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Edifice Complex Podcast

Edifice Complex Podcast

By: Adam Muggleton & Robert Bean
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The Property Design & Development Podcast with Adam Muggleton & Robert Bean.Adam Muggleton & Robert Bean Economics
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  • #111 Steve Apter – FLS & Response - Always Take the Aisle Seat!
    Apr 15 2026

    Our guest this episode is Steve Apter talking about Fire event response, FLS, risk mitigation, a life in public service, working on mega projects and much more.

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    In this episode, we discuss:

    • Red Sea Global
    • Challenging building design assumptions
    • Role of the fire fighting service
    • The Grenfell tragedy

    And much more…….


    More on Steve

    Steve on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-apter-qfsm-msc-hfinstr-46576038/

    AESG: https://aesg.com/


    Bio

    Steve Apter QFSM, MSc, HFInSTR is an internationally recognized emergency management leader and keynote speaker with over 31 years of service in UK Fire and Rescue Services. He served as Chief Fire Officer of the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service and Deputy Commissioner of the London Fire Brigade, where he led counter-terrorism response capabilities and advised UK government ministers during some of the UK's most consequential incidents including the Grenfell Tower fire. Steve was awarded the Queen's Fire Service Medal (QFSM) in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours for exemplary leadership.


    Since retiring from operational service in 2021, Steve has served as strategic advisor to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's national resilience framework and as Director of Response for the Red Sea Global Fire and Rescue Service. Steve currently a Fire Operations Consultant with AESG and a Senior Associate at the UK Resilience Academy.


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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • #110 Max Farrell – City Making
    Mar 15 2026

    Our guest this episode is Max Farrell talking about urban sustainability, city making and much more.

    If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know.

    In this episode, we discuss:

    • Smart cities
    • Urban observatories
    • Post modernism and post, post modernism
    • “the work of many hands”

    And much more…….

    More on Max

    Max on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/max-farrell-83561019/

    LDN Collective: https://ldn-collective.com/

    Bio

    Max Farrell is Founder & CEO of the LDN Collective, a network of built environment specialists fighting to improve people’s lives and the planet’s prospects. Members are experts in placemaking & urban design; social value & co-design; branding & communications. They are a dynamic and collaborative ‘one stop shop’ for projects anywhere in the world.

    Max’s expertise lies in urban planning & strategic communications. He was a Partner at Farrells for 10 years, the internationally renowned architects with offices in London, Hong Kong and Shanghai, before leaving to set up the LDN Collective in 2019. He was recently elected President of LAI Land Economics Society (London chapter); appointed Non Exec Director for Wild Streets, the world’s first augmented reality app for urban greening; Chair of Built Environment Policy for West London Business; Fellow of the RSA (Royal Society of Arts, Manufacturing & Commerce); Chair of Cultural Co-Location for Creative Estuary, part of the Thames Estuary Production Corridor.

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • #109 Asit Kumar Mishra – Engineering Research & IEQ
    Jan 15 2026

    Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 464)

    Our guest this episode is Asit Kumar Mishra talking about built environment research, ASHRAE 55 and IEQ.

    If you enjoy this episode, share it with friends and give us a review, it helps more than you know.

    In this episode, we discuss:

    • IEQ & Human centric design
    • “Battling the forces of evil”
    • ASHRAE 55
    • IEQ & building Code

    And much more…….

    More on Asit

    Asit on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asitk/

    Bio

    Asit is a research fellow at University College Cork, Ireland. He specializes in occupant-centric design for building indoor climates, integrating human factors and actions with behavioral interventions to create healthier, more sustainable buildings. Asit’s research focuses on understanding human-building interactions and developing evidence-based solutions that optimize both occupant well-being and building performance.

    #edificecomplexpodcast #bluerithm #BPV #ProjectManagement #podcast #CxM #Cx #RICS #PMI #PMP #smartbuildings #ESG #training #systems #resiliance #builtenvironment #LEED #netzero #MEP #ASHRAE #CIBSE #buildingservices #BECx #facades #BPVGlobal #bluerithm #environment #LEED #netzero #MEP #ASHRAE #CIBSE #sustainability #IEQ #ASHRAE55 #AESG

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    1 hr and 22 mins
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