S3E1 – State Capacity and Infrastructure Costs w/ Cailin Slattery
Description: Host Seth Scott interviews Cailin Slattery, Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business. Cailin brings us her findings from the paper “State Capacity and Infrastructure Costs” (co-authored with Yale Law School Professor Zachary Liscow and Columbia University’s William Nober). Key findings of the report: 👉 One
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S2E7 – Beca’s Circular Design Framework w/ Tania Hyde
Description: Host Seth Scott interviews Tania Hyde, Technical Director & Circular Design Lead (Transport & Infrastructure) at Beca. One of our most detailed episodes yet, Tania talks about Beca’s Circular Design Framework, how infrastructure projects can achieve circular principles by asking tough questions, accounting for the Planet Price in purchasing, and free Circular Spatial Planning
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S2E6 – Australia’s Circular Economy w/ Lisa McLean
Description: During our interview with Lisa McLean, Managing Director and CEO of Circular Australia, we learned of some of the impressive circular initiatives happening in Australia, such as: The importance of building circular “precincts”, a place to keep resources in circulation locally. The new ISO 59000 Global Framework for implementing circular economy principles Several of
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S2E5 – Eliminating Waste w/ Ingrid Cronin-Knight
Description: Today we’re touring one of Waste Management’s recovery centres in Auckland and meeting with Ingrid Cronin-Knight, Chief Growth and Sustainability Officer at Waste Management New Zealand. We talked to her about how to turn waste into gold. We learned a lot from our visit. Recycling isn’t easy but when done right we can
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S2E4 – Regenerate Nature w/ Georgine Roodenrys
Description: Guest Speaker Georgine Roodenrys is a respected leader in regenerative industrial development, with deep expertise in decarbonisation, circular economy, and climate strategy. She is a Director at Rennie, where she advises clients on navigating the complex transition to a low-carbon economy, integrating sustainability, innovation, and human progress.
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S2E3 – What is Circular Economy w/ Nicole Garofano
Description: Dr Nicole Garofano is an Australian leading expert in circular economy systems and sustainable materials management, recognised for her deep expertise in plastic waste and packaging value chains. She is currently the Head of Circular Economy Development at Planet Ark Environmental Foundation, where she works across industry, government, and research sectors to support the
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S2E2 – Circular Innovation w/ Veena Sahajwalla
Description: This week on Infrastructure Connections we’re talking to Veena Sahajwalla about micro recycling and the circular economy. The takeaways from this episode give us new ways to look at circularity: 1. Companies are starting to re-think their identity. “We’re not a waste company, we’re a supply company.” We supply resources as feedstock, resources that
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S2E1 – Material Circularity Indicators w/ Steve Porter
Description: Welcome back to Infrastructure Connections, the podcast where we explore what makes sustainable infrastructure work, brought to you by the Infrastructure Sustainability Council. I’m your host, Seth Scott. And hooray! We made it into Season 2. This season we’re exploring Circularity and the role it plays in infrastructure. What better way to start off
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S1E6 – Equity and Culture w/ Dr Sina Cotter Tait
Description: Host Seth Scott discusses with Guest Speaker Dr Sina Cotter Tait about the practice of equity and culture in infrastructure. From her vantage point as Director for the Infrastructure Commission, we investigated the role these will play in the future pipeline of sustainable infrastructure.
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S1E5 – Taskforce for Nature Based Financial Disclosure w/ Sam Donaldson
Description: Host Seth Scott discusses with Guest Speaker Sam Donaldson, Hub Sustainability Leader at Laing O’Rourke about the practice of Nature Based Financial Disclosures as a practitioner who has seen this work in the field. We also zero in on the implications it has for the future of sustainable infrastructure.
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S1E4 – How AI and physics create high-resolution climate projections w/ Dr Peter Gibson and Neelesh Rampal
Description: Host Seth Scott discusses with Guest Speakers Neelesh Rampal, Climate Data Scientist and Dr Peter Gibson, Climate Scientist both from NIWA on the role of data in New Zealand climate projections. We looked into their NIWA research on “High-resolution climate projects using physics and AI” and tackled its potential impacts on infrastructure.
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S1E3 – The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute w/ Kristy Graham
Description: Host Seth Scott discusses with Guest Speaker, Kristy Graham, CEO of the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute about her views on sustainable finance and her involvement in the Australian Sustainable Finance Roadmap, its importance in infrastructure investment, and how it impacts sustainable infrastructure.
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