The Futurebuild Podcast
Episodes
Episode 35 - From Idea to Impact: Circularity, Sustainability, and Decarbonisation (Video)
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in exploring how innovation moves from idea to real-world impact? In this episode, we speak with Neil Appleton, Knowledge Transfer ...
Episode 35 - From Idea to Impact: Circularity, Sustainability, and Decarbonisation (Audio)
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Are you interested in exploring how innovation moves from idea to real-world impact? In this episode, we speak with Neil Appleton, Knowledge Transfer ...
Episode 34 - Building Homes That Perform: Putting Homes to the Test (Audio)
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if we stopped guessing how homes perform and actually tested them? In this episode, we speak with Professor William Swan, Director of Energy Hous...
Episode 34 - Building Homes That Perform: Putting Homes to the Test (Video)
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if we stopped guessing how homes perform and actually tested them? In this episode, we speak with Professor William Swan, Director of Energy Hous...
Episode 33 - From Farm to Factory: Delivering Sustainable Buildings at Scale (Audio)
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if the future of construction didn't start in a mega-factory, but on a farm? In this episode, we speak with Chloe Donovan, Founder and Managing D...
Episode 33 - From Farm to Factory: Delivering Sustainable Buildings at Scale (Video)
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if the future of construction didn't start in a mega-factory, but on a farm? In this episode, we speak with Chloe Donovan, Founder and Managing D...
Episode 32 - Designing the Future: A New Model for Social Value (Audio)
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Social value is one of the most critical, misunderstood topics in the built environment. In this episode, we speak with Dr Carl Walker about why the b...
Episode 32 - Designing the Future: A New Model for Social Value (Video)
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Social value is one of the most critical, misunderstood topics in the built environment. In this episode, we speak with Dr Carl Walker about why the b...
Episode 31 - Ground Truths: Future-Proofing Against Subsidence (Video)
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Subsidence is one of the UK’s fastest-growing housing risks — but also one of the least understood. In this episode, we speak with Freya Chapman o...
Episode 31 - Ground Truths: Future-Proofing Against Subsidence (Audio)
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Subsidence is one of the UK’s fastest-growing housing risks — but also one of the least understood. In this episode, we speak with Freya Chapman o...
Episode 30 - Turning waste Into beauty: From demolition sites to public spaces (Part 1 - Video)
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Joel De Mowbray realised that traditional construction wasn’t matching the needs of local communities, he founded Yes Make – a company that b...
Episode 30 - Turning waste Into beauty: From demolition sites to public spaces (Part 1 - Audio)
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Joel de Mowbray realised that traditional construction wasn’t matching the needs of local communities, he founded YesMake – a company that bu...
Episode 29 - Building a future for all: Bridging the skills gap (Video)
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The built environment employs more than 3 million people but faces a shortfall of 200,000 skilled workers and persistent barriers to diversity. In thi...
Episode 29 - Building a future for all: Bridging the skills gap (Audio)
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The built environment employs more than 3 million people but faces a shortfall of 200,000 skilled workers and persistent barriers to diversity. In thi...
Episode 28 - The Big Retrofit Challenge Returns | Retrofit series (Video)
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Retrofit Challenge is back, bigger and bolder for 2026! Â Futurebuild, in partnership with the National Home Decarbonisation Group (NHDG) and...
Episode 28 - The Big Retrofit Challenge Returns | Retrofit series (Audio)
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Big Retrofit Challenge is back, bigger and bolder for 2026! Â Futurebuild, in partnership with the National Home Decarbonisation Group (NHDG) and...
Episode 27 - Heating from the ground up: The power beneath our feet | Retrofit series (Video)
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Futurebuild Retrofit Mini Series, Martin Hurn speaks with Stuart Gadsden, Commercial Director from Kensa to explore how ground ...
Episode 27 - Heating from the ground up: The power beneath our feet | Retrofit series (Audio)
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Futurebuild Retrofit Mini Series, Martin Hurn speaks with Stuart Gadsden, Commercial Director from Kensa to explore how ground ...
Episode 26 - From foundations to futures: Engineering a low-carbon built environment (Audio)
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Futurebuild podcast, host Martin Hurn is joined by Diego Padilla-Philipps—Director of Decarbonisation and Innovation for Building Structures...
Episode 26 - From foundations to futures: Engineering a low-carbon built environment (Video)
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Futurebuild podcast, host Martin Hurn speaks with Diego Padilla-Philipps—Director of Decarbonisation and Innovation for Building Structures ...
Episode 25 - Retrofitting for real impact: Community, social value & system change | Retrofit series (Video)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As part of our Retrofit Mini Series host, Martin Hurn speaks with Sara Edmonds—architect, activist, and co-director of the National Retrofit Hub. Sh...
Episode 25 - Retrofitting for real impact: Community, social value & system change | Retrofit series (Audio)
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As part of our Retrofit Mini Series host, Martin Hurn speaks with Sara Edmonds—architect, activist, and co-director of the National Retrofit Hub. Sh...
Episode 24 - Building homes that last: Data, design & climate resilience (Audio)
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Futurebuild Podcast, Elaine Toogood, Senior Director, MPA Concrete and The Concrete Centre. joins host Martin Hurn to explore h...
Episode 24 - Building homes that last: Data, design & climate resilience (Video)
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Futurebuild Podcast, Elaine Toogood, Senior Director, MPA Concrete and The Concrete Centre. joins host Martin Hurn to explore h...
Episode 23 - From gas to green: Heat pumps at scale | Retrofit series (Audio)
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do we retrofit commercial buildings to cut emissions — without compromising performance? In this third episode of Futurebuild’s Retrofit Serie...
Episode 23 - From gas to green: Heat pumps at scale | Retrofit series (Video)
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do we retrofit commercial buildings to cut emissions — without compromising performance? In this third episode of Futurebuild’s Retrofit Serie...
Episode 22 - Retrofit reimagined: Architecture, skills, and cultural heritage | Retrofit series (Audio)
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this second episode of our new retrofit series, host Martin Hurn speaks with Varsha Ravichandran, Sustainability Consultant at Turner & Townsen...
Episode 22 - Retrofit reimagined: Architecture, skills, and cultural heritage | Retrofit series (Video)
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this second episode of our new retrofit series, host Martin Hurn speaks with Varsha Ravichandran, Sustainability Consultant at Turner & Townsen...
Episode 21 - Beyond Greenhushing: The truth behind green claims (Video)
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie Martin, CEO and founder of the Anti-Greenwash Charter, joins the Futurebuild Podcast to discuss the growing trend of greenhushing—where comp...
Episode 21 - Beyond Greenhushing: The truth behind green claims (Audio)
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie Martin, CEO and founder of the Anti-Greenwash Charter, joins the Futurebuild Podcast to discuss the growing trend of greenhushing—where comp...
Episode 20 - Embedding circular thinking: Sustainability and policy in practice (Audio)
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Michelle Sanchez Brajkovic, Sustainability Lead at RSHP and Circular Economy Coordinator at the Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN), joins th...
Episode 20 - Embedding circular thinking: Sustainability and policy in practice (Video)
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Michelle Sanchez Brajkovic, Sustainability Lead at RSHP and Circular Economy Coordinator at the Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN), joins th...
Episode 19 - A decade of change: Redefining the role of structural engineers in the climate emergency (Audio)
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Futurebuild podcast, host Martin Hurn sits down with Will Arnold, Head of Climate Action, The Institution of Structural Enginee...
Episode 19 - A decade of change: Redefining the role of structural engineers in the climate emergency (Video)
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Futurebuild podcast, host Martin Hurn sits down with Will Arnold, Head of Climate Action, The Institution of Structural Enginee...
Episode 18: Scaling retrofit: Funding, skills and quality in the race to net zero | Retrofit series (video)
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of Futurebuild’s new Retrofit Series, host Martin Hurn speaks with Simon Kemp, Growth and Innovation Director at Warmworks, abo...
Episode 18: Scaling retrofit: Funding, skills and quality in the race to net zero | Retrofit series (audio)
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of Futurebuild’s new Retrofit Series, host Martin Hurn speaks with Simon Kemp, Growth and Innovation Director at Warmworks, abo...
Episode 17 - Collaboration in action: Inside the Supply Chain Sustainability School (Video)
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Futurebuild podcast, host Martin Hurn talks with Ian Heptonstall about the origins and evolution of the Supply Chain Sustainabi...
Episode 17 - Collaboration in action: Inside the Supply Chain Sustainability School (Audio)
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Futurebuild podcast, host Martin Hurn talks with Ian Heptonstall about the origins and evolution of the Supply Chain Sustainabi...
Episode 16 - From vision to action: Driving sustainability through design at WilkinsonEyre (Video)
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Futurebuild podcast, host Martin Hurn talks talks with Nuno Correia, Head of Sustainability at WilkinsonEyre. The practice behi...
Episode 16 - From vision to action: Driving sustainability through design at WilkinsonEyre (Audio)
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Futurebuild podcast, host Martin Hurn talks talks with Nuno Correia, Head of Sustainability at WilkinsonEyre. The practice behi...
Episode 15: The future of sustainable heating beyond gas with BOLT e-Boilers (Audio)
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Futurebuild Podcast, host Martin Hurn talks to Jaskiran Nagi, engineer and inventor of BOLT e-Boilers – the first battery-re...
Episode 15: The future of sustainable heating beyond gas with BOLT e-Boilers (Video)
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Futurebuild Podcast, host Martin Hurn talks to Jaskiran Nagi, engineer and inventor of BOLT e-Boilers – the first battery-re...
Episode 14 - Retrofitting Scotland: Inside BE-ST Fest and the Future of Low Carbon Building (Video)
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special Futurebuild Podcast episode, recorded live at BE-ST Fest in Glasgow, Martin Hurn speaks with two of the key voices driving retrofit an...
Episode 14 - Retrofitting Scotland: Inside BE-ST Fest and the Future of Low Carbon Building (Audio only)
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special Futurebuild Podcast episode, recorded live at BE-ST Fest in Glasgow, Martin Hurn speaks with two of the key voices driving retrofit an...
Episode 13 - Rethinking Cement: The Innovations Driving Net Zero (Audio Only)
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Futurebuild Podcast, host Martin Hurn sits down with Marian Garfield, Sustainability Director at Heidelberg Materials, to explo...
Episode 13 - Rethinking Cement: The Innovations Driving Net Zero (Video)
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Futurebuild Podcast, host Martin Hurn sits down with Marian Garfield, Sustainability Director at Heidelberg Materials, to explo...
Episode 12 - The Power of PR in Planning: Navigating Policy, Community, and Development (Audio Only)
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 12 of The Futurebuild Podcast, host Martin Hurn speaks with Jonny Popper, co-founder of LCA (formerly London Communications Agency), about ...
Episode 12 - The Power of PR in Planning: Navigating Policy, Community, and Development (Video)
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 12 of The Futurebuild Podcast, host Martin Hurn speaks with Jonny Popper, co-founder of LCA (formerly London Communications Agency), about ...
Episode 11 - Rethinking Construction: Innovation, Sustainability, and the Power of Tech (Audio Only)
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 11 of The Futurebuild Podcast, host Martin Hurn is joined by Joe Walsh, co-founder and CEO of BioSip, to explore how technology, sustainab...
Episode 11 - Rethinking Construction: Innovation, Sustainability, and the Power of Tech (Video)
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 11 of The Futurebuild Podcast, host Martin Hurn is joined by Joe Walsh, co-founder and CEO of BioSip, to explore how technology, sustainabi...
Episode 10 - Innovating Construction for a Sustainable Future (Audio Only)
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 10 of The Futurebuild Podcast, host Martin Hurn sits down with industry leader Sam Stacey, former Challenge Director for the Transforming ...
Episode 10 - Innovating Construction for a Sustainable Future (Video)
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 10 of The Futurebuild Podcast, host Martin Hurn sits down with industry leader Sam Stacey, former Challenge Director for the Transforming ...
Episode 9 - Shaping Tomorrow: Carbon Literacy, Collaboration and Architects as Changemakers (Video)
18 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Futurebuild Podcast - Shaping Tomorrow: Carbon Literacy, Collaboration and Architects as Changemakers In this episode of the Futurebuild Podcast,...
Episode 9 - Shaping Tomorrow: Carbon Literacy, Collaboration and Architects as Changemakers (Audio Only)
18 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Futurebuild Podcast - Shaping Tomorrow: Carbon Literacy, Collaboration and Architects as Changemakers In this episode of the Futurebuild Podcast,...
Episode 8 - Beyond the Buzzwords: Communicating Sustainability Effectively (Audio Only)
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Futurebuild Podcast - Beyond the Buzzwords: Communicating Sustainability Effectively In this episode of The Futurebuild Podcast, host Martin Hurn ...
Episode 8 - Beyond the Buzzwords: Communicating Sustainability Effectively (Video)
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Futurebuild Podcast - Beyond the Buzzwords: Communicating Sustainability Effectively In this episode of The Futurebuild Podcast, host Martin Hurn ...
Episode 7 - The Big Retrofit Challenge – Innovations in Building Decarbonisation (Audio Only)
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Futurebuild Podcast - The Big Retrofit Challenge – Innovations in Building Decarbonisation In this special episode of The Futurebuild Podcast, ...
Episode 7 - The Big Retrofit Challenge – Innovations in Building Decarbonisation (Video)
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Futurebuild Podcast - The Big Retrofit Challenge – Innovations in Building Decarbonisation In this special episode of The Futurebuild Podcast, h...
Episode 6 - Designing for Systems Change (Audio Only)
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Futurebuild Podcast, our host Martin Hurn sits down with Alastair Parvin, co-founder of Open Systems Lab and the visionary behi...
Episode 6 - Designing for Systems Change (Video)
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Futurebuild Podcast, our host Martin Hurn sits down with Alastair Parvin, co-founder of Open Systems Lab and the visionary behi...
Episode 5 - Evolving Architecture: Shaping a Sustainable Future (Audio Only)
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Futurebuild Podcast - Evolving Architecture: Shaping a Sustainable Future The future of architecture is here, and it's evolving. In the latest ep...
Episode 5 - Evolving Architecture: Shaping a Sustainable Future (Video)
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Futurebuild Podcast - Evolving Architecture: Shaping a Sustainable Future The future of architecture is here, and it's evolving. In the latest ep...
Episode 4 - Zero Carbon, Big Impact (Audio Only)
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Futurebuild Podcast - Zero Carbon, Big Impact At Futurebuild, we’re committed to leading the conversation on sustainable design and constructio...
Episode 4 - Zero Carbon, Big Impact (Video)
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Futurebuild Podcast - Zero Carbon, Big Impact At Futurebuild, we’re committed to leading the conversation on sustainable design and construction...
Episode 3 - Pushing Boundaries: Innovations and Standards in Construction (Audio Only)
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Futurebuild Podcast - Pushing Boundaries: Innovations and Standards in Construction Welcome to the third episode of The Futurebuild Podcast, where...
Episode 3 - Pushing Boundaries: Innovations and Standards in Construction (Video)
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Futurebuild Podcast - Pushing Boundaries: Innovations and Standards in Construction Welcome to the third episode of The Futurebuild Podcast, where...
Episode 2 - Pioneering Change: Innovation and Diversity in Construction (Audio Only)
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Futurebuild Podcast - Episode 2 - Pioneering Change: Innovation and Diversity in Construction Welcome to the second episode of The Futurebuild Pod...
Episode 2 - Pioneering Change: Innovation and Diversity in Construction (Video)
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Futurebuild Podcast - Episode 2 - Pioneering Change: Innovation and Diversity in Construction Welcome to the second episode of The Futurebuild Pod...
Episode 1 - Changing the Climate of Architecture (Audio Only)
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Futurebuild Podcast - Episode 1 - Changing the Climate of Architecture Welcome to the first episode of The Futurebuild Podcast! In this inaugural ...
Episode 1 - Changing the Climate of Architecture (Video)
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Futurebuild Podcast - Episode 1 - Changing the Climate of Architecture Welcome to the first episode of The Futurebuild Podcast! In this inaugural ...