In this bytesize episode Karen Ridgewell tells us about the joys and importance of fellowships within the sustainability world. Support the show Connect with me: IG - @jeffreythenaturalbuilder Twitter - @JNaturalBuilder Facebook - Jeffreythenaturalbuilder LinkedIn - Jeffreythenaturalbuilder Support this podcast - https://www.patreon.com/buildingsustainability Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 19, 2021•9 min
This week I'm joined by Flora Arbuthnott from www.plantsandcolour.co.uk . Having met Flora a few years ago, I was keen for her to be a guest on the podcast. We discuss the many similarities between her practices of creating colour from plants and my practice of building homes, from plants. Flora also goes through the process of extracting some colour from a flower so that you can try it at home. Flora's Bio: I make dyes, inks, and paints out of plants for drawing, painting, printing, and dyeing ...
Apr 12, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Flo Hamer talks to us about women in the workshop, drawing on her personal experiences. Flo was my guest on our most popular Building Sustainability episode - BS010 - Building a Tiny house https://www.buildingsustainabilitypodcast.com/building-a-tiny-house-flo-hamer/ It's a real pleasure to have her back! Links to badass women in workshops: Flo Hamer - https://www.instagram.com/flohamer/ Emma Appleton - https://www.instagram.com/emma_builder_joiner/ Kirsty Cassels - https://www.instagram.com/bui...
Apr 05, 2021•10 min
Martin Brown joins me to discuss how we can make regenerative buildings. We discuss Martin's 'Zoom Regenerative' which was alongside Building Sustainability in the ASBP 2021 Awards final. We also discuss The Living Building Challenge to find out what it is and how it works. Building Sustainability Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/buildingsustainability Links Martin's website - https://fairsnape.com/ Regen Notes (Newsletter) - https://fairsnape.substack.com/ Building Sustainability Website - htt...
Mar 29, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 45
This is part 2 of Rowland Keable of Earth Building UK & Ireland (EBUKI) & Rammed Earth Consulting giving us a byte size delve into the magic that is clay. Clay truly is a magic material and it continues to surprise me all the time. This substance that sticks to the soles of our boots that the peasants used to build with.... Surely we can do better than that as a building material? Well, as it turns out, this hugely versatile material is actually hugely beneficial for our health when we l...
Mar 22, 2021•10 min
Chris Magwood not only has a huge wealth of experience building straw bale homes, but has the building science Masters degree to back up his experience. We discuss how the built environment can go from being the worst offender for climate change, to every building being a carbon store, so actively reversing climate change. Links Chris Magwood website - https://www.chrismagwood.ca/ Endeavour Centre website - https://endeavourcentre.org/ Canada's Greenest Home - https://endeavourcentre.org/project...
Mar 15, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Rowland Keable of Earth Building UK & Ireland (EBUKI) & Rammed Earth Consulting gives us a byte size delve into the magic that is clay. Clay truly is a magic material and it continues to surprise me all the time. This substance that sticks to the soles of our boots that the peasants used to build with.... Surely we can do better than that as a building material? Well, as it turns out, this hugely versatile material is actually hugely beneficial for our health when we live around it. It's...
Mar 08, 2021•12 min
I'm very pleased to welcome Wibbs Coulson of Mandukya Yoga back on the podcast. This time we are talking about breathing, and how you've probably been breathing wrong your entire life! I occasionally feature episodes on what I call the 'sustainability of self' - I see it again and again, that professionals in the sustainability profession burn out. When you see the need to fix the problem as so crucial that the human race depends on it... you tend to forget about your own needs. So with this in ...
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Welcome to this first episode of Byte Size Building Sustainability.... BSBS? I have heard a lot that people sometimes find it hard to find a hour to listen to podcasts, so these byte size episodes will run to a maximum of 10 minutes. It means you can get a little nugget of sustainability ponderings from my wonderful guests. Being as it's the first one, I thought I'd open the proceedings myself, with a little chat based on some advice I received from the Oregon based cob builder , Ianto Evans. I'...
Feb 22, 2021•7 min
This week I am joined by Ben Kerslake from Carrington Lime . As well as a general geek out about lime, we mostly talk about how to solve damp problems in homes with some simple observation and materials choices. We discuss why the modern conventional approach of 'tanking' a building is usually fixing a symptom, rather than dealing with the problem. ASBP Awards - Register for your free ticket here: https://asbp.org.uk/events/asbp-awards-2021-final Triodos Free £60 - https://join.triodos.co.uk/raf...
Feb 15, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Patreon support - https://www.patreon.com/buildingsustainability This episode I'm talking with Caz Ingall, who is a willow coffin weaver. We talk, not just of the process of weaving a vessel to bury a loved one, but a lot to do with the disconnection our modern culture has with death and the grief surrounding. About Caz: "I started working with willow more than a decade ago and was immediately hooked on both the craftform and the fact that I could be in control of everything along the journey of...
Feb 01, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Today I'm talking with Alice and Gavin Munro from Full Grown about their exceptional work growing complete chairs from trees. So the normal procedure is to wait 50 years for a tree to grow, chop it down and begin cutting it into smaller and smaller parts. At some point the parts are small enough and you can now join them back together with glue to make a chair. Depending on the competency of the joinery and strength of the glue, your chair might last 50-100 years? Alice and Gavin Munro have a di...
Jan 18, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 40
How can we do the work to look after the planet if we don't look after ourselves? This is the question we are asking Faye Blake of Live Intuitively in Building Sustainability Podcast BS39. Many in our industry burn out, because they are so focussed on doing the much needed work in advancing sustainability in the built environment that don't stop to notice whether they have sustainability within themselves. I know this from personal experience and have observed in in many of my colleagues. This e...
Jan 04, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 39
A conversation recorded with Janna Laan Lomas, founding director and designer at Grain Architecture . In this episode we discuss the architecture industry's response to climate change. We also look at Janna's training and how she got into architecture and sustainability. You might also be interested to hear episode 37, also with Janna which focuses more on the nuts and bolts of how to design buildings in a sustainable way. Topics covered in this conversation: Ethics - Turning down work if it's n...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 38
It's a Solstice/Christmas/New Year double episode with Grain Architecture 's founding director and designer Janna Laan Lomas. In this episode we discuss the nuts and bolts of sustainable design from an architect's perspective. I also speak with Janna in episode 38, where we discuss her background and training, and the response from the architecture world in response to the climate emergency. This episode contains discussions on: Her approach to construction Insulation and Mass geek out Designing...
Dec 22, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 37
This week I'm joined by Clare Whitney from Clayworks for Building Sustainability Podcast BS36. Clayworks Clay plasters are unique blends of unfired clays mixed with minerals and pigments to provide healthy, breathable finishes for internal walls and ceilings. Manufactured in Cornwall from abundant raw materials, they are amongst the most sustainable and healthy wall finishes available. They are recyclable, compostable, re-useable, and contain no toxic ingredients or VOCs. As well as being 100% n...
Dec 15, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Kiran Pereira is the author of the forthcoming book Sand Stories: Surprising truths about the global sand crisis and the quest for sustainable solutions . Kiran was raised in India where she witnessed the impacts of indiscriminate sand mining. Following her Master’s degree at King’s College, London, during which she explored this very topic, Kiran works as a social entrepreneur to find and promote solutions to the global sand crisis. Her work has been featured in the award-winning documentary Sa...
Dec 07, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Part 2 of the 2 part episode in partnership with Earth Building United Kingdom and Ireland ( EBUKI.co ) We wanted to find out about the training available to those wanting to get into earth building in the UK and Ireland. All to often this information is provided from the trainers perspective and doesnt show the difficulties of getting into this industry. In this episode I talk to Miki Z and Jamie Ingle. This episode with conversations with and ends with my thoughts on what we can do to better t...
Nov 23, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Part 1 of a 2 part episode in partnership with Earth Building United Kingdom and Ireland ( EBUKI.co ) We wanted to find out about the training available to those wanting to get into earth building in the UK and Ireland. All to often this information is provided from the trainers perspective and doesnt show the difficulties of getting into this industry. In this episode I talk to Kit Jones and Anna Castilla Vila. Episode 34 will follow straight on from this episode with conversations with Miki Z ...
Nov 23, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 33
I'm very pleased to welcome the podcast - builder, photographer, publisher, editor and blogger... Lloyd Kahn! Lloyd is the editor in chief at Shelter Publications, has now published eight books on building; this series is called The Shelter Library Of Building Books. Included are Home Work, the sequel to Shelter, Tiny Homes, and Lloyd’s favorite, Builders of the Pacific Coast. In the mid-‘60s, Lloyd Kahn quit his job in the insurance business and began working as a carpenter, first building post...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 32
This episode we are talking with British folk singer, Jay McAllister AKA Beans on Toast. We began talking about "how the arts, music and storytelling could save the world from climate catastrophe." But, I think what came out of the conversation was that of hope, believing in people and celebrating the good in humanity. The conversation covers the role of the artist, how to have hope, great storytellers, inspirational books, socially distanced gigs.... to name but a few topics... and it ends with...
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 31
This episode we are speaking with Sarah Partridge of Orchard Barn - http://orchardbarn.org.uk/ Orchard barn is an off grid restoration project that is rebuilding a barn and long house using the traditional tools and techniques that were used to build it the first time round. The Mick & Pat Show Join us for informal conversations surrounding beer, film, politics and philosophy. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Connect with me: IG - @jeffreythenaturalbuilder Twitter - @JNatur...
Sep 21, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 30
This episode we talk with Scott McAulay, from the Anthropocene Architecture School. Scott is a part 2 architectural technician who has been making lots of noise to shake up the architectural education model. We discuss Scott's journey to this point and how the anthropocene architecture school has developed and grown into a rebellious voice of common sense - pushing for a change in the education of architects to bring the climate emergency to the forefront of design requirements. Support this Pod...
Sep 07, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Full show notes coming soon! Emily's Blog - https://plasterwithwa.wordpress.com/ Japanese Earthen Plaster Exchange - https://thejepe.org/ Japanese Plaster Craft - https://www.facebook.com/groups/japaneseplastercraft 'Mizugone' Plastering Video discussed - https://youtu.be/Mti9FiZha6Q The Mick & Pat Show Join us for informal conversations surrounding beer, film, politics and philosophy. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Connect with me: IG - @jeffreythenaturalbuilder Twitter ...
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Today I talk with Emily Reynolds, author of 'Japan's Clay Walls: A Glimpse into their Plaster Craft' - This is part 1 of 2! Today we discuss trowels, bamboo backing, Links Japanese Earthen Plaster Exchange www.righttoroam.org.uk The Mick & Pat Show Join us for informal conversations surrounding beer, film, politics and philosophy. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show Connect with me: IG - @jeffreythenaturalbuilder Twitter - @JNaturalBuilder Facebook - Jeffreythenaturalbuilder L...
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Something a bit different today. I talk with Wibbs Coulson about how we can look after our bodies to keep us able to build, craft or just stay in good shape! Videos from the podcast Yoga inspired movements for wrists/arms/shoulder health - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDbyFi67fkA Anatomy in motion inspired movement for back pain - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_mE9qmTPss Box breathing technique - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG48FfT3Qno Movnat inspired Combo work out - https://www.youtu...
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Show notes available at: http://jeffreythenaturalbuilder.com/natural-builder-question-time-pt2-will-stanwix-bs25 In this episode I talk with Will Stanwix - Co-author of 'The Hempcrete book - Designing and building with hemp lime'. Will is not only a hemp-lime builder, but also a trained building surveyor and now an accomplished earth builder too. This is the second part of a 2 hour conversation between Will and myself. For this, we took turns to ask each other questions and go off on geeky/silly...
Jul 28, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Show notes available at: http://jeffreythenaturalbuilder.com/natural-builder-question-time-pt1-will-stanwix-bs24 In this episode I talk with Will Stanwix - Co-author of 'The Hempcrete book - Designing and building with hemp lime'. Will is not only a hemp-lime builder, but also a trained building surveyor and now an accomplished earth builder too. This is the first part of a 2 hour conversation between Will and myself. We recorded a conversation right at the beginning of lockdown , then decided t...
Jul 28, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Full show notes available at: http://jeffreythenaturalbuilder.com/bs23-earth-floors-are-the-most-sustainable-floors-sukita-reay-crimmel This week I am talking with earth floor expert Sukita Reay Crimmel. Sukita has laid thousands of square feet of earthen floor, written the book on earth floors... and was an extremely influential teacher to me back at the beginning of my natural building journey! This episode is essentially two earth floor lovers, geeking out pretty hard. We talk through the bas...
Jul 13, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 23
The second of our 'Barn the Spoon' double bill. In this episode Barn talks about 'New Wood Culture' - A holistic approach to working with wood that connects the growing of trees and managing of woodlands. It encompasess selecting, appreciating and felling of trees, and all the items that can be crafted from them. Barn is a greenwood worker, spoon carver and author Podcast Links Barn the Spoon Spoonfest Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park Barn's Book - Spon - https://tinyurl.com/28wqnmj4 Bodgers Ball Fri...
Jul 01, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 22
