Episode 267: Think Brick CEO Cathy Inglis & Architect Tone Wheeler on achieving greater urban density without compromising liveability while using low-carbon materials

Episode 267: Think Brick CEO Cathy Inglis & Architect Tone Wheeler on achieving greater urban density without compromising liveability while using low-carbon materials

Author: Architecture & Design September 29, 2025 Duration: 48:07

Cathy Inglis AM is Group CEO for Think Brick, Concrete Masonry Association & Roofing Tile Associations Australia and is an experienced Materials Engineer and technical expert with nearly 30 years in the building industry with a focus on research, product development and product compliance.

Cathy has worked in key leadership roles in management and business development with responsibility for research of new products, technical matters and leading innovation to improve the energy efficiency of operations and to create sustainable building products. 

Tone Wheeler is an Architect, author, educator and consultant with an abiding interest in environmentally sustainable design (ESD). Since 1986 he has been design leader at environa studio.

Tone is a past chair of the AIA National Environment Committee & a past member of the Sustainability Committee. Tone was made AIA Life Fellow in 2022 for his contributions to the discipline and profession of architecture.

In this episode, Cathy Inglis & Tone Wheeler explain how we can achieving greater urban density in Australian cities without compromising liveability while also embedding low-carbon materials.


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