Building Better with CSR: Recent Episodes
Lynne Testoni
Building Better with CSR – is a podcast with Australia’s leading building supplier. Hosted by design writer and podcaster Lynne Testoni, every week it will be bringing you information about building through interviews with expert guests.
This season we will be talking all about Australia’s favourite renovation show – The Block! CSR is behind a lot of the materials used on The Block (including Gyprock, PGH Bricks and Bradford Insulation), so there's lots to talk about!
This week on Building Better with CSR, host Lynne Testoni talks with architectural lighting designer Mandi Kontos of Beacon Lighting, who worked with Omar and Oz on The Block this year to help light their winning home.
Mandi talks about her role on The Block, and how much The Block influences new homeowners. She shares her knowledge of lighting trends, seven-star rating and what it's like to work under pressure.
This podcast was brought to you by CSR, the name behind some of the market's most trusted and recognised brand names in providing building products for residential and commercial construction.
Find more inspiration at https://dwelling.csr.com.au/
This week on Building Better with CSR, host Lynne Testoni talks with Kate Deegan of CSR, an interior designer and one of the team members working with the contestants this season to help them choose their bricks on their houses.
Kate talks about her role on The Block, and how homeowners can find their own style with their new build.
Check out the PGH Style Quiz here: https://www.pghbricks.com.au/inspiration/styles/stylequiz
This podcast was brought to you by CSR, the name behind some of the market's most trusted and recognised brand names in providing building products for residential and commercial construction.
This week on Building Better with CSR, host Lynne Testoni talks with Sam Badenhop of Getting You Plastered, known as The Block's favourite plasterer and one of the team members working on Scott Cam's house this season.
He shares why he loves working on The Block, and what he's learnt over his career as a plasterer – plus his favourite Gyprock products.
Connect with Sam via Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/getting_you_plastered
This podcast was brought to you by CSR, the name behind some of the market's most trusted and recognised brand names in providing building products for residential and commercial construction.
This week on Building Better with CSR, host Lynne Testoni talks with Dulux colour forecaster and stylist Bree Leech. Bree talks about her role as a trend forecaster, where interior trends originate, sustainability and how styling adds a personal touch (and personality) to your home.
Connect with Bree via her website: http://breeleech.com/
Or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/breeleech/
This podcast was brought to you by CSR, the name behind some of the market's most trusted and recognised brand names in providing building products for residential and commercial construction.
This week on Building Better with CSR, host Lynne Testoni talks with real estate agent and former Block contestant, Jesse Raeburn.
Jesse talks about his passion for The Block, his involvement this year and why he keeps coming back.
Connect with Jesse via WhiteFox https://whitefoxrealestate.com.au/
or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jesse.raeburn/?hl=en
This podcast was brought to you by CSR, the name behind some of the market's most trusted and recognised brand names in providing building products for residential and commercial construction.
This week on Building Better with CSR, host Lynne Testoni talks with Spence Thomson, a contestant from 2018, who returned to The Block in 2022 to be one of the builders on Scott Cam's house.
He shares why he loves working on The Block (especially now he's away from the cameras), how he has embraced sustainable building projects and what he's learnt over a multi-decade career in building.
Connect with Spence via his 4Sheds project: https://www.4shedsproject.com.au/
Or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/4shedsproject/
This podcast was brought to you by CSR, the name behind some of the market's most trusted and recognised brand names in providing building products for residential and commercial construction.
This week on Building Better with CSR, host Lynne Testoni talks with Matt from Elevate Building Group, the builder for House 2 (Rachel & Ryan’s home) on The Block. He shares why he loves working on The Block, how it helped him launch his own building company and how he manages to build a whole house in a tight timeframe (a room a week!) amongst all the cameras.
Connect with Matt at the Elevate Building Group website: https://elevatebuilding.com.au/
This podcast was brought to you by CSR, the name behind some of the market's most trusted and recognised brand names in providing building products for residential and commercial construction.
We have a special competition for listeners of the podcast – and fans of The Block. Head to https://dwelling.csr.com.au/ for more information and to enter.
This week host Lynne Testoni talks all about brick flooring with The Block's favourite tiler, Adrian of Cursio Tiling.
Adrian talks about the fun and challenges of working on The Block, being part of The Block family, why he was honoured to be chosen by Scott Cam to work on his home and why he loves the Manhattan collection by PGH Bricks.
Connect with Adrian at the Cursio Tiling website: https://cursiotiling.com.au/
This podcast was brought to you by CSR, the name behind some of the market's most trusted and recognised brand names in providing building products for residential and commercial construction.
We have a special competition for listeners of the podcast – and fans of The Block. Head to https://dwelling.csr.com.au/ for more information and to enter.
Inspired by The Block’s first ever female tradie, Jenny, this week host Lynne Testoni talks all about careers for women in construction and building with someone who knows all about this – Rebeka Morgan from BuildHer Collective.
Rebeka talks about empowering homeowners to build their dream home, what it's like to be a woman in the building industry, and how The Block inspires Australians, as well as practical advice on managing your next build.
Connect with Rebeka at the BuildHer Collective website and take a look at some of her free educational tools here: https://www.buildhercollective.com.au/freebies/
This podcast was brought to you by CSR, the name behind some of the market's most trusted and recognised brand names in providing building products for residential and commercial construction.
We have a special competition for listeners of the podcast – and fans of The Block. Head to https://dwelling.csr.com.au/ for more information and to enter.
This week on our new podcast, Building Better with CSR, host Lynne Testoni chats with CSR's own Mark Thomason, who is a major project manager with the company and responsible for the logistics behind the supply of building materials to The Block. He shares what it's like to work on a major building project amongst mud, strict timelines and lots of cameras.
This podcast was brought to you by CSR, the name behind some of the market's most trusted and recognised brand names in providing building products for residential and commercial construction.
We have a special competition for listeners of the podcast – and fans of The Block. Head to https://dwelling.csr.com.au/ for more information and to enter.
This week on our new podcast, Building Better with CSR, host Lynne Testoni chats with Carl Swanson from Velux, which is the company behind the many, many skylights used in the houses on The Block this year and how they work with CSR products, particularly Gyprock plasterboard.
Find out more about Velux here: https://www.velux.com.au/
This podcast was brought to you by CSR, the name behind some of the market's most trusted and recognised brand names in providing building products for residential and commercial construction.
We have a special competition for listeners of the podcast – and fans of The Block. Head to https://dwelling.csr.com.au/ for more information and to enter.
Welcome to Building Better with CSR, a new podcast with Australia's leading building supplier. Every week we’ll be bringing you information about how you can build better through interviews with expert guests.
This season we're talking all about Australia's favourite renovation show The Block. CSR is behind a lot of the materials used on The Block including Gyprock, PGH Bricks, and Bradford Insulation.
The first guest this season is someone who knows a lot about The Block. Aidan O'Shannessy is behind builders Nine In Six, who are the main builders on the block.
Aidan and his team have been working with The Block for 11 years now and he shares what it's like managing a huge construction job that is complicated by bad weather, newbie renovators and tight timeframes - and lots of cameras.
Find out more about Nine In Six https://www.nineinsix.com.au/
This podcast was brought to you by CSR, the name behind some of the market's most trusted and recognised brand names in providing building products for residential and commercial construction.
We have a special competition for listeners of the podcast – and fans of The Block. Head to https://dwelling.csr.com.au/ for more information and to enter.