The Infrastructure Podcast

Housing and building focused episodes

Reducing unproductive variability with Peter Jones, Operations Director, Skanska - Episode 133 - October 6, 2025

Private capital for public assets with Charlotte Madden, Partner and Co-Head of Infrastructure, Clifford Chance- Episode 130   - September 15, 2025

Cement - a critical UK resource with Dr Diana Casey, executive director, Mineral Products Association - Episode 129 - September 8, 2025

A 10-year infrastructure strategy with James Corrigan, managing director, infrastructure, Turner & Townsend - Episode 123   - July 14, 2025

The future of precision technology with Ivan Di Federico, President and CEO, Topcon Positioning Systems - Episode 117  -   June 2, 2025

Engineering leadership with Claire Gott MBE, Head of Structures, WSP- Episode 116   - May 26, 2025

The water investment challenge with Siân Thomas, Director of Strategic Asset Management, Anglian Water- Episode 114 -  May 12, 2025

Zero-carbon buildings with Lord Adair Turner, chair of the Energy Transitions Commission - Episode 113 - May 5, 2025

Infrastructure's AI realities with Tom Bartley, Director of Civil Infrastructure at AI scale-up Mind Foundry- Episode 112   - Apr 28, 2025


Building tall with Kamran Moazami, WSP’s managing director for property and buildings - Episode 109 - Apr 7, 2025

Sponge cities to tackle urban flooding with Lee Pitcher MP for Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme - Episode 108 - Mar 31, 2025

Planning: decoding the Bill with Robbie Owen,  Partner at law firm Pinsent Masons - Episode 106 - Mar 17, 2025

Embodied carbon assessment with Adrian Campbell, founder, Change Building - Episode 105 - Mar 10, 2025

Retrofitting: the future of housing with Anna Moore,  co-founder and chief executive of Domna Group - Episode 104 - Mar 3, 2025

The affordable housing crisis with Anette Simpson, Director of Development and Partnerships at Legal & General Affordable Homes - Episode 103 - Feb 24, 2025

Beyond academic   with Jeni Giambona,  Associate Dean of Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise, University of Southampton Business School - Episode 102 - Feb 17, 2025

Parliament’s infrastructure insider with Mike Reader MP for Northampton South, chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Infrastructure - Episode 101 - Feb 10, 2025

The 100th episode with Construction Minister Sarah Jones MP-Episode 100 - Feb 3, 2025

Modern contracting with Katy Dowding, President and Chief Executive, Skanska UK -   Episode 99 - Jan 27, 2025

LA wildfires + Trump's USA with Steve Burrows, ICE Representative for the West Coast of the USA - Episode 98 - Jan 20, 2025

Infrastructure for a sustainable future with Prof Jim Hall, President of the ICE - Episode 97 - Jan 13, 2025

The critical role of open data with Nicholas Cumins, Chief Executive, Bentley Systems - Episode 96 - Jan 6, 2025- 

Turning policy into delivery with Sir John Armitt - part 2 - Episode 95 - Dec 23, 2024

Turning policy into delivery with Sir John Armitt - part 1 - Episode 94 - Dec 16, 2024

Planning: the case for reform with Robbie Owen, Partner at law firm Pinsent Masons - Episode 93 - Dec 9, 2024

Sustainability: the courage to transform with Hannah Pathak, chief executive Forum for the Future - Episode 92 - Dec 2, 2024

New homes in new ways with Jez Sweetland, founder of the Housing Festival - Episode 90 - Nov 18, 2024

Inside the digital twin with Greg Demchak, Vice President for Emerging Technologies at Bentley Systems - Episode 87 - Oct 28, 2024

Design a Jamie Oliver restaurant   with Alison Watson, CICES president and founder of Class of Your Own - Episode 86 - Oct 21, 2024

Artificial Intelligence revolution with Julien Moutte, Chief Technology Officer at Bentley Systems - Episode 85 - Oct 14, 2024

Making infrastructure accessible with Meg Ginsberg, Founder of Construct Ability - Episode 83 - Sep 30, 2024

Commissioning for success with Paul Turner, chief executive of the Industrial Commissioning Association - Episode 82 - Sep 23, 2024

Solving the housing crisis with Mark Farmer, founder and chief executive of Cast Consultancy - Episode 80 - Sep 9, 2024

Artificial Intelligence vs Infrastructure with Rene Morkos, chief executive of ALICE Technologies - Episode 78 - Aug 26, 2024

Building growth by solving problems with Alex Gilbert, managing director, Amey Consulting - Episode 77 - Aug 12, 2024

Water investment realities with Tom Williams, non-exec director at British Water, chief executive of water technology consultancy Enebio - Episode 76 - Jul 29, 2024

Getting Britain building with  Alasdair Reisner, chief executive, Civil Engineering Contractors Association - Episode 75 - Jul 22, 2024

New thinking for infrastructure delivery with Andy Beard, Managing Director for Infrastructure at global consultancy and construction firm Mace - Episode 73 - Jul 8, 2024

A manifesto for growth with Kate Jennings, chief executive of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering - Episode 72 - Jun 31, 2024

Harnessing the power of small business with Julie White, managing director of D-Drill and chair of Build UK - Episode 71 - Jun 24, 2024

Retrofitting our built environment with Sara Edmonds, co-director, National Retrofit Hub - Episode 70 - Jun 17, 2024

The power of professional engineering with Sir Jim McDonald, President of the Royal Academy of Engineering - Episode 69 - Jun 10, 2024

Architecture for better infrastructure with Clare Donnelly, director at architecture practice Fereday Pollard and NIC Design Panel member - Episode 67 - May 27, 2024

CRASH - changing lives with Francesca Roberts, former cheif executive, CRASH - Episode 66 - May 20, 2024

The Project 13 community with Dale Evans, Chair of the Project 13 Strategy Group and partner at Allora Infrastructure - Episode 65 - May 13, 2024

Designing for economic growth with Charlie Hodgson, Executive Managing Director, Transport & Infrastructure, WSP - Episode 63 - Apr 28, 2024

Defining the digital twin with Alex Luck, Head of the National Digital Twin Programme - Episode 62 - Apr 22, 2024

Beyond Mission Zero with Rt.Hon. Chris Skidmore, former MP and author of the Mission Zero review - Episode 59 - Apr 1, 2024

Circular thinking with John Twitchen, founder, Stuff4Life - Episode 58 - Mar 25, 2024

Championing design with Harbinder Birdi, Creative Director, Birdi and Partners - Episode 54 - Feb 26, 2024

The global net zero carbon challenge with Faustine Delasalle, chief executive, Mission Possible Partnership - Episode 52 - Feb 12, 2024

Rebuilding and rethinking our prison estate with Sue McElroy, Commercial Director, New Prison Capacity programme, MOJ - Episode 51 - Feb 5, 2024

Better cities for better lives with  Stephen O'Malley, founder and chief executive, Civic Engineers - Episode 50 - Jan 30, 2024

Everton's new 4D stadium with Simon Beards, Principal Planner, Laing O’Rourke - Episode 43   - Dec 4, 2023

Infrastructure for people with Harbinder Birdi, Creative Director, Birdi & Partners - Episode 12 - Apr 17, 2023