A common misconception is that more data equals better decisions. Information Managers gather, process and distribute information at the right time and in the right format for all project stakeholders. The Danish term for the role, IKT-leder (leader), highlights its importance in ensuring structured, timely, and relevant information flow across all phases of a project. Digital workflows and collaborations in present time have made this role even more crucial for the Construction Industry.   In today's episode we've invited an actual Information Manager to have a conversation with u ..read more

What would happen if Quantity Surveying (or any profession) didn't exist at all, and we had to reinvent it from scratch? What would we do differently? In this episode we turn the quantity surveying process on it's head. What you'll learn from today's episode of Inventing Construction: - Has quantity surveying changed in the last 100 years? - Why the old quantity surveying processes are outdated - Why Quantity Surveyors ruin Architects lives everyday - Why technology wont save quantity surveying - Why we are failing to digitize the Construction Industry You can also listen to Inventing Cons ..read more

How will AI and automation impact the Construction Industry? How can we overcome the resistance to innovation? Why is context and data so vital for decision-making? These are some of the questions we'll try to answer in this episode. We have invited Asbjørn Levring to help us unravel these topics. Asbjørn is Founder and CEO of INSTRAT360, a software company that is reshaping strategy and decision-making for businesses and projects - by using AI and automation. Asbjørn has also worked many years in the Construction Industry. What you'll learn from today's episode of Inventing Construction ..read more

The Construction Industry has not fully entered the digital age - yet. In order for this to happen, we need construction people, who are willing to shift careers and interests, and start to learn and implement new technology in their current construction processes. This is not an easy task, but today, we have invited Matthew Osment, Founder of Shift, a company who helps project teams and people to learn these critical skills, that'll elevate them to the necessary understanding, so they can start changing their processes for the better. In this episode, you'll learn about the career journeys ..read more

Circular Economy is the future. But what exactly is it? How does it differ from sustainability? And, what does it mean for the Construction Industry? We have invited Patrick Moloney, Director of Strategic Sustainability Consulting at Ramboll, to help us understand what Circular Economy is, and what it means for our industry.  What you'll learn from today's episode of Inventing Construction: - What will 2035 look like in Construction - Why 90% of waste comes from the design phase - Why carbon will come before $$$$ - Who has the power to accelerate the sustainability journey - How we can ..read more

Data centers are only a small part of the total buildings in the world. Yet, 3 to 4% of all carbon from energy use, comes from these 11.000 data centers. Add water consumption for cooling and electrical waste to the equation, and your looking at an overlooked, but quite large, sustainability challenge in a very small industry. And now, with the rise of AI - data centers will only require more energy! So what can we do about this upcoming challenge in construction? That is the topic of todays podcast. We have invitied our very own Roger Barkley, Senior Specialist (MEP, Cost & Carbon) at K ..read more

Architecture is changing. Sustainability and innovation have increased the requirements for Architects working in the industry today. Digitalization, sustainability and several new technologies are changing the possibilites of what Architecture can be, and what it should include. Our guest today is Jakob Strømann- Andersen, Director of Innovation and Sustainability at Henning Larsen Architects. In this episode you'll get an understanding of how some of the worlds most advanced Architects are working and changing their ways to become even more effective.  What you'll learn from today's e ..read more

We, as an Industry, need to be more collaborative if we are to solve the enormous challenges that construction is facing. BLOXHUB, situated in Copenhagen, is a non-profit organization that is trying to increase collaboration in both the Danish Construction Industry and on the international scene. BLOXHUB has seen succes with their approach, and our guest today is Martine Reinhold Kildeby, Director, Global Networks & Partnerships at BLOXHUB. In this episode we'll be discussing the future of collaboration in the Construction Industry. What you'll learn from today's episode of Inventing Cons ..read more

AI is making its entrance into the Construction Industry. But it requires data to be trained on. Construction data. We don't have a lot of that. And the data we have, might not be of the best standardized quality... training an AI on this old data might just give us more of the same - which we don't want. So, how can we solve this? That is today's topic. What you'll learn from today's episode of Inventing Construction: - Why you have to train your own AI - The historical bias of AI - Why Amazon had to stop using an AI - How we tried to train our own AI - What could happen if we train AI badl ..read more

Ever heard of a contractor, or specialist subcontractor, that outsourced the quantity surveying and estimating part of their business? Our guest today offers this type of outsourced service.  Patrick Carroll, Director of Carroll Estimating has seen succes from offering this service to contractors and subcontractors in Ireland and the UK. But why is that? Could outsourcing specialist services be the future? As opposed to employing your own specialists?  In this episode we are going to dig deep into the pros and cons of this outsourcing model. And we'll do so, with the help from all ..read more