainable for everyone involved.

Website: https://www.changingstreams.org/

In the first of a new series of short but insightful conversations with construction industry thought leaders, Steve Randall is joined by René Morkos of Alice Technologies.

Are you ready to explore the cutting edge of construction technology? René shares his remarkable journey, from hands-on construction projects around the world to pioneering AI applications in the industry.

Learn how AI is not just changing, but revolutionising the way we plan, simulate, and execute construction projects.

Find out how René's work is paving the way for a more efficient and cost-effective future, and why this might just be the most exciting time in construction history.

Listen and build your knowledge on the AI revolution in construction!

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Host: Jackie De Burca

Guest: Dr. Julian Bolleter, Co-Director of the Australian Urban Design Research Centre

Below are a few of his books and you can check out Dr. Julian Bolleter on Amazon.

Introduction:

• Jackie De Burca welcomes Dr. Julian Bolleter, an influential figure in landscape architecture and urban design.
• Julian shares his personal connection to the environment rooted in his childhood.

Main Themes:

• Urban Development Challenges: Julian discusses his research in Dubai on the city’s rapid construction, environmental impact, and labor practices.
• Climate Performance and Policy: Insight into Julian’s collaboration with state government to enhance climate performance and urban policy.
• Educational Contributions: Julian’s role in academia through teaching and writing, nurturing the next generation of urban designers.

Research Highlights:

• New City Development and Urban Infill: Julian’s exploration into how new urban spaces are created and existing ones are optimized.
• Public Open Space Design: The significance of designing accessible and functional public spaces for communities.

Welcome to Constructive Voices. In Episode 1 of Season Three, we explore the urgent shift within the construction industry towards more sustainable practices, particularly in the face of the UK government’s net-zero targets. 

The construction industry is seeking environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional cement due to its significant carbon footprint, with the UK government setting net zero targets for the sector. A promising innovation in this field is Cemfree by DB Group, a binder made from waste material through alkali activation, offering an 85% reduction in carbon emissions compared to conventional cement. Jackie De Burca investigates Cemfree with Tony Sheridan.

Tony Sheridan is Group Commercial Manager at DB Group (DBG), the pioneering leaders behind Cemfree, an alternative to traditional cement that offers the construction industry unprecedented savings of up to 85% in carbon emissions.

Tony has over 20 years of construction industry experience and has spent the majority of that in management roles within the ready-mix concrete industry. He has remained dedicated to furthering his own knowledge of the industry as well as others, with a degree in civil engineering before completing a further MBA in 2010.

Tony remains committed to influencing the industry to work towards a more sustainable future, and through his leadership of the commercial function of all divisions at DBG, he is championing sustainable practices every day in the role.