Future of Structures Podcast: Recent Episodes
Adam Jones
If you are a builder, architect, developer or engineer and you are interested in the buildings industry, then this podcast is for you. Buildings are changing rapidly. We speak to the experts who are at the heart of evolving our buildings to meet our needs of tomorrow.
Dominique Hes is a senior lecturer in Sustainable Architecture at Melbourne Uni and co-author of Designing for Hope: Pathways to Regenerative Sustainability and one of the most respected voices in Australia on the topics of sustainability. We talked about:
- First principles approach, shifting the paradigm from siloed standardized to integrative and whole using regenerative design principles
- Finding the mutual win for all stakeholders, including designers, government, the community and the environment
- How the business case for sustainability and regenerative design is building, through necessity, and the change from passive consumption to active participation
You can find her book here:
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Stan Krpan is the CEO of Sustainability Victoria, an organisation all about information, advice and support to tackle climate change. The whole world needs to get to zero emissions within a next few decades and there needs to be partnership between government and private organisatoins - SV are providing the vision and help for Victorians to do their bit. In this episode we discuss:
- The role between private and public sector in reaching sustainability targets
- The opportunities to retrofit existing buildings and engaging with building owners
- How tighter margins are going to be the catalyst for big innovations in the coming years
If you want to learn more about Sustainability Victoria, go to:
http://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/
The latest free special report looks at the top 5 technologies that will shape the building industry. Download the free report on the front page of:
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Tony Frencham is a group managing director at Worley Parsons, being responsible for execution and planning for power and new energy and leadership for the global energy transition. Fossil fuels have lifted many of the world out of poverty and has helped lifted the standard of living of the Western world our ancestors couldn't even imagine. But there are new pressures today however, and we are in the midst of a major shift towards renewables in response to our new global challenges. In this episode we discuss:
- A little about the history of energy and where it is going in the future
- The role of public and private sectors in enabling the transition
- How individuals can best adapt to change
If you want to find out more about Tony, go to:
https://www.worleyparsons.com/
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Martin Powell is the CEO of the Institution of Structural Engineers, and former Executive of the UK Concrete society. The role of the engineer is changing rapidly, and the one who is competent is most likely the one to stay relevant - the Institute being the largest membership organization in the world, dedicated to the art and science of structural engineering. In todays episode with Martin we discuss:
- How the role of the engineer is evolving and what professionals can do about it
- The move toward the performance based solution and how proven competency is more relevant than ever
- How we need to develop skills to develop a better future
If you want to find out more about Martin and the Institute of Structural Engineers, go to:
www.istructe.org
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Tina Perinotto is managing editor, publisher and founder of The Fifth Estate, an on-line newspaper for green buildings and sustainable cities, established in 2009. The Fifth Estate has become essential reading for business people, investors, designers, consultants, government officials and politicians working towards a more sustainable the built environment. With the latest in property landing on Tina's desk every day, she certainly has the finger on the pulse of the building industry. In this episode, we talk about:
- the potential for the Nightingale development model
- the long term trends that are shaping our future
- advice for professionals in the ever changing future
If you want to find out more about Tina and her awesome upcoming events, go to:
https://www.thefifthestate.com.au/
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Paul Doherty, reported by CNBC in November 2017 as one of 29 American Business Titans, is a Registered Architect and one of the global Industry's most sought after thought leaders. Paul is currently the President & CEO of The Digit Group,, a leading Smart Cities design, build, operate and solutions company. His past successful ventures include Revit (Sold to Autodesk 2002), Buzzsaw (Sold to Autodesk 2001) and TRIRIGA (Sold to IBM 2011). In this episode we talk about:
- Connecting cities with fast rail
- How automation will effect white and blue collar jobs
- The worlds tallest tower, Kingdom tower to be integrated as a vertical city, a virtual reality theme park in China, and building smart utopian cities from scratch in Jeddah
Hope you enjoy the show as much as I did. If you want to find out more go to:
https://www.thedigitgroupinc.com/
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It has been almost 12 months since I started the show, and I think it has come along way since the first interview with Anthony Sprigg. Thank you for listening!
The promise for Season 2 is a significant improvement in all areas of the podcast, most notably the production quality.
I would love to hear from you to connect personally, suggested guests and feedback for the show.
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Danielle Densley Tingley is a Professor of Architectural Engineering at the University of Sheffield, her research focuses on how to reduce the embodied carbon of our buildings. Today, cement alone accounts for 8% of the world emissions - which is actually more than cars! If we are to move to a low carbon economy, we inevitably won't be able to stop just at operational energy, we will need to also find the methods to reduce embodied energy down to zero also. In this episode we discuss:
- The circular economy of construction materials
- The feasibility of designing for deconstruction, reuse of existing buildings and down cycling of construction materials
- How to improve the efficiency of material use in structural design
Danielle is an expert in an increasingly important field, it was a pleasure speaking to her, I hope you learn as much as I did.
If you want to learn more about Danielle and her fantastic projects, go to:
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David Allen is arguably the world leading productivity consultant, and author of the best selling book Getting Things Done. When you don't have an effective productivity system, you almost always feel like you should be doing something else. Allen shows that the consistent unproductive preoccupation with all of the things we have to do, is the single largest consumer of time and energy. That most lists people create, are a big blob of undoability.
Allen presents a practical system to boost your productivity and let you enjoy the present moment of whatever you are doing. If things are on your mind, then it isn't clear. You need a trusted collection tool that you know you will go back to regularly and sort through.
In this episode we discuss
- The 'Getting Things Done' method for productivity
- The best tools for brainstorming
- How to become a more productive consultant
I highly recommend buying his book, 'Getting Things Done - The Art of Stress Free Productivity'.
This is an episode taken from my other podcast, What You Will Learn. I included this as it is golden content for all professionals in the buildings industry. If you love books, then you will love my other podcast What You Will Learn. Go to
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Vadim Smakhtin is the co-founder of Chronotope, who better help us understand the urban environment through advanced analysis of data, in space and time. One capability of the technology, is to take information such as our social media, put them through certain filters, and then be able to measure emotional reactions to the time of day and space.
- Case study of Barcelona, where Chronotope was used to compare sentiment of city attractions by comparing the tweets of tourists and locals.
- How this data can help master planning of communities and cities
- How data analysis can revolutionise our cities
Chronotope has the most impressive graphical interpretation of data I have ever come across. If you want to check it out, go to www.chronotope.io
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Aarni Heiskanen is a construction innovation agent, and the author of the award winning blog, AEC Business. Typically, big construction companies will try and avoid failure, but at the cost of innovation. Aarni spends his time today consulting big construction companies on how take advantage of the potential disruption that is on the horizon. On the show we talk about
- What the construction can borrow from other industries
- How experimentation is the key to innovation
- What technologies have the best potential for disruption
If you want to check out his podcast, you can find it on iTunes or go to:
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Jon Hirshtick is the founder of Solidworks, and more recently the CEO and founder of Onshape, who are innovating in the CAD space. Jon and his colleagues noticed traditional CAD applications had a few flaws and have built a new service from the ground up, that is perhaps more suitable for projects today. In the show we discuss:
- The power of the cloud for working on and sharing projects
- How parametric modelling is becoming more powerful
- How BIM will change the industry
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Paolo Bevilacqua is the head of sustainability at Frasers Property. Frasers has the ambitious goal of getting all of their developments to carbon positive within ten years. This does not come without its challenges. Although there are many unknowns that they need to deal with along the way, but Paolo shows us that carbon positive is not only possible, it is also preferable economically. In this interview we talk about:
- Frasers ambitious 10 year road map to carbon positive
- Real utilities - a cheaper and greener energy offer, for Frasers Developments
- Sustainability initiatives for industrial developments
If you want to find out more about Frasers go to:
https://www.frasersproperty.com.au/
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Jessica is the founder and CEO of Neighbourlytics, who powered by big data, gives insights to the unique social identity of neighbourhoods. We build places for people to go to, and hopefully enjoy and interact with the space. Until now, there has been no way of measuring the social value of a place. In this episode we discuss:
- The data that can be produced and analysed
- How data can lead to better decisions and project outcomes
- How AI can be utilised to help sort and interpret the big data
If you want to check out the phenomonal work they are up to, go to www.neighbourlytics.com
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Nick Hewson is the design manager of Xlam, who specialise in the design and production of cross laminated timber. Steel and concrete have been the preferred construction materials, that haven't been challenged for a very long time - until now. CLT arrived and in many cases, can provide a better solution to traditional construction. It is sustainable, quicker to build and can even boost productivity. In this conversation with Nick, we discuss:
- Where CLT is the best material selection
- Fire and acoustic properties for CLT
- The new high tech CLT production plant in Wodonga (open for business today!)
If you want to find out more, go to Xlam.co.nz
Attention:The interview was recorded before the opening of the Wodonga CLT Plant. The plant is open for business today!
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David Rosenberg is the CEO of @AeroFarms, the world leaders in Vertical Farming technology. The worlds population is growing and the agricultural land on the planet is fixed. To feed the worlds population we may need to build ‘up’ as well as out. In the show we discuss:
- How vertical farming technology work
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How vertical farming can interact with other technologies
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Projects completed by AeroFarms
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Chris Nunn is the Head of sustainability at AMP capital, who have a Real Estate Portfolio of over 23 billion dollars, and he is also the chair of the Australian Passiv Haus Association. It seems like a long journey to becoming carbon neutral, but with solid leadership from investment firms, there is good reason to be optimistic. In this episode with Chris, we discuss the upcoming journey to carbon neutral buildings:
- Opportunities with passiv haus design
- How our building code can be best improved
- Where Australia is relative to the rest of the world
Chris is extremely passionate and well articulated on the topic of sustainability, I hope you guys enjoy listening as much as I did speaking to him.
Meet Chris at the Australian Passiv Haus Conference is on the 4-5th of May.
https://passivehouseaustralia.org/spphc2018/
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Kevin Kelly is the founder of Wired magazine and author of the book 'The Inevitable - Understanding the 12 technological forces that will shape our future. The buildings industry has been stagnant for many decades and ripe for disruption. Understanding the technological forces will better prepare yourself for some of the changes that are on the horizon.
Today is the best time in history to innovate. Kelly tells us that the people in 2050 will be saying "can you imagine how awesome it would be to innovate in 2016? It was a wide open frontier!". People, who do not take up the opportunities on offer will respond, "oh if only I realized how possible things were back then". Most of the products running the lives, of the people in 2050 are surely not around today.
The Inevitable explains the 12, subtle technological forces that are going to shape our futures. One concept explored is artificial intelligence. He says it doesn't matter what job you have, the robot take over is going to be epic. Success will go to those who best optimize the process of working with bots and machines, not the ones fighting these changes.
This is an episode taken from my other podcast, What You Will Learn. I included this as it is golden content for all professionals in the buildings industry. If you love books, then you will love my other podcast What You Will Learn. Go to
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Michael Rowe is a director at Ethos Urban who are a leading consultancy in urban planning. In this is a conversation about:
- The fundamentals of urban planning to make thriving cities
- How to best cater for growing cities
- How technology can influence the planning process
- Speeding up the approval process
- How planning has evolved
If you want to find out more about what he is up to, go to ethosurban.com
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Samir Sinha is the founder of RobonomicsAI. Today there are new emerging technologies that are undoubtedly going to have a big impact on the buildings industry. Drones, AI, VR/AR, cryptocurrencies are still in their infancies but are capable of causing major disruptions to the status quo. Samir Sinha is an expert is finding out how to use such technologies to best solve your real world problems. We discuss:
- The framework developed to identify opportunities to utilise new technology to solve existing or new problems
- What the future will look like with the new tech
- The potential convergence of disruptive technologies
There has never been an exciting time to be alive if you are on the right side of the changes coming.
If you want to find out more about RobonomicsAI, go to
http://robonomicsai.com/
John Provis is a Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Head of the Engineering Graduate School at the University of Sheffield. Concrete to many people is a boring subject - but John is clearly passionate about the material, and determined to find ways to lower it's embodied emissions. In this episode we discuss:
- The chemistry of replacing portland cement with supplementary cementious materials (SCM)
- The most efficient ways to replace portland cement with SCM
- What is on the horizon for concrete developments
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Sally Benson is the Co-Director of Precourt Institute for Energy, Director of Global Climate and Energy Project, Professor of Energy Resources Engineering at Stanford. There have recently been a lot of changes in how we consume our energy - technologies such as solar and wind are well known and are a great alternative to fossil fuels. However, new sources of energy are appearing on the horizon. In this episode I was amazed about the research Stanford engineers are conducting about the next wave of disruptive energy technology.
In the show we discuss:
- What our future electricity grids may consist of
- The technology with the biggest upside that no one yet knows about
- Potential for carbon capture and storage
And a hell of a lot more! If you want to find out more, I highly recommend you visit:
http://gcep.stanford.edu/
Which constantly gives updates on the exciting research at Stanford.
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Daniel Vogelnest is the founder of Ninox Robotics, who are leaders in drone and robotics technology. This is technology that 10 years ago - I would have thought is science fiction. You don't just need to listen this to understand the pace of improvement - not long ago the drones used by recreational uses were huge and expensive, years later they fit in a small back and are affordable to everyone. Ninox have some of the top technology and use it for commercial use. In the show we discuss:
- Capabilities of drones (range, speed, real time data)
- What type of information does it provide
- What are the top commercial uses and for drones
If you want to find out more, go to Ninoxrobotics.com
Graham has one of the most diverse backgrounds I have ever come across. He studied mechanical engineering in Capetown, completed a post grad in advanced engineering analysis (FEM and Structural Analysis). He has been exposed to medical, energy mining, water, advanced materials and is now in politics! This has prepared him well to have a very rounded view on sustainability and enginerring. In the show we talk about:
- Increasing importance of embodied energy in engineering
- Importance of metering and monitoring in buildings
- How to implement sustainability principles
If you want to find out more, go to www.reson.com.au
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Stephen Turner is an architect with over 20 years experience and is a partner at Gray Puksand. Stephen has a lot of experience in education space, so today we are going to talk about vertical schools. As our cities evolve and become increasingly dense, we need new solutions for education buildings. In the show we talk about:
- The new paradigm of designing for education
- Using design pedagogy
- Important aspects for vertical schools
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Today we speak with Jonathan Cartledge about the policy priorities for the GBCA. Jonathan is part of the leadership team and the head of Public Affairs at the Green Building Council of Australia. The priorities we speak about are:
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Achieving more livable, sustainable and healthy cities
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Securing more resilient communities
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Delivering a low carbon, high performing built environment
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Raising minimum standard through construction codes
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Facilitating sustainable utility infrastructure.
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Stefan is the founder of Solar Analytics, who provide smart monitoring to get the most out of your home energy. Stefan has been in solar for over 20 years and has seen it's development over the last decade. In the show we discuss:
- The past, present and future of solar technology
- Opportunities for monitoring your house
- Economics of solar technology
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Solaranalytics.com
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The Future of Structures Podcast started in June 2017. The show has had the opportunity to speak to guests ranging from founders of new disruptive technology (Shane Scranton, founder/CEO IrisVR), world leading researchers (Jay Sanjayan, Geopolymer Cement/3D Printed Buildings at Swinburne) and leading industry CEO's (Antony Sprigg, ISCA). This is the final podcast of 2017, where we take snippets from guests on the question, 'what will have the biggest impact on the buildings industry?' This question is as pertinent as ever with the technological disruption, economic uncertainty and the environmental threats on the horizon. This is what the experts have to say about what will influence our buildings in the future.
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Wolf D. Prix, born in 1942 in Vienna, is co-founder, Design Principal and CEO of COOP HIMMELB(L)AU. Wolf D. Prix is counted among the originators of thedeconstructivist architecture movement. COOP HIMMELB(L)AU had its international breakthrough with the invitation to the exhibition "Deconstructivist Architecture" at MoMA New York in 1988. Over the years Wolf D. Prix/ COOP HIMMELB(L)AU was awarded with numerous international architecture awards
Wolf is incredibly wise, funny and intelligent and we discussed how architecture has evolved over his career.
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Jonas Bengtsson is the Founder of Edge Environment and the President at Australian Life Cycle Assessment Society. Life Cycle Assessment is a technique to assess environmental impacts associated with all stages of a product’s life, from raw material extraction (cradle) to disposal (grave). Jonas was an early adopted of the Life Cycle Analysis tool and has seen it develop into the critical component of environmental sustainable design today. In the episode we discuss:
- How the LCA tool has developed
- Opportunities and challenges of using the tool today
- An increasing focus on embodied emissions as buildings become more operationally efficient
If you want to find out more, go to www.edgeenvironment.com or www.alcas.asn.au
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Professor Jay Sanjayan is the Director of Swinburne’s Centre for Sustainable Infrastructure and Professor of Concrete Structures.
His current projects include 3D printing of concrete, low carbon concretes, geopolymer concretes, use of phase change materials in construction and monitoring the performance of geopolymer concrete in the field. In the interview we discuss:
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How 3D printing an robotics has the ability to disrupt the construction industry
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What are the best solutions to replacing Portland cement for more sustainable products
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Innovation that is on the horizon for construction
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Christiana is an Associate Professor at Fordham University New York and author of the book 'Just Water: Theology, Ethics and the Global Water Crisis'. What is on the horizon if we don't change the ways we manage water? In this conversation we discuss:
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The potential for water scarcity in the coming decades
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Future proofing and new technology
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Where our water goes (hint: not just in your shower)
If you want to find out more, buy her book online (or at all good book stores) or you can follow her work on Twitter @christyzen
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Princess Ventura is has a very unique background and skillset. She started her work as an economist who previously worked in developing countries for the world bank,, and now is a director with Urbis. In this show we discuss:
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What makes a good mix use development?
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The importance of 'access' in the growing gap between the haves and the have nots
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High level economic trends in property
If you want to find out more about her work, visit:
www.urbis.com.au
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Russell is the founder and Principal of Acton Ostry Architects. They are recently most known for their work on Brock Commons, the Tallest Timber Building in the world. Timber is fast becoming a real competitor to traditional building methods with steel and concrete. For Brock Commons, the 'Tallest Timber Building' wasn't the goal - timber turned out to be the most suitable material for the application. In the conversation we talk about:
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Why timber design?
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Technical hurdles in the construction of Brock Commons
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Future of massive timber construction and were it is most suitable
If you want to find out more, go to:
http://www.actonostry.ca/
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Could geopolymer cement take embodied emissions to zero? Jannie Van Deventer is the CEO and Founder of Zeobond and a world leading expert in geopolymer cement. For many people, concrete has been seen as a necessary and inevitable part of buildings emissions. The work Zeobond are doing could be the solution to eliminating embodied emissions in our buildings. In this episode we discuss:
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The chemistry of and how geopolymer cement is made
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Structural properties and buildability of geopolymers
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Compatibility with conventional steel and basalt reinforcement
If you want to learn more about geopolymers or use them on a project, go to:
www.zeobond.com
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Could the next generation of clear glazing solar allow us to get medium to high density net zero emissions? Hamish Watson is the CEO of Polysolar who are doing amazing work in the energy storage and the solar energy space. This kind of technology seems like it will inevitably be a fundamental part of our buildings in the future. In this episode we discuss:
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How does clear glazing solar technology work
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Specs of second generation clear glazing solar
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What the combination of battery storage and clear glazing solar could mean for medium to high density buildings
If you want to learn more or use Polysolar on a project, go to:
www.polysolar.co.uk/
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Today I had the opportunity of speaking with Kevin Devito, the CEO of Cybercity3d. There is no better person to learn how we can use it to improve our designs of our cities. In this episode we talk about:
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The evolution of Geographic System Information (GIS) mapping
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The process of scanning to the end use of the 3D model
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The uses of the information (wind modelling, heat mapping, digital entertainment)
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How GIS modelling can collaborate with other technologies like VR and AI
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The future of the technology
If you would like to learn more about the technology or Cybercity 3d, go to www.cybercity3d.com
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Frans is the CEO of the Medici Group and author of the books 'The Click Moment' and 'The Medici Effect'. The Medici Group consults some of the biggest companies in the world, including Microsoft, ESPN and Disney on how to innovate and harness randomness. In the episode we cover:
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Why the 10,000 hour rule doesn't always apply in business
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How to harness randomness by placing purposeful bets
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How to draw inspiration from alternate disciplines in order to innovate
If you want to learn more, go to www.themedicigroup.com
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Timothy Dunlop is the author of 'Why the future is workless' and 'The New Front Page'. He saw how technology disrupted traditional journalism and made way for new technology. Will we see the same disruption in the buildings industry? In this podcast episode we talk about:
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Is your job safe?
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Automation with technologies like AI
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Political solutions (Universal Basic Income)
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How an individual can brace change
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What our future may look like
You can find more about Tim's books here
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Daryl Browning is the CEO of ISPT. ISPT’s $14+ billion portfolio invests and develops commercial, retail, industrial and residential property in Australia. In this conversation we talk about:
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A rising tide lifts all the boats
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Why he trains everyone to be a leader at ISPT
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Why everyone is in sales
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The commercial property market from a birds eye view
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Future trends for property
If you want to learn more about Daryl or ISPT, visit ispt.net.au
Tom Smith is the Global Director for WSP. Tom is a leader who has been with the company since 1994 and has seen it grow to be one of the top engineering firms in the world. In the episode we talk about
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Creating extraordinary places (not just iconic buildings)
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How technology will impact our cities
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The challenges our city faces around the world
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Tim Hill is a research director at Eco-Business. They have just released a white paper on Sea Level Rise in South East Asia due to global warming. In this interview, we cover:
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How much the sea has risen
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What countries are most at risk
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Potential economic fallout
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Technologies to manage the crisis
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Belina Raffy is the CEO of Maffick, an organization that uses improvisation to help people be more present, more resourceful and more connected to purpose. Many changes are coming in the building industry. Improvisation may be a solution to be at ease with uncertainty and ambiguity. In this conversation we go through:
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Thrivability (learning by nature/biomimicry)
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How improvization can help your personal capacity to solve problems from a place of presence, not fear
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How the Kubler Ross model can explain where the world is at with climate change
If you want to find out more about sustainable standup, check out her website here.
https://www.maffick.com/
Beyond Zero Emissions are a Not for Profit Organization finding the path for Australia to reach zero emissions. The organization advocate for climate change policy and action that is in line with the science and the 2015 Paris Agreement to reach peak emissions as soon as possible. Michael Lord is the head of research of the organization. They have put out a whole bunch of comprehensive reports showing how industries can eliminate their reliance on fossil fuels.
Today we talk about cement. Cement isn't as sexy as some of the other intensive GHG emission sources, but it sure is significant, contributing to 8% of emissions, a larger value than cars! There is an opportunity for structural engineers in the building industry to innovate. In this episode we cover:
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The consequences of not eliminating carbon
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The 5 strategies to eliminating cement. Including geopolymers, cement replacement and timber
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Previous reports and vision of BZE
If you share their vision, then it might be a good idea to contribute to their cause. Find them at
www.bze.org.au
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What a privilege to speak with Shane Scranton, who literally creating the future of our buildings (in a different reality!). Shane is the Cofounder and CEO of IrisVR, he has been featured in Bloomberg and Forbes 30 Under 30. Shane was trained as an architect and started his career in 3d rendering tech as a visual artist - but since the release of the Oculus Rift has been working on IrisVR. In this episode we cover: - The practical uses and commercial benefits of virtual reality - The potential for design in VR - Where the technology will be in 1, 3 and 5 years time - How artificial intelligence will intersect with VR - The future of augmented reality If I heard myself having this conversation 5 years ago, I would ask my family to send me to a mental ward. However, this is the world we are now living in. Technology is shaping our world and Shane right at the heart. Check out Iris here for a 45 free day trial, you will not regret it! www.irisvr.com Join our mailing list to receive regular free reports on the future of the buildings industry.
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Michael West Mehaffy is an architectural theorist, urban philosopher, researcher, educator, and executive director of Sustasis Foundation based in Portland, Oregon USA. In this interview we explore
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Spirit and purpose of modern architecture
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The work of Christopher Alexander
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His vision for the future of buildings
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Emma is a director of sustainability at CBRE Pacific. In this episode we cover a lot of ground and learn about some of the different rating tools we use for our buildings, including:
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Well
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Nabers
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Green Star
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CEO of ISCA Antony Sprigg.
In this episiode, we cover a wide range of topics with the CEO of ISCA, Antony Sprigg.
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ISCA rating tool
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Future of infrastructure in Australia
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How to get to zero emissions by 2050
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Are we moving fast enough
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Career journey and advice
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On the surface, Our Iceberg Is Melting is a simple story of a colony of penguins facing a dilemma. But contained within the story and the characters is a powerful message about the fear of change and how to motivate people to face the future and take action.
The buildings industry is going to change and evolve to meet the challenges of tomorrow. John Kotter teaches us how to adapt to a changing industry as an individual and as an organization.
Our very first podcast. Whether you are an engineer, architect, builder or a developer and you are interested in the future of our buildings, then this podcast is for you.
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