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The Ballina regeneration project

One Irish town is working to tackle the housing crisis and the positive thing is the architects behind this idea have found a way to build houses and help with climate change. In Ballina, Co Mayo, a group called Accelerating Change Together, or Act who...

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13.55 24 Aug 2022


The Ballina regeneration project


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One Irish town is working to tackle the housing crisis and the positive thing is the architects behind this idea have found a way to build houses and help with climate change. In Ballina, Co Mayo, a group called Accelerating Change Together, or Act who are made up of architects, urbanists and policy specialists, has submitted an ambitious plan that could provide inspiration for unloved buildings in towns across the country. Act’s co-founder Kevin Loftus joined Sean to discuss the details.


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