About this episode

Ben Cryan shares his journey of resilience and innovation in engineering and data-driven project delivery.

In this episode of Building Doors, host Lauren Karan sits down with Ben Cryan, founder of Praxis Engineering, Axesse, and Carbon Trace, for a powerful conversation about resilience, engineering, data, AI, and the future of project delivery in construction and infrastructure. At 31, Ben’s life changed in an instant after a surfing accident left him facing 18 months in hospital, more than 55 operations, three months unconscious in intensive care, two strokes, and a kidney transplant donated by his mother. Doctors told him he may never walk again. But Ben refused to let that moment define him. One step at a time, he fought his way back to walking, back to engineering, and eventually into building businesses that are helping reshape how the industry understands cost, carbon, risk, and better design decisions. Ben shares how his recovery taught him the importance of community, asking for help, and never giving up. He also explains why data has always been central to the way he thinks as an engineer, and how structured project data can help teams reduce rework, improve decision-making, understand cost and carbon earlier, and create better outcomes across major infrastructure projects…

People in this episode

Host: Lauren Karan

Guest: Ben Cryan

Topics covered

• resilience
• engineering
• data
• AI
• construction
• infrastructure

Keywords

• resilience
• engineering
• data
• AI
• construction
• infrastructure
• project delivery
• community
• decision-making

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Praxis Engineering, Axesse, Carbon Trace

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