Built Environment Matters
Episodes
Can AI Cut Medicine Costs? The Future of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing | Martin Wood & Adrian La Porta
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As AI promises to accelerate drug development, a critical question emerges: can pharmaceutical manufacturing keep pace? In this episode, Martin Wood a...
AI Edge Revolution: How Data Centres are Reshaping for AI Service Serving a Vertical Need | Emmanuel Becker
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The data centre industry is experiencing unprecedented disruption. As AI applications drive explosive demand for computing power, traditional approach...
Climate Resilience in UK Housing: Preventing Overheating in Net Zero Homes | The Bryden Wood Podcast
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The UK's push toward net zero has dramatically improved building insulation and airtightness. But there's an unintended consequence that cou...
UK Industrial Strategy: Analysis, Gaps, and the Path to Growth | Bryden Wood Podcast
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Bryden Wood Podcast. In this episode, 'UK Industrial Strategy: Analysis, Gaps, and the Path to Growth', co-founder Martin Woo...
Doing the hard yards: Tackling the hard to abate sectors for net zero
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Bryden Wood's Martin Wood and Adrian La Porta as they explore the most difficult parts of the economy to decarbonise – the mission to make...
Advanced Nuclear Energy: Aalo Atomics & the Future of Power
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jaimie Johnston MBE on the Bryden Wood Podcast for an insightful discussion on the innovations within advanced nuclear energy and their impact on...
Navigating the Energy Debate: Challenges and Solutions | Martin Wood, Adrian La Porta and John Dyson
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Bryden Wood's co-founder Martin Wood, Technical Director Adrian La Porta, and Professor John Dyson as they discuss the critical state of the...
Rebuilding Ukraine: Industrialised Construction & Energy Solutions | Martin Wood & Jaimie Johnston MBE
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Bryden Wood's Jaimie Johnston MBE and Martin Wood for an important discussion on Ukraine's reconstruction. Inspired by a recent UCL rep...
Redefining Data Centers: Innovation, Sustainability, and the Future of Construction | Lincoln Wood, Edged
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to another episode of Built Environment Matters! This month, Jaimie Johnston MBE, Head of Global Systems at Bryden Wood, is joined by Lincoln ...
In Short: Revolutionising Small Molecule API Manufacturing: Embracing Miniaturisation and Automation
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this enlightening episode, Adrian La Porta, Technical Director at Bryden Wood, dives deep into the evolving landscape of pharmaceutical manufacturi...
Exploring Lean Construction and the Future of Building Design with Iris Tommelein
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this enlightening episode of the Built Environment Matters podcast, host Jaimie Johnston MBE engages with Iris Tommelein, a distinguished Professor...
Platform II Explored: Revolutionising Construction with Head of Global Systems, Jaimie Johnston MBE
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to another episode of Bryden Wood's 'Built Environment Matters' podcast, where we delve into the transformative world of Platfo...
Reference Design - with Jaimie Johnston MBE, Built Environment Matters 'In Short'
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this special 'In Short' edition of Built Environment Matters, Head of Global Systems, Jaimie Johnston MBE gives us a sub-ten-minute lowdo...
Advancing Prefab with Amy Marks, Queen of Prefab and VP of Enterprise Transformation Practice at Autodesk
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Marks joins Jaimie Johnston MBE to talk about Advancing Prefab, which is taking place in Phoenix from 14th-17th March. Now in its seventh year, it...
Defining customer value to drive innovation in design and construction | Will Lichtig, Chief of Staff at The Boldt Company
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Will Lichtig, Chief of Staff at The Boldt Company joins Technical Director Adrian La Porta on this episode of the Built Environment Matters podcast.We...
Accelerating MMC adoption in Australia with Martin Fenn from PT Blink in conversation with Adam Jordan and Simon McCarthy from Bryden Wood
23 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the current state of MMC adoption in Australia and what can be done to accelerate it? How can we best apply the lessons from overseas, particu...
Digitising supply chain data, Built Environment Matters podcast with Brett Rogers, CEO of KatalystDI
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this month's Built Environment Matters podcast, Brett Rogers, CEO of KatalystDI, talks to Head of Global Systems Jaimie Johnston MBE about int...
Hospital Design and Construction with Zig Rubel, President and CEO of Forsight Digital
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to our latest podcast with Zig Rubel, president and CEO of Forsight Digital. He talks to podcast host Jaimie Johnston MBE about using data to c...
North America's first B Corp Certified General Contractor, Advancing Collaboration and Innovation in Construction with Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) - Tim Coldwell, President, Chandos Construction
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode Bryden Wood Head of Global Systems Jaimie Johnston MBE is joined by Tim Coldwell, President of Canada's Chandos Construction. Tim ta...
Digitalisation & health and safety in construction, Built Environment Matters podcast with Professor Jennifer Whyte, Director of John Grill Institute for Project Leadership and Head of School of Project Management at University of Sydney
08 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bryden Wood Asia-Pacific Lead, Adam Jordan, talks with Professor Jennifer Whyte, Director of John Grill Institute for Project Leadership and Head of S...
Integration and digitisation in architecture and construction with Lucy Homer, European Head of Integrated Solutions at Lendlease.
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join us on this month’s episode of Built Environment Matters as Lucy Homer, European Head of Integrated Solutions at Lendlease, discusses centralisa...
Prison Architecture: rehabilitation and humane design with Yvonne Jewkes, Professor of Criminology at University of Bath
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Discover the transformative power of prison architecture in this episode of Built Environment Matters. Join Professor Yvonne Jewkes, a leading crimino...
Diversity and the Future of Architecture with Satwinder Samra
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Satwinder Samra, architect, educator, TV presenter... talks to Bryden Wood Architecture Board Director Paul O'Neill about opening doors and incre...
Global-scale solutions to climate change with Kirsty Gogan from TerraPraxis and Jaimie Johnston MBE
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this inspiring episode, we discuss how to achieve a practical, global-scale solution to the very biggest issue facing humanity – climate change –...
Design to Value: Shaping a Better Built Environment | Martin Wood
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for an insightful conversation with Martin Wood, co-founder of Bryden Wood, on this episode of Built Environment Matters. Hosted by Jaimie Joh...
Sustainable Buildings: PassivHaus, low carbon design and NABERS: Bryden Wood’s Head of Sustainability, Pablo Gugel, talks to Jaimie Johnston MBE
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about the key ways we’ll achieve net zero building using sustainable design and modern methods of construction. Check out this month’s episo...
Transforming construction: Platform design and the IPA’s Roadmap to 2030 - Jaimie Johnston MBE in conversation with Trudi Sully from The Construction Innovation Hub
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The UK's Infrastructure and Projects Authority has just published its Roadmap to 2030 – a clear and bold plan to drive a step change in infrast...
The Future of Architecture: Adaptability, AI & Gen Z | Randy Deutsch
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How is architecture evolving in an era of rapid technological change? In this episode of Built Environment Matters, host Jaimie Johnston MBE speaks wi...
Pt. 2: Digitising Planning with Jack Ricketts, Principal Planning Officer, Southwark Council and Miranda Sharp from the National Digital Twin Programme at the Centre for Digital Built Britain
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for Part 2 of our Digitising Planning podcast where Jaimie Johnston MBE is joined by Miranda Sharp from the National Digital Twin Programme at...
Part 1 - Digitising Planning with Miranda Sharp from the Centre for Digital Built Britain and Jack Ricketts from Southwark Council
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jaimie Johnston MBE is joined by Miranda Sharp from the National Digital Twin Programme at the Centre for Digital Built Britain and Jack Ricketts, Pri...
Bringing Data to Life on IoT Connected Construction Sites - Jaimie Johnston in conversation with Craig Lamont, CCO, asBuilt on our construction podcast
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Board Director Jaimie Johnston MBE talks to Craig Lamont, Chief Commercial Officer, at asBuilt Digital in Sydney about 3D spatial t...
Part 2: Professor Jacqui Glass from The Bartlett, UCL's Built Environment Faculty in conversation with Board Director Jaimie Johnston on our construction podcast
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2: This episode, Jaimie Johnston and Professor Jacqui Glass get into the semantics around construction nomenclature before turning to the foundat...
Part 1: Professor Jacqui Glass from The Bartlett, UCL's Built Environment Faculty in conversation with Board Director Jaimie Johnston on our construction podcast
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1: This month, Board Director Jaimie Johnston talks to Professor Jacqui Glass from The Bartlett, UCL’s Faculty of the Built Environment. They e...
Part 2: Josh Johnson, Expert - Engineering Construction & Building Materials at McKinsey & Company in conversation with Board Director, Jaimie Johnston on our construction podcast
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of Board Director, Jaimie Johnston in conversation with Josh Johnson from McKinsey, talking about the digital empowerment of the construction i...
Part 1: Josh Johnson, Expert - Engineering Construction & Building Materials at McKinsey & Company in conversation with Board Director, Jaimie Johnston on our construction podcast
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Johnson brings his perspective - and McKinsey insights - on the construction industry, including the current market, trends and developments.Send...
Industrializing Construction: Amy Marks on Productization, DfMA, and the Future of Building
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for an exciting episode of Built Environment Matters, where Jaimie Johnston MBE, Head of Global Systems at Bryden Wood, welcomes Amy Marks, th...
Sustainable Design: creating low carbon, sustainable buildings - delivering a sustainable future
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bryden Wood's Head of Sustainability and Building Physics, Helen Hough, joins Jaimie Johnston to talk about all things sustainable design:From ho...
Build Back Better and The Construction Innovation Hub: Jaimie Johnston talks to Keith Waller about Shaping the Future of Construction with Platform Construction, DfMA, Social Value and Sustainable Design
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In addition to Jaimie Johnston's role as Board Director at Bryden Wood, he is also the Design Lead at the Construction Innovation Hub. In this ep...
PRiSM Housing Design App for Residential Architecture: Saving Architects Time & Building Better with DfMA, Automated Design and Construction Technology
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Bryden Wood Creative Technologies Director Jami Cresser-Brown talks about how digital technologies and automating design can turbocharge h...
Applying a Design to Value Approach to Construction Project Management: Process Engineering, Chip Thinking® and Modern Methods of Construction
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Design to Value in Process Engineering: John Dyson, former VP of Capital Strategy at GSK joins host, Jaimie Johnston MBE, to describe his award-wining...
Shaping the Future of Architecture and Design with New Technologies in Construction: Platform Design (P-DfMA) and other Modern Methods of Construction (MMC)
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve talked extensively about the benefits a Platforms approach to Design for Manufacture and Assembly (P-DfMA) can bring to a construction project...
A Platforms Approach to Design for Manufacture and Assembly (P-DfMA): Maximising Value with Lean Construction and Sustainable Design
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bryden Wood Board Director and Head of Global Systems, Jaimie Johnston MBE, talks about a platform approach to design for manufacture and assembly (P-...