Made To Build by HIA

By Housing Industry Association (HIA)

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Episodes: 42

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Made to Build is the podcast that dives into the real stories behind residential building—the wins, lessons, and practical advice from the people shaping Australia’s housing future today. Each ep brings you raw, honest conversations with HIA members across the industry. Voices of experience who go beyond polished project photos to share the grit, growth, and hard-earned knowledge that truly make an impact. Wherever you are in the industry, we’re your go-to for insights that help you build better, smarter, and with purpose. Some people are just made to build. New eps every second Tuesday.

Episode Date
In Focus: How Can We Keep Tradies in Construction? (Part 2)
Nov 05, 2026
In Focus: If We Need More Homes, Who Is Going to Build Them? (Part 1)
Nov 05, 2026
Building Beyond The City: Delivering Homes In Regional Western Australia
Oct 20, 2026
Why So Many Builders Burn Out (And What To Do About It)
Oct 06, 2026
What Gen Z Want From Their Homes - The Future of Housing
Sep 22, 2026
How the Next Generation of Builders Are Doing Things Differently
Sep 08, 2026
In Focus: Why is delivering more homes still so difficult?
Sep 01, 2026
The Psychology Behind Great Residential Design
Aug 25, 2026
In Focus: Are We Creating the Conditions for Building Businesses to Grow?
Aug 18, 2026
Specialised Housing: A Home, Not an Institution
Aug 11, 2026
Rethinking the Australian Dream: Why Apartments is the Future of Housing
Jul 28, 2026
Building Remote: Tasmania’s Award-Winning Nebraska House
Jul 14, 2026
How to Build a Team That Wants to Wear Your Logo
Jun 30, 2026
Crafting a Legacy: Passing a Business Down to the Next Generation
Jun 17, 2026
Get Clients to Site in 10 Weeks – Building Faster Without Cutting Corners
Jun 02, 2026
Secrets to Scaling Custom Homes: The System That Changed Everything
May 19, 2026
The Digital Apprentice: AI for builders, explained
May 05, 2026
How This ‘Flying’ Roof Got Built and won VIC Home of the Year | Made to Build Podcast HIA
Apr 21, 2026
Designing Smarter: Solving the Missing Middle Housing Crisis
Apr 07, 2026
Why Modular Isn’t Cheap Prefab — It’s Tight, Controlled, and Repeatable
Mar 24, 2026
Bad Sites Lose Good People: Jo Farrell on the Behaviours That Matter
Mar 10, 2026
Momentum Over Margin – Choosing the Right Systems, People and Purpose for a Boutique Build Business
Feb 24, 2026
Building Better Cities: How Australia Can Cut Carbon and Meet Housing Demand
Feb 10, 2026
The Tradie Trap: Why Most Builders End up Owning a Job, Not a Business
Jan 27, 2026
Behind the Build: Award-Winning Renovation of 1900s Heritage Home by Build Theory
Dec 02, 2025
3D Printed Houses: How Dune Build’s Innovative Concrete Tech Works
Nov 18, 2025
From Blueprint to Brand: The Builders Wife & King Homes Story | Made to Build Podcast
Nov 04, 2025
Renovation TV vs Reality: Setting the Record Straight with James Treble
Oct 21, 2025
Apprentices: New Ways to Train & Recruit the Best Young Builders
Oct 07, 2025
Surfside House: An Epic Coastal Build | 2024 HIA-CSR NSW Home of the Year
Sep 23, 2025
Connected ‘Smart’ Kitchens and Bathrooms: What’s Next For Home Design
Sep 09, 2025
How HIA's 2025 Australian Home of the Year was built in 10 Months!
Aug 26, 2025
Ditching old-school thinking & building better teams with CRA Construction
Jul 29, 2025
How to build a business you could sell - even if you never will
Jul 15, 2025
Renovation Reality Check: Patrick McDowell (McDowell Building) | Made to Build Podcast
Jul 01, 2025
Growth Pains, Design Trends & Next-Gen Builders
Jun 17, 2025
Future Focus — HIA Presidents’ Take, 10-Star Builds, and One Bold Career Move
Jun 03, 2025
One Roof, No Surprises - The Tass Design-Construct Model
May 20, 2025
Power Shift — How Anthony Igmen Helps Builders Nail Electrification
May 06, 2025
The 1% Rule — Why the Little Things Matter in Building Better
Apr 22, 2025
Hyperfocus & Hustle - How Neil Hipwell Built FutureFlip From the Ground Up
Apr 08, 2025
This is 'Made To Build'
Apr 03, 2025