The Building Podcast with Mark Wakeford
Mark Wakeford is a Director of the National Federation of Builders, Strategy Director of the Global Solar Council and Chair of the West Midlands Solar Taskforce. He has run a large regional building contractor and now chairs Evoenergy, one of the UK's foremost renewable companies, bringing low carbon solutions to corporate Britain.
Mark talks to leading experts from across the construction sector to discuss issues facing the built environment. He explores various challenges with his guests, who offer solutions, information and ideas that listeners can apply to their own situations, be it in a company, on a project or studying at college.
The Building Podcast aims to provide 'CPD on the go'. Supporting the sector with easily digestible ideas to support a rapidly changing industry!
The Building Podcast with Mark Wakeford
Latest Episodes
Residential Electricity Supply – Matching variable supply with demand
One of the biggest challenges of renewable energy generation is that it is intermittent, even when averaged out over a country. This makes matching demand with supply, or vice-a-versa difficult. Add to this the challenges of a warmi...
Developer led local skills training – Opening the door to long term facility quality and thriving communities
Nishant Kumar is the Vice-President and Head of Asset Management, Sustainability and Quality for Indian Independent Power Producer Ayana Renewable Power. He is responsible for the performance of their generating assets, which supply busin...
Solar the cheapest, greenest and most resilient energy source for today and all our futures – The role of the Global Solar Council
Andrew Birch, known to all as Birchy, has been promoting solar all his professional career. He is now the Treasurer of the Global Solar Council (GSC), the trade body that represents all stakeholders involved in solar and storage, from all...
Setting the Standard for Solar Training Globally - Transferable qualifications in the world's fastest growing energy sector
The solar sector is comparatively young, with few institutions or standardisations. Yet it is the world's fastest growing energy generator and will be vying for the top spot within the decade. In order to take this prize, the sector...
Net Zero – Mandatory Change and Massive Opportunities for the Early adopters in Construction
The seventh Carbon budget has just been accepted by the UK Government. This tracks progress towards our net zero ambition by 2050 and is now a mandatory target. Government will publish its plans to achieve this. Construction a...
