Mindful Builder
Matthew Carland and Hamish White
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Chatting with Australias most dialled in builder
In this episode, we sit down with Jackson from Enduro Builders in Adelaide to talk high performance homes, energy efficient construction, and what it actually takes to build houses that perform year…
What is the end game of building ?
“Do we want 1.2 million crappy houses?” That’s the question Jesse Clark (pro clima) drops early in this episode, and it pretty much sets the tone. We talk about Australian housing supply, building…
Politics vs building
We do not usually have politicians on the show, so sitting down with David Southwick, the Planning, Building, and Construction Minister for the Liberal Party’s Shadow government, made for a very…
More good and less bad
“I don’t understand why people build houses like this.” If you have ever said that on site after spotting a leaky junction, a sweaty wall, or a home that is freezing in winter and cooking in summer,…
Ask us anything with Buildingsciology
“As builders, you have huge overheads. Massive.” Matt said it mid-conversation and it just sat there, because it is the part people outside the construction industry rarely see. They see the finished…
How to stop working in your business
“Version one is better than version none.” James Brown means it in the most practical way possible for builders. A rough first system in your building business is better than no system at all. Not…
This is a big can of worms
“Legally, you can still build a house with no membrane.”That line from Villy Yordanov, Pro Clima’s Innovation Engineer, sets the tone for this conversation about what is technically allowed versus…
Getting romantic with your craft
A German journeyman carpenter walks into our studio and within five minutes, we are thinking, hang on… have we made modern life way more complicated than it needs to be?Erik is living a tradition…
S1E4 Weekly Building Gossip - More Homes, Rising build costs and Silica Issues
Weekly Goss – April 23, 2026Matt and Hamish are back from Adelaide to discuss the latest housing developments in Canberra, a major safety crackdown on silica dust, and the importance of…
What is a normal house?
We sit down with Helen from Renew to unpack why the idea of a sustainable home still gets treated like a luxury, when it should really be the baseline. We talk about the shift happening across the…
S1E3 Weekly Building Gossip - 16th April 2026
In this episode, Hamish and Matt navigate the "geopolitical bruises" impacting the Australian construction industry in early 2026. They discuss the sharp rise in material costs driven by global…
The future of the mindful builder
The Australian building industry is shifting fast, and in this episode, we discuss what that really looks like on the ground. From economic pressure and labour shortages to changing technology and…
S1E2 Weekly Building Gossip - 9th April 2026
Episode Title: The NCC Maze, Red Tape Blues, and a Win for Passive HouseDate: 9 April 2026 Hosts: Matt & Hamish In this second instalment of The Weekly Gossip, Matt and Hamish navigate the "grey…
The future of onsite building technology
Construction technology is changing fast, and in this episode, we sit down with Vas from C.R. Kennedy to talk about the tools already reshaping the construction industry. From geospatial technology an…
S1E1 Weekly Building Gossip - NCC Changes
This episode covers the latest updates in the Australian building industry, including new legislation, code transitions, and innovative materials. Hosts Matt and Hamish analyse recent news,…
What is sustainable design and construction?
“Sustainable design is not just lower energy bills. It is health, comfort, moisture safety, and long-term performance.”We sat down with Marcus Strang, Technical Lead in Passivhaus at HIP V. HYPE, to…
Sustainability consulting and pushing boundries
“Sustainable buildings focus on what's invisible, not visible”In this episode of The Mindful Builder, we sit down with Roberto Petruzzi, an Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) specialist, to…
From commercial to residential construction
“Commercial teaches you speed and logistics. Residential teaches you people.”In this episode, we sit down with Alistair Meallin, Director at Y Projects, to talk about what it really takes to build…
Bridging the construction and Real Estate gap
“Architecture is not just drawings and pretty renders.” In this episode, we sit down with Roger from Borland Architecture to unpack the overlap between architecture, construction, and real estate,…
Learning from previous developments and designing sustainably
“Success looks great on social media. The reality is usually messier.”In this episode, we sit down with Liam Wallis, Founder and Managing Director of HIP V. HYPE, to talk about what sustainable…
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Mindful Builder has published 126 episodes since March 2024, covering topics in Business, Education.
Mindful Builder is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 43m.
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