pioneers
disruptors
innovators
In partnership with
our future
is yet to be
determined
Our future is yet to be determined...
FutureX
Futurebuild is excited to launch FutureX, in partnership with Ryder Architecture.
It will bring together some of the brightest minds, the most disruptive thinkers and innovators to transform the built environment and build a community of likeminded people that can begin to make real change.
futurex podcast
Why FutureX? Why now?
In the past, sustainability was often seen by the construction industry as a choice but this has now dramatically shifted. Now it is a moral and legal obligation that will affect our choices and business decisions.
After many inspiring conversations between Martin Hurn, Event Director, Futurebuild and Dr Oliver Jones, Research Director, Ryder Architecture around sustainability and achieving net-zero, it soon became apparent that Futurebuild and Ryder had so much more to talk about. We share the same values and thoughts around how we can overcome the many critical issues and challenges that our industry and our planet are currently facing.
FutureX is about giving a voice to those we don’t hear enough from, not just the people within our industry but the inspiring figures from outside of the built environment. We’ll be delving into Oliver’s black book and will speak to these inspiring people over the next few months, on this podcast.
EPISODES
MARTIN HURN & dR OLIVER JONES
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur
In the first episode, your hosts Martin Hurn, Event Director at Futurebuild and Dr Oliver Jones, Research Director at Ryder Architecture introduce FutureX and explain the importance of giving a voice and platform to disruptors from different sectors to improve the health of people, communities and importantly our planet.
EPISODE TWO
maria smith, buro happold
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur
In this episode, you can listen to Maria Smith, Director of Sustainability & Physics at Buro Happold in conversation with Martin Hurn and Dr Oliver Jones. Maria talks through the ten key principles from the latest publication from the RIBA and Architects Declare and shares their opinion on why the built environment has the capability to accelerate our delivery of a net zero future and what we need to do next.
pioneers, disruptors & Innovators
FutureX themes & topics
Martin and Oliver will be interviewing many inspiring people and discussing some key topics; pathway to net-zero, innovate to transform, the role of retrofit within net-zero, advanced materials combine carbon negative concrete into that, biotech, nature based solutions, sustainable smart cities and much more!
With Dr Oliver Jones & Martin Hurn
innovation guru
About Oliver
Oliver studied architecture at Northumbria University then re-joined the higher education sector to lecture and sit his doctorate in digital architecture and architectural psychology. Oliver directs ongoing research projects at Ryder, he works with government policy makers, international funding bodies, academic networks and industry partners and conducts collaborative, pioneering research across many areas of the AEC sector. And that’s not all…
sustainability champion
About Martin
Martin Hurn is Event Director at Futurebuild and has led the team for many years. He joined the event when it known as ecobuild and has championed the drive to a more sustainable built environment. Martin rebranded the event to Futurebuild and really put the focus on the future of the built environment, shining a spotlight on the innovations that our industry has to offer, that will help to achieve a net-zero future.
pioneers, disruptors & Innovators
Tune in to FutureX
Tune in to the FutureX series of podcasts and hear Martin Hurn and Dr Oliver Jones in conversation with the brightest minds, the disruptive thinkers and most exciting innovators.
title goes here
title goes here
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
title goes here
title goes here
Join the community
What you can expect in the FutureX podcast series
FutureX is all about a future yet to be determined. The purpose is to bring together some of the brightest minds to transform the built environment industry. Martin and Oliver will be interviewing these people and building a community of like minded people and businesses around them. Sign up and be the first to hear when the podcasts have been released.
