21st Century Construction

The home of great construction stories. We go behind the headlines to meet the people who envision, create and manage the built world. Brought to you by the Chartered Institute of Building.

This episode:

[01:25] Abbi Taylor describes what happened after her dad broke his back falling from a ladder on a construction site when she was three.

[09:16] 21CC jargon buster in chief Justin Stanton decodes the mystery of smart objects and how they work in modelling

[12:55] Meet ‘Defectorist’ Will Rudd, snagging supremo and scourge of bodging housebuilders.

[19:15] Lifelong industry scholar Prof Stuart Green on construction’s chronic dysfunction.

The home of great construction stories. We go behind the headlines to meet the people who envision, create and manage the built world. Brought to you by the Chartered Institute of Building.

In this episode, CM’s Cristina Lago grills ex-Arup engineer Stevan Lukic about the AI chatbot he developed for construction projects. Does it hallucinate? [01:23]

[08:44] Our expert panel discusses where AI sits in the digitalisation of construction. Hear from David Philp FCIOB, chief value officer at Cohesive Group and chair of CIOB’s innovation panel; Murillo Piazzi, digital consultant at the BIM Academy; and May Winfield, Buro Happold’s global director of commercial, legal and digital risks.

[17:44] Jargon-buster Justin Stanton takes a peek under the bonnet of “optioneering”.

[20:19] And with October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, CIOB People’s Nadine Buddoo caught up with building control surveyor Jeannie Ambrose, who kept working and studying after being diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer.

Welcome to the fourth episode of the 21CC Podcast, brought to you by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). The home of great construction stories. We go behind the headlines to meet the people who envision, create and manage the built world.

This episode, Will Mann reports on an AI tool developed to detect RAAC in buildings[11:38]; Rod Sweet explores a proposal to build a Roman-style colosseum for Bath Rugby [00:54] ; two young engineers describe what it’s like to build in Antarctica [22:11] ; and Justin Stanton explains what Scope Three Emissions are [20:18].

Welcome to the third episode of the 21CC podcast, brought to you by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). The home of great construction stories. We go behind the headlines to meet the people who envision, create and manage the built world.

This episode we explore why a line is the worst possible layout for a planned new city in the desert [01:44]. Pioneering female crane operator Katie Kelleher tells how she started out in construction and explains why women are just as capable [14:56]. And we visit a construction site using a robot to print plans right on the concrete floor [25:08]. Digital twins is the topic for this month’s Jargon Buster. [11:01]

Welcome to the second episode of the 21CC podcast, brought to you by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).21CC is short for 21st Century Construction, which means we’ll be looking ahead to the challenges the industry faces, such as Quality and Safety, Sustainability, and Skills.

In this episode 1979’s Usborne Book of the Future set out what life would be like in the 2000s. How correct was it? Justin Stanton and Tom Cheesewright discuss what it got right about today, and what it means for tomorrow.[01:39]

[10:56] New CIOB president Sandi Rhys-Jones kicked off her presidential year with an awkward question: Why can’t we give women #PPEthatfits? Hear her ideas for turning that industry blind spot into a surprising advantage.

[21:57] And, in a segment sponsored by Cohesive, we hear from David Philp, chair of the CIOB’s innovation advisory group, about the latest thinking on construction and “ESG”, meaning environment, social wellbeing, and governance.

[19:09] CM Communities Editor Nicky Roger jargon busting BIM Dimensions

Welcome to the first episode of the 21CC podcast, brought to you by the Chartered Institute of Building.

21CC is short for 21st Century Construction, which means we’ll be looking ahead to the challenges the industry faces, such as Quality and Safety, Sustainability, and Skills.

In this episode

With all eyes on Ukraine just now, we hear from a Canadian architect whose team has developed a modular, precast concrete system for fixing apartment blocks damaged by Russian missiles.[02:02]

Construction social media influencers tell us about the surprising benefits of getting a following on Linkedin.[09:53]

21CC’s resident jargon-buster, Justin Stanton, explains the difference between VR, AR, and MR.[17:03]

And, in association with Procore, we talk to Denise Chevin and Steven Frost of Milestone Infrastructure, about Procore’s “How We Build Now” report, and what it’s like to be a “Digital First” construction company.[19:57]

The home of great construction stories. We go behind the headlines to meet the people who envision, create and manage the built world. Brought to you by the Chartered Institute of Building.Editor Rod Sweet outlines in one minute how we hope to bring the people stories behind the headlines...brought to you by CIOB