Business of Buildings: Recent Episodes
Jeff
Business of Buildings (BOB) is a collective of like-minded, passionate professionals who are inspired for positive change in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction industry.
Rebecca shares with us her insights in air quality and comfort as it relates to high performance fan systems. We also touch on the topic of Growing Outside of our Personal and Professional Comfort zones in this life.
BIOGRAPHY AND TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
Rebecca came to Big Ass Fans with a Bachelor of Business and Commerce and has been with the company for six years with experience working across the residential, commercial and industrial markets. Her special interest in passive design and sustainability led Rebecca to help develop Big Ass Fans growth in new construction and retrofit projects where energy efficiency is key.
Rebecca received technical training at corporate headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky and she enjoys assisting architects, designers and engineers in making their projects more sustainable through Big Ass Fans' ability to reduce construction costs, minimise ductwork, increase comfort and lower energy costs.
Please see below link to a couple of CPD presentations Rebecca has conducted with architects (recordings of the same presentation).
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gCKv0yu627DdHDHFg7rcwKU_XmAKwEKP?usp=sharing
She has also included below a link to her colleague Ario's Sustainable HVAC presentation that he recently conducted with AIRAH.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTzQBPbRQ0k
David is here to share the insight and process of what it takes to become a registered architect.
Emine joins us to share her knowledge of the Well Building Standard amongst other interesting topics
https://www.eminemehmet.com/
Michael shares his insight into the importance of relationships in the Architecture and Construction Industry
Show Notes from Michael's Mentions:
Derek Sivers
Website: https://sive.rs
TED Talk “How to Start a Movement” (the one with the crazy dancing and leadership <3min): https://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_how_to_start_a_movement#t-71492
Seth Godin
Website: https://www.sethgodin.com
altMBA: https://altmba.com
Brené Brown
Website: https://brenebrown.com
Simon Sinek
Website: https://simonsinek.com
Basecamp
Website About: https://basecamp.com/about
Philip Thalis
Website - Hill Thalis: https://www.hillthalis.com.au
Adam Grant’s podcast: Work Life
"How to love criticism”: https://www.ted.com/talks/worklife_with_adam_grant_dear_billionaire_i_give_you_a_d_minus/transcript
(the company I was trying to remember in the podcast is called Bridgewater and was founded by Ray Dalio - who initiated the critical feedback culture)
and of course…
Unmeasured
https://unmeasu.red/
Elizabeth Bazen and Dan Ellis-Jones discuss the proposed reforms for Building Approvals Processes in Western Australia
Toto shares with us his perspective on marketing and authenticity amongst many other interesting insight, know thyself 😀
Ken Barr Jr (Gallup Strengths) gives us the fundamentals of individual strengths and relates them to team strengths and project performance.
Johan Velleman (Seeley International) joins us to discuss the fundamentals of indirect evaporative cooling (Climate Wizard) and related topics around healthy air quality in the building environment.
Jim is the Director of DUCTUS which supplies pre-insulated ductboard product to the HVAC construction market. We discuss how Wellness and Quality are related in the supply chain. https://ductus.com.au/
John is a supplier in the HVAC industry. We discuss the nature of Scope and Accountability as it relates to the building industry. http://www.acwholesalers.com.au/
Emma and Nadia are both mid 20's young professionals, students who have met for the first time in this podcast. They share their experiences with sick building syndrome. They each lived in new apartment developments in Perth, Western Australia. The recording highlights the fact that 'real humans' do get sick when buildings are not designed with their best interest in mind. It's a key lesson to learn going forward as the energy codes evolve and buildings become more air tight. We can't overlook the importance of ventilation.
Biff Brody discussed Culture and Values as a Real Estate Developer Culture: the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society. Values: the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something. When you are asked to offer comment on 'culture' and 'values' on any given day you'll find you can take a number of avenues for a discussion. Let's listen :)