Construction and The Climate

In this episode, Camilla ter Haar and Ruth Keating are joined by Simon Sturgis. Simon Sturgis is widely recognised as an expert, an innovator and a lateral thinker in delivering a low carbon, resource efficient, built environment. He has led UK thinking and produced industry guidance for the RICS, RIBA, UKGBC, BCO and others which has already changed the way projects are designed and built in the...

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 M...

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...

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...

In this episode of Construction and the Climate, Ruth and Camilla discuss retrofitting – what is it, why does it matter and what legal challenges will retrofitting pose?

In this episode Camilla ter Haar and Ruth Keating discuss ‘Retrofitting’ with Will Hurst. Will Hurst is Managing Editor of Architects' Journal (AJ). He is an award-winning journalist who has spent his career writing about architecture and the built environment. In particular he has written extensively about the sector’s contribution to the climate crisis and is currently leading the AJ’s anti-demo...

In this episode, Camilla ter Haar and Ruth Keating are joined by Dominic Lion, director and head of sustainable real estate at Gallagher, a global insurance brokerage. Camilla, Ruth and Dominic discuss the insurance challenges for the construction sector in working to achieve net zero in construction.

In this episode of Construction and the Climate, Ruth and Camilla look back on the ten episodes in the series so far and draw out five key highlights for listeners.

In this episode Camilla ter Haar and Ruth Keating discuss ‘Contracting for the Climate: Focus on Contractual Updates’ with Jeremy Glover. Jeremy is a Partner at Fenwick Elliott LLP, specialising in construction energy and engineering law at home and abroad. He is a member of both the Advisory Panel of the Built Environment Committee for The Chancery Lane Project and the FIDIC Net Zero Ta...

In this episode Camilla ter Haar and Ruth Keating discuss ‘Contracting for the Climate: Global Trends’ with Tiffanie Chan. Tiffanie is a Policy Analyst for the LSE’s Grantham Research Institute’s Climate Change Laws of the World project. She is currently working on several projects exploring legal pathways to net zero, impacts of climate laws, and corruption risks in climate action. Prior to her r...

In this episode Camilla ter Haar and Ruth Keating discuss greenwashing claims with Miles Lockwood. Miles is director of complaints and investigations at the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). Miles joined the ASA in 2010 and is responsible for leading the complaints and investigations teams, dealing with over 30,000 complaints per year. This episode covers the ASA’s guidance on misleading...

In this episode, Ruth Keating and Camilla ter Haar discuss greenwashing claims and how they relate to the construction sector. Camilla and Ruth discuss what can be done by the construction sector and those advising construction sector clients, on how to avoid greenwashing, without the need to greenhush.

In this episode Camilla ter Haar and Ruth Keating discuss ‘Constructing for the Climate – The Road to Net Zero’ with Victoria Burrows . Victoria is Director of Advancing Net Zero, World Green Building Council’s pioneering, global programme to accelerate total decarbonisation of the built environment. Victoria has a background in the sustainable development industry, ranging from client side adviso...

In this episode Camilla ter Haar and Ruth Keating discuss ‘Contracting for the Climate – Sustainability and Responsibility’ with Tiong Teck Wee . Tiong Teck Wee is the Co-Head of the Sustainability & Responsible Business Practice and a Partner in the Commercial & Corporate Disputes Practice at The Wong Partnership in Singapore. His main areas of practice are in multijurisdictional, complex...

In this episode Camilla ter Haar and Ruth Keating discuss ‘Building for the Future – Climate Change and the Built Environment’ with Stephen Hodder MBE. Stephen is a former RIBA President and established the CIC Climate Change Committee. He is also the Chairman of Hodder + Partners. The practice that he founded (Hodder Associates) received the most important award in British Architecture for a sing...

In this episode Camilla ter Haar and Ruth Keating discuss ‘Building for the Future – Climate Change and Arbitration’ with  Jessica Crow . Jessica is an independent arbitrator ( Arbitra International ) who specialises in Energy and Natural Resources, Climate Change and the Environment, General Commercial Disputes and Public International Law, based out of London and Washington DC. She has part...

In this episode Camilla ter Haar and Ruth Keating discuss ‘Building for the Future’ with Joana Setzer Assistant Professorial Research Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). This episode focusses on the trends in climate litigation and in particular what these trends mean for our const...

In this episode Camilla ter Haar and Ruth Keating discuss ‘Contracting for the Climate’ with Becky Annison of the Chancery Lane Project. This episode discusses some of the Chancery Lane Project’s model clauses and tips for lawyers on how these clauses can be implemented in contracts. As discussed in the podcast – contracting for the climate is today’s issue, not tomorrow’s problem.