The Building Talks Podcast

Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! In this podcast episode, we talked with David Down - a vastly experienced Senior Estimator who has worked within some of Melbourne's most iconic builders and currently pricing some of the largest towers hitting our skyline at Crema Group.     We spoke about how he started his career in the construction industry, his experiences i...

Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! In this podcast episode, we talk with Mark Pomeroy - of Pomeroy Pacific, one of Australia's premier development and project management firms with 52 years of funding and delivering successful projects. We spoke about his experiences in running their family business successfully, the peaks and troughs, the diverse projects they ha...

Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! In this week's podcast, we talk with Jason Folino - joint Victorian State Manager at Buildcorp Interiors, a leading Fit-out and Refurbishment contracts across the East Coast of Australia.  We cover his experiences as a business leader through the Covid lockdowns in Melbourne whilst covering culture, leadership and teams - includi...

Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! In this week's podcast, we talk with Andrew Pettenon, Director/Owner of RMB Design.  Andrew has a unique background in the construction industry starting off within on-site roles working for Mirvac and Icon then being (arguably) the first Design Manager in the Melbourne commercial building industry.   We spoke about the issues an...

Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! In this week's podcast, we talk with Seamus Egan,  New Business Manager here in Melbourne for Besix Watpac - the international Construction and Engineering Group.   Seamus has a wealth of building project experience, from London to Melbourne - he has worked on and delivered  a significant number of projects running into hundreds...

Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! In this week's podcast, we talk with Jefa Greenaway - who describes himself as Aboriginal, Advocate, Academic and Architect (he explains more in the podcast).  He is a well known thought leader in the Indigenous design advancement into the built environment and a really engaging professional to speak with and learn from.  Of cour...

Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! This week I was jointed by Sarah Louise Jackson, who has spent the last 25 years capturing the images of Melbourne's iconic buildings, the skyline and projects that have been delivered across the built environment. Sarah works on behalf of builders, developers, architects and building owners to capture images of their buildings a...

Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! In this week's episode we talk with Peter Mercoulia (Jnr) who, along with his Brother and Cousin are taking over the reins of the succesful tier 3 commercial builder, Merkon Construction. Originally founded by Peter Mercoulia (Snr) and Jim Mercoulia - the brothers who founded the business 35 years ago, the 'new generation&ap...

Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! In this weeks podcast we talk with John Vilas-Boas, Managing Director of Level 10.  Level 10 are a Melbourne based townhouse builder who partner with developers to build communities across the Melbourne metro region.   John has worked hard to cultivate a company with strong values and create a culture to deliver quality construction p...

Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! This week on The Building Talks podcast we caught up with Luke Mackintosh, of EY (Ernst & Young).  Luke has over 20 years in the Corporate Real Estate Advisory space, leads the market on Built to Rent and heads up an Award Winning Advisory Team. Built to Rent has become a widely reported building project here Melbourne with more a...

Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! This week we talk with Sarah Slattery. Sarah is the Managing Director of Slattery, Melbourne's leading Quantity Surveying and Cost Planning consultancy with offices across Australia. We discuss Sarah's career and Slattery's 40 years in the industry, business culture, managing teams and people through Covid and workplace...

Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! This week we talk with Sarah Valentine who is a business leadership, coach and behavioural profiler who works for a number of businesses in the building and development industry here in Melbourne. This week we uncover the definitions of: Business Culture and how to define your business culture The importance of Values within a busines...

Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! This week’s episode we have Hannah Clement who is the group head of Civic Infrastructure at Development Victoria; currently overseeing the team delivering the $1 Billion, Melbourne Arts Precinct. Hannah has already had an enviable career. Setting out as an Engineer, she  successfully transitioned into Project Management and has, for t...

Got a question about the show? Click here & Send us a text! Today we talk with Brett Howlett, the Project Director of the $500m Seafarers project being developed by the Melbourne Developer, Riverlee - recognisable to Melburnian's by the historically significant 'Malcolm Moore Crane' which was originally built in 1948 and acknowledged as part of the most intact cargo berth in the...