Steve Webb & Wilf Meynell: ‘We’re brainwashed into steel and concrete mode’

8. AJ Climate Champions with Hattie Hartman. Steve Webb of Webb Yates Engineers explains how to persuade clients to use more timber and stone, and Wilf Meynell shares Studio Bark’s approach to Victorian house extensions.

Webb describes what it will take to transform an industry fixated on concrete and steel, and outlines simple steps to decarbonise Victorian house extensions, while Meynell explains the budget challenges of low-carbon retrofit and why architecture is essentially political.

For show notes to this episode and to listen to all AJ podcasts, visit architectsjournal.co.uk/podcasts