Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 160). Our guests this episode is host of the Building Science Podcast, Kristof Irwin talking about resetting our collective expectations of buildings. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give as a review on iTunes. In this episode,…
It is that time of year. Summer vacations plus my current long distance assignments means the Building Whisperer blog will be on hiatus until September. The Edifice Complex podcast will continue on its normal monthly schedule with the next episode dropping August 15th. Thank you for reading my rambling thoughts…
Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 159). Our guests this episode (dropping July 15) are Natasha Arsenijevich and Andrew Bowerbank talking about agriculture, the food chain and its impact on the environment. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give as a review on iTunes. …
Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 158). Is there a more useless, passive aggressive word than should? I worked on a project that specifies a standard using “Should, Shall and May” language plus the MEP specification liberally uses the word “Should” with regards to building commissioning. Add a…
Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 157). The podcast likes to profile women in property who are crushing it and stand as roles models for all young graduates, male or female. In that spirit and in addition to our normal schedule, our guest this episode (dropping July 2,…
Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 156). Remember books? They are a bit like Google but made of paper. I have been lucky to have a confucian respect for reading and knowledge acquisition pounded into me by my parents. Books have literally changed my life and worldview. I…
Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 154). Our very special guest this episode is John Hughes, Global President of the Royal Institution of Charted Surveyors (RICS). In this episode, we discuss; RICS past, present and future Big data, blockchain plus AI trends in property Variance in international property…
Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 153). Do you hire or recruit? This is an important question because the riskiest activity any firm undertakes is employing people. I say this with feeling after more than 20 years of employing people. The consequences of failing to employ the right…
Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 152). People need to understand the “why", children always want to know why. Why is a small but powerful word that when answered, can provide purpose. When you encounter poor performing teams, there is a leadership void and sometimes just clarifying the…
The 3 word definition of building commissioning, "Trust But Verify". Currently this is a technical specialism, in the future it will be handled by IOT and blockchain technology.