Episode 285: Talking sustainability with 2025 Sustainability Awards Lifetime Achievement Winner, Distinguished Professor Deo Prasad

Episode 285: Talking sustainability with 2025 Sustainability Awards Lifetime Achievement Winner, Distinguished Professor Deo Prasad

Author: Architecture & Design March 2, 2026 Duration: 57:08

Across more than three decades, UNSW Professor Deo Prasad has shaped the national and global conversation on low carbon living through research, education, policy leadership, and industry collaboration. 

From pioneering sustainability education in the southern hemisphere to leading Australia’s largest built-environment research collaboration through the CRC for Low Carbon Living, his impact spans academia, government, industry, and generations of practitioners worldwide.

He talks about his life's work so far, the value of teaching, the importance of building partnerships and how improving sustainability in the built environment is for the benefit of humanity as a whole.



For nearly a decade, Talking Architecture & Design has served as a direct line to the conversations shaping Australia's built environment. Born from the country's most popular architecture magazine, this isn't a theoretical discussion held at a distance; it's a practical, industry-focused dialogue. Each episode digs into the real issues-from material innovations and regulatory shifts to the evolving challenges of sustainability and wellbeing-that architects, building designers, and related professionals navigate daily. The strength of this podcast lies in its consistent, digestible format, offering a regular audio briefing on the matters that truly impact practice and projects. By focusing on the business and professional landscape, it provides a unique resource for those who design and construct our surroundings. Tune in for candid insights and straightforward analysis that connects directly to the work happening on the ground.
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