How can IoT integrations help manage infection control in the built environment?

Tim is CTO of Microshare, creating smart facilities solutions for the built environment. He is in charge of the strategic product vision and his past 12mths have unsurprisingly been focussed on harnessing the power of technology to help buildings be more resilient in the face of the pandemic.

In this podcast:

• How has Covid-19 shaped the direction of smart facilities management?
• How has Covid-19 affected take of of smart building products?
• What lessons can we learn from managing buildings in the past 12mths
• Will consumer data-privacy concerns become more flexible in a post-Covid environment?

Andrew’s recommended reading is Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, a science fiction book which takes a radical view of when real estate might look like in a plausible future.

Tim is excited by the potential of end-user apps, such as Waze, allowing humans to use data to improve their own lives in a manageable well by making better informed decisions in various facets of life.

His favourite building is Building 10 of the Maclaurin Buildings by William Welles Bosworth, 1916 (the Great Dome of MIT), a neo-classical bedrock of classical learning, intertwined with newness and discovery.

How do we design buildings and places with wellness in mind? Do we need to reconsider residential design to reflect changing life priorities?

Andrew Mcmullan is a British architect whose fresh and optimistic approach to design has helped create renowned global projects that make a deep impact on places and people. In 2018, he founded Mcmullan Studio to evolve his positive vision of architecture. Based in London, Andrew leads his team to create beautiful, buildable projects for progressive clients who recognise the capacity of original design to transform people’s lives.

In this podcast:

• How do we define “wellness” and how can it be integrated into design?
• How are emerging wellness themes changing our expectations from how we interact with our buildings and built environment?
• How do you masterplan for a civic area where there are so many integral stakeholders?
• Can better quality affordable rural housing keep younger people in rural communities?
• How are expectations shifting towards generational housing and has the Covid-19 crisis accelerated these trends?

You can find out more about Andrew’s projects here:

• Masterplan for Innbruck’s Knowledge Quarter
• Regeneration plans for Skipton
• Plans for the M&G garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
• Designs for affordable rural homes for young people

Andrew’s recommended reading is Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Cartmull, a driving influence on Andrew’s though process when establishing his practice and ways of working.

His favourite building is Royal Festival Hall for the way in which it captured the spirit of the age at the time. His technology to watch out for is wearable devices and the ability to use the data which they collect to better adapt buildings to how we use them.

Martha Weidmann is CEO and Co-Founder of Nine Dot Arts in Denver, Colorado. Nine Dot Arts is a consulting firm that not only curates inspirational art experiences, but also serves as an advocate for both art and artists.

In this podcast:

1. What’s driving the renaissance of the use of art in the built environment?
2. What are the benefits of art for spaces, places and buildings?
3. What mediums of art are being used?
4. How are arts projects generally funded?
5. How important is ROI of art and how can it be tracked?
6. Do art installations need to be permanent?
7. How do you develop an art strategy for a place or building?
8. How is art sourced?

Martha references Rainbow Militia’s adaptation to performance in a post-Covid world. You can read more about their innovative use of a 1900s bungalow here. 

Martha’s favourite building is Fort Gaines, Alabama.

Her recommended book is The Best Place to Work; The Art & Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace, Ron Friedman; a book that has shaped the building of the Nine Dot Arts business.

Her technology to watch out for is AI in respect of its ability to create and identify curators and transform them into super-curators.