Edifice Complex Podcast

Hosted by Adam Muggleton & Robert Bean

Business News EducationExplicit

Website RSS feed

Episodes

117

Latest episode

Sep 2026

Language

About the show

The Property Design & Development Podcast with Adam Muggleton & Robert Bean.

Listen to episodes

60 recent

October 15, 20261 hr 15 min

#118 John Penny - Smart Systems

Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 472) Our guest this episode is John Penny talking about BAS/BMS, smart systems, state of play in Australia and much more. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: How COVID reset building expectations The 80/20 of cost vs impact Bringing building controls engineering into early design phases Using controls to mitigate energy costs and building pressurization And much more……. More on John John on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-penny-60615a379/ Website https://www.honeywell.com/au/en Bio John Penny is a seasoned Business Development Specialist based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, with a career spanning over two decades in intelligent building systems and smart technology solutions. Currently with Honeywell, he serves as a Projects and Services Business Consultant, helping clients harness integrated building automation systems encompassing HVAC controls, security (access control, intrusion detection, and CCTV), fire and smoke detection, energy management including renewables and ICT networking, all within a cohesive whole-of-life framework. Prior to joining Honeywell directly, John spent nearly 23 years as Principal Consultant at Viscon Systems, where he served as the representative for Honeywell's advanced environmental control solutions for research and laboratory facilities across Australia. He also brought global perspective to his work through a five-year tenure as Senior Consultant at Arup, the renowned multidisciplinary consultancy, where he focused on asset renewal, instrumentation, controls, and building commissioning. #edificecomplexpodcast #bluerithm #BPV #ProjectManagement #podcast #CxM #Cx #RICS #PMI #PMP #smartbuildings #ESG #training #systems #resiliance #builtenvironment #LEED #netzero #MEP #ASHRAE #CIBSE #buildingservices #BECx #facades #BPVGlobal #bluerithm #environment #LEED #netzero #MEP #ASHRAE #CIBSE #sustainability #AESG

September 15, 20261 hr 31 min

#117 Larry Clay - Award Winning Master Builder

Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 472) Our guest this episode is Larry Clay talking about high end residential construction, running a construction business, life and much more. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: Near death by Bobcat excavator Journey from PE Teacher to Master Builder Spec Vs custom builders Cathedral thinking and much more……. More on Larry Larry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theclayway/ Website: https://clayconstruction.ca/ Bio Larry Clay is a Canadian Master Builder and founder of Clay Construction Inc., an award‑winning luxury custom home building company serving Metro Vancouver since 2003. As Immediate Past President of the Canadian Home Builders Association National, he combines hands‑on construction expertise with industry leadership, championing better‑built, high‑performance homes and healthier living environments. Recognized for his collaborative approach, Larry focuses on clear communication, education, and transparency so homeowners feel confident and informed throughout the building process. Drawing on his Master Builder designation and decades of experience, he leads teams that deliver highly customized, sustainable homes while elevating standards across the residential construction industry in British Columbia and beyond. #edificecomplexpodcast #bluerithm #BPV #ProjectManagement #podcast #CxM #Cx #RICS #PMI #PMP #smartbuildings #ESG #training #systems #resiliance #builtenvironment #LEED #netzero #MEP #ASHRAE #CIBSE #buildingservices #BECx #facades #BPVGlobal #bluerithm #environment #LEED #netzero #MEP #ASHRAE #CIBSE #sustainability #AESG

August 14, 20261 hr 23 min

#116 Dr. Forrest Meggers - Director of C.H.A.O.S!

Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 471) Our guest this episode is Dr. Forrest Meggers talking about thermal comfort, distributed Vs central building controls, using the university campus plus his home as a laboratory and much more. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: How a thermostat is the worst device in human history How air-conditioning is over Exergy Mean Radiant Temperature as a measure of comfort And much more……. More on Forrest Forrest on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fmeggers/ Website: https://engineering.princeton.edu/faculty/forrest-meggers Website: https://chaos.princeton.edu/ New York Times Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/nyregion/forrest-meggers-princeton-green-home.htm On Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=KFKMy1gAAAAJ&hl=en Bio Dr. Forrest Meggers is an Associate Professor of Architecture and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment at Princeton University, where he also serves as Co-Director of the Architecture and Engineering Program and Co-Chair of the Princeton Sustainability Committee. Since arriving at Princeton in 2013, he has been a key voice in the university’s ambitious effort to move toward a zero-carbon campus by mid-century, using Princeton itself as a “living laboratory” for rethinking how we heat, cool, and power buildings. He directs the C.H.A.O.S. Lab—short for Cooling and Heating for Architecturally Optimized Systems—where his team experiments with advanced heating and cooling, geothermal and seasonal energy storage, and alternative thermal comfort strategies that challenge conventional HVAC thinking. Before Princeton, Forrest led low-energy building research in Singapore and Zurich, and he still embraces his roots as an Iowan and bicycle mechanic who prefers ideas that can be tested and touched in the real world, not just simulated on a screen. #edificecomplexpodcast #bluerithm #BPV #ProjectManagement #podcast #CxM #Cx #RICS #PMI #PMP #smartbuildings #ESG #training #systems #resiliance #builtenvironment #LEED #netzero #MEP #ASHRAE #CIBSE #buildingservices #BECx #facades #BPVGlobal #bluerithm #environment #LEED #netzero #MEP #ASHRAE #CIBSE #sustainability #AESG

July 15, 20261 hr 30 min

#115 Eoghan Hayes - Thermal Circularity

Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 470) Our guest this episode is Eoghan Hayes talking about running a business, decarbonization, thermal circularity and much more. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: Getting out of your own way Energy babysitting The balanced blend of electricity and natural gas as building energy sources And much more……. More on Eoghan Eoghan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eoghan-hayes-edge/ Edge: https://edgesustainability.com/ Bio Eoghan Hayes is a licensed professional engineer and sustainability consultant. He is an owner and principal at Edge Sustainability Consulting in Canada. Eoghan specializes in building services design including ELV systems and energy modeling. He has deep experience with design solutions that incorporate geo-exchange systems, solar thermal systems and radiant heating & cooling solutions. #edificecomplexpodcast #bluerithm #BPV #ProjectManagement #podcast #CxM #Cx #RICS #PMI #PMP #smartbuildings #ESG #training #systems #resiliance #builtenvironment #LEED #netzero #MEP #ASHRAE #CIBSE #buildingservices #BECx #facades #BPVGlobal #bluerithm #environment #LEED #netzero #MEP #ASHRAE #CIBSE #sustainability #USGBC #LEED #AESG

June 30, 20261 hr 14 min

#114 David MacLean - The P3i Platform®

Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 469) Our guest this episode is David MacLean who speaks to the evolving marketplace expectations and the opportunity awareness tools allowing built environment ecosystem stakeholders to independently evaluate and choose designs, technologies, policies, and investment strategy alternatives that best meet their short and long-term business and impact goals. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: Being a systems thinking, opportunity awareness guy. Sustainability as a business strategy, USGBC Texas & LEED. Building now for how a building’s asset value will be perceived 10 years in the future. Why building a Universal (Business Case) Translator”, that communicates impact values across silos in easily understood dollar language, advantages everyone. Business case agency for all – The open-access P3I.GLOBAL - Planet People Profit Impact (P3I) Platform ® . Your voice matters, get compensated appropriately. And much more……. More on David David on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/david-maclean-p3i-impacts Website https://p3i.global/ Website https://esg-impacts.com Bio David MacLean is the Founder and Chief Impact Assurance Officer (CIAO) of P3I.GLOBAL and JV Partner of ESG IMPACTS. Both ventures are centered around the certainty that mature, readily available solutions already exist that immediately solve any building or community health, sustainability or resiliency issues while also capable of creating greater measurable environmental, social, and financial asset value. With over 30 years of the building science, economic analysis, sustainability, and community impact expertise, David is also a founding Board Member of the USGBC Texas Chapter, Chair of the Impact Advisory Community, and Co-Founder of the Texas Sustainable Business Network. David's work is focused on fielding solutions that push back against the lowest-first-cost minimum-building-code paradigm that has allowed the built environment ecosystem’s ceiling to become the lowest minimum expectation, rather than its floor. Through P3I.GLOBAL and ESG IMPACTS, he equips investors, developers, architects, and planners with the decision-ready, business-case data they need to substantiate the deployment of generationally responsible designs, technologies, and capital strategies which lead to safer, healthier, and more prosperous places for everyone. #edificecomplexpodcast #bluerithm #BPV #ProjectManagement #podcast #CxM #Cx #RICS #PMI #PMP #smartbuildings #ESG #training #systems #resiliance #builtenvironment #LEED #netzero #MEP #ASHRAE #CIBSE #buildingservices #BECx #facades #BPVGlobal #bluerithm #environment #LEED #netzero #MEP #ASHRAE #CIBSE #sustainability #USGBC #LEED #AESG

June 15, 20261 hr 26 min

#113 Samson Tam - District Energy

Our guest this episode is Samson Tam talking about district energy, ROI, cathedral thinking, current state of play and much more. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: Avoiding unnecessary brain damage How electrical systems are district system Addition via subtraction Converting ideas into action And much more……. More on Samson Samson on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samsontam/ Corix: https://www.corix.com/ Bio Samson Tam is a licensed professional engineer specializing in District Energy Infrastructure Development & Strategy. As Vice President of Development at Corix, Samson leads the origination and execution of district energy projects that support master-planned communities, institutional campuses, and major urban redevelopments. His work focuses on leading district energy developments, ensuring financial and operational viability across diverse markets, and aligning stakeholders from the public and private sectors. #edificecomplexpodcast #bluerithm #BPV #ProjectManagement #podcast #CxM #Cx #RICS #PMI #PMP #smartbuildings #ESG #training #systems #resiliance #builtenvironment #LEED #netzero #MEP #ASHRAE #CIBSE #buildingservices #BECx #facades #BPVGlobal #bluerithm #environment #LEED #netzero #MEP #ASHRAE #CIBSE #sustainability #AESG

May 15, 20261 hr 37 min

#112 Ian Rudolph - Regenerative Design

Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 467) Our guest this episode is Ian Rudolph talking about regenerative design, training and qualifying as an Architect, insurance and much more. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: De-construction materials as waste in the wrong space De-construction rather than demolition 60% of UK waste generated by construction Actual regenerative projects And much more……. More on Ian Ian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-rudolph-9396a512/ Marks Barfield Architects: https://marksbarfield.com/ Marks Barfield Architects Circular Economy Explainer: https://marksbarfield.com/projects/beyondsustainability/ 22 Baker Street case study: https://marksbarfield.com/projects/22-baker-street/ Oasis Nature Building Case Study: https://marksbarfield.com/oasis-nature-building/ The Lantern Case Study: https://marksbarfield.com/projects/the-lantern-75-hampstead-road/ Bio Ian Rudolph BA (Hons) Arch, Dip (Hons) Arch ARB RIBA, is a Director at Marks Barfield Architects in London UK. A qualified architect since 1995, Ian began his career in Germany designing energy efficient mass-timber buildings. Today, he oversees a talented team delivering bespoke, low-carbon projects across the UK and internationally. Marks Barfield Architects, winner of over 100 awards, works across education, arts, culture, workplace, residential, and infrastructure sectors, advancing sustainable and circular design principles. Previously, Ian led major projects at Sheppard Robson, including Santander’s London HQ and research facilities for Imperial College London, GSK, and MRC. His focus now is on integrating regenerative design into every facet of architectural practice

April 15, 20261 hr 26 min

#111 Steve Apter – FLS & Response - Always Take the Aisle Seat!

Our guest this episode is Steve Apter talking about Fire event response, FLS, risk mitigation, a life in public service, working on mega projects and much more. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: Red Sea Global Challenging building design assumptions Role of the fire fighting service The Grenfell tragedy And much more……. More on Steve Steve on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-apter-qfsm-msc-hfinstr-46576038/ AESG: https://aesg.com/ Bio Steve Apter QFSM, MSc, HFInSTR is an internationally recognized emergency management leader and keynote speaker with over 31 years of service in UK Fire and Rescue Services. He served as Chief Fire Officer of the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service and Deputy Commissioner of the London Fire Brigade, where he led counter-terrorism response capabilities and advised UK government ministers during some of the UK's most consequential incidents including the Grenfell Tower fire. Steve was awarded the Queen's Fire Service Medal (QFSM) in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours for exemplary leadership. Since retiring from operational service in 2021, Steve has served as strategic advisor to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's national resilience framework and as Director of Response for the Red Sea Global Fire and Rescue Service. Steve currently a Fire Operations Consultant with AESG and a Senior Associate at the UK Resilience Academy. #edificecomplexpodcast #bluerithm #BPV #ProjectManagement #podcast #CxM #Cx #RICS #PMI #PMP #smartbuildings #ESG #training #systems #resiliance #builtenvironment #LEED #netzero #MEP #ASHRAE #CIBSE #buildingservices #BECx #facades #BPVGlobal #bluerithm #environment #LEED #netzero #MEP #ASHRAE #CIBSE #sustainability #AESG #grenfell #FLS

March 15, 20261 hr 17 min

#110 Max Farrell – City Making

Our guest this episode is Max Farrell talking about urban sustainability, city making and much more. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: Smart cities Urban observatories Post modernism and post, post modernism “the work of many hands” And much more……. More on Max Max on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/max-farrell-83561019/ LDN Collective: https://ldn-collective.com/ Bio Max Farrell is Founder & CEO of the LDN Collective, a network of built environment specialists fighting to improve people’s lives and the planet’s prospects. Members are experts in placemaking & urban design; social value & co-design; branding & communications. They are a dynamic and collaborative ‘one stop shop’ for projects anywhere in the world. Max’s expertise lies in urban planning & strategic communications. He was a Partner at Farrells for 10 years, the internationally renowned architects with offices in London, Hong Kong and Shanghai, before leaving to set up the LDN Collective in 2019. He was recently elected President of LAI Land Economics Society (London chapter); appointed Non Exec Director for Wild Streets, the world’s first augmented reality app for urban greening; Chair of Built Environment Policy for West London Business; Fellow of the RSA (Royal Society of Arts, Manufacturing & Commerce); Chair of Cultural Co-Location for Creative Estuary, part of the Thames Estuary Production Corridor. #edificecomplexpodcast #bluerithm #BPV #ProjectManagement #podcast #CxM #Cx #RICS #PMI #PMP #smartbuildings #ESG #training #systems #resiliance #builtenvironment #LEED #netzero #MEP #ASHRAE #CIBSE #buildingservices #BECx #facades #BPVGlobal #bluerithm #environment #LEED #netzero #MEP #ASHRAE #CIBSE #sustainability #AESG

January 15, 20261 hr 22 min

#109 Asit Kumar Mishra – Engineering Research & IEQ

Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 464) Our guest this episode is Asit Kumar Mishra talking about built environment research, ASHRAE 55 and IEQ. If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know. In this episode, we discuss: IEQ & Human centric design “Battling the forces of evil” ASHRAE 55 IEQ & building Code And much more……. More on Asit Asit on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/asitk/ Bio Asit is a research fellow at University College Cork, Ireland. He specializes in occupant-centric design for building indoor climates, integrating human factors and actions with behavioral interventions to create healthier, more sustainable buildings. Asit’s research focuses on understanding human-building interactions and developing evidence-based solutions that optimize both occupant well-being and building performance. #edificecomplexpodcast #bluerithm #BPV #ProjectManagement #podcast #CxM #Cx #RICS #PMI #PMP #smartbuildings #ESG #training #systems #resiliance #builtenvironment #LEED #netzero #MEP #ASHRAE #CIBSE #buildingservices #BECx #facades #BPVGlobal #bluerithm #environment #LEED #netzero #MEP #ASHRAE #CIBSE #sustainability #IEQ #ASHRAE55 #AESG