Inventing Construction

Talk about transforming construction, and you’ll often get eye-rolls or buzzword fatigue. But listen to those that are the most passionate about this topic, and you’ll find a much deeper story—one of culture, people, missed opportunities, and real, actionable change. In this episode Ross sat down with Paul Bingham from Smart Connected Buildings and Digital Construction Forum, who shared decades of insight from smart tech, real estate, and digital transformation.It’s not that construction is broken. It’s that it could be much better. And according to Paul, the tools are already here—we just need to use them the right way.What you'll learn from today's episode of Inventing Construction:- What needs to change to obtain true integrated delivery- What is slowing transformation today- Why clients have the key to transforming the industry- Why the next 5 years will change everythingYou can also listen to Inventing Construction on these platforms:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aAxc0iqOe2JJly3jCh9jV?si=8db208888a9a4e4cApple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inventing-construction/id1629403210YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmFqJlVzEa6Lc_7LOTjvac2oTbRRk9HdKWe would love for you to continue the conversation with us on LinkedIn:Ross: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-griffin-kosmos/Elia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliaarquitectatecnica/Paul: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulgbingham/KOSMOS: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kosmos-dkThanks for listening!

When most people hear "construction innovation," they picture software teams in office buildings or tech startups far from the dust and noise of real projects. But innovation is happening where the concrete is poured and the cranes swing. And it's not abstract. It's practical, scalable, and saves time and money.In this episode, we've invited on Casper Hertz Nielsen, Process and Innovation Chief at NCC in Denmark, to discuss the very real changes happening on construction sites today. From smarter digital tools to sharper energy tracking, here's how NCC's team is reshaping on-site workflows.What you'll learn from today's episode of Inventing Construction:- Why real innovation starts on site, not in the office- Why a contractor models his building in the virtual world- What are on-site digital information points?- Why you should do construction site logistics in 3DYou can also listen to Inventing Construction on these platforms:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aAxc0iqOe2JJly3jCh9jV?si=8db208888a9a4e4cApple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inventing-construction/id1629403210YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmFqJlVzEa6Lc_7LOTjvac2oTbRRk9HdKWe would love for you to continue the conversation with us on LinkedIn:Ross: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-griffin-kosmos/Elia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliaarquitectatecnica/Casper: https://www.linkedin.com/in/casper-hertz-nielsen-4466a825/KOSMOS: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kosmos-dkThanks for listening!

When we talk about the future of construction, we often focus on carbon goals, modular design, or project delivery speed. But there’s a quieter crisis growing behind the scenes: we lack the people who both understand construction and speak the language of data, programming, automation, or AI.It’s not just a skills gap. It’s a profile gap. And if we don’t start building bridges between domains, we risk holding back the digital transformation that construction desperately needs.In today's episode, Elia sits down with Aske Strandberg, a professional whose career spans hospitality, construction, and IT. His story is less about job titles and more about mindset, curiosity, creativity, and the courage to shift. Him, and many others, are also behind the AEC Hackathons - now, what is a hackathon, and why is it relevant to this industry challenge? That is today's topic.What you'll learn from today's episode of Inventing Construction:- Why we have to get more construction people into data science- What is a hackathon?- How you can use AI for MEP & BOQsYou can also listen to Inventing Construction on these platforms:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aAxc0iqOe2JJly3jCh9jV?si=8db208888a9a4e4cApple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inventing-construction/id1629403210YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmFqJlVzEa6Lc_7LOTjvac2oTbRRk9HdKYou can find the next AEC hackathon at BLOXHUB here: https://billetto.dk/en/e/aec-hackathon-13-copenhagen-billetter-1667093We would love for you to continue the conversation with us on LinkedIn:Ross: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-griffin-kosmos/Elia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliaarquitectatecnica/Aske: https://www.linkedin.com/in/askestrandberg/KOSMOS: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kosmos-dkThanks for listening!

Digitalising an entire industry doesn’t happen overnight. Especially not construction, an industry built on tradition, relationships, and physical outcomes.But when you zoom in on how digitalisation unfolds, policy shifts, public sector influence, tech adoption, and cultural change, you begin to see the slow, deliberate path forward.In this podcast episode, Ross sat down with Troels Hoff, director of digital development at Ramboll and member of DiKon, to unpack that very question. The episode is a realistic yet hopeful look at the timeline, obstacles, and opportunities tied to going digital - from Denmark’s vantage point.What you'll learn from today's episode of Inventing Construction:- How Denmark sped up the digitalisation of construction- The main challenges when digitally transforming construction- The natural evolution of digitally transforming construction- What is the future of digital construction?You can also listen to Inventing Construction on these platforms:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aAxc0iqOe2JJly3jCh9jV?si=8db208888a9a4e4cApple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inventing-construction/id1629403210YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmFqJlVzEa6Lc_7LOTjvac2oTbRRk9HdKYou can find DiKon here: https://dikon.info/We would love for you to continue the conversation with us on LinkedIn:Ross: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-griffin-kosmos/Elia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliaarquitectatecnica/Troels: https://www.linkedin.com/in/troels-hoff-3170222/KOSMOS: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kosmos-dkThanks for listening!

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