Episode 239: Breaking barriers - Gray Puksand’s Maria Correia on women in architecture and leadership

Royce Epstein is a seasoned professional with three decades of experience in commercial interior design and architecture, spanning a diverse range of roles, including interior designer, product designer and developer, and university lecturer and educator. Her passion lies in understanding the intricacies of materials: how they're made; how they're used; and most importantly, their impact on the planet. She has created a series of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to share her lifelong ...

1 Apr 202450min

After a turbulent year which included fears around the company's future, Metricon’s new CEO Brad Duggan says the outlook is bright for Australia’s biggest home builder. He shares some of the key ingredients on how to inject some sanity back into Australia's troubled, yet vital housing sector.

25 Mars 202412min

Nazli Almasirad, National Architectural Manager at Siniat Australia has been with the business since 2010 and leads the company's architectural strategy nationwide with a keen eye for emerging trends and a deep understanding of market dynamics. Nazli is committed to sustainable practices, strategic product development and forward-thinking innovation to foster better ways of living in the construction industry. Patrick Jeannerat, Head of Carbon and Circularity with the consulting...

11 Mars 202438min

Designed by Wardle and engineered by Aurecon, the $650 million Australian Institute for Infectious Disease (AIID) project in Melbourne has a majority women-led team, with six out of seven members being women, including the three most senior roles. With International Women’s Day (IWD) coming up, we speak with AIID Executive Director, Rowan Maclean to offer Architecture & Design about the work her team is doing to use the economic influence of the project’s development to infl...

4 Mars 20249min

SFA Australia and New Zealand are subsidiaries of the SFA group which is based in France. For more than 65 years, the companies of the SFA Group have been working to provide professional and private individuals with ever greater sanitary comfort in their daily lives. They offer them much more than technological know-how; they offer inventive, reliable, and easy-to-implement solutions. Nick Moore, National Business Development Manager for SFA Australia and Gregory Waters,...

26 Feb 202437min

The second part of our 2-part series with Tone Wheeler over why our cities and housing are breeding inequality. An in-depth discussion of why the extremely low density city of suburbia with single houses is no longer fit for purpose: not in any of the three measures of sustainability - they are not socially desirable, not environmentally safe and financially ruinous making us a most unequal society. This fascinating discussion covers the reason why housing, schools and education, work...

19 Feb 20241h 2min

In this episode, we talk with Moddex Sales Director, Joe Rowland about using steel in the non-residential and civil/ infrastructure sectors.Rowland explains the sustainability and economic benefits with using Moddex no-weld, hot dip galvanized barrier systems in civil and urban infrastructure projects.This podcast is brought to you in association with Moddex, proud sponsors of our 2024 Sustainability series of podcasts.

12 Feb 202424min

Part 1 of our two-part talk with architect, author, educator and consultant Tone Wheeler who has an abiding interest in environmentally sustainable design (ESD). Tone is also a past chair of the AIA national environment committee & a past member of the sustainability committee. He has taught extensively over the past 30 years, he has been on the faculty of 3 universities, is a sustainability advocate and frequent speaker at architectural conferences and seminars. he has been a...

5 Feb 202459min