Think Future

Aidan Mullan, Sustainability Manager at Interface: In 1994 Interface founded its mission zero initiative with a goal to reduce the company's environmental impacts to 0 by 2020 over the last 29 years achieving a 76% reduction in carbon footprint for its products. Today the goal is to move beyond mission zero to becoming a restorative enterprise and to be carbon negative by 2040. Join the conversation as Aidan Mullan shares the journey so far and the focus for what’s next.  

Jorge Chapa, Chief Impact Officer at Green Building Council of Australia: Jorge Chapa, Chief Impact Officer at Green Building Council of Australia shares his views on the change in mindset required to achieve Circularity for the Built Environment and the importance of it for our future. Join in the conversation as celebrate the World Green Building Council recently released Circularity Playbook and unpack the business case for circularity and a new way of thinking for the future.

Dan Rennie, CEO of LEILAC: Using Calix’s novel process enhancement technology to deliver a step change in the cost, and efficiency of capturing CO₂ emissions, for the cement and lime industries, Dan Rennie, CEO of Leilac spearheaded the development and coordination of the first and second Leilac projects. With 3 quarters of the built environment needed by 2050 still to be constructed, modelling indicates 1.4 Gtons of CO2 per year will need to be captured. The success of the projects and potential of this technology has led to the creation of Leilac as a standalone company offering a promising solution to combat this hard to abate sector.

Amira Ayoub, Head of MENA Programmes: With the MENA region heating up at twice the rate addressing the resilience of the Built Environment is imperative. Leading the charge to accelerate the collaboration required to do just this is architect Amira Ayoub, Head of MENA programmes at World Green Building Council. Join in the conversation as Amira shares her passion for creating transparent conversations to create a built environment for the future. One where we can both survive, and thrive.   

Amy Marks,VP at Autodesk: Join in to hear Amy Marks, Queen of Prefab, as she paints a vision for a more modern, connected and insightful environment where people can be more predictive, and less reactive. Amy unpacks what it is going to take to deliver a define-design-make-operate cycle that is informed by the performance of its own components and systems, and why the transformation of construction and manufacturing already underway, is one of the most important things that can be done for sustainability on our planet today.

Ryan Roberts, Head of Sustainable Construction for the Holcim group: Ryan Roberts is the Head of Sustainable Construction for the Holcim group based in Switzerland. With extensive experience across the construction industry, Ryan is passionate about the Built Environment and its ability to enhance the lives of people. Join in the conversation as he shares how Holcim is striving to deliver sustainable construction practices and technologies to drive improved outcomes under their mission of building for people and planet.

Alessandro Ronfini, Partner at DEMO Architects: More than creating a pathway to highly efficient buildings passive house design is providing a viable and positive environment for inhabitants that are sensitive to external environmental factors. With key design elements focused on airtightness, thermal insulation and mechanical ventilation Alessandro Ronfini, CEO , Demo Architects shares both the efficiency and health benefits that are being derived from this new age design principle.  

Ninotschka Titchkosky, CEO at BVN Architecture: In this episode Ninotschka Titchkosky, CEO, BVN Architecture,  shares her passion for sustainable and creative architecture and its application for Australia's Atlassian headquarters project. A project that is being touted as the world's tallest hybrid timber tower and a project that is bringing nature back to the Built Environment. Join the conversation as we unpack what it takes to design with country in mind, bringing back the lost landscape and using a nature positive framework. And the importance of not shying away from the challenges of designing with new materials to support a sustainable Built Environment. 

Bertrand Cazes, Secretary General of Glass for Europe: Bertrand Cazes is the Secretary General of Glass for Europe, the trade association for Europe’s flat glass sector. With over 10 years at the helm of Glass for Europe, Bertrand has a strong insider knowledge of the flat glass manufacturing and glazing sector in Europe and a unique overview over the challenges faced by the building and automotive glass industry. Join in the conversation as Bertrand shares his vision for the innovation and collaboration required to maximize the lifecycle of one of the built environments most valued materials. 

Blaise Porter, Group Director Sustainability & Social Responsibility: Sims Metal, and each of its business divisions, play an integral role in the circular economy by making resources available for future use. As the global leader in metal recycling, and data centre IT circularity, and with a purpose to create a world without waste to preserve the planet, it is driven to constantly innovate and offer new solutions in the circular economy for consumers, businesses, governments and communities around the world. Blaise Porter, Group Director Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility, joins in the conversation to shine a light on the importance of scrap metal recycling for driving circularity and decarbonization of the Built Environment.