Building Practices That Heal - Rachel Loughrey

Building Practices That Heal - Rachel Loughrey

From Book of Leaves by Ceara Carney

September 1, 2025 · 56 min · Episode 127

About this episode

Rachel Loughrey discusses her journey as an ecological architect and the importance of sustainable building practices.

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 rachel.loughrey@gmail.com 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…

People in this episode

Guest: Rachel Loughrey

Topics covered

  • climate activism
  • ecological architecture
  • sustainable building practices

Keywords

  • Architects Climate Action Network
  • ACAN
  • Instagram
  • eco_hun

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Barefoot Architect Book The Hollies, Hosted on Acast

Places: Fiji

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