Hosted by Dean Ipaviz · 🇺🇸 us · EN · 15 episodes
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From homes to high rises, the Built Environment shapes everything around us. This podcast is about asking better questions about construction, design, sustainability, and how we live. Whether you're a builder, architect, homeowner, or just curious, this is a space for open, honest conversations about the future we're creating together.
Dean Ipaviz hosts The Built Environment, a science show with 15 episodes published.
Jason O’Hagan from Weathertex joins Dean to break down one of the more widely used alternative cladding products in Australia. This conversation looks at how Weathertex is made, where it fits in the shift toward lightwei
Show notesRecorded live at Sydney Build, Dean is joined by Sean Bull (Xlam), Zac Kerr (Stiebel Eltron) and Dylan Viviers (Holcim) to explore how construction can meaningfully reduce carbon emissions. The panel unpacks the differen
Show notesThis is Part 2 of Dean’s conversation with Tom Stephenson from Stiebel Eltron. If you haven’t listened to Part 1, start there first. In this episode the conversation moves beyond heat pumps to the broader systems that ma
Show notesDean sits down with Tom Stephenson from Stiebel Eltron to unpack heat pump technology and the role it plays in electrifying modern homes. Tom explains how heat pumps work, why they’re significantly more efficient than ga
Show notesDean sits down with Daniel Gudsell from Abodo to unpack timber, forestry and embodied carbon, and how material choices shape the long term impact of what we build. Daniel shares the origin story of Abodo, from exporting
Show notesDean sits down with Sean Bull from Xlam to unpack cross laminated timber (CLT) — how it’s made, how it performs, and whether it can play a meaningful role in reducing embodied carbon across Australian construction. Sean
Show notesDean sits down with former builder and Passive House tradesman now working with Pro Clima, Stewart Scholten from Scholton Group, to talk about membranes, moisture management, airtightness and the shift happening in Austr
Show notesPassive House is one of the most misunderstood concepts in residential construction... often dismissed as “too expensive,” “too European,” or “not suited to Australian climates.” In this episode, Dean sits down with Dani
Show notesIn Part Two of this massive conversation, Dean Bowen returns to unpack the most confusing, frustrating and misunderstood part of the building industry: Home Warranty Insurance in New South Wales.. why it exists, how it w
Show notesInsurance is one of the biggest blind spots in the construction industry and often the most expensive. In this episode, Dean sits down with Dean Bowen, founder of DLB Insurance & Risk Solutions, to unpack what builders a
Show notesElectrification seems to be the most practical, cost-effective pathway for Australian homes to cut emissions and save money. In this episode, Dean sits down with author, engineer and electrification advocate Saul Griffit
Show notesWe’re back with Zara D'cotta from The Healthy Home to continue our chat about designing and building healthier homes. This time, the conversation takes an unexpected turn, when Zara raises some concerns about low-carbon
Show notesConcrete and carbon get all the airtime, but over the next two weeks, we zoom in on the indoor environment. In part one of this chat, Dean talks with building biologist Zara D'Cotta about the five pillars of a healthy ho
Show notesFrom coal loaders to clean energy, Finn Peacock’s journey mirrors Australia’s shift toward renewables. In this episode, Dean sits down with the founder of SolarQuotes.com to unpack what’s really happening in the solar an
Show notesConcrete might be the backbone of our built environment, but it’s also one of the world’s biggest emitters. In this episode, Dean sits down with Dylan Viviers from Holcim to unpack how low carbon concrete is reshaping th
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The Built Environment is hosted by Dean Ipaviz. The show is categorised under science (earth) and has published 15 episodes.
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