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How to build a better world

How to build a better world

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 How to Build a Better World is The Fifth Estate's podcast about creating a future all humans can be proud of. Tina Perinotto, editor of Australia’s premium publication for sustainable property and business, talks to the people on the frontline with the power to address the big ecological, social and financial problems of our time.© 2025 How to build a better world Political Science Politics & Government
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  • Kaushik Chakraborty on trends on infrastructure

    Kaushik Chakraborty on trends on infrastructure
    Dec 11 2025

    Infrastructure work is going regional – in water, sanitation, roads and bridges – says Kaushik Chakraborty senior vice president, Asia Pacific & Japan with Bentley Systems in this podcast. It’s part of the big global drift out of cities and into towns and smaller cities that was bolstered by Covid. The trend is reversing the previous super trend that had captured demographers for decades.

    Host: Tina Perinotto
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • John King on steel, windows and technology for 8 star homes

    John King on steel, windows and technology for 8 star homes
    Dec 4 2025

    John King from JGKing Homes Steel, timber, windows and technology to build home. John runs a successful home building business in Ballarat that’s been going for 40 years and employs 350 people.
    What’s different about it is that it uses steel construction that it fabricates to specifications, and it also manages to produce 8 star NatHERS homes without many issues and virtually no extra costs. The secret is high quality windows and window frames materials that break the thermal bridge, that allows about 50 per cent of the heat or cold in regular homes. In this podcast, he shares his secrets and views of steel versus timber.

    Host: Tina Perinotto
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    50 mins
  • Martin Loosemore on making a difference through construction

    Martin Loosemore on making a difference through construction
    Dec 3 2025

    Martin Loosemore, professor of construction management is known for his Community of Practice for social procurement, which he started with his colleague Dr Suhair Alkilani at the University of Technology Sydney.

    Host: Tina Perinotto
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    45 mins
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