AEC Business

Episodes

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  Building Trust into Al-Generated Engineering Design 28.10.2026 35m

  In this AEC Business podcast episode, Kalle Valkama of A.Engineer discusses how AI is changing the engineering design business.
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  Construction Robot Pilots Are Rigged for Success but Seldom Scale 21.10.2026 23m

  Discover the challenges and opportunities in construction robotics with insights from Rishabh Aggarwal of Raise Robotics.
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  Construction by the Numbers 17.10.2026 41m

  Amir Berman from Buildots returns to the AEC Business podcast to talk about improving construction productivity with data and AI.
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  AI, Trust, and Innovation with Gijs van Wulfen 16.09.2026 33m

  Innovation consultant Gijs van Wulfen, creator of the FORTH innovation method, author, and keynote speaker, returns to the AEC Business podcast ten years after his first appearance. This time the topic is AI, and his message is clear: AI has changed the speed of innovation, but not its fundamentals. We discuss why generating a thousand ideas is no longer the problem, and why AI can never take ownership of an innovation. Gijs explains why he calls replacing people with AI "window dressing" for cost cuts, and why European companies should insource AI rather than outsource innovation to startups. He also describes how an installation company uses AI to help junior technicians work like seasoned experts. He then makes the case that corporate innovators are really risk reducers. He closes with practical advice for construction firms on where to start with AI. Listen to learn how to make innovation more effective in a traditionally cautious industry.
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  RONI: What You Lose by Not Investing in AI 04.09.2026 37m

  AI strategist Sam Zolfagharian returns to explain the metric one top ENR engineering firm, Wade Trim, uses instead of ROI: RONI, the Risk of Not Investing. She argues that asking for AI's return after a year or two is the wrong test, and that firms need different measurements at each stage of maturity. Activity counts at inception, changed workflows at integration, and only at transformation does dollar ROI make sense. Also covered: agent adoption at scale, token costs against employee effort, and why building a data lake will not fix your data problem.
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  From Dark Data to Building Intelligence 09.07.2026 20m

  Dive into AI innovations in real estate with insights from Mark Sorsa-Leslie on connecting data and enhancing building maintenance.
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  Endra Rethinks MEP Design with AI 02.07.2026 31m

  Aarni talks with Niklas Lindgren, co-founder and CEO of Endra, the Stockholm MEP AI startup that just closed a $50 million Series A.
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  Beyond the Pilot: How AEC Firms Scale AI Adoption 26.06.2026 31m

  Discover practical ways to implement AI in AEC through internal template libraries and risk management frameworks from a leading expert.
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  How AI Will Let Open Source Win in AEC 18.06.2026 28m

  Maarten Vroegindeweij, founder of the OpenAEC Foundation, makes the case that AI will not kill open source AEC software but help it win.
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  AI Agents and the Future of Construction Sales 01.05.2026 28m

  Aarni talked with Paul Indinger about the challenges of construction sales and how AI solutions like Building Radar can make a difference.
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  How AI Turns Construction Documents Into Procurement Intelligence 17.04.2026 29m

  I speak with Victor Muchiri from BuildVision about what makes AI useful in construction procurement, not as a pilot, but in production.
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  AEC’s Single Source of Truth: Reality or Pipe Dream? 06.03.2026 42m

  With so many platforms involved in a construction project, is a true 'single source of truth' even possible? Experts share their views.
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  Beyond Gantt: The Rise of Flow-Based Production 19.02.2026 25m

  Explore how production management transforms site productivity with innovative strategies from Antti Pukema of Sitedrive.
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  Re-Engineering Construction Flow with Takt 11.02.2026 29m

  Explore the concept of Takt in construction with insights from Aleksi Heinonen on its transformative effects and applications.
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  The BIM Handbook: What’s New and What’s Next 21.11.2025 32m

  In this episode of the AEC Business podcast, we talk with Marzia Bolpagni of MACE, co-author of the new fourth edition of the BIM Handbook.
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  Reinventing Construction Procurement with SubBase 13.11.2025 31m

  I sat down with Eric Helitzer of SubBase, a procurement platform that aims to bring order, transparency, and automation to this domain.
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  Real-Time Data for Construction Productivity and Health with eGate 07.11.2025 24m

  Aarni Heiskanen discusses with Jarkko Haukijärvi of eGate jobsite monitoring and predictive analytics with IoT sensor data.
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  OpenSpace and the Visual Intelligence Revolution with Jeevan Kalanithi 02.11.2025 37m

  In this episode of the AEC Business podcast, Aarni Heiskanen welcomes back Jeevan Kalanithi, CEO of OpenSpace, to explore how the company is redefining construction site intelligence.
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  Twinmaster: ChatGPT for Architects, in 3D 17.10.2025 36m

  On the AEC Business podcast, we discuss TwinMaster, an AI Copilot-powered digital twin platform, “ChatGPT for Architects, in 3D."
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  How Agentic AI is Transforming Procurement  11.10.2025 27m

  I talk with Keith McFarlane, CTO at Globality, about how agentic AI is reshaping sourcing processes and what that means for industries like construction.