Sustainability, do we know enough and are we helping with Nile Pilcher

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Design and Build

Becca Mizzi-Harris

11 episodes

1 week ago

Friendly and insightful discussions with expert guests from across the design and build industries. Covering workplace, education, retail, and hospitality sectors. Delving into key topics shaping design and the built environments around us, from design processes, methods, practices, sustainability, inclusivity; and anything in between. Especially created for commercial interior design and architecture professionals, students, or those simply passionate about the built environment. Get stuck in and enjoy some great conversations! Hosted by Freelance Interior Designer Becca Mizzi-Harris.

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Sustainability, do we know enough and are we helping with Nile Pilcher

Design and Build

1 hour 7 minutes 27 seconds

1 year ago

Sustainability, do we know enough and are we helping with Nile Pilcher

In this episode, I chat with Nile Pilcher in depth about sustainability, how we're making positive changes, and if we're doing the right thing as a collective in the Design & Build industry.

We chat about the need for transparency and accountability in product specification, significance of the end-of-life phase. Highlighting the need for manufacturers, specifiers, and contractors to work together to ensure sustainable practices.

Nile has been in the flooring industry for 10+ years, and works for the flooring manufacturer Marlings Ltd.

(The first 10 minutes of our conversation we spend running through the key terminology for this who want and need it - I know I needed it!)

Hope you enjoy the episode!

Episode Highlights

04:14 The Role of Life Cycle Assessments and EPD’s

06:40 Defining Key Terms: Embodied Carbon, Carbon Neutral, and Carbon Negative

09:29 The Need for Government Intervention in Sustainability Assessments

23:40 Understanding the Three Phases of a Product's Life cycle

31:57 Challenges and Opportunities in Implementing Sustainable Practices

41:11 Making Sustainable Options Accessible at Different Price Points

51:31 Understanding the Life Cycle of Products

54:32 Take-Back Schemes and Recycling

57:16 Prioritising Reuse in the Flooring Industry

Find us online

You can find Nile Pilcher online via ⁠LinkedIn⁠. And you can find him at Marlings Ltd.

You can find me, your host Becca Mizzi-Harris, on ⁠LinkedIn⁠ and ⁠Instagram⁠. I would love to connect with you.

This episode is kindly sponsored by ⁠Orangebox⁠.

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This podcast is lovingly recorded and produced by Becca Mizzi-Harris at Stiwdio Mizzi-Harris Ltd.

Becca is a commercial freelance interior designer, based in South Wales. Helping dozens of busy designers and design teams grow and smash deadlines with her flexible freelance services. You can find out more at ⁠www.mizziharris.com⁠.