How do Europe and America compare when it comes to Green Building – interview with Daniel Jaconetti. Pete discusses workers and material shortage issues

Henry McDonald talks to sustainable architect, Daniel Jaconetti, about his work and how Europe compares to the USA when it comes to green building. Daniel’s passion lies in biomimetic concepts and how technologies inspired by nature can create responsive environmental that coexist with their ecologies. His chat with Henry is a real eye-opener.“If I were looking to buy a new home right? I would be looking for something that was maybe net-zero or Passive House. Solar panels on the roof for sure. Right. And there are other people that just seem to have this rebellion against it. And I think it might be because there’s a misconception that being pro-environment pro sustainability is anti-business.”Daniel Jaconetti, National Sustainable Design Leader at HEDPete The Builder discusses the day-to-day reality of the industry’s challenges of a shortage of both materials and workers.“I’ve got a client A, B and C they all want me to do work at the same time. They all want to use materials that I’m not even sure that I can get my hands on them. And when I do get my hands on them, actually, I’m not sure what the price of those materials are going to be. I’m going to need three different crews to work on the three different projects and I’m not sure if I can even get two crews never mind three crews. It’s a challenge there’s no doubt about it, you know.”Peter Finn a.k.a. Pete The BuilderThis episode of Constructive Voices is sponsored by Viewpoint, a Trimble Company.Constructive Voices: Inspiring change within the construction industry and related sectorsFollow Constructive Voices on:LinkedInTwitterFacebookRequest a media pack: jackie@constructive-voices.com

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The Constructive Voices Podcast is all about inspiring change within the construction industry. Television builder, Peter Finn, is our man on the ground who injects his decades of construction experience with his unique sense of humour into the topics he covers. Then we have the gritty, investigative journalist, Henry McDonald, who spent over 25 years writing for The Guardian Newspaper in the UK. These days he does podcasts for us and the Sunday Times and is a freelance journalist for a number of top publications. Behind the scenes, we have Jackie De Burca, who is a creative director, author, media consultant, podcast creator and presenter. We focus on finding great stories within the construction industry about organisations and people who are doing something constructive. Topics include but are not limited to inclusivity, mental and physical health, investigating organisations that are ahead of the pack when it comes to sustainability, collaboration and team building, and initiatives that do social good. We also have our eyes and ears alert for cutting edge technologies and new updates on the industry’s economy and outlook.