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#321 Circular Construction – Designing for Disassembly
We can reuse and retrofit buildings to extend their lifespans, and reduce their embodied carbon impact. But some structures may not be suitable for full
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#247 Saving Structures with Cathodic Protection
In this podcast we go back in time to the invention of cathodic protection 200 years ago by President of the Royal Society Sir Humphry
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#219 Syria: Rising from the rubble
Can engineers help to build peace? Can the solutions engineers develop in places of conflict, contribute to the development of low carbon? They can. And
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#209 Asset Management, Resilience, and Climate Change
In a world of complex supply chains, how can owners secure their assets against risks like climate change and disease lockdowns? By using the concept
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#208 Counting Carbon Costs in the Built Environment
The first edition of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Whole Life Carbon Assessment for the Built Environment, published in 2017, is a professional
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#184 The Future of Old Cities
Net Zero is our 2050 ambition for society, but to make this a reality city must be held to a far higher standard. Our urban
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#174 Closing the Building Performance Gap
Buildings can use around three times as much energy as design models anticipate. This is an incredible figure and becomes a real problem when considered
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Tackling Carbon in Buildings
Partner: Atkins As countries gathered in Scotland at Conference Of Parties (COP) 26, the world’s biggest climate change conference, decarbonising the built environment was a
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#132 COP26: Decarbonising Buildings
Every year buildings around the world are responsible for 13.6bn tonnes of carbon equivalent to 40 percent of all emissions. These are generated by the
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#76 Building with Biomaterials
In this episode we have partnered with Autodesk Construction Solutions to look at a new approach to housing construction in Kenya. We take a look