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.
Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 151). "You did it, class of ……”, every USA commencement speech I attend includes this for some reason. I have attended UK and USA university commencements and the differences are fascinating. The British are the most formal and least cliche-riddled and the…
Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 150). The Edifice Complex Podcast wants to explore the issues women in engineering face and how they can be addressed in mutually beneficial ways. The goal is to do this by “walking in the shoes” of someone living this experience and coaching where we can. Therefore, the Edifice…
Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 149). Our guest this month is Jerry Yudelson who, in 2011, Wired magazine named the “Godfather of Green”, talking about reinventing green building. In this episode, we discuss; Buildings as information devices LEED certification and why it is not working The…
Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 148). Ah, the things I wish I understood when I was young. I used to look at my boss and think to myself, what does he do all day? We do the work and he just sits in the office or goes…
Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 147). During a light hearted discussion about the current state of the building design and construction industry I was challenged to list all the delusions I see today in the industry press and in actual practice. My conclusion? There is a “bubble”…
