Boost AEC Podcast

Sophia Lopez is the P&I Regional Head for the Americas Architectural Designer & Architectural Implementation at COBOD. She has previous experience in large scale construction as well as oil and gas. COBOD is one of the most renounced 3D Concrete Printing companies in the world. Their 3D printing robots have a presence in Africa, America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. They continue to...

Michael Ingui is the founder of Passive House Accelerator and a partner at Baxt Ingui Architects, a New York City based firm that specializes in high-end residential construction. He is actively involved in the Passive House community and has spoken at numerous national and international conferences. Michael places a strong emphasis on passive design and collaborative efforts, as evidenced by his...

Scott Mitchell holds a master's degree in both Architecture and Computer Science. He is the CEO and Founder of STUD-IO, a company that specializes in software development aimed at aiding architects and builders in realizing their most ambitious designs. Their software utilizes automation to generate building components suitable for fabrication, thereby bringing design projects to life.  Link...

Lucas Carstens holds a PhD in artificial intelligence and is the founder and CEO of Modulize a company that has built a software that unlocks the potential of Offsite Construction and is helping build a world where construction is faster, cheaper and greener, all without sacrificing quality or character.   Link to my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/Belinda_Carr  Modulize:  Web...

Magali Anderson is the Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer at Holcim, a Swiss-based cement manufacturer. She spent 27 years in the Oil and Gas industry holding operational line management positions like CEO Angola and Region Head Europe. During her career she also held several functional roles, including Vice President Marketing & Sales, Vice President Shared Services Organization for...

Jennifer Castenson is vice president of ambassador and industry partner programs at Buildxact. In this role, she provides leadership and collaboration across the various verticals involved in custom homebuilding and remodeling and the industry stakeholders involved to guide relevant product solutions.   Link to my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/Belinda_Carr  Buildxact:  Websi...

Philippe Block is a professor at the Institute of Technology in Architecture at ETH Zurich, where he co-directs the Block Research Group (BRG) together with Dr. Tom Van Mele. His research focuses on computational form finding, optimization and construction of curved surface structures, specializing in unreinforced masonry vaults and concrete shells.   Link to my Patreon page: https://www.patr...

Christine Williamson is an architectural designer, building scientist, and social media influencer through her Instagram page Building Science Fight Club. She posts weekly building science content to educate the architecture and construction industry on how to build better.    Link to my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/Belinda_Carr  Building Science Fight Club  Website: h...

Dr. Benjamin Coorey is the CEO and founder of Archistar, a web-based software that revolutionizes the way building properties are assesses and designed. Archistar's goal is to be utilized by not only property developers, but also architects, home builders, and government planners.   Link to my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/Belinda_Carr  Archistar  Website: https://www.archis...

Mohsen Zehtabchian is the CFO and Co-founder of Amatec, a construction startup developing a new building material called high-density gypsum. Amatec's goal is to use this building material to displace wood, concrete, steel, and ceramic in the home building industry.   Link to my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/Belinda_Carr  Amatec  Website: https://amatec-corp.com/

Louise Stewart is the CEO and founder of ProjectPay, a digital payment platform that eliminates the risk of clients and builders defaulting on payments to subcontractors. Louise developed ProjectPay after seeing first-hand the inefficiencies of existing payment methods in the construction industry.   Link to my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/Belinda_Carr  Project Pay  Website...

Tim Seims is a construction consultant and modular building research that has visited various off-site and mass timber factory in the United States. His expertise in modular building has helped bring awareness to construction industry. Link to my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/Belinda_Carr   Tim Seims  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timseims/

Brian Iverson is the inventor of the Tstud, a new type of wood framing material that almost completely eliminates thermal bridging in homes and buildings. This framing material provides a thermal break and allows homes and buildings to be better insulation. Eliminating thermal bridging is also a key component of Passive House certification.   Link to my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/B...

David Renggli is the Director of Market Strategy for Renggli International, a Swiss based modular construction company that emphasizes prefabrication, automation, and panelized construction for multi family buildings.   Link to my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/Belinda_Carr  RENGGLI  Website: https://www.renggli-international.com/en/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company...

Ben Bogie is a project manager, building scientist, and green building expert at BPC Green Builders, a high-end custom builder that focuses on sustainable and healthy homes.   Link to my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/Belinda_Carr  Ben's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benbogie/  BPC Green Builders  Website: https://www.bpcgreenbuilders.com/

Etienne Gubler is the CEO of SIGA in North America, a Swiss based company that develops construction tapes and membranes to build airtight and weathertight building envelopes.   Link to my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/Belinda_Carr  SIGA  Website: https://www.siga.swiss/us_en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siga_north_america/

Robert Balderas is the Founder and CEO of Bob's Containers, an Austin, Texas based company that specialized in the conversion of shipping containers. Their main conversions are for shipping container homes, while other applications include cryptocurrency mining facilities, ADU (additional dwelling units), and offices.   Link to my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/Belinda_Carr  Bob's...

Alessandro Arnulfo is the Founder and CEO of Messana, a San Francisco based company that specializes in radiant heating and cooling technologies. Their goal is to move the HVAC industry away from traditional convection methods towards radiant heating and cooling, a more eco-friendly product.   Link to my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/Belinda_Carr  Messana  Website: https://r...

Gaurav Kikani is the Vice President of Strategy at Built Robotics, a San Francisco based construction technology company that has developed a robot that can autonomously excavate a job site with minimal human intervention.   Link to my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/Belinda_Carr  Built Robots  Website: https://www.builtrobotics.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/builtr...

Kevin Albert is the Founder and CEO of Canvas Construction, a San Francisco based technology company that has developed a robot that provides level 4 or level 5 drywall finish to construction projects.  Kevin has a background in robotics and has worked at companies such as Boston Dynamics.   Link to my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/Belinda_Carr  Canvas Construction  Web...

James Cornell is the Managing Director of Life Panels, an Australian based company that sells Wood Fiber Insulation. Life Panels takes pride in following the science of insulation materials and educating customers on the benefits of a well insulated home.   Link to my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/Belinda_Carr  Link to Life Panel's page: https://lifepanels.com/

Mike Pivac is the CEO of FBR (Fastbrick Robotics), a construction technology company out of Australia that has developed the Hadrian robot that will lay brick or CMU block for buildings more precisely and as fast as humans.   Link to my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/Belinda_Carr  Link to FBR's page: https://www.fbr.com.au/

In this episode we chat with Alban Mallet, CEO and co-founder of XtreeE, a large scale 3D printing company in France that prints houses, furniture, synthetic coral reefs, infrastructure supports, and various other construction components.  They are one of the oldest and most well established 3D concrete printing companies in the world.   Link to my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/B...

In this episode we chat with John Fay, CEO and founder of Lada Cube, a modular construction company that specializes in interior tenant finish out spaces.  Lada Cube builds modular metal wall systems that are widely used by companies such as Wal-Mart, Apple, We-Work, and Tesla.   Link to my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/Belinda_Carr  Link to Lada Cube's page: https://www.lad...

In this episode we chat with Matt Daigle, CEO and founder of Build with Rise, an online shop that sells eco-friendly building products direct to consumers.   Link to my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/Belinda_Carr  Link to the Build with Rise's page: https://www.buildwithrise.com/