A year ago, Derek Thompson and Ezra Klein released their book 'Abundance', positing that to have the future we want, we need to build and invent more of what we need. In his latest essay, Prof. Mathew Aitchison reflects on what has happened since the book's release, focusing on housing.
The post Ep 27. Essay: Abundance of Housing: 1 year later appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.
May 5
35 min
In Part II of the series on reforms to the Californian housing system, Prof. Mathew Aitchison speaks with Tyler Pullen, one of the key researchers on the White Paper prepared for the Californian State Assembly.
The post Ep 26. Californian Housing Reform Part II: An interview with Tyler Pullen, Assistant Director of Building Innovation at Terner Labs appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.
Mar 10
1 hr 25 min
Prof. Mathew Aitchison speaks with Californian State Assemblymember, Buffy Wicks, about measures introduced to the Assembly to reform California's housing system.
The post Ep 25. Californian Housing Reform Part I: An interview with Californian State Assemblymember, Buffy Wicks appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.
Mar 3
39 min
The 'Big Factory Idea' is often proposed as a solution to housing shortages – both in Australia and overseas.
Prof. Mathew Aitchison interrogates this idea in his latest essay for the Future Building Podcast, exploring the 'Big Factory' approach versus an 'Ecosystem' approach.
The post Ep 24. Essay: The Big Factory Idea (A Cautionary Tale) appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.
Feb 11
29 min
Prof. Mathew Aitchison launches a new content series for the podcast – Essays – where he shares his ideas and opinions on the pressing issues facing building and construction. This first essay explores the ever-rising costs of construction.
The post Ep 23. Essay: The gearing is wrong in housing appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.
Nov 27, 2025
19 min
Mark Farmer, Founder of Cast Consultancy, speaks to Prof. Mathew Aitchison on what he's learned about applying Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) in the UK.
The post Ep 22. MMC in the UK: A decade of learning with Cast Consultancy’s Mark Farmer appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.
Sep 8, 2025
1 hr 15 min
Brian Potter, author of the Construction Physics newsletter, speaks to Prof. Mathew Aitchison on the things he's learned about the opportunities and barriers to innovation in the construction industry.
The post Ep 21. 50 Things I’ve Learned Writing Construction Physics, with author Brian Potter appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.
Jul 2, 2025
1 hr 19 min
Prof. Ivan Rupnik, Founder of MOD X and Associate Professor at Northeastern University, speaks to Prof. Mathew Aitchison on how to unlock offsite affordable housing and shares his insights on working with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The post Ep 20. How to Unlock Offsite Construction for Affordable Housing with Prof. Ivan Rupnik from MOD X appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.
May 29, 2025
1 hr 6 min
Dr Ray Levitt, Partner at Blackhorn Ventures and Emeritus Professor at Stanford University, speaks to Prof. Mathew Aitchison from Building 4.0 CRC about Venture Capital, Innovation and Artificial Intelligence for the Building Industry.
The post Ep 19. Venture Creation for the Built Environment with Dr Ray Levitt from Blackhorn Ventures appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.
Apr 15, 2025
1 hr 15 min
Danielle Wood, Chair of the Australian Government’s Productivity Commission speaks with Building 4.0 CRC CEO Professor Mathew Aitchison about housing construction productivity, this impact upon housing and cost disease.
The post Ep 18. Can we fix housing construction productivity? With Danielle Wood Chair of the Australian Government’s Productivity Commission appeared first on Building 4.0 CRC.
Apr 14, 2025
56 min
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