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Apr 15
Making climate action mainstream, with Helen Meech (The Climate Coalition)
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GatherMap - I made a simple tool for digital public engagement and crowdsourcing data
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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
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#426 - Noah Walker, President & Owner of Walker Workshop
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411. Stockholm Wood City - Linus Kjellberg
Linus Kjellberg (Head of Business Development, Atrium Ljungberg, Stockholm, Sweden)
We are talking about Stockholm Wood City – the world’s largest wooden city.
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382. 8 80 Cities, for an 8 year old, an 80 year old and for all - Amanda O'Rourke
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This episode is a conversation with Catherine Barratt, Managing Director of Furnitubes. Furnitubes create modular street furniture that helps to bring communities together. In this episode we discuss how they are innovating with sustainable materials and manufacturing processes to create lower impact furniture at the same price. Furnitubes Website: https: ... Show More
<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/helene-chartier-06b0324a/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Hélène Chartier</a> (Director of Urban Planning and Design at C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group)</p>
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<p>We are talking about:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.c40. ... Show More
<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-woda-47198b36/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Angela Woda</a> (Senior Urban Designer,
Kjellander Sjöberg Studio) and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefan-sj%C3%B6berg-09a35bb/" target="_blank" rel="noopener norefer ... Show More
<p>This week David and Marina of <a href= "https://www.famearchitects.com/">FAME Architecture & Design</a> are joined by Noah Walker, President & Owner of <a href="https://www.walkerworkshop.com/">Walker Workshop</a>. The three discussed Noah's childhood and education; his early ... Show More
