In this conversation, Matt Paneitz, the executive director and founder of Long Way Home, discusses the organisation's mission to fight poverty in Guatemala through innovative education and sustainable building practices. He shares insights into the challenges of waste management in the region, the importance of community engagement, and the role of education in creating lasting change. The conversation highlights the impact of their projects, the need for volunteers, and the vision for scaling their model to benefit more communities.

How will our new understanding of whole life carbon change how we design buildings forever? What is embodied and whole life carbon in architecture? What does it mean to create a zero carbon building? How do we count carbon in buildings? What targets should we be aiming for? How are the users of buildings involved in all of this?

All of this and more discussed in the episode.

Interview conducted with Simon Sturgis:

https://www.targetingzero.co.uk/

What is spatial justice in architecture? What do we mean when we talk about spatial inequality and bias? In this episode we discuss DSDHA's research in collaboration with The London School of Architecture on spatial justice. We talk about removing statues in public spaces, forgotten communities, how marginalised groups can survive in the current economic climate, the future of museums and DSDHA's RIBA funded research into co-design.