{"id":646147,"date":"2021-12-01T08:51:17","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T08:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/?p=646147"},"modified":"2021-12-01T08:51:17","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T08:51:17","slug":"aj-climate-champions-podcast-rachel-hoolahan-on-material-passports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/news\/aj-climate-champions-podcast-rachel-hoolahan-on-material-passports","title":{"rendered":"AJ Climate Champions podcast: Rachel Hoolahan on material passports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week we continue our focus on reuse with a step-by-step approach to tagging the components of an existing building so that they can be dismantled and reused just like Lego blocks. Hoolahan, Orms sustainability co-ordinator and UKGBC Design for Circularity working group leader, explains how she collaborated with a multidisciplinary team to develop an open-source design-led approach to material passports for retrofit \u2013 an initiative that won her this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/news\/aj100-sustainability-champion-of-the-year-2021-revealed\">AJ100 Sustainability Champion of the Year<\/a> award.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Find Climate Champions on your favourite podcast app: subscribe via <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1SFHoLtacs5fp1rOgENDl9?si=c0Rl25WCQpGm8tpvobBOdw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/climate-champions-with-hattie-hartman\/id1536913247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2FyY2hpdGVjdHNqb3VybmFsL2ZlZWQueG1s?sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjm6pr3sObsAhUUcxoKHUBbBiAQ4aUDegQIARAD&amp;hl=en-CH\">Google Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deezer.com\/us\/show\/1882312\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deezer<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/architectsjournal.podbean.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Podbean<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/2BYYSL7afnQFzA1w1tWLQS?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">About Rachel Hoolahan<\/h3>\n<p>Originally from Ireland, Rachel joined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orms.co.uk\/people\/rachel-hoolahan\/\">Orms<\/a> four years ago, taking up the post of sustainability co-ordinator in January 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Supported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grosvenor.com\/our-businesses\/grosvenor-britain-ireland\">Grosvenor Britain &amp; Ireland<\/a>, Rachel collaborated with a multidisciplinary team including engineers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elliottwood.co.uk\/\">ElliottWood<\/a> (reuse of existing buildings) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arup.com\/expertise\/services\/technical-consulting\/materials\">Arup<\/a> (material sourcing) and <a href=\"https:\/\/hetaarchitects.com\/\">Heta Architects<\/a> (specifying for reuse) to develop an approach to applying material passports to existing buildings. She also leads the UKGBC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukgbc.org\/ukgbc-work\/circular-economy-forum\/\">Design for Circularity<\/a> working group which is producing a template for deconstruction of existing buildings.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to joining Orms, Rachel worked in New York City on a luxury residential Passivhaus project and on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rediscoverycentre.ie\/\">National Centre for Circular Economy<\/a> in Dublin.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Show Notes: Resources mentioned in this episode<\/h3>\n<p>Orms repurposed the former 1970s Camden Town Hall Annex into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/buildings\/raising-the-standard-orms-retrofits-camden-council-offices-into-hotel\">Standard Hotel<\/a>, winner of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/news\/aj-retrofit-awards-2021-winners-revealed\">AJ Retrofit Hotel, Retail and Leisure category<\/a> in 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orms.co.uk\/insights\/materialpassports\/\">Orms Material Passports<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"chrome-extension:\/\/efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\/viewer.html?pdfurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.architectsdeclare.com%2Fuploads%2FAD-Practice-Guide-2021-v1_3.pdf&amp;clen=9542168&amp;chunk=true\">Architects Declare Practice Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.architecture.com\/knowledge-and-resources\/resources-landing-page\/sustainable-outcomes-guide\">RIBA Sustainable Outcomes Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leti.london\/cedg\">LETI targets<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.circuit-project.eu\/about-circuit\">CIRCuIT: RE:London<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rotordc.com\/\">Rotor Deconstruction<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/madaster.com\/\">Madaster<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vu.city\/cities\/london\">VU.CITY London<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/news\/aj-climate-champions-podcast-barnabas-calder-revisits-architectural-history-through-the-lens-of-energy\">Barnabas Calder<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/built-environment-summit-tickets-169499508593\">RIBA Built Environment Summit<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/demolition-nfdc.com\/\">National Federation of Demolition Contractors<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Credits<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Climate Champions is produced in association with ACAN, the Architects\u2019 Climate Action Network<br \/>\nPodcast produced and edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptculture.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Concept Culture<\/a><br \/>\nMusic:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/edmilsondopifano\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edmilson do P\u00edfano<\/a>, Forr\u00f3 de dois Amigos. Interpretation:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tanakadopife\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Felipe Tanaka<\/a>\u00a0e banda Balaio de Bai\u00e3o<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we continue our focus on reuse with a step-by-step approach to tagging the components of an existing building so that they can be dismantled and reused just like Lego blocks. 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