My presentation at the 2019 AABC Annual meeting is now online. I ramble about Cx & TAB differences between the Brit's and North Americans, lessons learned from working on international mega projects and the potential disruption coming from IoT and 5G. Apologies for over use of the filler words "So…
Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 223). Our guest this episode is Scott Ringlein, president and founding partner of The Energy Alliance Group of North America. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review on iTunes. In this episode, we discuss; The…
Looking forwards to speaking at this event. Get your tickets here https://csa-conference.co.uk #makingbuildingswork #Cxnomad #buildingwhisperer
This will be my last post in 2019 and I want to sincerely thank everyone who takes the time to read my self medicating, rambling thoughts on the crazy that is the built environment design and development industry. When you think no more corners can be cut or skills lost the…
Big thank you to everyone who subscribes to the Edifice Complex podcast. Robert and I are working hard to bring more hidden and not so hidden stars of our industry to your attention in 2020. We wish everyone a healthy and prosperous 2020.! Edifice Complex Podcast Podcast Website Podcast on YouTube…
Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 222). Our guest this episode is international keynote speaker Henry Gordon-Smith talking about Urban Agriculture and the built environment. As founder of @agritecture, Henry guides entrepreneurs, cities, and companies on triple-bottom-line #localagriculture #urbanag #verticalfarming solutions. If you enjoy this episode, share it…
Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 221). Following feed back from my previous post on "Robust CHW System Design" and things that do not survive human algorithms i.e. copy & paste design or value engineering, this post provides some additional recommendations for "super luxury" hotel design. To review,…
Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 220). Last year I was asked to advise on how to design and implement a "robust, low maintenance" Chilled Water System. This client wanted a CHW system design to support a mission critical building plus a "super luxury" hotel. The clients past…
Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 219). To paraphrase a great man, "It is not the end, but it is the beginning of the end". In my opinion, the days of the AEC owner managed, small and medium sized firm (SME) are coming to an end. Why is…
Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 218). This is a special “ask us anything” episode. We have picked 10 listener questions and tried to answer them in a respectful and thoughtful manner… ; ) Many thinks to all our listeners and especially those who sent…