The Building Talks Podcast
A fortnightly podcast showcasing conversations with professionals across Australia’s Built Environment—spanning Construction, Property Development, Engineering, Architecture, Project Management, Consulting (and much besides).
In each episode, we explore the challenges, opportunities, and trends shaping the industry, while hearing the stories, insights, and experiences of the people behind the projects. From architects and engineers to builders, project managers, quantity surveyors, researchers, and business leaders, our guests offer valuable perspectives from across the sector.
Whether you're curious about industry issues or want to better understand the people driving Australia’s built environment, The Building Talks Podcast brings you authentic conversations with those ‘in the know.’
The Building Talks Podcast
Latest Episodes
Talking with Jonathan O’Brien about Housing, Zoning Reform and the YIMBY Movement in Australia
Housing debates can get noisy pretty quickly, but this conversation brings something particularly useful to the table, data.Returning to The Building Talks Podcast for the second time is ...
Talking with Simon Betteridge about Leadership, Productivity and Growing a Construction Business for the Long Term
What does it take to grow a construction business for more than two decades, build a team you can trust, and then lead it from another country?In this episode of The Building Talks Podcast, I sit down with
Talking with Christian Schiemann about Smarter Buildings, Energy Performance and the Future of Property Technology
What if the biggest opportunity in construction is not just what we build next, but how we make the buildings we already have perform better?In this episode of The Building Talks Podcast, I sit down with
Talking with Dan Silver about Site Managers, Psychosocial Safety and AI in Construction
Some episodes look at projects; this one looks at the people carrying them.In this episode of The Building Talks Podcast, I sit down with Dan Silver, founder of
Talking with Callum Cryans about AI, Quantity Surveying and the Future of Construction
If AI still feels like something for later, this episode is a good reminder that later has probably already arrived. In this episode of The Building Talks Podcast, I sit down with
