Healthy homes better for people & the planet

09/18/20 • 25 min

Michael Leung - Architect from Balanced Earth

Michael Leung has had a passion for architecture since the age of sixteen, when he started working in an architectural firm in the UK. He then went on to university to study architecture.

Michael became a UK registered architect in March 2000. He has 30 years experience in architecture and project management.

For 8 years, his primary focus was property development and project management for commercial, residential and hospitality projects in Australia and the South Pacific.
During this phase he started Lausanne Property's Sydney office and headed up Andrew Forrest's Private Minderoo Property Group in Perth building over $300m of projects.

Michael has worked at prominent architectural practices like TP Bennett, KSS in London and Hassell Architects in Sydney designing and delivering a variety of interesting and exciting commercial projects.

He has also run his own design and building businesses for many years and completed a variety of quality design projects over the years.

Michael has been involved in commercial, residential and hospitality projects in Australia, Europe, Asia, New Zealand, Fiji, Cook Islands and Vanuatu. He has worked alongside high profile clients and prominent hotel brands, including building Andrew Forrest’s Minderoo Property Group, Paspaley Projects, GHM hotels, Hilton Hotels, Hyatt, Alila Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International and Malmaison Hotels. Many of these projects have won design awards and been published. (Listed below in Awards)

Michael brings leadership and design experience with a wealth of construction delivery knowledge to all his projects. He has recently delivered major projects like the international award winning Musters Residences; The Indian Ocean Suites MBA award winning; The Baynton Residences; Minderoo Homestead all in WA, Further afield The Fiji Beach Resort and Spa, The Rottnest Island and Ningaloo reef resort design projects have taken his work and experience to new levels.

Michael now prefers designing and building more healthy and sustainable homes with their team at Balanced Earth and has set up home and business in Byron Bay.

Balanced Earth have won awards for designs of Skyfarm, Goninan Hemp houses, Cape Byron Steiner School as well as many other unique residential projects.

Balanced Earth provide end to end project management from the design of your project to the build.

Please click on the links to visit the websites of Michael's and Balanced Earth for examples of their work.
For more information on this episode please visit the Beaming Green website

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Michael Leung - Architect from Balanced Earth

Michael Leung has had a passion for architecture since the age of sixteen, when he started working in an architectural firm in the UK. He then went on to university to study architecture.

Michael became a UK registered architect in March 2000. He has 30 years experience in architecture and project management.

He has also run his own design and building businesses for many years and completed a variety of quality design projects over the years.

Michael now prefers designing and building more healthy and sustainable homes with their team at Balanced Earth and has set up home and business in Byron Bay.

Balanced Earth have won awards for designs of Skyfarm, Goninan Hemp houses, Cape Byron Steiner School as well as many other unique residential projects.

Balanced Earth provide end to end project management from the design of your project to the build.

Please click on the links to visit the websites of Michael's and Balanced Earth for examples of their work.
For more information on this episode please visit the Beaming Green website

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Building with hemp a way of the future

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Building with hemp a way of the future

In this episode I am excited to be interviewing Klara Marosszeky who is the Managing Director of the Australian Hemp Masonry Company, Australia’s lead organisation in hemp building materials research. The company sources hemp from Australian farmers, manufacturers that are BCA-compliant Australian hemp building materials in Sydney. They supply hemp building materials to more than 180 construction projects across all states, including two commercial projects.

Homes using the company’s products have won the 2018 Housing Industry Association National GreenSmart Award, several Master Builders Awards and several sustainable design awards.

Klara is also a qualified educator, delivering training in hemp building for builders, owner builders, as well as advising architects and building designers. She’s been involved with hemp fibre farming since 1999 and with hemp construction research since 2000.

Her work has included supporting the development of a mobile hemp processing unit that she believes has the potential to transform where and how hemp building materials are processed for the Australian market.

Here is a link to the Hemp Masonry Company and their upcoming workshops.

Klara has also provided Beaming Green with a list of recommended builders and architects in Northern NSW, this information will be on our website under episode three.

Remember to go to the Beaming Green website to register your details to go into the draw to win a bottle of Tooth Tonic.

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Rites of Passage with Dr. Arne Rubinstein

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In this episode with Arne Rubinstein we will be discussing the key elements of having sustainable, meaningful relationships with your children through the various stages of their life and the importance of elders in the community to guide you in your adult life. There is also a special offer for the Rites of Passage Institute's transformational parenting online course.

In this interview Arne discusses:

Four steps to having better relationships with your children
The importance of the relationship with grandparents
How elders in the community can play an important role
The courses available through the Rites of Passage Institute.

I am sure that you will get something out of listening to this interview with Arne, he puts a lot of energy into his interview, as he does his life.
Please feel free to drop us a comment on the episode or via our social media sites.

Don't forget to look into the special offer on the transformational parenting course and have a look at the five minute Youtube - Bringing Back the Butchulla (See below)

Bio - Dr. Arne Rubinstein (mbbs, fracgp)

Founder & CEO, The Rites of Passage Institute

Arne Rubinstein is an internationally recognised expert on childhood development and rites of passage.
His programs have been attended by more than 200,000 people in more than 20 countries around the world and are now a part of over 50 schools around Australia.

Dr Arne is a medical doctor and specialised first in family medicine and then spent 15 years in emergency medicine until he moved full time, creating programs for parents and their children.

He is the author of the best-seller The Making of Men and has won multiple awards for his work, including being nominated in 2008 for Australian of the Year for his groundbreaking work with youth, providing much-needed answers and tools to support a generation of young men and women be happy and motivated about life.

Dr Arne is the proud father of two wonderful young men and a mentor to many others.

Links and free offer

To got to Rites of Passage website

Click on link to watch this fantastic Youtube video titled Bringing Back the Butchulla

Transformational Parenting Ecourse can be found through the link below:
https://ropi.teachable.com/p/transformational-parenting/
Coupon information available from Beaming Green website under episode notes