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Engagement and behaviour change , Getting started

Ellora Coupe, Her Retrofit Space & Cara Holmes, NRH

In this episode of the podcast, Sara alongside Ellora Coupe and Cara Holmes are discussing how to the drive uptake of retrofit across the UK. Together they explore how we can move beyond the technical…
Sep 18, 2024
  • Speakers
Ellora Coupe – Her Retrofit Space
Cara Holmes – NRH
Delivery , Procurement and commissioning

AJ Climate Champions: How Retrofit Can Enhance Creativity

Maria-Chiara Piccinelli, associate director and project lead on the London School of Economics’ Firoz Lalji Global Hub (FLGH), explains how each building element requires one-to-one conversations to determine the best reuse, and that the contractor…
Nov 13, 2024
  • Speakers

Maria-Chiara Piccinelli – London School of Economics

Engagement and behaviour change , Delivery

AJ Climate Champions: IF_DO’s Sarah Castle

IF_DO founder Sarah Castle explains that community engagement is not just asking people what they want but also what they can do, and discusses the refurbishment of the grand 1924 Observer Building, which had suffered…
Nov 27, 2024
  • Speakers

Sarah Castle – IF_DO

Delivery , Strategy and planning

AJ Climate Champions: ‘Even a small practice can push the boundaries of reuse’

Thom Brisco of Brisco Loran talks about Costa’s Barbers, a live-work shopfront which triumphed in the Project under £500,000 category at the AJ Architecture Awards. In this episode, Brisco describes the conversion of a former…
Dec 11, 2024
  • Speakers

Thom Brisco – Brisco Loran

Skills and training , Strategy and planning

AJ Climate Champions: Tara Gbolade – ‘We use an assessment chart to evaluate potential clients’

Gbolade Design Studio’s Tara Gbolade shares insights from her new book, Changing the Game: How to be a sustainable and regenerative small practice….
Jan 29, 2025
  • Speakers

Tara Gbolade – Gbolade Design Studio

Engagement and behaviour change , Delivery

AJ Climate Champions: WeCanMake’s Melissa Mean

Melissa Mean from community land trust WeCanMake explains how a community-led approach in Bristol is tackling the housing crisis…
Feb 12, 2025
  • Speakers

Melissa Mean – WeCanMake

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