Builders Episodes

Emma Pile is a digital artist, based on the outskirts of London, specialising in theatre, exhibitions & events. Last year she built a lovely tiny home with a little help from her Dad. You can see her Tiny House here: https://...

This is part 2 of Rowland Keable of Earth Building UK & Ireland (EBUKI) & Rammed Earth Consulting giving us a byte size delve into the magic that is clay. Clay truly is a magic material and it continues to surprise me all the...

Chris Magwood not only has a huge wealth of experience building straw bale homes, but has the building science Masters degree to back up his experience. We discuss how the built environment can go from being the worst offend...

Rowland Keable of Earth Building UK & Ireland (EBUKI) & Rammed Earth Consulting gives us a byte size delve into the magic that is clay. Clay truly is a magic material and it continues to surprise me all the time. This substan...

Welcome to this first episode of Byte Size Building Sustainability.... BSBS? I have heard a lot that people sometimes find it hard to find a hour to listen to podcasts, so these byte size episodes will run to a maximum of 10 ...

This week I am joined by Ben Kerslake from Carrington Lime . As well as a general geek out about lime, we mostly talk about how to solve damp problems in homes with some simple observation and materials choices. We discuss wh...

A conversation recorded with Janna Laan Lomas, founding director and designer at Grain Architecture . In this episode we discuss the architecture industry's response to climate change. We also look at Janna's training and how...

It's a Solstice/Christmas/New Year double episode with Grain Architecture 's founding director and designer Janna Laan Lomas. In this episode we discuss the nuts and bolts of sustainable design from an architect's perspective...

This week I'm joined by Clare Whitney from Clayworks for Building Sustainability Podcast BS36. Clayworks Clay plasters are unique blends of unfired clays mixed with minerals and pigments to provide healthy, breathable finishe...

Kiran Pereira is the author of the forthcoming book Sand Stories: Surprising truths about the global sand crisis and the quest for sustainable solutions . Kiran was raised in India where she witnessed the impacts of indiscrim...

Part 2 of the 2 part episode in partnership with Earth Building United Kingdom and Ireland ( EBUKI.co ) We wanted to find out about the training available to those wanting to get into earth building in the UK and Ireland. Al...

Part 1 of a 2 part episode in partnership with Earth Building United Kingdom and Ireland ( EBUKI.co ) We wanted to find out about the training available to those wanting to get into earth building in the UK and Ireland. All t...

I'm very pleased to welcome the podcast - builder, photographer, publisher, editor and blogger... Lloyd Kahn! Lloyd is the editor in chief at Shelter Publications, has now published eight books on building; this series is cal...

This episode we are speaking with Sarah Partridge of Orchard Barn - http://orchardbarn.org.uk/ Orchard barn is an off grid restoration project that is rebuilding a barn and long house using the traditional tools and technique...

Full show notes coming soon! Emily's Blog - https://plasterwithwa.wordpress.com/ Japanese Earthen Plaster Exchange - https://thejepe.org/ Japanese Plaster Craft - https://www.facebook.com/groups/japaneseplastercraft 'Mizugone...