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Building Practices That Heal - Rachel Loughrey
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- Book of Leaves
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- Sep 1, 2025
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Summary
Rachel Loughrey is a fellow climate activist (and friend!) and founder of Architects Climate Action Network / ACAN . She also shares some of her journey as an ecological architect on the Instagram account @eco_hun_ . You can reach out to her on [email protected] with all your cuilding queries too! As always, don't forget to follow Book of Leaves on Instagram , Blue Sky or Facebook , leave us a review, and share with a friend. Find my depop profile @cearadc ! Patreon / Buy Me A Coffee X x [03:00] An introduction from Rachel [09:30] How Rachel became an ecological architect [15:00] What the problems with today’s architecture and construction are for our health and the environment [21:45] Can nature based building work in urban areas? [24:55] The power of building together, and the climate impact on Fiji [30:20] Different sustainable builds Rachel has worked on [39:10] What can listeners do to ensure safer building practices [45:40] Imagining the future Also mentioned: Common Knowledge The Art of Natural Building book The Barefoot Architect Book The Hollies building course Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.