Mark Wakeford

The Building Podcast with Mark Wakeford

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Mark Wakeford is Chairman of the National Federation of Builders, Strategy Director of the Global Solar Council and Chair of the West Midlands Solar Taskforce. He has run a large regional building contractor and now chairs Evoenergy, one of the UK's foremost renewable companies, bringing low carbon solutions to corporate Britain. Mark talks to leading experts from across the construction sector to discuss issues facing the built environment. He explores various challenges with his guests, who offer solutions, information and ideas that listeners can apply to their own situations, be it in a...

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Mark chats to Georgia Elliott-Smith 20.08.2024 40:08

Send a Text - Feedback Welcome A conversation with Georgia Elliott-Smith of Fighting Dirty, on the impending need to reduce the embodied carbon in the construction industry and the ability of clients to influence the outcomes that are important to them through detailed planning. The talk includes information on positioning the construction companies as those who can help clients reduce their foo...

Mark chats to Dr Wendy Dobson 20.08.2024 27:20

Send a Text - Feedback Welcome A conversation with Dr Wendy Dobson of FTI Consulting where the topic of carbon accounting is reviewed and the needs of the construction sector to make significant progress in measuring, auditing and reducing the embodied carbon in both their companies and their projects. Coming from an overtly financial perspective, Wendy is able to translate the management of carb...

Mark chats to Nigel Tonks 15.08.2024 11:29

Send a Text - Feedback Welcome Nigel Tonks is the Sustainability Development Director for Arup, speaking nationally and internationally, including at COPs on the need and mechanisms to reduce carbon throughout the built environment. Nigel explores the details that companies need to understand and the services that they must perform if they are to continue to work in mainstream construction as the...