Episodes

  • Episode 66 - Should you learn to code? feat. Christian Kongsgaard

    Episode 66 - Should you learn to code? feat. Christian Kongsgaard
    Jan 1 2026
    Starting a conversation about programming in construction might not sound like a recipe for excitement. But give it a minute.
    When you zoom in on what professional services truly mean in this industry, the endless Excel sheets, the risk of human error, and the sheer amount of admin, you start to see the problem. And with it, the solution.

    In this episode Ross has a conversation with Christian Kongsgaard about the essential role of coding in the digital progression of the industry.
    The core question is: Should professionals, from architects and engineers to cost managers and quantity surveyors, learn to code?

    The answer is yes. It’s not about becoming a software developer, but about adapting to the inevitable change that is reshaping how construction services are bought and delivered.

    What you'll learn from today's episode of Inventing Construction:

    - Why is coding important for construction?
    - Why business models in construction are changing
    - Coding in construction: where do you start?

    You can find Open Source Construction right here: https://opensource.construction/

    You can also listen to Inventing Construction on these platforms:
    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aAxc0iqOe2JJly3jCh9jV?si=8db208888a9a4e4c
    Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inventing-construction/id1629403210
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmFqJlVzEa6Lc_7LOTjvac2oTbRRk9HdK

    We would love for you to continue the conversation with us on LinkedIn:
    Ross: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-griffin-kosmos/
    Elia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliaarquitectatecnica/
    Christian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-kongsgaard/
    KOSMOS: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kosmos-dk

    Thanks for listening!
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    46 mins
  • Episode 65 - The 8 steps that will transform construction feat. Paul Bingham

    Episode 65 - The 8 steps that will transform construction feat. Paul Bingham
    Dec 15 2025
    Talk about transforming construction, and you’ll often get eye-rolls or buzzword fatigue. But listen to those that are the most passionate about this topic, and you’ll find a much deeper story—one of culture, people, missed opportunities, and real, actionable change.

    In this episode Ross sat down with Paul Bingham from Smart Connected Buildings and Digital Construction Forum, who shared decades of insight from smart tech, real estate, and digital transformation.

    It’s not that construction is broken. It’s that it could be much better. And according to Paul, the tools are already here—we just need to use them the right way.

    What you'll learn from today's episode of Inventing Construction:

    - What needs to change to obtain true integrated delivery
    - What is slowing transformation today
    - Why clients have the key to transforming the industry
    - Why the next 5 years will change everything

    You can also listen to Inventing Construction on these platforms:
    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aAxc0iqOe2JJly3jCh9jV?si=8db208888a9a4e4c
    Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inventing-construction/id1629403210
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmFqJlVzEa6Lc_7LOTjvac2oTbRRk9HdK

    We would love for you to continue the conversation with us on LinkedIn:
    Ross: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-griffin-kosmos/
    Elia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliaarquitectatecnica/
    Paul: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulgbingham/
    KOSMOS: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kosmos-dk

    Thanks for listening!
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    48 mins
  • Episode 64 - The latest on-site innovations feat. Casper Hertz Nielsen

    Episode 64 - The latest on-site innovations feat. Casper Hertz Nielsen
    Dec 1 2025
    When most people hear "construction innovation," they picture software teams in office buildings or tech startups far from the dust and noise of real projects. But innovation is happening where the concrete is poured and the cranes swing. And it's not abstract. It's practical, scalable, and saves time and money.
    In this episode, we've invited on Casper Hertz Nielsen, Process and Innovation Chief at NCC in Denmark, to discuss the very real changes happening on construction sites today. From smarter digital tools to sharper energy tracking, here's how NCC's team is reshaping on-site workflows.

    What you'll learn from today's episode of Inventing Construction:

    - Why real innovation starts on site, not in the office
    - Why a contractor models his building in the virtual world
    - What are on-site digital information points?
    - Why you should do construction site logistics in 3D

    You can also listen to Inventing Construction on these platforms:
    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aAxc0iqOe2JJly3jCh9jV?si=8db208888a9a4e4c
    Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inventing-construction/id1629403210
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmFqJlVzEa6Lc_7LOTjvac2oTbRRk9HdK

    We would love for you to continue the conversation with us on LinkedIn:
    Ross: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-griffin-kosmos/
    Elia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliaarquitectatecnica/
    Casper: https://www.linkedin.com/in/casper-hertz-nielsen-4466a825/
    KOSMOS: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kosmos-dk

    Thanks for listening!
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    46 mins
  • Episode 63 - The hybrid construction profiles (and roles) of the future feat. Aske Strandberg

    Episode 63 - The hybrid construction profiles (and roles) of the future feat. Aske Strandberg
    Nov 15 2025
    When we talk about the future of construction, we often focus on carbon goals, modular design, or project delivery speed. But there’s a quieter crisis growing behind the scenes: we lack the people who both understand construction and speak the language of data, programming, automation, or AI.

    It’s not just a skills gap. It’s a profile gap. And if we don’t start building bridges between domains, we risk holding back the digital transformation that construction desperately needs.

    In today's episode, Elia sits down with Aske Strandberg, a professional whose career spans hospitality, construction, and IT. His story is less about job titles and more about mindset, curiosity, creativity, and the courage to shift. Him, and many others, are also behind the AEC Hackathons - now, what is a hackathon, and why is it relevant to this industry challenge? That is today's topic.

    What you'll learn from today's episode of Inventing Construction:

    - Why we have to get more construction people into data science
    - What is a hackathon?
    - How you can use AI for MEP & BOQs

    You can also listen to Inventing Construction on these platforms:
    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aAxc0iqOe2JJly3jCh9jV?si=8db208888a9a4e4c
    Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inventing-construction/id1629403210
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmFqJlVzEa6Lc_7LOTjvac2oTbRRk9HdK

    You can find the next AEC hackathon at BLOXHUB here: https://billetto.dk/en/e/aec-hackathon-13-copenhagen-billetter-1667093

    We would love for you to continue the conversation with us on LinkedIn:
    Ross: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-griffin-kosmos/
    Elia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliaarquitectatecnica/
    Aske: https://www.linkedin.com/in/askestrandberg/
    KOSMOS: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kosmos-dk

    Thanks for listening!
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    50 mins
  • Episode 62 - How long does it take to digitalise a construction industry? feat. Troels Hoff

    Episode 62 - How long does it take to digitalise a construction industry? feat. Troels Hoff
    Nov 1 2025
    Digitalising an entire industry doesn’t happen overnight. Especially not construction, an industry built on tradition, relationships, and physical outcomes.

    But when you zoom in on how digitalisation unfolds, policy shifts, public sector influence, tech adoption, and cultural change, you begin to see the slow, deliberate path forward.

    In this podcast episode, Ross sat down with Troels Hoff, director of digital development at Ramboll and member of DiKon, to unpack that very question. The episode is a realistic yet hopeful look at the timeline, obstacles, and opportunities tied to going digital - from Denmark’s vantage point.

    What you'll learn from today's episode of Inventing Construction:

    - How Denmark sped up the digitalisation of construction
    - The main challenges when digitally transforming construction
    - The natural evolution of digitally transforming construction
    - What is the future of digital construction?

    You can also listen to Inventing Construction on these platforms:
    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aAxc0iqOe2JJly3jCh9jV?si=8db208888a9a4e4c
    Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inventing-construction/id1629403210
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmFqJlVzEa6Lc_7LOTjvac2oTbRRk9HdK

    You can find DiKon here: https://dikon.info/

    We would love for you to continue the conversation with us on LinkedIn:
    Ross: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-griffin-kosmos/
    Elia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliaarquitectatecnica/
    Troels: https://www.linkedin.com/in/troels-hoff-3170222/
    KOSMOS: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kosmos-dk

    Thanks for listening!
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    43 mins
  • Thanks for listening

    Thanks for listening
    Oct 23 2025
    We'd like to thank you all for listening to Inventing Construction.


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    3 mins
  • Episode 61 - The issues in pharmaceutical construction and how to avoid them feat. Steffen Hebsgaard Muff

    Episode 61 - The issues in pharmaceutical construction and how to avoid them feat. Steffen Hebsgaard Muff
    Oct 15 2025
    Let’s face it: pharmaceutical construction isn’t your average building site. You’re not just dealing with concrete and steel; you’re dealing with regulatory scrutiny, sterile environments, and equipment that costs more than most houses. And in Denmark’s growing life sciences sector, the pressure to get it right, first time, on time, is only increasing. Yet the industry seems to be struggling with this delivery. Why is that? That is the topic of this episode.

    We've invited Steffen Hebsgaard Muff, an experienced construction lawyer, to help us unravel these challenges, and help us to change things for the better going forward.

    What you'll learn from today's episode of Inventing Construction:

    - Where major construction projects go wrong
    - Why risk allocation doesn't work
    - Where investors misunderstand construction
    - How to build smarter: Lessons learned

    You can also listen to Inventing Construction on these platforms:
    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aAxc0iqOe2JJly3jCh9jV?si=8db208888a9a4e4c
    Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inventing-construction/id1629403210
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmFqJlVzEa6Lc_7LOTjvac2oTbRRk9HdK

    We would love for you to continue the conversation with us on LinkedIn:
    Ross: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-griffin-kosmos/
    Elia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliaarquitectatecnica/
    Steffen:https://www.linkedin.com/in/steffen-hebsgaard-m%C3%B8ller-38671540/
    KOSMOS: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kosmos-dk

    Thanks for listening!
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    53 mins
  • Episode 60 - What 15 years in project controls teaches you feat. João Dias

    Episode 60 - What 15 years in project controls teaches you feat. João Dias
    Oct 1 2025
    There’s a kind of quiet chaos in the construction industry. Not the noisy kind with jackhammers and rebar, but the hidden kind, buried in emails, ignored in meeting notes, and overlooked in the schedule. It’s called change. And we’re still not managing it properly.

    We've invited João Dias, a civil engineer with 15 years of global experience in project controls.

    From West Africa to the Caribbean, Denmark to London, João has seen it all: the same mistakes, the same blind spots, repeated again and again.

    Today we'll learn from the repeating mistakes he has seen througout the years. Mistakes that are still being repeated to this very day.

    What you'll learn from today's episode of Inventing Construction:

    - What is the project controls gap
    - Why there is a lack of change management on major projects
    - FIDIC vs. NEC contracts: pros and cons
    - Why hiring consultants is smarter than going cheap
    - Why we need public authorities and asset owners to lead this change

    You can also listen to Inventing Construction on these platforms:
    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aAxc0iqOe2JJly3jCh9jV?si=8db208888a9a4e4c
    Apple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inventing-construction/id1629403210
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmFqJlVzEa6Lc_7LOTjvac2oTbRRk9HdK

    We would love for you to continue the conversation with us on LinkedIn:
    Ross: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-griffin-kosmos/
    Elia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliaarquitectatecnica/
    João: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joaopaulodias/
    KOSMOS: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kosmos-dk

    Thanks for listening!
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    48 mins