21st Century Construction
Episodes
Charting the path to 2026: what construction needs to know
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our final episode of the year, we take stock of the biggest issues that are defining construction and look ahead to what will be on the industry’...
Cutting costly mistakes: how to tackle avoidable error in construction
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode dives into one of construction’s biggest and most stubborn challenges: avoidable error. Ten years on from its launch, the Get It Rig...
Mental health maze: can construction break the stigma?
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Construction is facing a mental health emergency, with alarming suicide rates reflecting the persistent stigma that prevents many people from speaking...
New immigration rules: what construction employers need to know
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recent changes to the UK immigration system are likely to have a major impact on the construction industry, which relies on overseas workers. But w...
Sizewell C: are we ready for a nuclear renaissance?
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The UK government recently committed to a £14.2bn investment to build the Sizewell C nuclear power station, ending years of delay and uncertainty ove...
What does the fit-out sector look like after ISG’s demise?
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Morris & Spottiswood boss Jon Dunwell joins the 21CC podcast to discuss the workforce issues impacting the contractor and the wider fit-out sector...
Do we have the skills for a retrofit revolution?
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The UK’s ambitious target to reach net zero by 2050 requires significant change across the construction industry. The retrofit of historic building ...
Can we create buildings with positive psychological effects?
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The built environment can have a significant impact on mental health and wellbeing, for better or worse.Factors such as quality of housing and infrast...
Can AI really transform construction? Experts weigh in
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial intelligence (AI) can speed up many processes in construction, from design and scheduling to contract and risk management, but it won’t l...
Race equality in construction: Close the gaps and grasp the opportunities, say experts. Dr. Roni Savage leads
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month, we’re checking in to see how the industry’s doing on race equality.The stats vary, but most counts show that people of colour are stil...
Construction professionals: Your colleagues make you happier than your salary. New industry survey.
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Your colleagues are likely to affect your happiness at work more than salary and benefits, the first Construction Happiness Barometer survey reveals.N...
Jumping off the ‘Conveyor Belt of Doom’: How we could build new buildings with old ones
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We know that the linear way we build now – where materials make a one-way trip from the earth to landfill – is dangerously unsustainable.It assume...
Can construction be nature’s friend?
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
By now, many people in construction are used to thinking about cutting CO2 emissions.But the industry’s impact on nature – the planet’s and our ...
Can Labour really build 1.5 million new homes by 2029?
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Labour Party pledged in its manifesto to build 1.5m new homes over the next Parliament if it got into power. But does the UK have the necessary sk...
Could you lead a megaproject? Hear from the masters
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of the 21CC podcast, three leaders of successful megaprojects delve into the nitty gritty of what it takes to lead them.On the p...
What’s the future of construction machinery: should we go all in on electrification? Is hydrogen coming on stream anytime soon?
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Veteran plant journalist Peter Haddock is with us this month to help make sense of the rapidly changing landscape of construction machinery and sustai...
Should we just stop building? 21CC is joined by advanced thinkers in sustainable construction.
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Following World Environment Day 2024, we dig into a complex and difficult question.Construction is the single biggest source of greenhouse gases.It pr...
Building Saudi’s Red Sea high-end tourist giga-project | Canada: Land of opportunity | What clients really want
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Building Saudi’s Red Sea high-end tourist giga-project[01:04 ]From bare sand to a collection of 50 separate resorts with its own international airpo...
Robotic microfactories for housebuilding? | UCEM goes to schools
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Robotic micro-factories for housebuilding?[00:25] High-tech companies down through the years have often seen construction as a tantalising frontier,&n...
Happy Birthday, CIOB! | Michael Brown looks back | Data-led construction
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Birthday, CIOB! Three young professionals look ahead [01:00]To celebrate the 190th anniversary of the founding of the Chartered Institute of Bui...
Crushed by a horse, now crushing prejudice | Construction Skills Olympians | The rhetoric of modernisation
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Crushed by a horse, now crushing prejudice [00:32]Elite Australian athlete Hacia Atherton spent seven months in hospital recovering from a near-fatal ...
New-homes confidence crisis | Lego-style building system | Can project managers be coaches?
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The home of great construction stories. We go behind the headlines to meet the people who envision, create and manage the built world. Brought to you ...
Refugees building Britain | What do IFC and Cobie mean? | Building Egypt’s Grand Museum
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The home of great construction stories. We go behind the headlines to meet the people who envision, create and manage the built world. Brought to you ...
Surviving The Fall | The Wonky House Detective | Is the construction industry broken?
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The home of great construction stories. We go behind the headlines to meet the people who envision, create and manage the built world. Brought to you ...
Trust a bot to run your project? | AI: friend, foe, or confused colleague? | Working with terminal cancer
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The home of great construction stories. We go behind the headlines to meet the people who envision, create and manage the built world. Brought to you ...
AI tool to detect RAAC in buildings | Colosseum for Bath Rugby? | Building in Antarctica
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the fourth episode of the 21CC Podcast, brought to you by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). The home of great construction storie...
Desert development: Why circles beat lines in city design | Katie Kelleher: ‘Yes, women can operate cranes’ | Robot prints plans right on the floor
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the third episode of the 21CC podcast, brought to you by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). The home of great construction stories...
Why construction is the future | PPE that fits | Ethics and construction
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the second episode of the 21CC podcast, brought to you by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).21CC is short for 21st Century Constru...
Rebuilding Ukraine | Construction social influencers | Digital First construction
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first episode of the 21CC podcast, brought to you by the Chartered Institute of Building.21CC is short for 21st Century Construction, w...
Introducing 21st Century Construction
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The home of great construction stories. We go behind the headlines to meet the people who envision, create and manage the built world. Brought to you ...