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Sustainable construction costs under 1% more to build. So why are developers and investors still hesitating? Green building pioneer Armelle Le Bihan joins the show to explain how climate resilience is reshaping property development and bankability across Thailand, Vietnam and Mongolia. That includes a $570 million Green Climate Fund and Asian Development Bank project in Ulaanbaatar. She explains why banks and insurers, not developers, are now driving the shift, and why unprotected assets are becoming uninsurable. She also breaks down what Thailand's Climate Change Act, expected to take effect in 2027, means for anyone financing, building or insuring property in the region. Essential listening for climate finance professionals, lenders, developers and insurers working across Asia's property market.

ABOUT ARMELLE. Armelle Le Bihan, is the founder and CEO of Green Building Consulting & Engineering, an award-winning Bangkok-based consultancy conceiving high-performance buildings that improve people's well-being while preserving the planet. An engineer by training specialised in Environmentally Sustainable Design, she saw in green buildings a lever to fight climate change in an industry responsible for 32% of global energy demand and 34% of energy-related carbon emissions. GBCE was founded in 2014 to shift the industry toward a low-carbon model: raising awareness on climate action through public speaking, building capacity and ecosystems that embed sustainability in businesses, and advising project teams and building owners across Asia and Europe on new and existing buildings, from hotels and hospitals to airports and an Olympic stadium. Armelle and GBCE have received multiple awards, including GGEF's Eco Star of Asia, RICS Young Achiever, and BNOW Eco Entrepreneur of the Year, and joined the Eco-Business A-List and Gen T. Leader of Tomorrow List.

RECOMENDATIONS:

• Kiss the Ground: A Netflix documentary about regenerative agriculture, showing how restoring soil health could help stabilise the climate. 
• World Without End: A graphic novel written by Jean-Marc Jancovici, with art by Christophe Blain, that frames the climate crisis as an energy problem before a carbon one. 

HOST, PRODUCTION, ARTWORK: Joseph Jacobelli  |  MUSIC: Ep76 onward excerpts from Vivaldi’s La Follia, played by Luca Jacobelli.