236: 'No One Can Own the Law', with Garrett Reynolds
A conversation with Garrett Reynolds about UpCodes' decade-long legal fight to keep building codes free, the impact of the Pro Codes Act, and how sustained litigation shapes the AEC industry.
Business Model
Getting Paid to Carry the Risk You Keep Avoiding
📰 The industry spent decades shedding risk. Håvard Vasshaug thinks that instinct is killing the profession's upside, and the firms taking risk back on are ending up light years ahead. The case for more crazy ones in AEC.
234: 'Here's to the Crazy Ones, AEC Edition', with Håvard Vasshaug
A conversation with Håvard Vasshaug about liberating building data from Revit, real‑time data flows, reducing outdated six‑week information, and turning risk into revenue for AEC firms.
Architects Didn't Lose Control of CA. They Defaulted It.
📰 Architects often lose control of construction administration (CA) by default, forcing senior staff into low‑value data entry. AI can automate the admin tasks helping firms reclaim ownership, boost efficiency, and protect liability.
231: 'Architects: Reclaim Control in CA', with Jack Sadler
A conversation with Jack Sadler about reclaiming control in construction administration, turning CA from a cost center into a profit center, and using AI to automate admin tasks while preserving architects' professional judgment.
Stop Before You Start
📰 Steve Burrows exposes how time‑based billing and noisy meetings cripple AEC firms, urging a simple “sheet of paper” daily log to cut waste, shift to value‑based pricing, and harness AI for repeatable work.
228: 'What Did You Actually Do Today', with Steve Burrows CBE
A conversation with Steve Burrows about why the construction industry rewards dysfunction, the pitfalls of time‑billing, the promise of value‑based billing, modular construction challenges, and how AI is reshaping engineering work.