Episode 23 - "Why Socio-Economic Balance is Key to Property Industry Success.......A Masterclass for SME's" with Jane Hollinshead from IJD Consulting.  This episode is an absolute masterclass in how to turn socio-economic disadvantage into an advantage for the property industry; delivered by one of the property industries leading experts - Jane Hollinshead. There is not much Jane has not done in the property industry, so it might be easiest to bullet point her remarkable career and expertise...

Episode 22 - "Clean Air Has Never Been More Important: How portable air purifiers are getting us back to business.....safely" with Christian Hendriksen from Rensair. Christian and his company are taking the world by storm delivering clean air for every space with portable, hospital-grade air purifying systems.  Rensair is an amazing invention and superbly timed for both the Covid-19 pandemic and also growing consumer awareness for air quality in the home, office and retail environments. The...

Episode 21 - "The Art of the Perfect Brief: The Foundation to Designing for Happiness " with Duncan McLeod from Studio McLeod Architecture.  Duncan and his practice; Studio McLeod, are recognised as one of the UK’s leading architects for innovative residential architecture. They are a RIBA award winning practice, one of 6 practices shortlisted for Architect of the Year in 2017 and they have an incredible 100% record for getting their clients planning approval.  Insightful extract from the...

Episode 20 - "The End of Building Waste: How Reusable Framing Systems are Creating a Sustainable Construction Future " with Ged Finch from X-Frame.  Ged is the Director and Research & Development Manager at X-Frame; one of the worlds most innovative and forward thinking property and construction companies. For those who do not know, X-Frame is a recoverable and reusable framing system for the next generation of sustainable construction. Useful extract from the X-Frame website: a...

Episode 19 - "The Art of Making a Space a Place: How to transform a community through vibrant public spaces" with David Engwicht from Creative Communities International. David is the Master Placemaker and Director of Creative Communities International which is one of the worlds most innovative and intuitive Placemaking practices, specialising in helping communities transform spaces to places. "David Engwicht is one of the world’s most inventive thinkers and writers on creating vibrant...

Episode 18 - "Future of Heating: Accelerating the Transition from Fossil to Renewable Energy with Zero Emission Boilers" with Johan du Plessis from Tepeo. Johan is the CEO and Founder of Tepeo which is tackling climate change head on with their Patent Pending Zero Emission Boiler.  With the 2050 Net Zero Emissions target set in stone, Tepeo is a solution to the UK's biggest challenge to achieving the Net Zero target - rapid and low cost decarbonisation of domestic heating. Tepeo's Zero...

Episode 17 - "The Founder of Futures: Future Proofing Strategies & Tips for Better Buildings" with Dan Jestico from Futures at Iceni Projects. Dan is the Director of Futures at Iceni Projects, created specifically to assess, identify and adapt to threats and opportunities driven by changing global forces. Dan's unique experiences in the Built Environment from a design, delivery and scientific perspective put him at the forefront of European, national and regional sustainability...

Episode 16 - "How Smart Technology is Transforming Customer Experience in Property " with Muir Baxter from Smart Rent. Muir is the UK Sales Director and has over 11 years experience delivering smart technology into the built environment with a particular focus on large scale Build to Rent, Build to Sell, and PBSA developments alongside international world-renowned hotel projects. Today we look at how smart technology is being leveraged across the property industry to both protect and...

Episode 15 - "A How To: Integrating Wellbeing Through Your Building Operation" with Jade Leighton from Ekkist. This is Part 3 of the 3 Part Mini-series in partnership with Ekkist called "BUILDING IN HEALTH & WELLBEING: A How To". Jade is a qualified Nutritional Therapist, a Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner and the Health and Wellbeing Consultant at Ekkist advising on the operational elements and ongoing management of buildings to ensure property developers can implement policies and...

Episode 14 - "The Most Important Internal Building Ingredients to Improve the Wellbeing Performance of Any Building" with Olga Turner from Ekkist.  This is Part 2 of a 3 Part Mini-series in partnership with Ekkist called "BUILDING IN HEALTH & WELLBEING: A How To". Olga is the Managing Director of Ekkist - which is a UK based property consultancy specialising in the design, creation and management of buildings and places that support human health and well-being; using the WELL Building...

Episode 12 - "How To Strategically Integrate Wellbeing at Masterplan & Building Design Stages"  with Karen Rogers and Olga Turner from Ekkist.  This is Part I of a 3 Part Mini-series in partnership with Ekkist called "BUILDING IN HEALTH & WELLBEING: A How To".  Karen is the Director of Project Management and Olga is the Managing Director of Ekkist - which is property consultancy specialising in the design, creation and management of buildings and places that support human health and...

Episode 11 - "Building a World Class Operational Team for Better Customer Experience" with Nick Hammond from Deverell Smith. Nick is the Head of Build to Rent, Europe at Deverell Smith, which is a Global Real Estate Executive Search Firm delivering Recruitment & Strategic Consultancy across Investment, Development and Management disciplines of the Build to Rent Sector.  Today, we laser focus our conversation on how Property Providers can strategically build a high performance customer...

Episode 10 - "The Hidden Benefits of Clean Air: Why Air Quality is Now Vital for Long Term Asset Performance" with Francesca Brady & Niall Ingham from AirRated.    Francesca is the Chief Executive Officer and Niall is the Head of London of AirRated - which is the UK's leading air testing and certification company for indoor air quality.  We cover a lot of ground in the wide reaching conversation, starting with Francesca providing an in depth overview of the science behind air quality;...

Episode 10 - "Knowledge is Power: The Best Advice From 9 Industry Leading Property Experts" with the LifeProven duo Jordan Relfe & Adam Hinds.  Today, we do a half season roundup and review the best advice, tips and project considerations captured from the first 9 episodes.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/builtforlife/message

Episode 9 - "How To Improve Your Community Engagement to Increase Profits & Have Happier Occupants " with James Stewart.  James is the Co-Founder of Urban Symbiotics, an industry leading, user-centric multi-disciplinary architecture, engagement and branding practice based in Central London; and today we extract James' industry leading advice on how to use Community Engagement as a powerful tool to  maximise profits, community support, planning application success and occupant...

Episode 8 - "Leveraging Ergonomics: Improve Employee Productivity, Satisfaction & Overall Wellbeing  " with Kirsty Angerer.  Kirsty is the founder of the Travelling Ergonomist - which is an ergonomic consulting company aimed at helping businesses  enhance people's health and optimise systems performance through strategic ergonomic programs.  For those uninitiated to the world of Ergonomics, Kirsty is the perfect candidate to take you on this journey as she is a Member of the Chartered...

Episode 7 - "Optimise Asset Performance with the High Quality Interior Design Strategy: Using Design to Improve Asset Profits Through Occupant Wellness " with Richard Angel.  Richard is the founder and managing director of Angel O'Donnell, a rapidly growing interior design studio focused on the residential, build-to-rent and student accommodation sectors; and today we discuss how Property Providers can leverage High Quality Interior Design to create building environments which benefit both...

Episode 6 - "User Focused Design: How Top Architects Optimise Financial & Social Returns Through Real World User Insight" with Stephanie Edwards.  Stephanie is the Co-Founder of Urban Symbiotics which is an industry leading, user-centric multi-disciplinary architecture, masterplanning and design practice based in Central London; and today we extract Stephanie's expertise for designing and delivering buildings which deliver better Social and Financial returns without using biased...

Episode 5 - "The Future of Engineering: How Top Structural Engineers are Building a More Sustainable, Healthier Future" with Gary Elliott.  Gary is the Co-Founder and CEO of Elliott Wood Partnership Limited Structural and Civil Engineers and today we extract Gary's innovative ideas, advice and recommendations for how to deliver highly sustainable, healthy and future proof buildings by challenging traditional perceptions towards how the structure of any building is assessed, designed and...

Episode 4 - "Urban Farming - How to Integrate Vertical Farms in Buildings to Create Food, Income, Relaxation & Community" with Jason Hawkins-Row.  Jason is the CEO and Founder of Aponic, a UK based vertical modular farming system provider which creates highly affordable vertical farms for domestic and commercial use. Today we extract Jason's key advice, ideas and considerations around how to design urban farming into our buildings (basements, roof tops, garden fences, atriums, hallways)...

Episode 3 - "Age Better in Any Home: Extending Healthy Lifespan of Over 55's by Reducing Home Health Hazards" with Holly Holder;  The Senior Evidence Manager at Centre for Ageing Better. Today we extract the vital evidence, considerations and advice from Holly and her teams latest research looking specifically at the role housing plays in protecting the health of the UK, and how poor quality housing can create or worsen health conditions, reduce an occupants quality, cause poverty or even...

Episode 2 - "Designing for Air Quality - Preventing Airborne Transmission of COVID-19, Diseases & Airborne Pollutants with Better Building Ventilation Design" with Amir A. Aliabadi.  An Assistant Professor and the Founder of Atmospheric Innovations Research Laboratory, today we extract Amir's key advice, ideas and considerations how to protect the health & wellbeing of occupants in any building through better ventilation design.  --- Send in a voice message:...

The First Episode - "Optimising Wellness in Property: How to combine design with lifestyle to help end users win their day" with Harry Jameson, the Founder and CEO of The Wellness People and Harry Jameson Consultancy, where we extract Harry's key advice, ideas and considerations when combining Lifestyle and Design to Extend Healthy Life Span in buildings. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adam-hinds/message