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Episode 317: Architect & builder Clinton Cole on the big questions when it comes to designing sustainable homes

2026-10-1237:30

Clinton Cole is a boundary-pushing architect and builder who believes we can all be a force for good. With industry-leading expertise in regenerative design, he creates premium homes that actively repair damage to our planet and give back to future generations. In the same spirit, he puts ethics and responsibility front and centre at CplusC, one of only five Australian architects to earn B Corp certification. Clinton holds two degrees in Architecture and is a registered Architect, a licenced...

Episode 316: Will Messiter from Sekisui House on housing affordability, prefab and modular houses and some ideas on fixing our house shortage

2026-10-0508:32

In our first Shortcast in over two years, we talk with Will Messiter, Chief Operating Officer - Residential Communities and Home Building at Sekisui House Australia, at the company's manufacturing and assembly facility in southwest Sydney, about house building, the bottlenecks in Australia's building market, and how prefab and modular can offer a solution to our house affordability woes.

Episode 315: Jono Mountfort on how to reduce the carbon embodied in the materials and products used in the built environment

2026-09-2942:52

As operational energy efficiency improves, attention is increasingly turning to embodied carbon—the emissions associated with extracting raw materials, manufacturing products, transporting them, installing them, and, ultimately, dealing with them at the end of their useful life. That puts materials and material innovation firmly at the centre of the conversation. Jonathan Mountfort, Creative Director at Autex Acoustics, has more than two decades of experience across design a...

Episode 314: Tara Veldman, Managing Director & Principal, Billard Leece Partnership (BLP) on how architecture can influence how people feel, heal and connect

2026-09-2239:30

Tara Veldman, Managing Director and Principal at Billard Leece Partnership, has played a major role in growing BLP’s health architecture practice and has worked across hospitals, health hubs, research facilities, education precincts, and other complex environments. In 2025, Tara was named the inaugural recipient of the Australian Health Design Council Gold Medal, recognising her leadership and contribution to healthcare design in Australia and internationally. Her approach is part...

Episode 313: Kevin Hogan on the use of BIM and AI to reduce waste, improve productivity and change how buildings are delivered

2026-09-1427:22

Kevin Hogan, Head of Design & Digital Engineering at Kapitol Group leads an in-house team of more than 20 digital engineers, design managers and architects, driving Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), Building Information Modelling (BIM), and the development of custom digital tools including Kapitol’s 3D Construction Tracker. He’s also become a leading voice across Australia’s construction sector, advocating for the practical use of BIM and artificial intelligence to reduce waste...

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