Welcome to The Futurebuild Podcast, where we spotlight the drivers of positive impact in the built environment. Hosted by Martin Hurn, Futurebuild Event Director, each episode features inspiring conversations with leaders and innovators from across the industry. Join us as we explore how cutting-edge technologies, sustainable practices, and ground breaking projects are shaping a better future. Tune in to hear first hand stories of how these trailblazers are making a real difference in the built environment and beyond. Subscribe now to stay informed, inspired, and connected with the forefront of sustainable innovation.
Episodes
Thursday Aug 21, 2025
Thursday Aug 21, 2025
How do we retrofit commercial buildings to cut emissions — without compromising performance? In this third episode of Futurebuild’s Retrofit Series, Martin Hurn is joined by Ben Bartle-Ross from Mitsubishi Electric about the rise of heat pumps in commercial retrofit. From working with architects and consultants to overcoming real-world challenges at Bournemouth University and Chester Zoo, this episode explores innovation, collaboration, and what successful retrofit truly requires.
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Thursday Aug 21, 2025
Thursday Aug 21, 2025
How do we retrofit commercial buildings to cut emissions — without compromising performance? In this third episode of Futurebuild’s Retrofit Series, Martin Hurn is joined by Ben Bartle-Ross from Mitsubishi Electric about the rise of heat pumps in commercial retrofit. From working with architects and consultants to overcoming real-world challenges at Bournemouth University and Chester Zoo, this episode explores innovation, collaboration, and what successful retrofit truly requires.
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Thursday Aug 07, 2025
Thursday Aug 07, 2025
In this second episode of our new retrofit series, host Martin Hurn speaks with Varsha Ravichandran, Sustainability Consultant at Turner & Townsend and part of the RISE Retrofit programme team, joins the Futurebuild Podcast to explore retrofit as a cultural and technical challenge. She discusses balancing carbon reduction with architectural heritage, creating local green skills, and why changing mindsets is just as important as updating buildings. A fresh look at how retrofit can transform not just performance, but places and communities.
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Thursday Aug 07, 2025
Thursday Aug 07, 2025
In this second episode of our new retrofit series, host Martin Hurn speaks with Varsha Ravichandran, Sustainability Consultant at Turner & Townsend and part of the RISE Retrofit programme team, joins the Futurebuild Podcast to explore retrofit as a cultural and technical challenge. She discusses balancing carbon reduction with architectural heritage, creating local green skills, and why changing mindsets is just as important as updating buildings. A fresh look at how retrofit can transform not just performance, but places and communities.
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Thursday Jul 24, 2025
Thursday Jul 24, 2025
Charlie Martin, CEO and founder of the Anti-Greenwash Charter, joins the Futurebuild Podcast to discuss the growing trend of greenhushing—where companies stay silent on sustainability due to fear of backlash. Drawing from the first annual Green Claims Pulse Survey, a collaboration between Futurebuild, the Carbon Literacy Project, and Hattrick, Charlie shares insights on why radical transparency and honest storytelling are critical to rebuilding trust and driving meaningful climate action in the built environment. He highlights how marketing can go beyond promotion to become a powerful catalyst for genuine change.
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Thursday Jul 24, 2025
Thursday Jul 24, 2025
Charlie Martin, CEO and founder of the Anti-Greenwash Charter, joins the Futurebuild Podcast to discuss the growing trend of greenhushing—where companies stay silent on sustainability due to fear of backlash. Drawing from the first annual Green Claims Pulse Survey, a collaboration between Futurebuild, the Carbon Literacy Project, and Hattrick, Charlie shares insights on why radical transparency and honest storytelling are critical to rebuilding trust and driving meaningful climate action in the built environment. He highlights how marketing can go beyond promotion to become a powerful catalyst for genuine change.
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Tuesday Jul 15, 2025
Tuesday Jul 15, 2025
Dr. Michelle Sanchez Brajkovic, Sustainability Lead at RSHP and Circular Economy Coordinator at the Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN), joins the Futurebuild Podcast to share her international journey in sustainable design — from early grassroots reuse projects in Venezuela to leading ESG frameworks and ISO certification at a global architectural firm. She also discusses her work with the Architects Climate Action Network and their new Circular Economy Policy Campaign, offering insight into the built environment’s role in emissions, waste, and systems change.
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Tuesday Jul 15, 2025
Tuesday Jul 15, 2025
Dr. Michelle Sanchez Brajkovic, Sustainability Lead at RSHP and Circular Economy Coordinator at the Architects Climate Action Network (ACAN), joins the Futurebuild Podcast to share her international journey in sustainable design — from early grassroots reuse projects in Venezuela to leading ESG frameworks and ISO certification at a global architectural firm. She also discusses her work with the Architects Climate Action Network and their new Circular Economy Policy Campaign, offering insight into the built environment’s role in emissions, waste, and systems change.
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