Edifice Complex Podcast Adam Muggleton & Robert Bean

Our guest this episode is Victoria Burrows talking about the built environment venture capital investing landscape.

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In this episode, we discuss:


World Green Building Council
How there are too many codes and standards
Performance based building regulations / codes
Investing in the built environment

And much more…….

More on Victoria

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vkburrows/

KOMPAS: https://www.kompas.vc/

Bio

Victoria is manager, portfolio development & industry partnerships with venture capitalist firm KOMPAS, an international specialist early-stage venture capital firm. KOMPAS back innovative and scalable technology solutions that reduce emissions, increase productivity, and strengthen business resilience in the built environment and the manufacturing sector.

Our guest this episode is Andrew Martin President and founder of BlueRithm talking about killing spreadsheets and proprietary software for building commissioning and commissioning management.

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In this episode, we discuss:


Owners data requirements
Starting and running SME’s
Mental health
Future of the construction industry

And much more…….

More on Andrew

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-martin-29362849/

BlueRithm: https://bluerithm.com/

Bio

Andrew is owner, founder, and president of BlueRithm. BlueRithm is a cloud based software platform for managing commissioning, test and balance, and other systems and equipment based quality control projects. BlueRithm helps you manage checklists, functional performance tests, action items, workflows, issue logs, allows cloud based collaboration, and automates reporting.

Our guest this episode is Patrick O’Callaghan CEO of Off-Site Engineering Solutions, talking about modular off-site construction, Giga projects in Saudi Arabia and much more. Patrick claims, it is possible to build smarter and faster infrastructure with up to 70% less labour by leveraging modular off-site construction.

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In this episode, we discuss:


Saudi Arabian “Giga” projects
Design For Manufacture & Assembly (DFMA)
Barriers to modular, off-site construction
How low cost labour is a trap

And much more…….

More on Patrick

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickoffsite/

Off-Site Engineering Solutions: https://www.globaloff-site.com/index.php

Bio

Patrick is CEO of Off-Site Engineering Solutions FZE. a Dubai based firm of consulting engineers, specializing in the design and delivery of Modular and Prefabricated building systems.

He is a passionate engineer, project manager and business consultant, with 20+ years of construction history across The Caribbean, Ireland, UAE, Oman and Saudi Arabia. He works with clients on how to leverage prefabrication to reconfigure designs to exponentially reduce the labour requirement on site and expediting construction processes.

Our guest this episode is Andy Britnell talking about real business lessons via the story of Commtech UK from inception to sale.

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In this episode, we discuss:


The power of a firms culture
Andy’s journey from draftsman to business leader
Commtech’s journey from 3 people in a pub to PLC to high value sale
The power of No!

And much more…….

More on Andy

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-britnell-124554a/

Bio

Andy has been a draftsman, an entrepreneur, a racing car driver and a business leader. Andy lead Commtech UK from start-up to multi platform business group and then a successful sale to a FTSE 250 company over a 25 year period. The story of Commtech is an example of what is possible for any business and their owners if they execute well.

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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

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In this episode, we discuss:


Enhancing positives rather than reducing negatives
Open source problem solving
“T” shaped people
Re-framing the climate crisis

And much more…….

More on Gail:


On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gail-brager/
Berkeley College of Environmental Design: https://ced.berkeley.edu/people/gail-brager
Center for the Built Environment: https://cbe.berkeley.edu/
Get the Book here: https://www.amazon.com/Experiential-Design-Schemas-Mark-DeKay/dp/195718373X

Bio

Gail S. Brager, PhD, is Professor of Architecture at UC Berkeley. Gail is CBE’s Associate Director, and leads research efforts in mixed-mode buildings, which combine natural and mechanical ventilation. Gail also leads CBE’s research into dynamic comfort and worker performance in alternative office environments.

Gail received PhD and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley, and a B.S. in Mechanical and Environmental Engineering from UC Santa Barbara. Other research interests include thermal comfort and adaptive mechanisms, task/ambient conditioning systems, climate-responsive building design, and curriculum materials development. Prof. Brager currently serves as the Chair of the US Green Building Council’s Research Committee. She is also an active member of ASHRAE, serving as Past-President of the S.F. Bay Area Golden Gate Chapter, and Past-Chair of TC 2.1 (Physiology and Human Comfort). She is also a member of ASES and SBSE.

Our guest this episode is Matthew Oliver talking about core values, ethics, air quality in buildings and systems analysis.

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In this episode, we discuss:


Importance of critical thinking
Importance of inter-disciplinary work
The “post modernity” era
“Engineers Hat” Vs “Managers Hat”
Issues of power & control

And much more…….

More on Matthew

On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewboliver/

Bio

Matthew is an experienced senior engineer with executive regulatory experience and quasi-judicial decision-making experience. Veteran with twenty years’ service as an aerospace engineer with the Canadian Forces. Demonstrated history working in public safety, aviation operations, flight test, fire investigation and forensic engineering. Skilled in Operational Planning, complex causation analysis, and Command. Strong business development professional with a Master of Engineering (microwave engineering) and a Master of Divinity (M.Div.). Recent work in regulatory metric development and measurement of public value. Diverse skill set and education supports unique approaches to traditional problems. Always looking for new opportunities to work improving the lives of others.