Our guest this episode is Andy Britnell talking about real business lessons via the story of Commtech UK from inception to sale. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: The power of a firms culture Andy’s journey from draftsman to business leader Commtech’s jou…

Our guest this episode is Prof Gail Brager of UC Berkeley talking about built environmental design, the Center for the Built Environment and her new book, Experiential Design Schemas If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: Enhancing positives rather than reduci…

Our guest this episode is Matthew Oliver talking about core values, ethics, air quality in buildings and systems analysis. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: Importance of critical thinking Importance of inter-disciplinary work The “post modernity” era “En…

Our guest this episode is Bryce Anderson talking about building technology, BMS/BAS and the state of play in the Australian market and the industry worldwide. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: The distinctions between building technology and BMS/BAS Why w…

Our guest this episode is Lyn Gomes of DPR Construction talking about Lighting systems commissioning, building data management and the application of technology in buildings. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: Lighting control commissioning & standards Iss…

Our guest this episode is Amanda Hu talking about health & wellbeing in schools i.e. our duty of care to children. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: How convincing people problems are worth tackling How pride, credentialism and the need to be right preven…

Our guest this episode is Alison Watson talking about being a Surveyor, social enterprise, her work at Class of your Own and changing peoples lives via DEC education. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: DEC Careers (Design – Engineer – Construct) How educat…

Our guest this episode is Karine Leblanc talking about engineering sales, public speaking and soft skills . If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: Awareness The 7 – 38 – 35 rule Book writing The conspiracy of comfort And much more……. More on Karine Karine on L…

Our guest this episode is David Clark talking about training and the future of building engineering. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: Being a mentor Importance of being able to sketch and draw AI impacting building design and operations How you should av…

Our guest this episode is Lew Harriman talking about learning, moisture, ventilation and life lessons. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: Negative knowledge ASHRAE Ventilation post COVID Information delivery systems And much more……. More on Lew Lew on Link…

Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 386). Our guest this episode is Mark Cree Jackson Ph.D. talking about being a mature student and IEQ. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: The similarity between air quality and water qualit…

Our guest this episode is Barnabas Calder talking about architecture from prehistory to the climate emergency and the influence of “starchitects”. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: How energy shapes everything History matters Sir Norman Foster as an influ…

Our guest this episode is Georgia Elliott-Smith, our first activist, talking about sustainability, ESG and activism. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: Activism How the word “sustainability” has lost its meaning Asking why, why, why, why…. How massive open…

Our guest this episode is Lloyd Alter talking about life, sustainability and his book “Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle”. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: Working for Treehugger.com 1.5 Degree lifestyle How mass timber is expensive and not as sustainable …

Our guest this episode is Dr. Allison Bailes talking about his book “A House Needs to Breathe…Or Does It?”. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: Blogging and receiving threats of legal action Benefits of improving building envelop integrity Dumb Vs Smart con…

Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 356). Our guest this episode is Paul Russell talking about Smart Buildings and his book “Even If It Was Free”. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: The danger of the work “pivot” How we inno…

Our guest this episode is Steve Gilchrist from Grosvenor talking about property development, his newsletter and the circular economy. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: Sustainable development The circular economy Construction data capture Building lightin…

Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 348). Our guest this episode is Glenn Hawkins, talking about building services and building commissioning training plus the new CIBSE Commissioning Code M. Glenn and his training courses might be the best kept secret in the built environment, we want to change that. If you enjoy th…

Our guest this episode is Tracey Jumper, Corporate Director of Commissioning for EMCOR Services Mesa Energy, talking about the upcoming new ASHRAE Standard 230 for Commissioning Process for Existing Systems and Assemblies. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss…

Our guest this episode is Brett Dillion from the Building Science Institute talking about the Medici Effect and the state pf play in the USA for residential construction. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: Inconsistency ASHRAE The battle for relevance $8,0…

Our guest this episode is James Healey, AESG Director of Overheating and Acoustics talking about the new UK Building Regulation, Approved Document O, IEQ and building overheating. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: UK Building Regulations, Approved Documen…

Our guest this episode is Bill Spohn of the Building HVAC Science Podcast, talking about net zero homes and the entrepreneurial mind set. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. If you enjoy the Edifice Complex, please subscribe on YouTube and/or leave a review at Apple Podcasts, it helps …

Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 335). Our guest this episode is Shawna Henderson CEO of Blue House Energy talking about building science and opportunities for women in construction. If you enjoy the Edifice Complex, please subscribe on YouTube and/or leave a review at Apple Podcasts, it helps more than you know. …

Our guest this episode Francisco Valentine PE talking about his book on BAS & building controls and his take on the current state of building services engineering training i.e. the type of training that is actually useful and explains “how to”. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In th…

Our guest this episode is Joe Hughes from IAQ Radio and the IAQ Training Institute talking about IAQ Radio plus IAQ + IEQ in the built environment. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: IAQ Radio origin story IAQ Vs IEQ Grenfell Tower Fire (https://en.wikiped…

Our guest this episode is Barry Cope, Group Managing Director of the Building Compliance Testers Association in the UK, talking about all things building air tightness testing plus expansion into Australia and the USA. If you enjoy the Edifice Complex, please subscribe on YouTube and/or leave a review on Apple. It helps more than you know. In this …

Our guest this episode is Akira Jones, Director, Digital Services at HH Angus in Toronto Canada, talking about digital twins and digitization of building design, construction and operations. If you enjoy the Edifice Complex, please subscribe on YouTube and / or leave a review at Apple Podcasts, it helps more than you know. In this episode we discus…

Our guest this episode Peter Dyer, author of “Rottenomics, The Story of New Zealand’s Leaky Buildings Disaster”. Peter estimates the true cost of the leaky homes disaster was $47 billion! If you enjoy the Edifice Complex, please subscribe on YouTube and/or leave a review at Apple, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: Performanc…

Our guests for this special episode are: Orla Hegarty, Architect, Assistant Professor at School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, University College Dublin Ireland Twitter: https://twitter.com/Orla_Hegarty LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/orla-hegarty-15a36a40/ Dr. Christine Peters, Consultant NHS Clinical Microbiologist, Sco…

Our guest this episode is Duncan Phillips of RWDI talking about high rise buildings and stack effect. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: Tall buildings Passive Resilience Building pressurization and stack effect The need for summer and winter commissioning…

Our guest this episode is Thomas Toftgaard Jarløv founder & CEO of Cx Planner and author of “A Practical Guide to the Commissioning Process”. The book is now available in English hardcover, paperback and e-book formats. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: R…

Our guest this episode Marcus Myers, Director of Commissioning and Energy Services at Stantec and Faculty Associate at Arizona State University. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: Understanding your value Point to point to point testing, yes that is 3 poin…

Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 302). Our guest this episode is Daniel Sanderson, founder and CEO of planksip® talking about modular construction, data for construction and philosophy. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: …

Our guest this episode is Andrew Oding, Director of Building Science at Building Knowledge Canada talking about trends and direction of residential property development. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: “Dragged out inertia” The importance of the “why” T…

Our guest this episode is Ian Shapiro, engineer, company chairman, university lecturer and co-author of the bestselling book, Green Building Illustrated (2nd Edition). If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: Green Building Illustrated, the bestselling book you …

Our guest this episode is Jennifer Berthelot-Jelovic talking about sustainability, WELL building certification and much more. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: Sustainability as social work WELL Building Certification program Certification fatigue Sustain…

Our guest this episode is Professor Liam O’Brien from Carleton University, talking about academic research in the built environment and using open source data for insight. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: Analyzing 1.35 million ABnB reviews. Don’t be a h…

Our guest this episode is Ross Kimbarovsky, entrepreneur and CEO of Crowdspring talking about the importance of marketing and brand management. This is a master class in marketing for property professionals. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: His journey f…

This is a special episode. We brought together 4 deep thinking leaders in their respective fields to discuss post pandemic building design & operation. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and leave us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: What lessons can we learn from the pandemic in relation to current a…

Our guest this episode is Eoghan Hayes, Managing Director of Edge Consultants and all round building simulation wizard. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: Do not trust the software! How the fundamentals matter. Open source performance data, why it matters.…

Our guest this episode is Ryan Lean, President of the US Building Commissioning Association (BCxA) talking about the BCxA and industry state of play. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: “A built environment worth inheriting” Whole building commissioning app…

Our guest this episode is Hema Murty, PhD, Engineer, Data Scientist and Star Trek enthusiast talking about the importance of randomness and multidisciplinary problem solving. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: Science driving public policy. Importance of S…

Our guest this episode is Lan Chi Nguyen Weekes, the engineers, engineer and industry committee multitasker. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: Looking ahead and preparing with a life cycle time horizon; Looking to recovery and low carbon strategies post C…

Our guest this episode is Thomas Toftgaard Jarløv Head of Asset Requirements & Commissioning at Copenhagen Airport, Author of “Guide to Commissioning in Practice” and architect of construction and Cx management software, “Cx planner”. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode…

Our guest this episode is Amélie Caron talking about her journey from city building inspector to building performance specialist. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: How subsidies remove value Building to last Vs building with a maintenance plan How to make…

Our guest this episode is Eliot Crowe talking about the publication the new paper from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Building Commissioning Association on Building commissioning costs and savings across three decades and 1500 North American buildings. The paper is published in “Energy and Buildings, volume 227, 15th Nov 2020. If you…

Our guest this episode is Dan Nall who delivers a master class in design principles for building services and how the discipline of design matters in generating great outcomes. This is a 1 hour tutorial for Zero $’s! If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: Perf…

Our guest this episode is Bill Gray, President North America at Uponor Inc talking about leading, rebranding and market positioning. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: Being a “host” for your clients. What to put on your resume if you want an interview wit…

Our guest this episode is Dr. Peter Simmonds talking about the release of his book, the ASHRAE Design Guide for Tall, Supertall, and Megatall Building Systems, Second Edition. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: How tall buildings are not a fad Simulation J…

Our guest this episode is Ben Breen, Global Head of Construction and Managing Director of Asia Pacific, from the Project Management Institute (PMI). Ben talks about property development in Singapore and what is happening with the Project Management Institute. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and leave a review, it helps more than yo…