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Over the last 100 years, the building industry has been deeply resistant to change. It is now regarded by many as a last frontier, ripe for disruption. Future Building takes a fresh look at the opportunities for change, examining news and trends along with research and developments from the field.
Join Professor Mathew Aitchison for interviews with experts who share their knowledge and insights into the industry and what is coming down the pipeline. Future Building is sponsored by Building 4.0 CRC, a cooperative R&D hub leading innovation in the building industry.
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Ep 27. Essay: Abundance of Housing: 1 year later
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May 05, 2026 |
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Ep 26. Californian Housing Reform Part II: An interview with Tyler Pullen, Assistant Director of Building Innovation at Terner Labs
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Ep 25. Californian Housing Reform Part I: An interview with Californian State Assemblymember, Buffy Wicks
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Ep 24. Essay: The Big Factory Idea (A Cautionary Tale)
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Ep 23. Essay: The gearing is wrong in housing
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Nov 27, 2025 |
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Ep 22. MMC in the UK: A decade of learning with Cast Consultancy’s Mark Farmer
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Ep 21. 50 Things I’ve Learned Writing Construction Physics, with author Brian Potter
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Ep 20. How to Unlock Offsite Construction for Affordable Housing with Prof. Ivan Rupnik from MOD X
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May 29, 2025 |
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Ep 19. Venture Creation for the Built Environment with Dr Ray Levitt from Blackhorn Ventures
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Ep 18. Can we fix housing construction productivity? With Danielle Wood Chair of the Australian Government’s Productivity Commission
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Ep 17. KOPE: The Digital Infrastructure Behind the Next Wave of Building Innovation. An Interview with Co-Founder David Flynn
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Aug 11, 2024 |
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Ep 16. Gropyus: Germany’s Hottest Building Scale-Up with Co-Founder Philipp Erler
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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Ep 15. Is this the most trusted housing brand in Australia? With Jeremy McLeod, founder of Nightingale Housing and Breathe Architecture
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May 01, 2024 |
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Ep 14. What are the Building Blocks of a Great Building Production Strategy with Dr Helena Lidelöw
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Ep 13. The Path to Industrialised Building with Prof. Jerker Lessing
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Ep 12. Have We Built Our Last Skyscraper? with the Royal Danish Academy’s Prof. Anne Beim
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Ep 11. Five Myths of Housing Affordability with Dr Cameron Murray
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Ep 10. Digital Transformation with Lendlease Digital’s CEO Bill Ruh
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May 03, 2022 |
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Ep 9. Conversation 3. Leadership and Innovation with Jeff Immelt and Bill Ruh
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Ep 8. Conversation 2. Deconstructing Katerra with Brian Potter, Prof. Jennifer Whyte and Daryl Patterson
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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Ep 7. Conversation 1. Implications of Industry 4.0 with Bronwyn Evans AM, Jeff Connolly and Andrew Dettmer
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Ep 6. RealTech: Investment Insights with Taronga Ventures’ Jonathan Hannam and Julian Kezelman
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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Ep 5. Digital Innovation in the Building Industry with CadMakers’ Javier Glatt
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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Ep 4. Innovation in the Built Environment with Google’s Eric Baczuk
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Ep 3. Talking Future Real Estate with MIT’S Dr. Andrea Chegut
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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Ep 2. Knowing Fire With University College London’s Professor Jose Torero Cullen
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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Ep 1. Unboxing The Latest Mckinsey Building Industry Report With Lendlease Digital’s Daryl Patterson
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Jun 30, 2020 |