FUTURE BUILDING PODCAST

A year ago, Derek Thompson and Ezra Klein released their book 'Abundance', positing that to have the future we want, we need to build and invent more of what we need. In his latest essay, Prof. Mathew Aitchison reflects on what has happened since the book's release, focusing on housing. The post Ep 27. Essay: Abundance of Housing: 1 year later appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.

Prof. Mathew Aitchison speaks with Californian State Assemblymember, Buffy Wicks, about measures introduced to the Assembly to reform California's housing system. The post Ep 25. Californian Housing Reform Part I: An interview with Californian State Assemblymember, Buffy Wicks appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.

Prof. Mathew Aitchison launches a new content series for the podcast – Essays – where he shares his ideas and opinions on the pressing issues facing building and construction. This first essay explores the ever-rising costs of construction. The post Ep 23. Essay: The gearing is wrong in housing 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.