All Episodes

Informed architects will want to do more: convincing clients to do better and Michelin stars for building performance, with James Woodall (Sustainability Lead at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill)

Retrofit, risk, and reward: how energy efficiency is set to increasingly affect the value of property, with John Baguley (Director of Technical, Risk and Compliance, Countrywide Surveying Services)

Unsustainable ambition and the absence of content

Learning from our mistakes? Looking back at ten retrofits, ten years later, with retrofit pioneer Marion Baeli (PDP, Passivhaus Trust)

Systems design for passive houses, radon research as a proxy for ventilation, and some further education. With Dr. Barry MCarron (PHAI, CREST)

Passive house can lead to more than just houses: community engagement, control pathologies. and propagating systemic change. With Helena Fitzgerald (Department of Economics at the University of Limerick)

Unconventional approaches to space heating: infra red, ceramics, and the necessity for good design. With John Morehead (Wain Morehead Architects)

EPCs are just a ritual (pt. 2): what could we be doing in order to do better, with Adrian Leaman and Bill Bordass (UsableBuildings.co.uk)

EPCs are just a ritual (pt. 1): fundamental flaws in how we assess energy performance and how we got here, with Adrian Leaman and Bill Bordass (UsableBuildings.co.uk)

Retrofit, energy ratings, and improving Europe's energy performance, with Ciarán Cuffe MEP

Passive house doesn't cost more to build, with Dr. Shane Colclough (UCD, Ulster University, Passive House Association of Ireland)

Industrialising retrofit: how do you say Energiesprong and what's it all about? With Ele and Emily from Energiesprong UK.

Reflections of a Treehugger: talking green building with Lloyd Alter

What motivates retrofitters? With retrofit researcher Dr Kate Simpson (Imperial College)

Lazy thinking and unsustainable myths: how expensive is low-carbon construction? A conversation with the authors of 'Building for 2050: low cost, low carbon homes' Alison Crompton (AECOM) and Tom Dollard (Pollard Thomas Edwards)

More bridges than the River Clyde: unpicking the quality of a retrofit and RIP Paul Doran

Hybrid heating: a place for fossil fuels alongside renewables? (Stephen Kelly, OYA Energy)

'Incompetence still reigns supreme' in energy ratings: DPE certification, EPCs, BERs, and a little bit of ESG

New year, old us: looking back on 20 years in green building (Passive House Plus, Construct Ireland, and Everything is User Experience)

Talking turkey: the perils of life in a passive house, with Ross Cremin (Cremin Surveying)

Revealing opportunity with thermal imaging, a chat with Stewart Little of IRT Surveys

The man who said 'heat pumps are not the answer', with Ryan Philp (Daikin)

Meeting Muyiwa Oki, talking impact and sustainability with RIBA's incoming president

Leading sustainability in Scottish architecture, with Chris Stewart, President of RIAS

BE-ST Fest 2022 - Ep05 - Funding the decarbonisation of the build environment, with Eddie McAvinchey (Scottish National Investment Bank)

BE-ST Fest 2022 - Ep04 - Disrupting the industry to achieve net zero, with Christina Gaiger (former RIAS President)

BE-ST Fest 2022 - Ep03 - A contractor's perspective on the challenges holding back procurement, with Jennifer Phin (A.C. Whyte & Co.)

BE-ST Fest 2022 - Ep02 - Aiming for sustainability at speed and scale?

BE-ST Fest 2022 - Ep01 - Net zero needs more ambition, with Chris Stark (CEO of the Climate Change Committee) and Stephen Good (BE-ST)

BE-ST Fest 2022 (a short intro to our ZAP mini series)

Getting sustainability into new-build housing, with Robbie McGrath, Head of Sustainability at D/RES Properties

Burnout, bureaucracy, Energiesprong and Ealing (part two), with Tania Jennings Principal Domestic Energy Officer at Ealing Council

Burnout, bureaucracy, Energiesprong and Ealing (part one), with Tania Jennings Principal Domestic Energy Officer at Ealing Council

Hydrogen, Alex's passivshed, a practical approach to retrofit, and some social housing chat

‘Dream house’ sustainability and environmental activism in Hollywood with Ed Begley Jr (Better Call Saul, St Elsewhere, Six Feet Under)

Retrofitting for heritage, as well as the future with Dr Marina Topouzi (Environmental Change Institute) and Nigel Griffiths (Sustainable Traditional Buildings Alliance)

Talking Carbon with a Tier One Contractor, a Conversation with Allan Smith, Low Carbon Manager for Morrison Construction

Part 2 - Housing Policy with Gavin Smart & Callum Chomczuk of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)

Bonus Episode - United Nations Centres of Excellence for High Performance Buildings with Scott Foster & Jenna Crammer

Part 1 - Housing Policy with Gavin Smart & Callum Chomczuk of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)

BONUS EP #2 ZAP x CIH from Scotland's Festival of Housing 2022 - the UK private rental sector

BONUS EP #1 ZAP x CIH from Scotland's Festival of Housing 2022 - the right to a home

Re-up: The Politics of Change and a Real Green New Deal (part 2), with Robin McAlpine of Common Weal

Retrofit, procurement, contracting, and preparing for the future: a conversation with Jennifer Phin from A.C. Whyte

The state of retrofit – with Russell Smith of Parity Projects and Retrofit works

Retrofit Reimagined mash up, with Charlotte Bailey of Civic Square

A contractor's right to reply, but without any contractors, just Dan, Duncan, Jeff, and Sara

Overheating: design and build for heatwaves and a warming world, with Nick Grant, Alan Clarke, and Kate de Selincourt

The Politics of Change and a Real Green New Deal (part 2), with Robin McAlpine of Common Weal

The Politics of Change and a Real Green New Deal (part 1), with Robin McAlpine of Common Weal

Retrofit Reimagined with Immy Kaur of Civic Square and Jack Minchella of Dark Matter Labs

Commercial sustainability, doing it right and making it pay, with Gary Wilburn (EP Projects', AECB)

Dr Peter Rickaby (part 2) on Retrofit, Heat Pumps, EPCs, PAS 2035, LADs, Climate Change, and everything in-between

Dr Peter Rickaby (part 1) on Retrofit, Heat Pumps, EPCs, PAS 2035, LADs, Climate Change, and everything in-between

EnerPhit in Action with John Gilbert Architects, Dr Ken Gibb, and Yogini Patel of The Passivhaus Trust

The CarbonLite Retrofit Standard (part 2) and a database for Low Energy Buildings, with Andy Simmonds of the AECB

The CarbonLite Retrofit Standard (part 1) and a database for Low Energy Buildings, with Andy Simmonds of the AECB

Built Environment - Smarter Transformation (BE-ST), with Stephen Good and Douglas Morrison

Reissue #1 The UK Energy Market with Professor Kevin Albertson (ep #3)

Collective Purchasing with Chris Clarke at Scape Group - The power of procurement frameworks to change the dynamic

BetaTalk meets Zero Ambitions: we need to do better with our heating, and for our heating engineers

ZAP's Good Friday late-night roundtable: should we be building new homes at all?

Central heating problems: systemic issues in design, accessibility, and economics

Helping Retrofit Reach a Wider Audience, with author and influencer Laura de Barra

Social Justice in Retrofit, with Tara Gbolade and Marianne Heaslip

Training for a just transition, with Caitriona Jordan of BE-ST

How We Actually Use Buildings, with Adrian Leaman and Bill Bordass (usablebuildings.co.uk)

Ireland's National Retrofitting Scheme, with Eamon Ryan (TD)

Driving the EU to Net Zero, with Ciarán Cuffe MEP

Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings Patrick Harvie - "No Pathway to tackling Climate Change without More Ambition"

Demand reduction, heat networks and healing our homes

What makes for a successful retrofit? Evaluating what really matters with Lisa Pasquale

Campaigning for Retrofit with ACAN and the NEF

Putting People Front and Centre with Jon Daley of Magenta Living Housing Association

EnerPHit at Scale with James Traynor of ECD Architects

Financing Retrofit with Rufus Grantham of Bankers without Boundaries (BwB)

Putting Retrofit Publications into Action with Barbara Lantschner

Embodied Carbon and the COP26 House

Fuel Poverty and a Just Transition with Alex Warren of The Wise Group

Smart Homes and the Internet of Things with Dane Ralston of IoPT

Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN) with Sara Edmonds

The Value of Communicating Well, with Dan and Alex from Everything is User Experience

West Dunbartonshire District Heating and the Queens Quay Project with Morten Duedahl

Climate Change and Democracy with Kevin Albertson

Low Carbon Heat Networks and Clean Air with Dave Pearson

Financing Retrofit at Scale, Green Neighbourhoods as a Service - Rufus Grantham at Bankers Without Boundaries

Climate Change and the Decade of Disruption with Kevin Albertson Professor of Economics at Manchester Metropolitan University

Build Once for the Future - President of the RIAS Christina Gaiger

Redefining Productivity with Kevin Albertson Professor of Economics at Manchester Metropolitan University

The Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) with Dr Jan Rosenow

CoP26 C& The Race to Zero with Bex Porter the Built Environment Lead in the High Level Champions Team

Danish District Heating with Morten Jordt Duedahl at the Danish Board of District Heating

Passivhaus - Setting the Standard with Michael Jones at City of York Council

The Anthropocene Architecture School with Scott McAulay

The UK Energy Market with Professor Kevin Albertson

The Retrofit Challenge and PAS 2035 with Dr Peter Rickaby

CoP 26 - Climate Change and the Built Environment - United Nations Centre of Excellence with Scott Foster and Jenna Cramer