About this episode

The episode discusses the partnership behind the Thames Freeport Sustainable Construction Lab and explores innovative approaches to housing delivery.

In this episode of the Accelerate to Zero podcast, Gavin Johnson is joined by Charlie Forshaw from Rainmaking and Douglas Morrison from BE-ST to explore the partnership behind the Thames Freeport Sustainable Construction Lab. The conversation looks at how collaboration, AI planning tools, new financial models and industrialised construction approaches could help unlock greener, faster and more affordable housing delivery. The episode also explores the role of innovation ecosystems in driving meaningful change across the built environment.

People in this episode

Host: Gavin Johnson

Guests: Charlie Forshaw, Douglas Morrison

Topics covered

• sustainable construction
• collaboration
• AI planning tools
• financial models
• industrialised construction
• innovation ecosystems
• affordable housing

Keywords

• sustainable construction
• AI tools
• housing delivery
• collaboration
• financial models
• innovation ecosystems
• industrialised construction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rainmaking, BE-ST

Places: Thames Freeport

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