1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Sandra Leigh Lester advises architects about ways of making buildings more sustainable, healthful, and beneficial for the wider community. Claire Adamson is a retired architect in Montreal. They both have issues with the fashionable ways of renovating homes. Adamson dislikes the trend toward &quot;open kitchens.&quot; Lester says some of her clients want granite countertops and other things they don't need; they should pay more attention to such things as valves to keep sewage from backing up into their basements. For the video, audio podcast, transcript, and comment column: https://tosavetheworld.ca/episode-401-sustainable-buildings/. projectsavetheworld's podcast http://tosavetheworld.ca/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/21833183/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/21833183