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Send us a textPaul Mitchell, Director and Co-founder of Mitchell McDermott talks about costs, viability, what is happening in other countries along with MMC and Sprawl.Note: There is now an AI-generated transcript with each new episode. Please excuse any errors. I for one am grateful to our new robot overlords and any errors they make in transcription are obviously my fault as a human.00:00 - Explaining quantity surveying to a 5 year old00:07 - Apartment viability and why it doesn't exist00:17 - Planning regulations and the effect on cost27:30 - Removing kitchens and the travelling box39:30 - Viability checking new regulations48:00 - The Germans are also suffering54:56 - Modern Methods of Construction (MMC)1:03:48 - The Cost of sprawlReports and data mentioned in this episode:Residential Construction Cost Study Report: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/2bf87-residential-construction-cost-study-report/CORINE Map: https://data.gov.ie/dataset/corine-landcover-2018World Economic Forum report on the future of Construction: https://www3.weforum.org/docs/Future_Scenarios_Implications_Industry_report_2018.pdfThe Cost of Sprawl in Canada:https://institute.smartprosperity.ca/sites/default/files/sp_suburbansprawl_oct2013_opt.pdfAre we repeating the mistakes of the past?: https://mitchellmcdermott.com/apartments-construction-repeating-mistakes/
