Ep.04: 'Life's essentials: Water, Power and Plants'

‘Sandbox’ so far: Revisiting thought-provoking ideas on what could be done to roll back some of the negative impact human activity has had on the Earth’s ecosystem...  Over the last three episodes, we have explored some of the main aspects of the fundamentals of life within the built environment; from water and its management in the UK, to biodiversity and re-greening our cities, and finally, to our third episode, which explores energy sources. The panels discussed what has led us to this crucial turning point, and what the future of truly sustainable energy could look like, without further damaging the only planet we have!  Our latest episode ‘Life’s Essentials: Water, Power and Plants’ covers unmissable moments explored in each episode so far, from why we’ve got to where we are now, what local authorities, professionals and even the individual can contribute to improving the situation we find ourselves in now.  We each have a certain responsibility in this process, even tiny changes of habits build exponentially with more people involved. Our experts and guests examine and propose potential solutions to the various challenges we face today.  This episode features all of our Buro Happold experts and external guests so far, and of course our regular host, Andy Duncan.  Here’s a helpful navigation list to the full episode below:  9:12 - Reimagining urban spaces and the role of nature.   12:37 - Water management solutions in urban areas.   13:31 - A multi-source approach to energy transition.  16:48 - Challenges and potential of the Electrify Everything Strategy  20:02 - Pros and cons of a two-tier water system.  27:20 - Nature-based solutions and multifunctional infrastructure.   29:47 - The power of collective curiosity in inciting real change.   Subscribe to the whole series; Sometimes we’ll tackle a subject head on, sometimes a sideways view - but always with curiosity, expertise and maybe even a dash of humour.    This podcast series is brought to you by Buro Happold (https://buro.im/SandboxPodcast).