#106: Sustainable Placemaking - creating places where people and nature thrive| Listen on Anghami

Apr 2026

Making climate action mainstream, with Helen Meech (The Climate Coalition)

This episode is a conversation with Helen Meech, Executive Director of the UK-based nonprofit The Climate Coalition. We talk about: How they are bringing climate action to millions of people through 'The Great Big Green Week'.The importance of community-led projects.How local cli ... Show More

31m 28s

Nov 2025

GatherMap - I made a simple tool for digital public engagement and crowdsourcing data

With GatherMap you can create beautiful, interactive maps for public engagement and crowdsourcing data with maps. Learn more here: https://gathermap.greenurbanist.org/- - -Subscribe to the Green Urbanist NewsletterPodcast WebsiteWork TogetherGet in touchUrban Wilding HubGatherMap ... Show More

10m 18s

Oct 2025

Why aren't there more 'vertical forest' buildings? (3 reasons)

Everyone seems to love vegetated buildings like 'Bosco Verticale' in Milan (pictured). So, why isn't this a standard building approach for new buildings? Why are there still so few of them?In this episode I go under the surface and explain three reasons why vertical forest buildi ... Show More

32m 48s

Oct 2018

EP. 03 - ZED FACTORY - Sustainable Architecture

<p>In this episode we'll be focusing on the topic of sustainability in architecture. We'll be talking to Bill Dunster of Zed Factory about zero carbon design, the UK housing crisis, prefabrication, nuclear power and the future of cities as the world responds to climate change.</p ... Show More

53m 41s

Jun 2023

Climate Salon: Designing diversity into buildings with Katy Ghahremani, Shawn Adams and Sumele Adelana

Dezeen and SketchUp's Climate Salon podcast series continues with a conversation with Make Architects' Katy Ghahremani, architect Shawn Adams of Poor Collective and SketchUp's Sumele Adelana exploring the link between sustainability and inclusivity. The panel discusses the role o ... Show More

46m 32s

Oct 2023

402.SWE Strategiskt och systematiskt hållbarhetsarbete - Simon Iaffa Nylén

Simon Iaffa Nylén (Head of Sustainability, Fastighets AB Regio, och Sustainability Manager, Brunswick Real Estate) Vi pratar om: -Strategiskt och systematiskt hållbarhetsarbete -Klimatriskanalyser enligt taxonomin -Science Based Targets initiative Keep Up the Good Work. Kee ... Show More

1h 58m

Feb 2024

Climate Salon: A sustainable approach to aesthetics with Kathrin Gimmel, Morten Emil Engel and Andrew Corney

In the final episode of Dezeen and SketchIUp's Climate Salon podcast series, architects discuss why sustainability should guide the aesthetics of a building, as opposed to the reverse. Swiss-Danish architect Kathrin Gimmel, MEE Studio founder Morten Emil Engel and SketchUp's Andr ... Show More

43m 26s

May 2022

S2EP. 06 CHRIS TWINN - Sustainability Innovation

What is the potential of hydrogen energy in architecture? How can we store energy? Can concrete rival timber as a sustainable building material? These questions answered and many more when we ask international sustainability expert Chris Twinn from Twinn Sustainability Innovation ... Show More

2h 35m

Jun 2020

Ep 51: Urban Greening with Sandra Albro (Holden Forests & Gardens)

<p>In this episode, we focus on how we can beautify our cities while delivering environmental benefits through a process called urban greening. Urban greening refers to public landscaping and urban forestry projects that create mutually beneficial relationships between city dwell ... Show More

1 h

Oct 2023

Climate Salon: Collaboration and co-creation as a tool for positive change with Anna Heringer, Thomas Bryans and Sumele Adelana

Dezeen and SketchUp's Climate Salon podcast series is back with a conversation exploring how collaboration and co-creation can be used as a tool for positive change. The panel discusses the need for working cohesively when it comes to tackling an issue as complex as the climate c ... Show More

41m 18s

Feb 2023

Savills Earth Series – Episode 4, Retrofit first or retrofit only?

Join Guy Ruddle and Co-host Marylis Ramos, Director in Savills Earth alongside: Stephen Lloyd, Associate, Sustainable Design within Savills Earth, Nick Taylor, Director in Building Project Consultancy and Julia Mountford, Director in Savills Planning division. This fourth episode ... Show More

27m 27s

#106: Sustainable Placemaking - creating...