7 episodes
Building Innovation: The Podcast NIBS
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Building Innovation: The Podcast is the official podcast of the National Institute of Building Sciences. It will bring to the mic a wide array of stakeholders, providing a holistic view of what is happening in the built environment. The podcastwill help raise awareness about industry challenges as well as educate the industry on emerging innovative solutions. It also will feature NIBS’ work and that of oureight volunteer bodies, which includes seven councils. NIBS convenes subject matter experts to support advances in building science and technology and explores research-based innovations for the built environment.
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Mental Health Crisis in Construction
The latest episode of the National Institute of Building Sciences’ Building Innovation podcast, hosted by Johnny Fortune, discusses the mental health crisis in the construction industry and introduces the initiative Get Construction Talking. The conversation highlights the importance of addressing mental health in the industry and the need for open conversations and support. Procore Technologies and The B1M have partnered to raise awareness and provide resources for individuals and...
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The Intersection of AI and Building Sciences
This episode of the National Institute of Building Sciences Building Innovation podcast, hosted by Johnny Fortune, features industry experts Jay Kline, Roger Grant, and Kimon Onuma. The discussion revolved around the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and building sciences, exploring the transformative impact of AI on digital twins, industry standards, building information modeling (BIM), resiliency, sustainability, and more. Key topics include: The integration of AI in fa...
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2023 NIBS Awards Recipients
Every year, the National Institute of Building Sciences recognizes built environment leaders for their notable contributions to this vast and growing industry. In this episode, host Johnny Fortune speaks with some of the 2023 award recipients – Future Leaders, Exceptional Woman in Building, The Mortimer M. Marshall Lifetime Achievement, and NIBS Innovator – about their work and suggestions for others on making an impact in the industry. View the full list of 2023 recipients and sen...
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Industry Trends from a Change Agent Perspective
In this episode of the Building Innovation podcast, host Johnny Fortune is joined by Salla Eckhardt, Vice President of Innovation, OAC Services. Eckhardt provides a fresh take on empowering women in a predominately male industry, through the lens of her individual journey as a transformational change agent in construction. She also discusses how digital transformation is socially equalizing the industry, shares her experience as a NIBS volunteer, and discusses industry trends, such as AI, sma...
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Emerging Technologies in the AECO Industry
This month, join podcast host Johnny Fortune and Kimon Onuma, President of Onuma Inc. and trailblazer in architecture and technology. Onuma is also the founder of BIMStorm, an international event that brings industry organizations into a virtual environment to explore forward-looking technology. In this episode, Onuma outlines the BIMStorm events that help foster collaboration as well as rapid prototyping and problem-solving. Fortune and Onuma also discuss a range of emerging technologie...
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Digital Transformation in the Built Environment
Please join our host Jonny Fortune as he speaks with Adam Matthews, Head of Global Digital Transformation, Connected Places Catapult this month. Mr. Matthews shares a global perspective of how digital technology standards for the built environment are being developed and implemented around the world and discusses the effort of the UK program and how it pulled together various industry stakeholders to bring about a holistic solution. He also shares his thoughts about the similaritie...