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Chapter 1
‘The World in a Grain’ by Vince Beiser
After water and air, sand is the natural resource the world consumes the most of, and it’s used for a variety of construction purposes. But getting it isn’t as easy as you might think and we are running out of it too.
10 minutes
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Chapter 2
Circular construction with Circuit
Circular construction is all about trying to make the best use of the built environment, using existing buildings as intensively as possible. We hear from Andrea Charlson, the built environment lead at Circuit.
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Chapter 3
Data with Aruj Haider
Data is perhaps one of the most important facets that make up the fabric of our built environment. Aruj Haider is the chief digital and innovation officer at Westminster City Council and is working to better utilise data and bring communities together through smart innovation.
13 minutes
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