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FUTURE BUILDING PODCAST
FUTURE BUILDING PODCAST
Author: Professor Mathew Aitchison
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Over the last 100 years, the building industry has been deeply resistant to change. It is now regarded by many as a last frontier, ripe for disruption. Future Building takes a fresh look at the opportunities for change, examining news and trends along with research and developments from the field.
Join Professor Mathew Aitchison for interviews with experts who share their knowledge and insights into the industry and what is coming down the pipeline. Future Building is sponsored by Building 4.0 CRC, a cooperative R&D hub leading innovation in the building industry.
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Mark Farmer, Founder of Cast Consultancy, speaks to Prof. Mathew Aitchison on what he's learned about applying Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) in the UK.
The post Ep. 22 MMC in the UK: A decade of learning with Cast Consultancy’s Mark Farmer appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.
Brian Potter, author of the Construction Physics newsletter, speaks to Prof. Mathew Aitchison on the things he's learned about the opportunities and barriers to innovation in the construction industry.
The post Ep 21. 50 Things I’ve Learned Writing Construction Physics, with author Brian Potter appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.
Prof. Ivan Rupnik, Founder of MOD X and Associate Professor at Northeastern University, speaks to Prof. Mathew Aitchison on how to unlock offsite affordable housing and shares his insights on working with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The post Ep 20. How to Unlock Offsite Construction for Affordable Housing with Prof. Ivan Rupnik from MOD X appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.
Dr Ray Levitt, Partner at Blackhorn Ventures and Emeritus Professor at Stanford University, speaks to Prof. Mathew Aitchison from Building 4.0 CRC about Venture Capital, Innovation and Artificial Intelligence for the Building Industry.
The post Ep 19. Venture Creation for the Built Environment with Dr Ray Levitt from Blackhorn Ventures appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.
Danielle Wood, Chair of the Australian Government’s Productivity Commission speaks with Building 4.0 CRC CEO Professor Mathew Aitchison about housing construction productivity, this impact upon housing and cost disease.
The post Ep 18. Can we fix housing construction productivity? With Danielle Wood Chair of the Australian Government’s Productivity Commission appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.
KOPE.ai co-founder and COO David Flynn talks to Building 4.0 CRC CEO Professor Mathew Aitchison about trade-offs between standardisation and flexibility, new ways of organising construction industry, the culture of industry and it’s legacy, as well as future use of AI.
The post Ep 17. KOPE: The Digital Infrastructure Behind the Next Wave of Building Innovation. An Interview with Co-Founder David Flynn appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.
Co-founder of Gropyus Philipp Erler speaks to Professor Mathew Aitchison about starting Gropyus, how to grow and sustain a building start up, and the environmental sustainability of industrialised construction.
The post Ep 16. Gropyus: Germany’s Hottest Building Scale-Up with Co-Founder Philipp Erler appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.
Jeremy McLeod, founder of Breathe Architecture and Nightingale Housing, a not-for-profit organisation building apartments that are socially, financially and environmentally sustainable, speaks to Professor Mathew Aitchison. They discuss affordable housing, sustainable design, architecture as brand and the future of housing in Australia.
The post Ep 15. Is this the most trusted housing brand in Australia? With Jeremy McLeod, founder of Nightingale Housing and Breathe Architecture appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.
Dr Helena Lidelow Chief Technology Officer at VBC, Volumetric Building Companies speaks about the necessary building blocks of a great building production strategy with Professor Mathew Aitchison.
The post Ep 14. What are the Building Blocks of a Great Building Production Strategy with Dr Helena Lidelöw appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.
Professor Jerker Lessing, Adjunct Professor at Stanford University Civil and Environmental Engineering Department and Director of Research and Development at Boklok Swedens leading housing company within industrialised construction, does a deep dive on industrialised building: what it is, how it’s changed over time, what is the recipe for success, why Sweden is a world leader in this area, and what other countries and companies can learn from Sweden’s experience.
The post Ep 13. The Path to Industrialised Building with Prof. Jerker Lessing appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.
Professor Anne Beim, Head of the Centre for Industrialized Architecture CINARK at the Royal Danish Academy, speaks to Professor Mathew Aitchison about: building sustainability, design for disassembly, circular economy, the advantages of vernacular building with traditional materials and industrialised processes and models, and rethinking our planetary boundaries.
The post Ep 12. Have We Built Our Last Skyscraper? with the Royal Danish Academy’s Prof. Anne Beim appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.
Dr Cameron Murray discusses the top five myths of housing affordability with Future Building Podcast host Professor Mathew Aitchison. Cameron is is an economist and consultant who specialises in property markets, environmental economics, and corruption. He is a resident in Brisbane, Research Fellow in the Henry Halloran Trust at The University of Sydney, blogger of Fresh Economic Thinking and co-author of Rigged, the second edition of Game of Mates How favours bleed the nation, that was first released in 2017.
The post Ep 11. Five Myths of Housing Affordability with Dr Cameron Murray appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.
Digital Transformation of the Building Industry is discussed with Lendlease Digital’s CEO Bill Ruh. Covering: what we can learn from the digital transformation of other industries like telecom, media, manufacturing and automotive; what it is going to transition the building industry to become digital, and the future of the Building Industry.
The post Ep 10. Digital Transformation with Lendlease Digital’s CEO Bill Ruh appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.
Venture Partner, NEA, author, and former chairman and CEO of GE, Jeff Immelt is interviewed by his previous employee, now CEO of Lendlease Digital Bill Ruh. In this conversation Jeff and Bill take us behind the scenes to discuss Jeff’s new book called HOT SEAT and share never heard before insights about leadership and innovation, dealing with crisis and sustainability issues.
The post Ep 9. Conversation 3. Leadership and Innovation with Jeff Immelt and Bill Ruh appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.
Conversation on the lessons from the rise and fall of Katerra with Brian Potter Katerra former employee. Prof Jennifer Whyte Head of the School of Project Management University of Sydney. Daryl Patterson Chief Product Officer Head of Design Lendlease Digital.
The post Ep 8. Conversation 2. Deconstructing Katerra with Brian Potter, Prof. Jennifer Whyte and Daryl Patterson appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.
Conversation on the Impact of Industry 4.0 on Building and Construction with Dr Bronwyn Evans AM CEO of Engineers Australia and Chair of Building 4.0. Jeff Connolly Chair and CEO of Siemens Australia & Pacific. Andrew Dettmer National President of AMWU Australian Manufacturing Workers Union. Building 4.0 CRC members.
The post Ep 7. Conversation 1. Implications of Industry 4.0 with Bronwyn Evans AM, Jeff Connolly and Andrew Dettmer appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.
Taronga Venture’s Jonathan Hannam and Julian Kezelman with discuss RealTech: Investment Insights with Professor Mathew Aitchison.
The post Ep 6. RealTech: Investment Insights with Taronga Ventures’ Jonathan Hannam and Julian Kezelman appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.
CadMakers’ Javier Glatt discusses Digital Innovation in the Building Industry, Start Ups and Brock Commons Tallwood House, a mass timber hybrid building at the University of British Columbia.
The post Ep 5. Digital Innovation in the Building Industry with CadMakers’ Javier Glatt appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.
Erik Baczuk a designer at Google discusses innovation in the built environment and Sidewalk labs Quayside development in Toronto.
The post Ep 4. Innovation in the Built Environment with Google’s Eric Baczuk appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.
Andrea Chegut director of Real Estate Innovation lab at MIT discusses real estate technologies data ethics martian concrete and the future of cities
The post Ep 3. Talking Future Real Estate with MIT’S Dr. Andrea Chegut appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.























