The Off Site Podcast

Join Jason and guest host Sam Hanisch as they examine three noteworthy construction and infrastructure topics: 🚄 Lyon-Turin High-Speed Rail: The hosts analyze the Lyon-Turin high-speed rail's timeline challenges and what makes this Alpine project significant despite obstacles. 🏗️ Major Australian Builder's Collapse: Jason and Sam explore Robert's Co Victorian Arm entering administration and what...

Join Jason and guest host Sam Hanisch as they explore three hot topics in construction and technology:  🏙️ NEOM Project Developments: Shocking revelations about Saudi Arabia's ambitious megacity project, including a staggering cost blowout from $500B to $8.8T, and the challenges of mega-project management.  🚇 Stockholm Metro Expansion: Stockholm's innovative approach to underground tran...

Join Jason and Carlos in this episode of The Off Site Podcast as they explore three new topics from the world of construction:  🚇 Toulouse Metro Line C Expansion: A €3.4 billion project using innovative variable density tunnel boring machines to create a 27km line with 21 stations, combining underground tunnels and elevated viaduct sections scheduled for completion by 2028.  💻 Autodesk...

Join Jason and Carlos in this episode of The Off Site Podcast as they explore three topics from the world of construction: 🚇 Grand Paris Metro: Europe's most extensive metro project - a €40 billion transformation with 200km of new lines, 68 stations, and a 75km orbital line. This project aims to create multiple business hubs across Paris, reduce central congestion, and serve 7 million daily rider...

From floating bridges to billion-dollar tech partnerships, Jason and Carlos explore three recent developments from the world of construction: 🏔️ Discover Norway's audacious E39 Highway project replacing ferry crossings along 1,000km of fjord-lined coastline with groundbreaking engineering solutions. Norway is building the world's longest subsea tunnel (27km), a 5km floating bridge, and potentially...

Join Jason and Carlos in this episode of The Off Site Podcast as they explore three major developments reshaping the global infrastructure landscape: ⚛️ Nuclear Power's Learning Curve: Dive into the UK's nuclear ambitions through Sizewell C and Hinkley Point C projects. Discover how Hinkley's budget grew from £18 billion to £46 billion, the challenges of replicating designs, and what this means as...

Join Jason and Carlos as they unpack another three topics from the world of construction:  🚂 Canada's High-Speed Rail Ambitions: Deep dive into the proposed Toronto-Quebec City connection, examining how the project shifted from high-frequency to high-speed designation, the staggering $50-100 billion price tag, and why a journey that was faster in 1970 now needs such massive investment. ...

Join Jason and Carlos for the first episode of 2025 as they explore three major developments shaping the construction and infrastructure industry: 🏗️ California High-Speed Rail's Ongoing Challenges: Dive into the latest analysis of America's most expensive railway project, examining how a $33 billion estimate ballooned to $120 billion, and the complex web of technical, political, and land acquisit...

As this week's episode is the final one of the year, Jason, Carlos and Sam take a look back at 2024 and have a conversation about: 1. The most impactful construction and contech stories of the year. 2. Their predictions for what will happen in 2025.  Finally, the trio take part in a traditional quiz to end the year off! Follow Carlos on Linkedin | Follow Jason on Linkedin | Check out Aphex

This week, Jason and Carlos tackle the serious topic of the human cost of construction, citing the ITV documentary Kingdom Uncovered, which alleges that 21,000 workers have lost their lives on various Saudi projects. To help them understand this situation better, they have enlisted the help of an engineer with experience on those projects to shed more light.

This week, Jason and Carlos welcome Sam Hanisch back to the podcast, to get his experience and insight on the following topics:  1. Scheduling and planning software Outbuild, and its place in the rising wave of investment in planning tools. 2. American contractor Tutor Perini's strategic shift to limit project bids to $500 million, and whether that's a sound strategy in today's climate. 3. Th...

This week on the Off Site Podcast, Jason and Carlos have three big topics to get stuck into, starting with:  1. The Construction of the world's largest telescope being built in Chile's Atacama desert. 2. Present the construction tech tools they think are ones to watch in the future. 3. Discussing Webuild and Bouygues being awarded work on the Suburban Rail Loop and the impact of international...

This week on the Off Site Podcast, Carlos returns from holiday to join Jason in tackling three pretty sizeable topics: 1. Oracle's lawsuit alleging an ex-employee gave trade secrets to Procore when joining them. 2. Ex-Autodesk CEO Amar Hanspal's 12 lesson for developing products from his recent appearance on the Bricks And Bytes podcast. 3. FM Conway's acquisition by Vinci and whether this continu...

This week on the Off Site Podcast, Jason is joined by Sam Hanisch, who is filling in for Carlos while he's away at a wedding in South Africa. Together the duo have some big topics to discuss: The UK's recent budget announcement, and the construction project cancellations that have come with it. The challenges and importance of tracking production rates, even on those more complex construction proj...

This week on the Off Site Podcast, Greg Lawton returns for the second part of the AI conversation cut short at the end of Greg's last appearance. Alongside that, Jason and Carlos also tackle: 1. The Borumba Pumped Hydro project that's being planned in Queensland. 2. Some of the assumptions technology companies make about the construction industry and whether they're accurate.

This week Jason and Carlos are joined by the CEO of Document Crunch, Josh Levy to talk about contracts in construction and his vision for the company. Before that conversation, the duo: 1. Celebrate the Thames Tideway tunnel beginning operation. 2. Discuss whether there is a solution to the current business model in construction off the back of ISG's collapse. Follow Carlos on Linkedin | Follow Ja...

This week Greg Lawton, CEO of AI project management software, Nodes & Links, joins Carlos and Jason to provide insights on: The Belt and Road Initiative that is coming out of China. The two prevailing views on how planning should work on major projects. Whether the advancement of AI will lead to the downfall of SaaS businesses in the long run. Follow Carlos on Linkedin | Follow Jason on Linked...

Sam returns to cohost with Jason & Carlos this week on the podcast. The trio start off discussing Nialli, a construction planning software looking to modernise the last planner system. They tackle the resurgence of nuclear power off the back of Microsoft's Three Mile Island announcement, before finishing on some of the lesser-known underground metro construction projects happening worldwide.

This week on the podcast, Jason and Carlos are eagerly joined by Ed Curbison, part of the UK team at Aphex.  The trio sit down to cover the news of a potential alternative to the scrapped second phase of HS2. Next, they tackle the newly released 2024 contractor league table and whether their predictions from last year were accurate. Finally, they weigh in on Doxel, a reality capture solution...

In this week’s episode, Jason and Carlos have three more pieces of construction and tech news to dig into. The duo begin with the recent news of Mace’s accepted bid to develop Riyadh’s upcoming King Salman Airport; then they weigh in on a brand new subcontractor rating software named Trestle. Finally, they finish by discussing one of Europe’s biggest ongoing projects, the Lyon to Turin High-Speed...

This week Jason & Carlos are joined by Mike, for the first in-person episode since the start of the podcast! The trio sit down to discuss Indonesia’s plans to build a new capital city in the jungle to replace Jakarta, they then talk through an emerging alternative to P6 in the CPM planning space called Planera, before finally celebrating the Viking wind farm’s connection to the UK grid and wha...

This week, with Jason overseas in Asia, Sam is back in the hosting seat alongside Carlos to cover some huge schemes across the world.  The two cover the truly gargantuan road & Highway scheme coming out of India, the recent government approval of a plan to send Australian made power to Singapore, and then finish on Ukraine's focus on renewable energy to bolster its energy infrastructure.

Jason and Carlos have another 3 topics to run through this week on the podcast!  The duo celebrate the opening of the newest section of the Sydney Metro network, and then talk about the most promising new AI tool they've seen called DocumentCrunch, before finally touching on Hawaii's $1.6 Billion plans for a new Metro in Honolulu.

This week on the podcast, Jason & Carlos are joined by returning guest and team member, Sam Hanisch, as another 3 topics are up for discussion. The trio talk through some of the most ambitious renewable energy projects that have gone under the radar, then discuss why more people should consider the construction technology space as a career option, before ending on the recent news of the acquis...

This week in a totally purposeful bid to switch things up, Jason & Carlos are sinking their teeth into three different topics.  The duo speculate on American construction giant Turner's recent acquisition of Irish firm Dornan before weighing in on the most expensive cities to build in globally, and finally shedding light on the emergence of contractors building software tools in-house. Fo...