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Join Fred Mills, Liam Marsh, and Luke Bligh as they discuss news and trends from the construction, engineering and architecture industries in a relaxed atmosphere. Grab a coffee or cuppa tea and enjoy The World's Best Construction Podcast by The B1M
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This week, Fred's away so it's just Liam & Luke and we're digging into The B1M's latest video "Europe's Megaproject to Replace Russian Railways". Together, we investigate the huge new high-speed rail line across three former Soviet states; Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Later in the episode, we cover:Shenzhen’s latest supertall skyscraper officially tops-out = https://www.instagram.com/p/C50oj8JMG5b/?img_index=1Sydney’s $2BN new tech campus = https://www.instagram.com/theb1m/p/C5oTyqRsbwj/?img_index=1We end the show with an Irish-pub related email from Jake Hansen-Shearer (whatta cool name).Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "Redeveloping the World’s Most Terrifying Airport". Hong Kong is one of the world's most well-known city's; massive skyscrapers, massive density, and massive challenges to build infrastructure. However, we’ve never seen construction tech like this before…Later in the episode, we cover:Saudi Arabia cuts back on its ambitions for The Line = https://www.instagram.com/p/C5jTj0vsjOs/?img_index=1Fulham FCs new pool-topped stand = https://www.instagram.com/p/C5Q8wWUMwlh/?img_index=1We end the show with an email from Karter Hickling.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "The Plan to Save New York's Emptiest Building". This topic is all about one of the world's most photographed buildings that's hiding in plain sight... but have YOU heard of it? New York is transforming one of its most iconic but rarely-seen towers.This episode was sponsored by James Hardie. Learn more about their diverse range of products here: https://bit.ly/3w7gf7eLater in the episode, we cover:London’s 54-storey new skyscraper = https://www.instagram.com/p/C46Dz6tMk0l/?img_index=1Saudi Arabia’s glass-bottomed hotel = https://www.instagram.com/p/C4yLvoPs_n-/?img_index=1We end the show with a topical email from Mike Cmar.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest longform video "Inside The World's Most Remote Infrastructure Project". Fred tells us about his first-hand experience of discovering the incredible infrastructure of the Faroe Islands. This episode is absolutely epic.This episode was sponsored by James Hardie. Learn more about their diverse range of products here: https://bit.ly/3w7gf7eLater in the episode, we cover:Revised plans for New York’s Affirmation Tower = https://www.instagram.com/p/C48O6fesLcS/?img_index=1Hollywood’s $1BN new Star = https://www.instagram.com/p/C4wBGKWsgUt/?img_index=1We end the show with a cheeky email from Joe Donnelly.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're hopping over the English channel and digging into The B1M's latest video "This $45BN Megaproject Will Forever Change Paris". In the construction & infrastructure world, the French capital has been incredibly busy of late - but even then, the Grand Paris Express is a once-in-a-century megaproject.This episode was sponsored by James Hardie. Learn more about their diverse range of products here: https://bit.ly/3w7gf7eLater in the episode, we cover:Shenzhen’s latest skyscraper development = https://www.instagram.com/p/C4i4SAPMk50/?img_index=1Amsterdam’s canyon inspired new district = https://www.instagram.com/p/C4fpY0lsSfA/?img_index=1We end the show with an infrastructure/construction-film-related email from Dean McVeigh.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "Sydney’s $64BN Mega Railway". Sydney, Australia is building one of the world's biggest suburban rail projects. G'day Sydney Metro.This episode was sponsored by Trimble Construction! Learn more about Viewpoint Field View here - https://bit.ly/3v2oEZsLater in the episode, we cover:A new expansion of New York City's Hudson Yards = https://www.instagram.com/theb1m/p/C4f09P5sauV/?hl=en&img_index=1An £8.5BN redevelopment of London’s Earls Court = https://www.instagram.com/theb1m/p/C4akEWns7e9/?hl=en&img_index=1We end the show with an email from Graham Embley AND an anonymous (but funny) Spotify comment.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1This week, we're keeping it local and digging into The B1M's latest video "The Insane Engineering of London’s $5BN Super Sewer". This topic has it all; Victorian sewer systems overflowing, construction in one of the world's busiest city's, and a famous river flowing through the middle - something big is taking shape under London.This episode was sponsored by James Hardie. Learn more about their diverse range of products here: https://bit.ly/3w7gf7eLater in the episode, we cover:A new (familiar looking..?) baseball stadium coming to Las Vegas = https://www.instagram.com/theb1m/p/C4L_rInsVgt/?img_index=1London’s Waterloo station is set for an overhaul = https://www.instagram.com/theb1m/p/C4YWgkEM4Kp/?img_index=1We end the show with an interesting email from Christian Martin.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "The $1BN Plan to Fix Paris’ Dirty Secret". In preparation for the Olympic Games being hosted in Paris this year, the city has a $1.5BN clean-up plan that's in-seine (see what we did there? aha!)This episode was sponsored by Trimble Construction! Learn more about Viewpoint Field View here - https://bit.ly/3v2oEZsLater in the episode, we cover:Brisbane’s breathing skyscraper = https://www.instagram.com/p/C4DOiMUMzQd/?img_index=1Beijing’s dramatic new library = https://www.instagram.com/p/C304RFNsLjm/?img_index=1We end the show with a lovely Apple Podcasts review from John_Ayers.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "Why Japan is Hollowing Out a Mountain". Japan is building something HUGE inside a mountain, and we ask why? This is the KAMIOKANDE saga - possibly one of our most fascinating (and scientific) pieces of discussion.This episode was sponsored by James Hardie. Learn more about their diverse range of products here: https://bit.ly/3w7gf7eLater in the episode, we cover:London’s BT Tower conversion + INTERVIEW with Able Partners co-founder Ben Stuart = https://www.instagram.com/p/C3qIqX0M1ie/?img_index=1Spain’s oldest football venue gets a red makeover = https://www.instagram.com/p/C3mzlxBsOY6/?img_index=1We end the show with a lovely Apple Podcasts review from Antonin Besse.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "The $42BN Plan to Rebuild the World’s Unluckiest City". Christchurch, New Zealand was nearly wiped off the map in 2011, this is the story of how an entire city was rebuilt from scratch. Later in the episode, we cover:New York’s Freedom Plaza skyscrapers = https://www.instagram.com/p/C3SchqLMICE/?img_index=1Dubai’s Foster-designed twin towers = https://www.instagram.com/p/C3I7f6tMisP/?img_index=5This episode was sponsored by James Hardie. Learn more about their diverse range of products here: https://bit.ly/3w7gf7eWe end the show with two emails from Mitchel Loring AND Mitchel Frost.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "The $7BN Mega-Tunnels You've Never Heard Of". Fred journeys inside one of Europe's most impressive (and lesser known) megaprojects in Antwerp, Belgium.Later in the episode, we cover:Mercedes unveils its supertall skyscraper in Dubai = https://www.instagram.com/p/C20V-APMCvB/?img_index=1New York’s demountable cricket world cup stadium = https://www.instagram.com/p/C22Dc3cM9OU/This episode was sponsored by James Hardie. Learn more about their diverse range of products here: https://bit.ly/3w7gf7eWe end the show with a lovely Apple Podcasts review from "brass razoo".Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "Why Russia Tried to Block This Canal". The Vistula Canal in Poland is more than just a piece of infrastructure. Later in the episode, we cover:Italy’s vineyard-topped airport = https://www.instagram.com/theb1m/p/C2xfiF0MCYf/?img_index=1Updated renders of London’s One Undershaft = https://www.instagram.com/theb1m/p/C2-hpwxM06z/?img_index=1This episode was sponsored by James Hardie. Learn more about their diverse range of products here: https://bit.ly/3w7gf7eWe end the show with two emails from Joshua Eden and Colin Woodall.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "The Race to Save the Panama Canal". Arguably, the Panama Canal is one of the globes vital pieces of infrastructure, but recently it's been facing some serious issues. Can the world's most important canal be saved before it runs dry? Together, we break it all down.Later in the episode, we cover:Oklahoma’s near megatall skyscraper = https://www.instagram.com/p/C2fqFBGs5Fe/?img_index=1The world’s highest spokeless ferris wheel = https://www.instagram.com/p/C2j-fTtsSS5/?img_index=1This episode was sponsored by James Hardie. Learn more about their diverse range of products here: https://www.jameshardie.co.uk/We end the show with an email from Björn Johansson AND some cheeky Spotify comments.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "Hawaii's $10BN Railway Across Paradise". Honolulu has a $10BN new railway – but it's far from complete. Later in the episode, we cover:Shenzhen’s new snow world = https://www.instagram.com/p/C2NXh9UsXLi/?img_index=1Latest construction progress on the Gordie Howe Intl Bridge = https://www.instagram.com/p/C2PYh1UMYZN/?img_index=1This episode was sponsored by Autodesk Construction Cloud. Learn more about the cloud based solution here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_Ku7EmS_Gg - AND don't forget to send in your own miscommunication stories in construction!We end the show with an email from Daniel.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into one of The B1M's biggest recent videos "The $140BN Race to Build America's First High-Speed Railway". Historically, the USA has been a monolith in rail infrastructure, but not so much in the modern era. That might just be changing... this new plan for a US bullet train might actually work.Later in the episode, we cover:Dubai’s latest skyscraper (complete with a suspended pool) = https://www.instagram.com/p/C1wpBwqMMOb/?img_index=1Saudi Arabia’s plans for a subterranean city = https://www.instagram.com/p/C2AlQTBsiTv/?img_index=1We end the show with a lovely email from Brandon De Bruyn.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into The B1M's latest video "How (and Why) India Built the World’s Biggest Office" - that's right, the world's biggest office isn't in Washington DC, Bucharest, or Shanghai, it's in Surat, Gujarat, India. Together, we dive into the absolutely massive Surat Diamond Bourse.Later in the episode, we cover:Dubai’s supertall Mercedes-Benz skyscraper = https://www.instagram.com/p/C1q0yueMax0/Cambodia’ vast new airport = https://www.instagram.com/p/C1vG4r4Mqax/?img_index=1This episode was sponsored by Autodesk Construction Cloud. Learn more about the cloud based solution here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_Ku7EmS_GgWe end the show with an email from Justin Dart.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It's a brand new year, and this week we're chatting about The B1M's latest video "Top 10 Projects Completing in 2024". It's going to be a huge year for global construction - from Paris to Taiwan. The lads get stuck in to it all!Later in the episode, we cover:Bhutan’s Mindfulness City = https://www.instagram.com/p/C1Fg0bTMiS8/?img_index=1Saudi Arabia’s esports arena = https://www.instagram.com/p/C1E8DScM5Fw/?img_index=1This episode was sponsored by Trimble Construction! Learn more about Viewpoint Field View here - https://bit.ly/3SnCS09We end the show with an entertaining Apple Podcasts review from "DynastyBoy".Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week we have one of our most special episodes of the year for you; THE BIG FAT QUIZ OF 2023*! Fred and Liam go head-to-head to test their construction knowledge in FIVE different categories: the skyscraper category, the infrastructure category, The B1M category, the History category, and the pop-culture category.*okay, not ALL of the questions relate to 2023, but the episode is still big, still fat, and still quizzy.We end the show with a spontaneous bonus pronunciation quiz headed up by Liam. Yes, that's right, a pronunciation quiz. See you in 2024!Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're looking at a project closer to home and digging into a recent B1M video "The Secret Security of America's London Embassy". This is how the US built its most hi-tech and controversial embassy here in the UK. Would you move from Central London to South London? The lads have strong opinions on this one...Later in the episode, we cover:An infinity pool meets a baseball stadium in South Korea = https://www.instagram.com/p/C03lBnosTvF/?img_index=1London’s new H1 office development = https://www.instagram.com/p/C0xNRHfMoIU/?img_index=1This episode was sponsored by Sablono Track Free. Learn more about this fantastic service here: https://bit.ly/476Ryo3We end the show with some cheeky comments from Spotify!Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week, we're digging into the The B1M's latest long form video "The Skyscraper That Ended New York's Billionaires' Row". The rise of the skinny-scraper has been a phenomenon in the Big Apple... but the rise of 220 Central Park South is unlike anything New York City has ever seen before. Later in the episode, we cover:America’s $5BN hospital upgrade = https://www.instagram.com/p/C0gTAOBsWHM/?img_index=1Tencent’s dramatic new headquarters in Shenzhen = https://www.instagram.com/p/C0mkyUIMwmO/?img_index=1This episode was sponsored by Autodesk Construction Cloud. Learn more about the cloud based solution here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_Ku7EmS_GgWe end the show with an email from Josue Valdez.Get in touch! Podcast@TheB1M.comwww.TheB1M.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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