Sustainable Building Saga

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Nordic stories on carbon neutral construction and sustainable architecture. Food for thought and hope for a better future. The official podcast of the Nordic Bauhaus Programme.

  1. Architecture and power - Interview with Minister Yoko Alender

    11/11/2024

    Architecture and power - Interview with Minister Yoko Alender

    How do architecture, politics, and power relate? With Yoko Alender, Minister of Climate of Estonia, we discuss buildings, spaces in between, path dependencies, slow violence, and softer cities.

    33 min
  2. In praise of shadows: Aesthetics for the Anthropocene? - Interview with Sanna Lehtinen

    11/11/2024

    In praise of shadows: Aesthetics for the Anthropocene? - Interview with Sanna Lehtinen

    How does the understanding of the climate impacts of buildings and their materials change our aesthetic perception? Can architecture cause or alleviate climate anxiety? Together with research fellow Sanna Lehtinen of Aalto University, we are diving into the deep end of environmental aesthetics and having an imaginary coffee break with Junichiro Tanizaki, Christian Norberg-Schulz and Henry Thoreau.

    30 min
  3. Architecture and activism - Interview with Tove Sjöberg

    11/11/2024

    Architecture and activism - Interview with Tove Sjöberg

    How do architecture and activism relate? How can we learn to love old (boring) buildings, instead of tearing them down? Tove Sjöberg of the Architects Climate Action Network gives examples and insights from Sweden.

    30 min
  4. Regulation is the new black - Interview with Philippe Moseley of European Commission

    11/11/2024

    Regulation is the new black - Interview with Philippe Moseley of European Commission

    Climate policies are emerging rapidly. Carbon footprint calculations will soon be mandatory for new buildings in the European Union. What does this mean for designers and builders? Together with Philippe Moseley, an architect turned policymaker, we talk through the essence of forth-coming regulation - and the role of creativity in the development of regulations.

    29 min
  5. The unbearable lightness of life cycle assessment - Interview with Panu Pasanen of One Click LCA

    11/11/2024

    The unbearable lightness of life cycle assessment - Interview with Panu Pasanen of One Click LCA

    Life cycle assessment is the new must-use tool for building designers and product developers. But how does it work out in practice? What sort of resources and skills are needed? CEO Panu Pasanen of One Click LCA guides us through the drill – and reveals his personal motivation for pushing the industry forward.

    28 min
  6. Sustainability teachings from tradition - Interview with Atsushi Takano

    11/11/2024

    Sustainability teachings from tradition - Interview with Atsushi Takano

    What can we learn from traditional Japanese construction? Can the principles of old timber joints be adopted to modern, reversible building design? Together with professor, architect and wood engineer Atsushi Takano of Kagoshima University we reflected the vernacular approaches to construction in Japan.

    34 min
  7. Carbon – how low can you go? Interview with Kasper Björkskov of the Effekt Architects

    11/11/2024

    Carbon – how low can you go? Interview with Kasper Björkskov of the Effekt Architects

    How can the collaboration between architects and engineers lead to record-low emissions? What is the precise recipe for a low carbon house? In this episode, we are visiting the Effekt Architects in Copenhagen and discussing the Living Places project.

    30 min
  8. Paris in 50-degree heat - Interview with Franck Boutté

    11/11/2024

    Paris in 50-degree heat - Interview with Franck Boutté

    What are the survival mechanisms for cities in the rapidly warming climate? How is sustainability being embedded into French city planning? Together with Franck Boutté we discussed future scenarios and responses.

    37 min
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Nordic stories on carbon neutral construction and sustainable architecture. Food for thought and hope for a better future. The official podcast of the Nordic Bauhaus Programme.

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    Aalto University Lifewide Learning
  • Episodes
    18
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