Talk Series 32

Adopting a Bio-Regional Approach for Regenerative Construction Practices

Speaker:

Jed Long, Architect, Maker, and Co-founder of Cave Urban

Summary:

This CPD explores the challenges and opportunities of adopting regenerative construction practices with a focus on bamboo construction. Beginning with an overview of the concept of regenerative construction, the talk will discuss different case studies in Australia and Indonesia that provide practical examples of how bamboo can be integrated into contemporary construction. Participants will learn about tracing value chains from forest to construction and the use of Life Cycle Assessment as a real time design tool for understanding the impacts of material choice on carbon emissions.

This talk was delivered online on 15 October 2025. Talk duration is 59 minutes.

Speaker Bio:

Jed Long is an architect, maker, and co-founder of Cave Urban. His work explores how vernacular knowledge, natural materials, and community-led making shape regenerative approaches to building. A Churchill Fellow and recipient of the Marten Bequest, Jed leads research initiatives for the Bamboo Village Trust and Bauhaus Earth, while also undertaking a PhD on the use of bamboo in non-traditional contexts.

CPD Details:

This talk is offered as a formal CPD activity for architects, mapped to performance criteria PC10, PC28, and PC31 in the Australian 2021 National Standard of Competencies for Architects.

A copy of the CPD questions can be accessed here. If you take notes in digital format during the video, you will be able to copy/paste your answers into the questionnaire form at the end. 

Upon completion of the video, a link to the CPD questionnaire will be unlocked. Submit your answers via that link to earn 1 formal CPD point and receive your certificate for record-keeping purposes. Note: The questionnaire link will only load if the video is viewed from this webpage. If you navigate to YouTube to view the video, you will not be able to access it.