#43 - Tom Young: Answers to sustainability are in the links between green roofs, beer, mushrooms, golf, water, cowboys and community

The Grand Challengers Podcast

Thomas Young, Associate and Blue-Green Infrastructure Specialist at The Environment Partnership (TEP) in the UK shows us his journey from the technical side of green roofs to the more holistic broader planning of sustainability and blue-green infrastructure. His incredible journey is supported by many seemingly unrelated topics, travels and passions that have all contributed to the impact he is creating in the UK. Find out how beer, mushrooms, cowboys and community among many others are linked to this intricate story!

Podcast Intro/Outro Song: Starsky by Alex Keren (Check out more of his tunes over on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5vZ3lENfDLjkln8scBJ8mW)
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:59 Guest Intro and a house tour
4:09 Origins of Tom's Ecology Inspiration
7:13 Sheffield and Tom's PhD side project
12:59 Green Roofs 101
22:30 Fungi to help Green Infrastructure
28:12 Writing the British Standards for green roofs
32:20 Blue-Green or Green-Blue Infrastructure? Return of Terminology
35:10 Venturing into Sports Turfs
41:56 Joining TEP and thinking about golf courses
53:08 The Nuffield Farming Scholarship and Tom's world travels
1:03:52 Learning for the UK's future cities and sustainability
1:07:40 Tom's current endeavours
1:12:47 Q&A Start
1:13:14 What does “innovation” mean to you?
1:13:53 Key event book person
1:14:43 Time Management
1:16:56 Favourite childhood memory
1:17:36 Biggest Challenge to date
1:18:37 Advice for young professionals
1:19:42 What would you most like to be remembered for?
1:20:27 Where can people find you?
1:21:08 Final Message
1:21:36 Outro

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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Guest Intro and a house tour (00:01:59)

3. Origins of Tom's Ecology Inspiration (00:04:09)

4. Sheffield and Tom's PhD side project (00:07:13)

5. Green Roofs 101 (00:12:59)

6. Fungi to help Green Infrastructure (00:22:30)

7. Writing the British Standards for green roofs (00:28:12)

8. Blue-Green or Green-Blue Infrastructure? Return of Terminology (00:32:20)

9. Venturing into Sports Turfs (00:35:10)

10. Joining TEP and thinking about golf courses (00:41:56)

11. The Nuffield Farming Scholarship and Tom's world travels (00:53:08)

12. Learning for the UK's future cities and sustainability (01:03:52)

13. Tom's current endeavours (01:07:40)

14. Q&A Start (01:12:47)

15. What does “innovation” mean to you? (01:13:14)

16. Key event book person (01:13:53)

17. Time Management (01:14:43)

18. Favourite childhood memory (01:16:56)

19. Biggest Challenge to date (01:17:36)

20. Advice for young professionals (01:18:37)

21. What would you most like to be remembered for? (01:19:42)

22. Where can people find you? (01:20:27)

23. Final Message (01:21:08)

24. Outro (01:21:36)