Construction and The Climate – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode, Camilla ter Haar and Ruth Keating discuss trends in climate change litigation with Catherine Higham. Catherine is a Policy Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Catherine coordinates the Climate Change Laws of the World project – the most comprehensive global resource on climate legislation and policy.

In June this year, the Grantham Institute published ‘Global trends in climate change litigation: 2024 snapshot’. This episode discusses the latest trends, including the rise in cases against corporates.

You can listen to previous conversations on global trends and snapshot reports with Joana Setzer (here) and Tiffanie Chan (here).

In this episode, Camilla ter Haar and Ruth Keating from 39 Essex Chambers are joined by Martha Tsigkari of Foster + Partners. Martha is a Senior Partner and Head of the Applied Research + Development group at Foster + Partners. She has a background in architecture, engineering and computer science. She is a specialist in a wide range of areas including computational design, performance-driven design, optimisation, machine learning, interfaces & interaction, design-to-production, robotics, and fast feedback & integration.

Camilla, Ruth and Martha discuss the role of AI in the future of greener construction.

In this episode Camilla ter Haar and Ruth Keating are joined by Will Wild. Will is the Built Environment Lead at the Climate Champions Team. He supports the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions in accelerating the action and ambition of business and industry towards a decarbonised and resilient built environment.

Camilla, Ruth and Will discuss the Buildings & Climate Global Forum, the Ministerial Declaration (Declaration de Chaillot) made at the Forum, as well as the findings of the Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction.

In this podcast episode, Camilla ter Haar and Ruth Keating discuss Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) with Dr Jane Anderson of the Alliance for Sustainable Building Products.

Jane, Ruth and Camilla discuss the development, process and challenges associated with EPDs – along with their increasing prevalence in the industry.

In this episode, Camilla ter Haar and Ruth Keating discuss trends in construction arbitration with Alexandre Vagenheim, Vice-President of Global Legal Data, Jus Mundi. Alexandre, Ruth and Camilla discuss trends relating to construction, environmental issues, and how environmental issues arise in construction arbitration.

In this episode, Ruth Keating and Camilla ter Haar are joined by Dan Miles. Dan is an experienced chartered quantity surveyor and expert witness working on high-value, complex disputes and has given evidence on multiple occasions in various international arbitrations. This episode discusses quantifying loss in complex construction and climate change disputes.

In this episode, Ruth Keating and Camilla ter Haar are joined by Tim Cousin of Roofscapes. Roofscapes is a startup from the MIT School of Architecture and Planning, with a mission of transforming untapped rooftops into green roofs as a way to mitigate the effects of climate change and to provide new outdoor spaces in cities.

This episode discusses how to turn the skyline into a garden.

In this episode, Ruth Keating and Camilla ter Haar are joined by Will Wild, the Built Environment Lead at the Climate Champions Team. Will talked through the profile and presence of the built environment at COP28, the sector’s response to the global stocktake, the launch of the Buildings Breakthrough and recommendations for how the industry can move forward with positive action.

In this episode, Ruth Keating and Camilla ter Haar are joined by Audrey Nugent, Director of Global Advocacy at the World Green Building Council. Ruth, Camilla and Audrey discuss what to expect at COP28 in relation to the built environment; the Building to COP Coalition, the Global Stocktake, the Buildings Breakthrough and the Circular Built Environment Playbook.

In this episode Camilla ter Haar and Ruth Keating discuss ‘How to Measure Embodied Carbon’ with Sean Clemons.

Sean Clemons is the UK Managing Director of MGAC and has a wealth of project experience both as a chartered quantity surveyor and as a project manager on the full spectrum of construction projects and specialising in major mixed use development, higher education and complex public-private regeneration initiatives.