Aec Business

I met with Kasmir Jolma, a newly graduated Finnish architect, in Helsinki. We discuss his master’s thesis on strategy and communication for architects and how clients see the architect’s role.  Here are snippets of the summary of Kasmir’s thesis, published in May 2016 at Tampere University of Technology: “Business development has not been a strength for architectural firms, […] The post Strategy and Communication for Architects – Interview with Kasmir Jolma appeared first on AEC Business.

I had the pleasure of interviewing Guy Skillett, head of construction at Rhumbix, a construction industry IT startup. In addition to the audio interview, here’s a summary of our conversation. What is Rhumbix? Rhumbix is a construction data platform that replaces manual reporting processes like timekeeping, daily reporting, installed quantities and production tracking. The genesis of Rhumbix was […] The post Rhumbix: A Productivity Platform for Construction – Interview with Guy Skillett appeared first on AEC Business.

In this podcast interview Tobias Dahlberg, CEO of Wonder Agency, talks about branding. You’ll learn what a brand means, how to develop a brand, and why branding is a strategic question. What is your definition of “brand”? Assuming that I’m developing a new service in the construction industry, why should I pay attention to branding as […] The post Branding AEC Services – Interview with Tobias Dahlberg appeared first on AEC Business.

In this episode 52 of the AEC Business podcast I interview Barry Giles, CEO of BREEAM USA. We talk about BREEAM In-Use, a sustainability rating system for existing buildings. It has entered the American marketplace as a localized version, BREAAM USA In-Use. Here’s how BREEAM USA describes BREEAM In-Use: “In 2009, BRE Global developed BREEAM In-Use (BiU), […] The post BREEAM USA – Interview with Barry Giles appeared first on AEC Business.

In this interview with Gordon A Geddes, CEO of Lynx Systems, we talk about reinventing the building envelope. Gordon also gives great advice to innovators in the construction industry. Here are our discussion topics: Why Gordon became interested in innovation in the construction industry What are responsive building envelopes What it the problem with traditional […] The post Reinventing the Building Envelope – Interview with Gordon A Geddes appeared first on AEC Business.

This is the 50th episode of the AEC Business podcast! As a special guest, I have Gijs van Wulfen, a globally renowned innovation speaker and founder of the FORTH Innovation Methodology. We talk about his new book, The Innovation Maze, and how you can become a successful innovator. Gijs was chosen by LinkedIn as one of the […] The post Become a Successful Innovator – Interview with Gijs van Wulfen appeared first on AEC Business.

Stefan Engeseth is author, consultant, speaker, CEO and Guest Professor. His latest book is Sharkonomics. In this podcast episode, we’re going to talk about what nature has taught Stefan and how that could be applied to the construction industry. Sharks are not only nature’s most revered killing machines, they are highly strategic and efficient predators. Studying their […] The post How Construction Will be Disrupted – Interview with Stefan Engeseth appeared first on AEC Business.

I had the pleasure to visit the headquarters of Pöyry and meet with Jaana Tyynismaa and Jouni Honkala. In this episode 48 of the AEC Business Podcast we talk about circular economy. Pöyry is an international consulting and engineering company that serves clients globally across the energy, industry and infrastructure sectors. Last year, the net […] The post Circular Economy for AEC Firms – Interview with Pöyry appeared first on AEC Business.

Phil McKinney is an award winning innovator of technologies and products used by 100’s of millions of consumers and businesses worldwide. In this interview, Phil shares ideas on how to innovate in the construction industry. In this interview, we discuss What are killer innovations Where to innovate How to use questions as an innovation tool How to brainstorm […] The post Killer Innovations – Interview with Phil McKinney appeared first on AEC Business.

In this podcast interview I talk with Teemu Lehtinen, Doctoral Candidate at Aalto University, about AEC Hackathons. The AEC Hackathon gives those designing, building, and maintaining our built environment the opportunity to collaborate with cutting edge technologies and its developers and designers. It’s a weekend of ‘geek-sourcing’ for improving the industries that affect all that […] The post AEC Hackathons – Interview with Teemu Lehtinen appeared first on AEC Business.

In this episode of the AEC Business podcast I talk with Ali El Hariri, Co-Founder and CEO of BulldozAIR. Ali’s company developed a mobile and Web solution for visual task management for construction. Ali is a construction engineer who realized, while working on projects, certain limitations with existing construction software. They were internal solutions that did […] The post The Story of BulldozAIR – Interview with Ali El Hariri appeared first on AEC Business.

The leading Finnish residential business conference of 2016 gathered industry leaders to Helsinki on January 26, 2016. In addition to the presentations on the present state and future trends of the market we also learned about digitalization and residential innovations. My company, AE Partners, was one of the organizing partners of the Asuntomarkkinat 2016 conference. […] The post Three Views into Residential Innovation appeared first on AEC Business.

Marco Steinberg is a consultant, architect, and former Associate Professor at the Harvard Design School. He’s also been the Strategic Design Director at Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund. Currently, he has his own practice,  Snowcone & Haystack. Marco writes on his homepage: “I believe we can solve the complex challenges that our governments, societies, and environment face. To do […] The post Experimenting in the Built Environment – Interview with Marco Steinberg appeared first on AEC Business.

I had the pleasure of interviewing consultant Tommi Rissanen of Digital Media Finland. He’s working on his PhD dissertation on business models. We talk about the following themes: What are digital business models and what makes them different from more traditional models? How could digital business models challenge companies in the construction industry? How can […] The post Talking About Business Models – Interview with Tommi Rissanen appeared first on AEC Business.

Here are highlights from last year and a few words about the future of my podcast and blog. The most popular posts and podcast episodes in 2015 The most popular of last year’s blog posts were How Scrum Entered Sweco Structures and Forever Changed the Way They Manage Projects A Finnish Startup Takes 3D Printing […] The post Recap of 2015 and Plans for 2016 appeared first on AEC Business.

Petri Kokko is a Finnish architect, service developer, and the CEO of Sova3D. In the 40th episode of the AEC Business podcast Petri shares his experiences and ideas on using game technology in construction. The slogan of Petri’s newly founded company is Internet of spaces. Sova3D creates interactive building models and develops new applications that utilize […] The post Game Technology for Construction – Interview with Petri Kokko appeared first on AEC Business.

In this podcast episode I interview Doug Vickerson, the CEO of Renoworks Software. Their design and presentation sofware tools help manufacturers and remodelers sell more through personalized visualizations. You can learn more about Renoworks at renoworks.com and about Renoworks Pro at renoworkspro.com. Listen to the interview (also on iTunes and other platforms) The post Visualization as a Sales Tool – Interview with Doug Vickerson appeared first on AEC Business.

In this podcast interview I have two guests: Jeroen de Paepe and Pieter Eerlings of ArchiSnapper. Jerry and Peter share the story of their company and tell about their mobile app for field reports, ArchiSnapper. Jerry and Peter of ArchiSnapper The founders of ArchiSnapper originally offered Web and mobile software development. When one of their […] The post Field Reports the Smart Way – Interview with ArchiSnapper appeared first on AEC Business.

Life cycle assessment of buildings and infrastructure using smart tools and BIM is the theme of my interview with Ryan Zizzo. Ryan is the International Sales Manager at Bionova, a leading developer of sustainability metrics solutions, specializing in web-based, user friendly life cycle assessment (LCA). In this podcast, he will briefly describe life cycle assessment and […] The post Life Cycle Assessment with One Click – Interview with Ryan Zizzo appeared first on AEC Business.

I had the pleasure of interviewing Pia Betton, Partner and Director at Edenspiekermann AG. Pia’s company designs brand experiences and has offices in Amsterdam, Berlin, San Francisco, Singapore and Stuttgart. We talk about a recent meetup on digitalization and co-creation in the real estate business. Edenspiekermann organized the event with David Chipperfield Architects, and it […] The post Co-creation in the German Real Estate Business – Interview with Pia Betton appeared first on AEC Business.