The Building Services Podcast

By Responsum Global

For Building Services Consultants to help build a better future

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July 16, 2020 Cormac Freehill - Changing Jobs, becoming MD and planning to grow - all during lockdown
I've known Cormac for a few years however his view took me a little by surprise.
He's changed jobs, now an MD, and has plans to set up 3 new offices - all of this in lockdown.
He joins us to share his career story, lockdown experience, and how he's going to drive the business forward.
As always, you can connect and engage with Cormac on our socials.
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45min
July 09, 2020 Quick update
There's lots going in the world of businesses, recruitment, and specifically buildings services. I'm changing around my structure and looking to streamline some processes so i can free up my time. I have many recordings planned, some to release and definitely need to finish off the recruitment series. Stay safe everyone
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June 30, 2020 RECRUITMENT SERIES - Removing the problems recruiters create
Here's the 2nd of the recruitment series.

In this episode, I speak about the problems recruiters create and how to stop them.

This includes recruiters flooding your inbox, not sending you the right discipline of engineer you're looking for, sending irrelevant CVs, not listening or acting on your requests.

Listen in on how I solved these problems for myself.
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17min
June 23, 2020 Bernard Savage - How do you pump the project pipeline when you can’t network?
Bernard Savage from http://www.tenandahalf.co.uk/ has helped several professional services firms including those in property and construction to drum up businesses during the testing times that we're facing right now.
We spoke about how the cake is shrinking and how some small adjustments can make sure you rise above your competitors.
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52min
June 16, 2020RECRUITMENT SERIES - Recruiters shouldn’t charge as much as they do for flicking over a CV …
RECRUITMENT SERIES - Recruiters shouldn’t charge as much as they do for flicking over a CV …
Recruiters shouldn’t charge as much as they do for flicking over a CV …

Why recruiters are so painful & how to remove the pain

The cost of working with a recruiter and how to reduce it

How to get the best out of your recruiter

How/when to bring your recruitment function in house

Finding your ideal recruiter
In the upcoming weeks, I’ll be uploading podcast addressing the above items.
I’ve worked internally as a recruiter and I’ve worked on the agency side – so I know all the painful things that hiring managers go through.
In this episode, I talk about why I’m on your side in relation to some recruitment fees and how you prevent the unwanted, along with how to identify a good recruiter.
Check me out on LinkedIn
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29min
June 09, 2020 Laura O’Leary – Director at MZA Consulting Engineers on getting through COVID
Laura O’Leary is a Director with MZA who juggle work and life between both London and Dublin.

Laura speaks about how MZA responded to the crisis, what’s worked well for them and how they are starting to get moving again.

She also shares her personal experience of when she struggled to get into a routine at the start, and what the future holds.

As always, you can connect and interact with our guests on our social media pages.
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44min
June 02, 2020 Suzy Glaskie - How to reduce costs by taking care of the wellbeing of your employees
In this week’s episode of the Building Services podcast, I was joined by Suzy Glaskie. Suzy Glaskie is a Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach, founder of Peppermint Wellness (www.peppermintwellness.co.uk), and host of the Wellness Unwrapped podcast. We discussed the steps employers can take to make sure their employees’ health & wellbeing is taken care of and what to do if the manager or employer themselves are struggling with their own health & wellbeing issues. And some very simple and effective steps everyone can take right now. Suzy has experience coaching and training around this subject matter with consultants in the Property & Construction sector, she’s worked with Savills, Morgan Sindall and Colliers to name a few.
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49min
May 26, 2020 Alex McDonald – Starting his own business mid-lockdown after being made redundant
Alex is a seasoned engineering professional, a chartered engineer with a wealth of experience in Building Services, and when I heard he started an engineering consultancy of his own, mid-COVID-lockdown, there were several questions that ran through my head including:
- Are you crazy? Is this going to work?
- Is this the only option you had, that’s why you’re doing it?
- Why are you so confident this is going to work but other businesses with more money and established brands are not so prepared to do this?
So, I asked him all these questions…
Additionally, and during our conversation, we touched on:
Alex’s career steps, where to find less stress and more money, the challenges he’s expecting including those he shares with more established businesses, what success looks like to him and the advice he’d give to others who are unsure about where to invest.
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May 18, 2020Farah Naz - Sustainability Leader on how to prepare for Net Zero Carbon Delivery
During this week’s podcast, we were joined by Farah Naz who is CEng ASHRAE FCIBSE LEED (BD+C) and WELL AP.

Farah answered the following questions for me:
What does a green economic recovery mean?

What is climate emergency?

What is the link between climate change/energy and buildings?

How can Building Services consultants prepare to deliver Net Zero Carbon solutions for their clients?

Should SMEs be investing in their own energy and sustainability division if they don’t already have one?
If you don’t understand climate change, emergency, then this short clip should explain it well – Watch on YouTube
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55min
May 13, 2020 Jos Brownlie – Vice-Chair CIBSE – What the new lockdown measures mean for Building Services
This episode was recorded with Jos Brownlie, a Chartered Engineer, a fellow of CIBSE, and Vice-Chair of the CIBSE West Midlands region in the UK. Jos discussed: · What Boris Johnson's announcements regarding easing lockdown measures mean for the Building Services industry and those consultants who might receive a lot of work from contractors · What essential measures must be taken before people re-enter uninhabited buildings including the risk of legionnaires · Future building regulations for upturn and downturn in occupancy rates · How building maintenance and work-place health & safety/wellbeing must go hand in hand · What consultants should be doing now and going forward considering financial constraints You can connect and interact with our guests in our LinkedIn and Instagram pages
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56min

FAQs about The Building Services Podcast:

How many episodes does The Building Services Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 146 episodes available.