Building With BuildHer

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Rebeka Morgan from BuildHer Collective chat about all things building and renovating and everyday people making their mark in the building industry.

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The pathway to electrifying our homes with Alison Scotland

Today we speak to Alison Scotland, Executive Director of the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC) about why electrification is so important and the pathway to achieving a fully electric home. ASBEC is a CEO leaders-level forum (peak body of peak bodies!) that operates with sustainability front of mind and is a champion for change in the built environment. Alison shares ASBECs biggest recent win - some fantastic evidence-based research to get energy efficiency front and centre...

Nov 30, 2022•26 min•Season 4Ep. 57

Building the extraordinarily energy efficient and affordable Iris House with Sophia Macrae

Today we are talking to Sophia Macrae about her really interesting journey, from constructing a sustainable house, to working in the Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) sector through to her current job working in government on policy to improve energy efficiency outcomes. What I love most is how Sophia’s passion drives her career and life choices. As a single parent, Sophia is driven by security for her son, sustainability and affordability. Sophia shares how she constructed her own first ...

Nov 28, 2022•24 min•Season 4Ep. 56

Creating a home that can expand and contract to your needs with Tamsin O’Neill | Green Magazine

I’m joined today by Tamsin O'Neill from Green Magazine, a magazine devoted to sustainable architecture and landscape design. Since its beginnings in 2007, Green Magazine has grown to 120,000 readers and it’s still expanding. We’re talking today about creating a sustainable home that contracts and expands to your needs - one that is less about quantity and more about quality. Tamsin shares some of the trends she is seeing with homeowners wanting to be more energy efficient, and the spiked interes...

Nov 23, 2022•23 min•Season 4Ep. 55

Designing high-value, small footprint sustainable homes with Architect Jessica Murray

Today we have the lovely Jessica Murray, Director of Cooper and Blake Architecture. Jessica specialises in designing high-value sustainable homes on smaller footprints. Jessica combines healthy home practices, passive design principles and the philosophy of wabi-sabi to create spaces that prioritise quality over quantity. Our mental well-being and physical health are incredibly influenced by the design of our homes. Having a home connected to the environment, that incorporates high quality and l...

Nov 21, 2022•24 min•Season 4Ep. 54

The difference between a typical build and a passive house certification with Hamish White from Sanctum Homes

I’m speaking today to Hamish White who is the Director of Sanctum Homes. Hamish is a passive house certified builder delivering energy-efficient, comfortable and healthy homes utilising the principles of passive design. We’re talking today about the passive house building process, from pre-construction through to complete build and how it differs from the typical build. With a keen interest in sustainable building, Hamish not only works on the tools but also in the greater industry to educate ot...

Nov 16, 2022•36 min•Season 4Ep. 53

Sustainable Renovating: Owner Builder Suzanne McConchie’s approach

Sometimes it can feel like there are only two options around sustainability - you either do the green life perfectly or you choose to ignore it altogether. Owner-builder Suzanne McConchie is here to bridge the gap between those two extremes and joins us to share her approach to sustainability, which she feels sits in the middle of the spectrum. While sustainability has always been in the back of Suzanne’s mind, it wasn’t until she started renovating a beautiful bluestone in Melbourne’s Inner Wes...

Nov 14, 2022•26 min•Season 4Ep. 52

Passive House Principals: Combining sustainability and livability with Luke Middleton

Today’s guest is award winning architect and Passive House Designer based in Melbourne, Luke Middleton. Luke is the Director of Design by EME and is passionate about sustainability, taking a holistic approach to his designs by combining passive house principles without compromising beautiful aesthetics. With nearly 20 years of design experience, Luke’s commitment to sustainability and efficiency has been reflected in numerous awards, and invitations to industry and academic conferences on develo...

Nov 09, 2022•40 min•Season 4Ep. 51

Green Building Benefits: How thoughtful landscaping affects our daily living

My next special guest for the sustainability series is John Rayner, senior lecturer and director of Urban Horticulture at The University of Melbourne. John was one of my lecturers when I did a course in Garden Design and he joins me today to talk about the benefits of green buildings and how we can use landscaping to our advantage for a healthier, happier life. John’s teaching and research interests are focused on the design and use of plants in the urban landscape, in particular green roofs and...

Nov 07, 2022•27 min•Season 4Ep. 50

Energy Ratings (what to consider and the new 7 star rules)

My first guest for the sustainability series is Alec Woolley from Napoleon Energy and he joins me to talk all things energy ratings and what the new rules mean for the building industry. Napoleon Energy is a sustainability consultancy, established to work with clients across the whole value chain of the property sector, including architects, engineers, builders, project managers, property developers and homeowners. As a registered NatHERS accredited organisation and a member of the House Energy ...

Nov 02, 2022•36 min•Season 4Ep. 49

Welcome to our Sustainability Series!

We are at the beginning of our 10-part sustainable mini-course here on the podcast (hooray!). For the month of November, we’ll be honing in on the important topic of sustainability. We’ll be sharing conversations with industry professionals whose work focuses on sustainability practises and homeowners who are embracing passive design principles. We’ll also be talking with an energy assessor about the 7-star energy rating changes coming up and what this means for the building industry. It’s going...

Oct 31, 2022•18 min•Season 4Ep. 48

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