John and Gordon look back on past sustainable buildings and see how they have lasted and evolved. Looking for lessons. We have an instagram account with some pictures of there buildings we discuss https://www.instagram.com/vintage_sustainability_/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D (https://www.instagram.com/vintage_sustainability_/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D)
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In this episode, we’re joined by Dr Hazel Ponton for a conversation about building design management, construction careers, and the social side of project team design meetings.
Hazel joined Northumbria University as a Senior Lecturer in Construction Project Management in 2011, following a 10-year career as a Construction Manager in the north of England. Before moving into academia, she worked with Balfour Beatty and Laing O’Rourke on a range of construction projects.
We talk about Hazel’s route into design management, her experience of being the only woman on a construction site, and how her research explores the social interactions that shape project team design meetings.
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16 Jul 2026
Whole Life Carbon
In this episode we talk to Catherine Sinclair, Head of research at Space Architects and Zaid Alwan, associate professor at Northumbria University about the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) that led to the SPACE Digital Carbon Model (D-Carb) This cutting-edge tool empowers architects to integrate embodied and operational carbon analysis into the earliest design stages. Through this work, it possible for architects and designers to make informed, low-carbon design decisions from the outset of a project, revolutionising the way the industry approaches sustainability. We talk about the KTP process itself and how the tool can be used.
“What is an Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnership?
It brings together forward-thinking businesses and expert academics to tackle strategic innovation challenges to deliver economic, societal or environmental outcomes.”
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15 Apr 2026
Dawn, Durham and Student Fairness in an AI world
John and Gordon visit Durham to speak with Dawn Whitton, Director of Education and Associate Professor at Durham University's Business School. Dawn discusses how AI is impacting learning and teaching, including its pros and cons, and addresses maintaining fairness for students. She also shares a memorable and relevant quote from Douglas Adams’s 'The Salmon of Doubt' about responses to new technology
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