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Join Fred Mills, Liam Marsh, and Luke Bligh as they discuss news and trends from the construction, engineering and architecture industries in a relaxed atmosphere. Grab a coffee or cuppa tea and enjoy The World's Best Construction Podcast by The B1M
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This week, the QUIZ returns with a special 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' style episode. There's even a 'Fast & Furious' round - yes, you read that correctly.Later in the episode, we cover:Toronto’s public park upgrade = https://www.instagram.com/p/DCAaXgIMOfC/?img_index=1 Construction works start on The Mukaab = https://www.instagram.com/p/DBg9FN7uR95/?img_index=1We end the show with an email from Colin Woodall. Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "Sydney is Building a $5BN Mega-Airport". Australia's constructing a multi-billion dollar airport to save Sydney from an aviation nightmare - good thing we've got a Sydney resident as a co-host!This episode is sponsored by ALLPLAN. Learn more about ALLPLAN here: https://bit.ly/3YH3Xx4Later in the episode, we cover:Toronto’s public park upgrade = https://www.instagram.com/p/DCAaXgIMOfC/?img_index=1Construction works start on The Mukaab = https://www.instagram.com/p/DBg9FN7uR95/?img_index=1We end the show with an email from Ryan Fisch and some recent Spotify comments.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "Canada's First Supertall Skyscraper is in Crisis". Together, we look inside the messy battle to build The One, Canada's first supertall skyscraper. Fred is also quizzed on his Toronto/Canada general knowledge. Later in the episode, we cover:Dubai’s super slender new skyscraper = https://www.instagram.com/p/DBtkMy7M4sP/?img_index=1 UK’s HS2 rail tunnels to be extended to Euston = https://www.instagram.com/p/DBypbeRMDuD/?img_index=1We end the show with a heartfelt email from William from Canada. Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "Building a $1BN Mega-Telescope in the Desert". This construction project in Chile is truly out of this world.Later in the episode, we cover:Jeddah Tower could complete in 2028 = https://www.instagram.com/p/DBdkprNuIbp/New York’s Vessel re-opens with safety meshing = https://www.instagram.com/p/DBbzcCzundU/?img_index=1We end the show with an Apple Podcasts review from Filmdesigner in Sydney.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "Saudi Arabia is Building a Stadium on The Line". We're evaluating all of the spectacular projects planned for the 2034 FIFA World Cup.Later in the episode, we cover:London’s Elizabeth Line wins the RIBA Stirling Prize = https://www.instagram.com/p/DBOYGU7sowh/?img_index=1New York’s $350M plans to transform Fifth Avenue = https://www.instagram.com/p/DBQ-YLtssqe/?img_index=1We end the show with a North Korean themed email from Jason Murray.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "This City is the Next Singapore". This airport could change the fate of an entire country - the Techo Takhmao International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia is a gamechanger for South-East Asia.Later in the episode, we cover:London’s Printworks regeneration = https://www.instagram.com/p/DA-__QqMX-s/?img_index=1 Uzbekistan’s new research centre = https://www.instagram.com/p/DBHEarKMXFC/?img_index=1We end the show with an email from Brad Hansen. Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "Why Egypt Built an Olympic City Without the Olympics". Egypt is building a huge Olympic City in the desert, hoping to be the first African Olympic Host. This construction project is beyond huge.Later in the episode, we cover:New Sydney Fish Market takes shape = https://www.instagram.com/p/DAs7_gTMtMY/?img_index=1Birmingham’s tallest new skyscraper = https://www.instagram.com/p/DAjfQq1O6nV/?img_index=1We end the show with an email from Ryan Fisch and an Apple Podcasts review from Abe from the U.S.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "Why No One Wants This London Skyscraper". We're keeping it local, and looking further into the battle to build Western Europe's tallest new skyscraper - 'One Undershaft' in the City of London. This episode is sponsored by Trimble's SketchUp. Learn more about Trimble here: https://bit.ly/47E30tkLater in the episode, we cover:Plans for the world’s tallest residential skyscraper in Brazil = https://www.instagram.com/p/DASuj8Cu38K/?img_index=1Melbourne’s coffee palace transformation = https://www.instagram.com/p/DAMehLssT6H/?img_index=1We end the show with a screensaver-themed email from Anthony A.Join Fred for the Construction Mental Health Summit - https://bit.ly/4dZnLBBGet in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "Saudi Arabia Built a $16BN Clock Tower". The Makkah Royal Clock Tower in Mecca, Saudi Arabia pushes engineering to the extreme.This episode is sponsored by Trimble Construction. Learn more about Trimble here: https://bit.ly/3XD3iNNLater in the episode, we cover:World’s second tallest building confirmed for Dubai = https://www.instagram.com/p/C_0hmwrsPpe/?img_index=1Nashville’s new skyscraper = https://www.instagram.com/p/C_tU8WCO-jS/?img_index=1We end the show with an email from Ryan who asks about the ISG collapse.Join Fred for the Construction Mental Health Summit - https://bit.ly/4dZnLBBGet in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "This Robot Could Change Skyscraper Construction". The lads discuss an innovation that could transform skyscraper construction forever. Learn more about Schindler R.I.S.E - https://bit.ly/4gtJ6VOLater in the episode, we cover:Updated renders released for Hudson Yards Phase Two = https://www.instagram.com/p/C_Q2kfouO8k/?igsh=cjRiM2Zqb2M0eDJ1World’s largest football stadium coming to Morocco = https://www.instagram.com/p/C--POTEscRA/?igsh=MTNwcHVtdGpqam0xZw==Morocco’s OLD stadium proposal = https://www.instagram.com/p/C9ST-HuMZ97/?img_index=1We end the show with a handful of Spotify comments and a follow-up email from Marc de Asis. Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "These American Dams Are Falling Apart". The lads discuss why some of the USA's most important (and forgotten) infrastructure is in danger.This special episode is sponsored by Trimble Construction. Learn more about Trimble here: https://bit.ly/3XD3iNNLater in the episode, we cover:Vietnam plans its new tallest skyscraper = https://www.instagram.com/p/C_NbByQuzbz/?img_index=1Porsche building a tower in Bangkok = https://www.instagram.com/p/C_TbYG1O3Zi/?img_index=1We end the show with an Apple Podcast review from Aehnen.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "This is The World's Most Complex Construction Project". The lads chat to Fred about his travels to the ITER facility in France. This is the epic story of the largest nuclear fusion reactor ever built. Also, Fred interviews Kris Lengieza from Procore.Join The B1M and Procore at the construction innovation event of the year - Groundbreak, Denver. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3X8iUr4Later in the episode, we cover:Huge section of the new Sydney Metro opens = https://www.instagram.com/p/C_JVkwiOKq7/?img_index=1Portland’s new timber-topped airport = https://www.instagram.com/p/C-u84_VMv7m/?img_index=1We end the show with an email from Caleb Metcalf.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "Building the World’s Second Tallest Skyscraper". The lads chat to Fred about his travels to the top of Malaysia's Merdeka 118. Our discussion is then followed by an interview with KONE's TP Teoh.This special episode is sponsored by Trimble Construction. Learn more about Trimble here: https://bit.ly/3MhwPWYLater in the episode, we cover:Saudi 2034 FIFA World Cup Stadiums = https://www.instagram.com/p/C-JCxHyOkCu/?img_index=1We end the show with an email from Stephen Ritman.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "Singapore’s New Metro Line is Construction Hell". This is a BIG project on the small island nation. Later in the episode, we cover:LA 2028 Olympic venues = https://www.instagram.com/p/C-WMHfZOHry/?img_index=1China’s vast new convention centre = https://www.instagram.com/p/C-LWqEwsmV5/?img_index=1We end the show with two Apple Podcasts review from nate52 and Oliwier111.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "The $1BN Race to Save Notre Dame From Collapse". This is how France's iconic Notre Dame Cathedral was rebuilt.This special episode is sponsored by Trimble Construction. Learn how Trimble technology was used in the Notre Dame restoration here: https://bit.ly/3Ac2kihLater in the episode, we cover:Restoration of France’s Grand Palais = https://www.instagram.com/p/C922_BIu5cV/?img_index=1AS Roma’s new stadium = https://www.instagram.com/p/C99yS_RMKUk/?img_index=1We end the show with an email from Colin Woodall.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "The $64M Race to Save the Eiffel Tower". The Paris landmark is in danger and we're here to talk about it.Later in the episode, we cover:Stonehenge tunnels cancelled (again) = https://www.instagram.com/p/C-AujokMSYp/?img_index=1Tencent’s new HQ in Shenzhen = https://www.instagram.com/p/C94D6sRsOPJ/?img_index=1We end the show with an email from Marc de Asis.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "How to Build an Arctic Airport". Together, we find out why airport construction in Greenland is (quite literally) booming. Oh, and there's a cheeky Greenlandic themed quiz. Later in the episode, we cover:Dubai’s 64-kilometre new “Green Spine” = https://www.instagram.com/p/C9NJERlMglk/?img_index=1London’s HSBC HQ to be transformed = https://www.instagram.com/p/C9k7042OBud/?img_index=1We end the show with an email from Ellie of the "Structures, Practice and Natter Podcast (SPAN)".Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "The $3BN Plan to Fix Europe's Most Important Airport". Amsterdam Airport Schiphol's bid to redeem itself after the summer of 2022 plummeted its rankings.Later in the episode, we cover:Apple opens its first ever store in Malaysia = https://www.instagram.com/p/C863AuIMrrI/?img_index=1How the world’s tallest buildings could generate renewable energy = https://www.instagram.com/p/C8wjWsasV4U/?img_index=1We end the show with some Apple Podcasts review from Josh Allen and N.Nathan.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "Inside the High-Security Fortress That’s Heating Paris". Fred went inside the Equinix data centre that's heating the 2024 Olympic training pool in Paris. During the discussion, we’re joined by Andrew Higgins who is Director of Sustainability and Master Planning for EMEA at Equinix.Later in the episode, we cover:London’s controversial One Undershaft denied planning again = https://www.instagram.com/p/C86_-O8M5y_/?img_index=1We end the show with an email from Keegan Sharpe.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "The Crucial Skyscraper Test You've Never Heard Of". This is where the world's biggest skyscrapers are put to the test - any guesses at where this facility is? Later in the episode, we cover:Obama presidential centre tops out in Chicago = https://www.instagram.com/p/C8iuKRfPlqC/?img_index=1Huge crane installed at Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia = https://www.instagram.com/p/C8UTEA_sX0u/?img_index=1We end the show with two emails from Remi Giroux and Michael Cmar.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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