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Leave the platitudes and clichés at the door. In this podcast, Michael Chesterman and Emily Taylor deconstruct tired old phrases that were once insightful and are now overused in the construction industry. The duo chat to a variety of interesting people who are willing to challenge the status quo and share their own fresh perspectives on how to solve industry issues.
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Send us a text Our most recent podcast guest, Andrew Chapman, CEO of the Queensland Major Contractors Association (QMCA) leaves no platitude or cliche stone unturned in this frank and insightful conversation. The episode was recorded in early November, prior to the LNP were elected in QLD and announcements concerning the future of the Best Practice Industry Conditions (BPICs). Andrew explains the role QMCA plays in industry, speaks to QMCA's published election priorities and similarities to o...
Send us a text In this episode, Emily and Michael are joined by David Ransom, Director of Zone Planning. We thoroughly enjoyed listening and learning from David's perspective on planning, development and industry from both living and working on the coast. David explained the work Zone Planning are involved in and shared his insights onthe Gold Coast dwelling supply including the shrinking availability of land for residential development, shortage of greenfield housing land and the issue with ...
Send us a text In this episode, Emily and Michael are joined by David Ransom, Director of Zone Planning. We thoroughly enjoyed listening and learning from David's perspective on planning, development and industry from both living and working on the coast. David explained the work Zone Planning are involved in and shared his insights onthe Gold Coast dwelling supply including the shrinking availability of land for residential development, shortage of greenfield housing land and the issue with ...
Send us a text Rebecca McKelvey, Manager of Contracts at the City of Gold Coast Council, joins Michael Chesterman and Emily Taylor for a "surfs up" episode. WOW - is what Michael and Emily were left thinking after recording this two part episode. Rebecca's knowledge about the construction industry, having grown up on the Gold Coast is humongous. Listen to Parts 1 and 2 to learn about her fascinating career development to date, her perspective on acting in role of the Superintendent, modular a...
Send us a text Rebecca McKelvey, Manager of Contracts at the City of Gold Coast Council, joins Michael Chesterman and Emily Taylor for a "surfs up" episode. WOW - is what Michael and Emily were left thinking after recording this two part episode. Rebecca's knowledge about the construction industry, having grown up on the Gold Coast is humongous. Listen to Parts 1 and 2 to learn about her fascinating career development to date, her perspective on acting in role of the Superintendent, modular a...
Send us a text Deconstruction is back with a new "Surfs Up" series focused on the Gold Coast construction industry. In January 2024, Helix expanded its presence in Queensland by opening a Gold Coast office lead by Director, Jonathan Miliszewski (affectionately referred to as "Jono" by the Helix humans). Jono brings a wealth of experience to the firm’s contract negotiation, adjudication and litigation practice areas, and as he has lived on the Gold Coast since '97 is the perfect candidate for ...
Send us a text Michael and Emily are joined by Caitlin Shields, Partner and 5D Quantity Surveyor at Mitchell Brandtman in the first episode back for 2024. Having joined us as a guest at Helix Legal's #Notanotherconstructionconference, we were super keen to sit down with Caitlin and chat about what influenced her to become a QS, what a normal day in her work life looks like, and get her perspective on current industry trends including what is cuaising the increased cost of labour. As an early ...
Send us a text For our final episode of the Deconstruction podcast this year, Michael and Emily reflect on the episodes released to date and some more in store for early 2024. *** The Deconstruction Podcast (Podcast) is hosted by Michael Chesterman and Emily Taylor of Helix Legal (us, we or our). The primary purpose of this Podcast is to educate and inform. It does not constitute professional advice or services. We invite guests on the Podcast from time to time (Guests). In listenin...
Send us a text Michael and Emily are joined by Jackson Hills, Manager of Policy and Strategic Engagement at QShelter. Jackson is a tireless advocate for advancing policy based solutions addressing social and affordable housing needs and homelessness in Queensland. The episode explores the impact of population growth on housing and homelessness in Queensland and what steps QShelter are taking to influence solutions to housing need, the distinction between and importance of both social and affo...
Send us a text Michael and Emily are joined by Matt Bourne, CEO of Roberts Co, for the 10th episode of the Deconstruction podcast. We really enjoyed getting to know Matt and learning more about Roberts Co. Matt is a leader driving positive cultural change in construction and particularly tells us about the benefits of implementing a 5-day work week on site. We chat to Matt about challenges the industry and company are facing at the moment, get an insight on how the company is growing and wher...
Send us a text Join us as we explore the world of non-bank financing in this episode with Michael Kearney, Director at Denning Investment Partners. We discuss the key differences between banks and non-bank financiers, how Denning Investment Partners and non-bank financiers generally assess loans in the construction industry, and the industry's response to shifting construction contract risk. Listen along as we lift the lid and demystify the complexities of the important role of no...
Send us a text In this episode, we are joined by Laura Madden and Juanita Mottram, co-founders of Eve Renovations and Eve Workwear. Eve Renovations strive to employ qualified tradeswomen and to provide a pathway for female apprentices to work in construction. Laura and Juanita talk to us about the challenges of founding an all female construction company, benefits they experience first hand having females on site, how Eve Workwear is breaking down barriers for women on the tools and whe...
Send us a text In this episode of the podcast, Emily and Michael talk to Jason Banks, Head of Leadership at TIACS. TIACS, short for "this is a conversation starter" is an incredible organisation which was born through the realisation that there were too many barriers to free mental health support for the blue collar community. TIACS provide a free text and call service to make speaking to a counsellor as easy as possible. Hear our conversation with Jason about how his role at TIACS, who the s...
Send us a text Join hosts Michael and Emily as they dive into conversation with trailblazing guest, Jack Hutchinson, Director at Hutchinson Builders ('Hutchies'). The episode explores a fresh perspective from the next generation of Hutchies, a 109 year old construction company dominating the East Coast, and shares insight into how key industry issues (labour shortages, rising costs, managing contract risk, to name a few) are being experienced, managed and/or affecting builders' operations in ...
Send us a text Recent world events have caused us to pause and consider the challenges facing the construction industry. Our guest John Lowry, quantity surveyor, registered adjudicator and innovator, shares his insights into five enablers which are available or imminent to resolve these issues such as shared, rules based data, collaborative contracting, contracts that support process automation, smart contracts and training/retraining our construction industry. The good news is change isn’t h...
Send us a text Welcome to the podcast, Ineke McMahon! Ineke has been recruiting senior executives for two decades. In this exciting and inspiring chat, we chat to Ineke about the importance of taking accountability for your own self development, finding your tribe in the industry, what it means to be a leader, how to define and meet your career goals, achieving success as a women in construction and property - and that's just the tip of the iceberg! Ineke also shares how she came to co-found ...
Send us a text In this episode, Michael and Emily chat to Robert Sobyra, Head of Policy at the Australian Constructors Association. We ask Robert to tell us about his role at the ACA and speak about the ACA's recent publication "Disrupt or Die". We tackle all issues with Rob - including balancing supply and demand in the industry, labour shortages, the need to increase productivity and collaboration and much more. Read the Disrupt or Die publication here: https://www.constructors.com.au/wp-c...
Send us a text In this episode, Michael Chesterman and Emily Taylor are joined by Mikael Heinonen, co-founder of Collabaloop, an innovative workplace engagement platform for the construction industry. Mikael shares how Collabaloop was formed and how it is revoluntising the way construction companies approach employee welfare and workplace culture. With the construction industry facing challenges in attracting and retaining talent, Mikael also delves into strategies for attracting and retaini...
Send us a text Welcome to the very first episode in our Deconstruction podcast series. In this episode, Michael Chesterman and Emily Taylor interview Kate Raymond, General Manager - Advocacy & Policy at Master Builders Qld. Kate talks to the new requirements for liveable housing design included in the National Construction Code 2022, which will apply from October 2023. While an important and necessary cause, Kate speaks to the challenges faced by builders to comply in a short implementati...
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