Digital Building

Mandy McGill

Digital Building is the premier educational podcast at the intersection of commercial real estate, tokenization, artificial intelligence, and robotics. 🏢 Hosted by Mandy McGill, we sit down each week with the investors, operators, technologists, and legal minds building the next generation of real asset infrastructure. 🤖🧠 If you want to understand how AI, robotics, and digital capital markets are reshaping how buildings are financed, owned, and operated without the tech hype you are in the right place. 🎙️ New episodes every Wednesday 🎙️YouTube and Spotify! 🌐 decentralizedeverything.ai

Episodes

  1. Aug 3

    🏢⛓️ How Blockchain & AI Are Creating Autonomous Buildings 🏢⛓️ feat. Matthieu Merchadou Melki

    What happens when you give a building its own digital brain and a crypto wallet? 🧠 💼 In this episode of Digital Building, host Mandy sits down with Matthieu Merchadou Melki, the visionary creator behind Magma, to explore the intersection of AI, blockchain, and commercial real estate. Matthieu breaks down how Magma creates a "Digital Twin Token" (DTT)—acting like a trustworthy, on-chain MRI for properties—and explains how autonomous smart contracts will soon allow buildings to automatically manage, maintain, and pay for their own operations.  Whether you're a real estate investor, an AI tech enthusiast, or curious about the future of web3 architecture, this conversation is an eye-opening look at where the industry is heading! 🚀 00:00 - Intro 01:18 - Real Estate AI  03:00 - 8 Stakeholders  07:16 - What is DTT?  08:20 - Smart Contracts  11:54 - 5 Building Layers  14:41 - Sensors & Nvidia  17:05 - Day Trading Days  22:46 - Auto-Payments  25:35 - Digital vs. Analog  29:00 - Paris & US Launch  31:05 - Outro

  2. Jul 27

    🏢How Blockchain is Rewriting the Rules of Commercial Real Estate

    What if a 20% technology layer could completely transform how traditional real estate capital is raised and traded? 🏢In this episode of Digital Building, Mandy sits down with Jason Powell to demystify the legal and operational realities of tokenizing commercial properties. 🎙️ With over 18 years of capital markets experience, Jason bridges the gap between legacy syndications and the future of blockchain technology. 🔗🤝 Sponsor Skepticism: Overcoming market friction and investor education hurdles.⚖️ Regulatory Frameworks: How Reg D, Reg A+, and Reg S apply to blockchain assets.🔄 The Liquidity Myth: What is genuinely required to build a robust secondary trading market.🏗️ Deal Structuring: Where tokens sit in the capital stack and how lenders view underwritten assets.00:00 – Token Holders & the Real Estate Capital Stack02:13 – Overcoming Sponsor Skepticism & Market Myths06:02 – Debunking the Top 3 Misconceptions of Tokenization09:40 – The Legal Framework: Reg D, Reg A+, and Reg S Explained13:28 – What’s Needed for a Liquid Secondary Market?17:07 – Structuring a Tokenized Commercial Deal20:18 – Legal Pitfalls, Smart Contracts & Cybersecurity Risks

  3. Jul 20

    🏢⚡ The Friction-Free Build: AI from Acquisition to Closeout — With KP Reddy of Zero RFI

    What if every decision on a construction project from site selection to the day you move in, was informed by AI in real time? In this episode Mandy sits down with KP Reddy, founder of Zero RFI an AI-native construction company that is completely reimagining how buildings get designed, built, and operated. KP is second generation in the AEC industry, wrote a textbook on BIM, ran a venture capital firm, and came off the bench as an entrepreneur the moment he saw what AI could actually do for construction. We cover: 🏗️ How Zero RFI uses AI from site selection all the way to the owner's manual 🤖 Why AI agents are replacing the endless back and forth between architects, contractors and owners 📉 How they're targeting 30% cost savings on construction projects 📷 How AI cameras monitor job sites in real time and update the project file automatically 💰 Why building product rebates go to the GC and not the owner and how KP is changing that 🔗 Why tokenization of construction payments through smart contracts is closer than you think 🧱 Why KP invested in a company using robots to create stone sculptures and what that says about the future of buildings 00:17 Introduction to Zero RFI and Its Mission 03:04 Transforming Talent in Construction with AI 06:03 The Process of Developing an Apartment Building 09:04 AI in Construction Monitoring and Project Management 11:49 Digital Twins vs. AI-Driven Project Management 14:23 The Future of Work: Tokenization and AI in Construction 18:12 Streamlining Communication in Construction 21:10 The Role of Specialization and Coordination 24:05 Understanding Interdependencies in Project Management 25:51 The Societal Impact of Construction Projects 28:10 Leveraging AI for Cost Savings 29:45 Exploring Tokenization in Construction Payments 31:53 The Vision for the Future of Construction

  4. Jul 13

    How Tokenization is Disrupting Global Real Estate | Jad Kachmar

    Is real estate ownership about to change forever? We sit down with Jad Kachmar, Operations Lead at Prypco, to discuss how blockchain technology is transforming physical property into tokenized, tradeable assets. Forget everything you know about expensive SPVs and tedious notary visits. We’re diving into how Prypco is pioneering direct title deed tokenization in the UAE, allowing investors to own fractions of property without the traditional headaches. 00:00 Is Tokenization Just Hype? The Investment Truth00:35 Meet Jad Kachmar & Prypco’s Mission02:35 What is an RWA (Real World Asset)?04:30 The Old Way: Why SPVs are Inefficient08:10 How Tokenizing Title Deeds Eliminates the Middleman12:02 Why Fractional Ownership Lowers Barriers to Entry15:34 Decentralizing Risk in Your Investment Portfolio18:11 How Property Management Works on the Blockchain21:00 Exiting Your Investment: Dividends & Resale23:10 The Power of Majority Voting for Property Sales27:00 The Challenges of Real-World Property Management29:56 The Future: Commercial Real Estate & Global Interoperability

  5. Jul 6

    🤖🏛️ AI, Tokenization & The Future of Buildings — Meet The Host Behind Digital Building

    What happens when a 15-year commercial real estate goes all in on blockchain, AI, and tokenization before anyone in her industry is paying attention? In this special episode, we turn the tables on our host Mandy McGill. Producer Ana Gonzalez sits down with Mandy to talk about the moment everything clicked, what she's really building, and why she believes the next 10 years will compress 50 years of change into one decade. We cover: 🏢 Why commercial real estate is about to change faster than anyone expects ⛓️ The moment Mandy realized smart contracts could change every deal in CRE 🤖 What AI, robotics and tokenization actually mean for building owners 🎓 Why she went back to school to get her fintech certificate at University of Washington 🌎 What happened at NY Tech Week hosted by A16Z and RWA Day 💡 The dream guests she's dying to bring on the show If you've ever wondered what this podcast is really about and why it exists — this is the episode to start with. 00:23 Introduction to the Digital Building Podcast03:10 The Vision Behind the Podcast05:57 The Impact of Smart Contracts on Real Estate08:33 Insights from Recent Events in New York11:06 Future Guests and Exciting Conversations14:06 The Passion Driving the Podcast16:17 The Role of TikTok in Education18:59 Empowering Listeners Through Knowledge20:21 Conclusion and Call to Action

  6. Jun 29

    🔐The Secret Threat To Your Property Deed (And How To Stop It) with Dan Silverman🤖

    🏠 Did you know someone could steal the deed to your property using AI-generated fake documents and nobody would stop them? In this episode, Mandy sits down with Dan Silverman, founder of Balcony the company working with U.S. county governments to put land records on blockchain and protect them from fraud, ransomware, and foreign adversaries. 00:30 Introduction to Balcony and Its Mission 03:18 The Rise of Deed Fraud and Its Implications 06:07 Dan's Background in Real Estate and Blockchain 11:51 Partnership with Bergen County and Future Plans 17:26 Understanding Blockchain Wallets and NFTs 23:11 The Future of Blockchain in Real Estate 28:36 AI's Role in Modernizing Real Estate Processes 34:42 Vision for the Future of Housing Affordability 🎙️ Digital Building with Mandy McGill 📍 Available on YouTube, Apple Music, and Spotify New episodes every week!

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Digital Building is the premier educational podcast at the intersection of commercial real estate, tokenization, artificial intelligence, and robotics. 🏢 Hosted by Mandy McGill, we sit down each week with the investors, operators, technologists, and legal minds building the next generation of real asset infrastructure. 🤖🧠 If you want to understand how AI, robotics, and digital capital markets are reshaping how buildings are financed, owned, and operated without the tech hype you are in the right place. 🎙️ New episodes every Wednesday 🎙️YouTube and Spotify! 🌐 decentralizedeverything.ai

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  • Creator
    Mandy McGill
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Mandy McGill
  • Show Website
    Digital Building