Can circular construction save us from the ‘conveyor belt of doom’? The November episode of the 21CC podcast talks to those trying to shift industry’s mindset from linear to circular.

The October episode of the 21CC podcast asks whether construction can be nature’s friend and meet its biodiversity obligations.

The Labour Party pledged in its manifesto to build 1.5m new homes over the next Parliament if it got into power. But does the UK have the necessary skills, capacity and infrastructure to achieve this target?

Three leaders of successful megaprojects delve into the nitty gritty of what it takes to lead them in the latest episode of the 21CC podcast.

What leadership skills does it take to successfully deliver a megaproject? Listen to next week’s episode of the 21CC podcast.

The April episode of the 21CC podcast is out, featuring a play by Swiss high-tech manufacturer ABB to promote site-based robotic micro-factories for UK affordable housing.

A former dressage champion who was nearly killed by her horse is on a mission to have women comprise 30% of construction tradespeople in Australia by 2030, up from just 3% now.

Dave Stitt FCIOB used to be hard as nails. He tells this month’s 21CC podcast how he changed his management style to coaching.

Is the construction industry overlooking a rich talent pool by failing to emply refugees like Omar, who now works for Kier?

The December edition of the 21CC podcast is now live, featuring stories about refugees working in UK construction, the logistical challenges of the site Christmas lunch, and the epic project to build the Grand Egyptian Museum.

A prominent professor of construction management has blamed the seemingly intractable problems of the industry – including chronic skills shortages, defective buildings, and business failures – on its response to successive governments’ embracing of laissez-faire economic ideology over the past four decades.

A building control surveyor who kept working after being diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer in 2019 is calling on employers to be flexible with staff battling cancer and other long-term illnesses.

The October edition of the 21CC podcast, brought to you by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), is now available.

Construction sites can be challenging environments to work in at the best of times, so how would you feel about building on the coldest continent on Earth? The latest episode of our 21CC podcast asked those with hands-on experience.

The architect who proposed a Roman-style colosseum for the new Bath Rugby stadium has defended his higher-cost plan, saying “you have to have the balls” to pursue a scheme that would provide a greater return on investment.

Rod Sweet reflects on Katie Kelleher’s tale of her first day as a crane operator, as revealed in this month’s 21CC podcast.

A scientist has called for the cancellation of Saudi Arabia’s giga project, The Line, on the grounds that it would be a terrible place to live.

The latest episode of the Chartered Institute of Building’s (CIOB) new podcast, 21CC, launches today with an investigation into what futurologists of the 1970s got right about the built environment of the 2000s.