Shaping Sustainable Places – Development and Construction of a Low-Carbon Built Environment

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Shaping Sustainable Places – Development and Construction of a Low-Carbon Built Environment

Shaping Sustainable Places is a podcast about low-carbon built environments, the construction and development industry and their impact on the places we live. In each episode, we’ll be speaking with industry leaders and other champions of change to explore innovative solutions to real challenges.

  1. APR 24

    Not Just an Office: The New Era of Work #34

    In this insightful episode of Shaping Sustainable Places, we delve into the evolving concept of the modern office and its crucial role in fostering employee well-being and productivity. With the backdrop of a shifting work landscape where flexibility is key, the discussion explores the New Era of Work – a paradigm that moves beyond where we work to focus on how the work environment supports our overall health and enables us to thrive. Guests in this episode: Dr Whitney Austin Gray, Senior Vice President at the International WELL Building Institute. Myrrh Caplan, Senior Vice President for Sustainability at Skanska USA Building.

    25 min

  2. APR 3

    Talking Timber: Highlights from International Mass Timber Conference​ #33

    Mass timber is driving a significant shift in how we build. It’s renewable, low in carbon, efficient to build with, and it looks and even smells great. It’s becoming a truly disruptive force in the construction industry.      So why aren’t more building projects using mass timber? How Cn we overcome the biggest obstacles to accelerating the use of mass timber globally?     In this episode, we get the inside running from last week’s International Mass Timber Conference in Portland, Oregon, the largest gathering of mass timber experts in the world, focusing on the entire industry supply chain.     Our guests:   Stewart Germain, Skanska USA Commercial Development’s Innovation and Sustainability Director  Erica Spiritos, mass timber specialist and Director of the Washington Mass Timber Accelerator, who is working to grow mass timber regional ecosystems.

    23 min

  3. MAR 13

    Sustainable Hospitals: For Patients and the Planet #32

    Hospitals are known for having a major impact on the environment, with significant needs for resources such as water and energy. So how can you build a hospital today that is sustainable, not only for the planet but also for the patients and those who work there?In this episode, we take a closer look at an amazing project where the construction and design teams worked closely with the customer to complete a major expansion of the UVA University Hospital in Charlottesville, Virginia, in the USA. The expansion had to be built while the hospital continued operating without interruption. On top of that, the entire project was tested to the limit when the Covid-19 pandemic hit the region and the world.Our guests: Mark Humbertson Construction Administration Manager, University of Virginia Jon Penndorf, Associate Principal at multidisciplinary design firm Perkins&Will John Calvin, Project Executive Vice President, Skanska USA Building

    23 min

  4. FEB 20

    Renovation Revolution: Spotlight on Oslo #31

    With its almost 700,000 inhabitants, Oslo capital of Norway has a vision: to be a smart, sustainable and inclusive city that thrives in all aspects: social, economic, and environmental. One important measure to minimize the city’s climate impact is to renovate buildings when possible, instead of demolishing them and building new ones with modern energy and accessibility standards. ​  In this episode, we look at how this renovation revolution is reshaping the Norwegian capital, and examine what other cities can learn from Oslo’s progress on renovating instead of demolishing.  This episode’s guests: Heidi Sørensen, Director of Oslo City’s Climate Agency Sara Zahl, District Manager in Oslo and a Skanska expert on renovation

    19 min

  5. 12/12/2024

    Flood Warning: Protecting our Cities #30

    In this episode, we take a closer look at how communities are protecting themselves from the increasing threat of flooding. What are the smart solutions being used today to save lives and reduce the impact of flooding? Guests in this episode: Anna Åkesson, Group Environmental Manager Skanska Pedro Ribiero, Head of C40´s Water Program

    26 min

  6. 11/14/2024

    Energy flows: Buildings as Batteries #29

    The built environment accounts for almost 40 percent of global carbon emissions. But that big number represents a huge opportunity. In this episode of Shaping Sustainable Places, we take a closer look at how turning buildings into intelligent, networked energy storage makes them more resilient, as well as improving the efficiency and reliability of the power grid as a whole. Guests in this episode: Henrik Ahnström, Director of Product, Process and Innovation within Skanska's commercial development arm in the Nordics. Niklas Johansson, Commercial Product Manager for E.ON ectogrid™.

    23 min

  7. 10/17/2024

    What goes around: shaping a viable ecosystem for circular materials #28

    With circularity a key approach to reducing embodied carbon, how are companies creating the structures and ecosystem to make used materials a viable and economical alternative? In this episode, we take a closer look at how materials that are commonly seen as waste can be turned into valuable resources and become an asset for businesses. This episode’s guests: Anders Lendager, founder of Lendager Group in Copenhagen, Denmark Barbro Brattström Grujovic, Business Developer, Skanska Sweden, SIS

    24 min

  8. 09/24/2024

    Getting carbon out of concrete #27

    Concrete has been around for more than 2,000 years, and it remains  the construction material of choice for buildings, bridges, tunnels and more. But its popularity means it has a huge environmental impact. What role will concrete play in the future of construction? In this episode we find out how leading companies are taking on one of our most pressing climate challenges and cutting the carbon emissions from concrete production. Guests in this episode Karin Comstedt Webb, Senior Vice President, Heidelberg Materials Sweden. Doctor Wolfgang Dienemann, Director Global Research & Development, Heidelberg Materials. Doctor Bob Slansky, Head of Technical Research and Innovations, Skanska Central Europe.

    23 min
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Shaping Sustainable Places is a podcast about low-carbon built environments, the construction and development industry and their impact on the places we live. In each episode, we’ll be speaking with industry leaders and other champions of change to explore innovative solutions to real challenges.

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