In this episode, Sustainabuild Founder & Director Matt Colgan welcomes Brogan MacDonald, Head of Sustainability in Ramboll UK Building Structures division. Brogan talks us through her open letter to the incoming government which calls for regulation of whole-life carbon, an embedding of climate resilience in our infrastructure, supporting energy efficiency in homes and buildings, and creating a green skills delivery plan.

 In this first episode, Sustainabuild founder Matt Colgan invites Dave Pearson, Group Sustainable Development Director for Star Refrigeration, to step onto the Sustainabuild Soapbox and present his 10-minute strategy for achieving net zero. Dave outlines why and how we can and should supply clean heat to buildings at an attractive price through district heat networks using river-sourced heat pumps. 

In this episode Sustainabuild Founder & Director Matt Colgan welcomes Melanie Leech, Chief Executive of the British Property Federation. Her role with the BPF is to champion a diverse, successful and sustainable UK real estate sector recognised for the positive economic and social benefits it delivers to communities across the country. In her 10-minute soapbox Melanie delivers the BPF's recommendations to the new government which covers policy, finance, building performance data, the electricity grid, and the planning system.

In this episode, Sustainabuild Founder & Director Matt Colgan welcomes Rebecca McLean, Head of Sustainability for Sweco UK’s Energy, Water and Environment Division. Rebecca highlights the urgent need for a national climate change awareness campaign and advocates for experts to use accessible language that resonates with and empowers everyone. She also discusses the valuable lessons we can learn from nature and the crucial role it can play in steering our built environment toward achieving net-zero.