A conversation between Lynda Thompson, independent research consultant, LT Research and Romy Rawlings FLI FRSA at DeepGreen.

This edition is part of DeepGreen's 'Can't See the Wood for the Trees' newsletter series, exploring the often overlooked challenges facing our built environment through conversations with expert and passionate practitioners.

Emma is the founder of Leeds-based social enterprise, Playful Anywhere CIC, and is passionate about place-centred play. She works at the intersection of play, public space, and civic participation, creating conditions where communities, and particularly children and young people, can shape the places they live.

When it comes to delivering buildings and places, the construction industry rightly prides itself on attention to detail in design quality, sustainability, safety, and increasingly, co-design and user engagement. But one fundamental question is rarely posed:

Does the finished project meet its original aims?

Welcome to Can’t See the Wood for the Trees: a new blog and newsletter series from DeepGreen, dedicated to uncovering the hidden aspects of sustainability that often go unexamined.