We Keep Tearing Out Perfectly Good Buildings — And Calling It Progress — Episode 158 with Lona Rerick and Jesce Walz

Podcast: Better Buildings For Humans · BBFH is hosted by Joe Menchefski and powered by Advanced Glazings, Ltd.

Opublikowano: 2026-10-14

In this episode of Better Buildings for Humans, host Joe Menchefski welcomes Lona Rerick and Jesce Walz of Perkins&Will to explore regenerative design, circularity, and rethinking buildings and materials as valuable resources rather than disposable products. The conversation examines the shift away from construction’s traditional take-make-waste model, why usable materials are discarded during renovations, and the environmental impacts of interior fit-outs. They discuss the cultural and economic barriers to reuse and what it takes to challenge the preference for new materials. Drawing on Perkins&Will’s Circular Design Primer for Interiors, the discussion expl...