Niknaz Aftahi, Architect and founder at AEC+Tech joins hosts Ralph Montague and John Egan to discuss innovation in our built environment and the following topics:

* Growing an affinity for technology whilst working an Architecture firm.

* The future of the AEC+Tech platform (https://www.aecplustech.com/)

* How to increase adoption of technology by AEC professionals

This podcast and others can be listened to over at the aecHive platform, where the largest collection of AEC focused podcasts on the internet exists: https://aechive.net/pod

Matthew Jackson, Director of Business Development at BIM Object joins hosts Ralph Montague and John Egan to discuss innovation in our built environment and the following topics:

* Making delivery of built environment assets more akin to a product delivery process.

* Drivers for standardization efforts in the build environment, and the benefits of this.

* Methods of sharing product information and data during the delivery process for improved building outcomes.

This podcast and others can be listened to over at the aecHive platform, where the largest collection of AEC focused podcasts on the internet exists: https://aechive.net/pod

Amanda Wachendorf - Realising expectations with software

Amanda Wachendorf, Customer success team lead at Eagle Point Software joins hosts Ralph Montague and John Egan for a discussion about innovation in our built environment and:

* Building competency and change management within AEC sector organisations

* The importance of supporting growth of individuals with planned learning, a joined focus on career progression and creating “a learning environment”

* What the AEC industry can learn from software and other sectors.

This podcast and others can be listened to over at the aecHive platform, where the largest collection of AEC focused podcasts on the internet exists: https://aechive.net/pod

Dimitrie Stefanescu, Founder at Speckle Systems joins hosts Ralph Montague and John Egan for a discussion about innovation in our built environment.

Dimitrie joins the podcast to discuss:

What Speckle does, how it came about and its future role in information management for our built environment.

How he intends to make Speckle a sustainable growth venture for the community via Open Source and the associated Open Core business model.

What he intends to present at the BIM Coordinators Summit 2021.

If any of the topics of this podcast affects you, please share your views over at the aechive.net (https://aechive.net) community platform.

Todd Weyandt, Brand Marketing Creative Director at Applied Software and Host of Bridging the Gap Podcast joins hosts Ralph Montague and John Egan for a discussion about innovation in our built environment.

Todd joins the podcast to discuss:

Collaboration, communication and attitudes of stakeholders participating on projects

1. Challenges facing AEC sectors due to project organisation structures e.g fragmentation

2. Overcoming challenges and using technology to enable better

3. Communication to get better project results

If any of the topics of this podcast affects you, please share your views over at the aechive.net (https://aechive.net) community platform.

The BridgingTheGapPodcast website can be found here: https://bridgingthegappod.com/

Daniel Davis, senior researcher at Hassell studio architects joins hosts Ralph Montague and John Egan for a discussion about innovation in our built environment.

Daniels joins the podcast to share his passion for the AEC sectors whilst discussing:

* His research into the post covid workplace and what productivity means in a post covid workforce.

* Katerras attempts to automate the construction industry, its postmortem, what it means for the future of architecture and the wider construction industry.

* A career choice as a researcher within companies like Hassell, Wework, Case inc. and the challenges he sees for the uncommon role in the AEC sectors.

If any of the topics of this podcast affects you, please share your views over at the aechive.net (https://aechive.net) community platform.

Andy Boutle, head of BIM at Kier (Large UK contractor), and Engagement Co-lead at the UK BIM Alliance joins hosts Ralph Montague and John Egan for a discussion about innovation in our built environment.

This podcast discusses:

the information management function on projects and how it is evolving.

the integration of organisations, domains, supply chains and vendor platforms and challenges associated with this.

industry patterns of poor practice that hinder new innovative collaboration practices.

Andy is passionate about scaling innovation and digitisation of the AEC industries. If any of the topics of this podcast affects you, please share your views over at the aechive.net (https://aechive.net)community platform.

This can also be listened to in audio format on the aecHive platform along with 3,000 other leading AEC podcasts:

* https://www.aechive.net/aechive-podcast/andy-boutle-scaling-project-innovation-by-improving-information-management-practices

* https://www.aechive.net/pod

Paul Surin, Global lead Built Environment at IBM, and active member of ISO TC442 group joins hosts Ralph Montague and John Egan for a discussion about innovation in our built environment.

The construction industries are disconnected and fragmented and this is impacting our collective ability to impact to improve on our productivity as an industry. This is crucial to the success delivering against some of the most important needs on our planet, and unless it changes - We are in trouble!

Paul believes that the democratisation of software and access to digital tools will drive the digital transformation of our built environment, and towards a place we need to go as an industry.

Listen to what Paul has to say and how the work that he is doing in IBM with the Openbuilt platform is creating a unified approach for vendors, industry, regulators and the supply chain.

If any of the topics of this presentation affects you, please share your views over at the aechive.net (https://aechive.net) community platform.

This can also be listened to in audio format on the aecHive platform along with 3,000 other leading AEC podcasts:

* https://www.aechive.net/aechive-podcast/paul-surin-a-unified-approach-drives-a-better-built-world

* https://www.aechive.net/pod

Rebecca De Cicco, Global Chair Women In BIM, Founder of Digital Node which was recently acquired by Aurecon, ex-BIM Task Group (UK) joins hosts Ralph Montague and John Egan for a St Patricks Day Special discussion about innovation in our built environment.

Rebecca played a role in pioneering BIM standards in the UK and setup her own consultancy to enable BIM with some of the leading early practitioners, from implementation to training.

As other industries move on, the AEC sectors is a male dominant industry and it is rotting from the inside out as a result. Where diversity and opportunity have played a key part in the development of other industries, the AEC sectors has not moved on and presents a real risk and challenge for the industry.

Alongside this, the industry has been forced to innovate and fast, as new technologies and working methods become normalised for a post COVID era.

Listen to what Rebecca has to say about this, and more. Also, If you are interested in the Women In BIM initiative - a knowledge-sharing and support network for women in BIM, learn more about getting involved here: https://womeninbim.org/

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Jero Juujarvi, BIM Coordinator at “Kreate Oy”, Author & Amazon Bestseller and founder of “Infrapioneer Group” joins hosts Ralph Montague and John Egan for a discussion about innovation in our built environment.

Open standards drive innovation and this statement is testament to the work of Jero and the BuildingSMART Finland group recent development of IFC for Infrastructure. Lowering the barriers to digital collaboration has created a new wave of innovation and this podcasts discusses efficiency of new age digital project collaboration amongst Scandinavian Organisations and the benefits for projects.

Topics of interest in this podcast include;

* How industry benefits from the standardisation of technology

* How AR/VR and emerging technologies are starting to change the lives of industry operatives.

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