In the fourth episode of our wellbeing in the workplace series, host Dr Graham Kelly talks to the renowned Professor Sir Cary Cooper CBE, 50th Anniversary Prof of Organisational Psychology & Health at Manchester Business School, University of Manchester. Professor Sir Cary Cooper is a world leading expert on workplace wellbeing, occupational health psychology, women at work, and occupational stress. He has authored more than 250 books, a frequent media commentator on workplace issues and...

Welcome to episode three of the latest Digital Climate podcast series, where host Dr Graham Kelly talks to world record breaker Hugo Metcalfe. Hugo is the Co-Founder and Chief Psychologist at The Happy Mind Tribe - Mental Health, Wellbeing and Workplace Culture Specialists. Hugo has designed and delivered evidence based programs across the globe to support organisations in cultivating sustainable workplace wellbeing cultures. He has worked with organisations such as the UK Foreign Office, Di...

In this episode of the Digital Climate podcast, host, Dr Graham Kelly invited BIM Academy Associate Andrew Johnson and Walking With the Wounded’s Head Start Programme Manager, Alie Salford to talk about the support available to ex service men and women suffering with mental ill health. As a former member of the Corps of Royal Engineers, Andrew discusses his own mental health journey, how Walking With the Wounded has supported him, and why he is now sharing his experiences to help others. Andr...

Welcome to Series 7 of the BIM Academy Digital Climate Podcast with host and BIM Academy Managing Director, Dr Graham Kelly. In this series Graham uncovers the connection between mental health and wellbeing, and their role in high performing workplaces within the construction industry. Our goal at BIM Academy is to empower everyone facing life's challenges with the knowledge that help is always available. In this episode Graham talks with two guests who are mental health champions and the ...

In this fifth and final episode of our "Don’t fear the future" series, host Dr Graham Kelly talks to Indy Johar, founding Director of 00 and Dark Matters Labs. An architect by training, Indy is a Senior Innovation Associate with the Young Foundation and a visiting Professor at the University of Sheffield. He co-funded Impact Hub Birmingham and Open Systems Lab and was a member of the RSA’s Inclusive Growth Commission. He is a thought leader in system change, the future of urban infrast...

In this episode of the Digital Climate podcast, host and BIM Academy Managing Director, Dr Graham Kelly invited Sam Stacey to talk about construction transformation, sustainability actions and what comes next. CEO of Stacx International, Chairman of SustainCRE and former Challenge Director of Transforming Construction at Innovate UK, Sam is an industry leader on construction innovation and with an MBA from Henley Business School and degrees in Civil Engineering, Architecture and Philosophy f...

In this third instalment of this Digital Climate podcast series, host, Dr Graham Kelly invited Tuomas Syrjänen of Futurice to talk all things AI. Tuomas is a co-founder and former CEO of Futurice, and is now heading Futurice's data & AI powered knowledge work transformation program that is transforming how Futurice and Futurice's clients operate. He also helped shape Futurice’s non hierarchical culture of trust, transparency, freedom and responsibility. Graham opens the discussion by as...

In our second episode of the Digital Climate podcast series 6, Dr Graham Kelly invites entrepreneur, business advisor, author of “Unlearn”, and “Lean Enterprise”, cofounder of Nobody Studios, founder of ExecCamp, and faculty at Singularity University, Barry O’Reilly to talk about his theory of “think big, start small, learn fast”. As a trusted advisor, Barry has pioneered the intersection of business model innovation, product development, organisational design, and culture transformation. He...

Welcome to Series 6 of the BIM Academy Digital Climate Podcast with new series host and BIM Academy Managing Director, Dr Graham Kelly. Graham leads on the strategic implementation of digital transformation for global clients, and is known for his expertise in combining technology, digital thinking and innovation for maximum business performance. In this podcast series, Graham has invited guests who are also innovators and pioneers in their field. With a series title, “Don’t fear the fu...

BIM Academy Director, Paul Thorpe hosts another AI themed podcast with guest, René Morkos Ph.D, CEO of ALICE Technologies. René is an inventor, founder, adjunct professor at Stanford University and the inventor of the world’s first Generative Construction Simulator and Optimizer. He is a Leavell Fellow at Stanford University, where he currently serves as an adjunct professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department. As a second-generation civil engineer, René has over 20 years ...

Podcast host Paul Thorpe invites ChatGPT to be his podcast guest, together with BIM Academy Digital Consultant and trained architect, Murillo Piazzi. In this short and engaging interview, the three talk about artificial intelligence and what it means for the construction industry. When asked what AI can do for construction, ChatGPT responded: “Excellent question Paul. AI is set to have a transformative impact on the construction industry. It will optimise project management, enhance safety, ...

Listen as BIM Academy Director, Paul Thorpe talks to Multiplex’s Head of Sustainability, Maria Fernandez Cachafeiro about the enormous pressure on the construction industry to reduce its carbon emissions. Maria has over 10 years’ experience driving social and environmental sustainability within the built environment, both in the UK and internationally and at Multiplex she is responsible for all aspects of ESG. As a member of the World Green Building Council’s Corporate Advisory Board, the BC...

In the second episode of the BIM Academy Digital Climate podcast series 5, Paul Thorpe talks to Andrew Gamblen, Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Specialist at Dalux, about the advancing technologies shaping the construction industry. As an experienced digital manager, Andrew is responsible for the implementation of building information modelling (BIM) and digital construction, and is an advocate for collaborative working practices, leveraging the power of technology, standards...

Welcome to Series 5 of the BIM Academy Digital Climate Podcast with new series host, Paul Thorpe, a digital pioneer, future thinker and active researcher into new technologies such as machine learning, artificial intelligence and Internet of Things. In this podcast series, BIM Academy Director, Paul has invited guests from across the construction industry to talk about the innovative ways we are using digital technologies to combat climate change. Here, Paul talks to James Bowles, Founder o...

In this third and final podcast of this series, where BIM Academy Digital Director, Bola Abisogun OBE, has been exploring the implications of new regulations under the Building Safety Act for high-rise building owners, Bola speaks to former Grenfell Tower resident Gill Kernick about her view on the pace of change in terms of building safety in the construction industry since the Grenfell tragedy. Gill is the author of Catastrophe and Systemic Change: Learning from the Grenfell Tower Fire and...

In this latest Digital Climate podcast episode, host Bola Abisogun OBE talks to Chris Blythe OBE, who not only helped establish the discipline of construction management as a Chartered profession, but was one of the longest-serving chief executives at a professional body in the UK. For almost 20 years, Chris led the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), until his retirement in May 2019. Chris admits that leading a 184-year-old organisation and keeping it relevant was no easy feat. Chris t...

Welcome to Series 4 of the BIM Academy Digital Climate Podcast. In this episode our new podcast host, Bola Abisogun OBE, Digital Director at BIM Academy, is joined by Paul Nash, Director of Paul Nash Consultancy and Past-President and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). In a career spanning nearly 40 years, Paul has worked with some of the world’s leading international construction companies and built environment consultancies. Today, Paul can be found providing advice to d...

In this fourth instalment of the BIM Academy Digital Climate podcast Series 3, Andrew Johnson speaks to MOBIE’s Head of Education, Gerry Ruffles. Gerry is responsible for MOBIE's range of Advanced Home Futures training programmes, their delivery and educational development. He joined MOBIE after 25 years in Higher Education lecturing and running courses in Construction, Design and Architecture, with a passion to excite, motivate and prepare young people for careers in the built environment. ...

Andrew Johnson, BIM Academy Digital Climate podcast Series 3 host, talks with Dr Noha Saleeb, Associate Professor in Creative Technologies & Construction at Middlesex University. Continuing our theme for this series on digital skills and the need to bridge skills gaps through education and training, Andrew and Noha discuss the provision of qualifications at higher and further education level that cover the digital knowledge and skills required to enable construction industry ...

In this episode of our Digital Climate podcast series, host Andrew Johnson talks to John Messner of Penn State University about digital skills education and where the skills gaps are in industry today within the digital built environment. John is the Charles and Elinor Matts Professor of Architectural Engineering and the Director of the Computer Integrated Construction Research Program at Penn State University. John specialises in BIM, digital twin, lean construction and automation in constr...