Own The Build

Construction is one of the most complex, fragmented and challenging industries to work in, but when you reflect on a finished project, there is always great satisfaction in the work done. Join Quantity Surveyor and Founder of C-Link (www.c-link.com), Paul Heming, each week as he interviews experts from across the construction industry to share tactics for project success and uncover technologies of the future that will take us forward. Own the Build is a show for Main Contractors, Quantity Surveyors, Project Managers or anyone interested in learning more about the construction world.

Recent Episodes
  • The Immune System of the Project: How QSs Can Protect Margin and Spot Risk Early (EP 216)
    May 5, 2025 – 52:11
  • The Softer Side of Contract Management: Lessons from the Real World (EP 215)
    Apr 28, 2025 – 49:09
  • Mastering FIDIC: How to Handle Claims, Payments & Disputes Like a Pro (EP 214)
    Apr 21, 2025 – 45:44
  • What to Do When a Client Refuses Practical Completion (EP 213)
    Apr 14, 2025 – 52:47
  • Question Time 4: Subcontracting Pressure, QS Career Advice, Design Management (EP 212.1)
    Apr 8, 2025 – 43:09
  • Mastering Contract Audits: The 3-Page Hack Every QS and Project Team Needs (EP 212)
    Apr 7, 2025 – 29:28
  • Mastering Project Planning & Delay Analysis with David Moreland (EP 211)
    Mar 31, 2025 – 50:50
  • How to Reduce Disputes and Build Stronger Project Relationships (EP 210)
    Mar 24, 2025 – 38:03
  • Pointless Amendments: Why the Industry Needs a Simpler Approach to Contracts (EP 209)
    Mar 17, 2025 – 47:36
  • Question Time #3: Your Construction and QS Challenges Answered (EP 208.1)
    Mar 11, 2025 – 36:22
  • Breaking the Silence: Why QSs Need to Pick Up the Phone with Keith Kelliher (EP 208)
    Mar 10, 2025 – 53:44
  • £4,500 a Tender: Why Specialists Are Walking Away and How MCs Can Win Them Back (EP 207)
    Mar 3, 2025 – 44:58
  • Demystifying Recent Legal Cases: Lessons for Construction Professionals with Sam Bawden (EP 206)
    Feb 24, 2025 – 42:25
  • The Construction Act and Prolongation Claims with Scott Coulton (EP 205)
    Feb 17, 2025 – 52:35
  • Question Time #2: Your Construction and QS Challenges Answered (EP 204.1)
    Feb 11, 2025 – 40:53
  • The Aspiring QS – The Path to Becoming a Commercial Director (EP 204)
    Feb 10, 2025 – 32:13
  • AI, Blockchain, and the Future of Dispute Resolution with Rob Dean (EP 203)
    Feb 3, 2025 – 42:37
  • How to Scale Your Construction Business and Boost Profitability with Greg Wilkes (EP 202)
    Jan 27, 2025 – 50:10
  • Systemising Procurement and Rethinking Construction Value with Chris Mackenzie-Grieve (EP 201)
    Jan 20, 2025 – 49:52
  • Question Time: Your Construction and QS Challenges Answered (EP 200.1)
    Jan 14, 2025 – 34:44
  • Celebrating 200 Episodes: Reflecting, Growing, and Looking Ahead (EP 200)
    Jan 13, 2025 – 46:13
  • Turning the Tables: Your Questions, My Answers – A Special Listener Q&A (EP 199)
    Jan 6, 2025 – 01:21:59
  • Mastering Delay, Disruption, and the Power of "No" in Construction Disputes (EP 198)
    Dec 16, 2024 – 48:08
  • Mastering the Middle East Construction Market: Lessons from 70 Years in Business with Marcus Siddons (EP 197)
    Dec 9, 2024 – 40:41
  • Why Construction Needs to Act Like a Satnav: Ali Mafi on Time, Flow, and Project Success (EP 196)
    Dec 2, 2024 – 49:36
  • Changing Perceptions: How Deconstruction is Fixing Construction’s Reputation (EP 195)
    Nov 25, 2024 – 41:51
  • Understanding Construction Costs and the Pitfalls of Low Tendering (EP 194)
    Nov 18, 2024 – 42:41
  • Valuable QS: How to Create or Become a 10/10 Quantity Surveyor. (EP 193)
    Nov 11, 2024 – 50:48
  • Can we Rebuild Confidence in Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) (EP 192)
    Nov 4, 2024 – 37:04
  • From Variations to EOTs: How to Defend Claims - Your Framework for Success (EP 191)
    Oct 28, 2024 – 53:08
  • Mastering Provisional Sums: Navigating Complex Situations as a World-Class Quantity Surveyor (EP 190)
    Oct 21, 2024 – 32:24
  • How to Stop Micro-Managing and Become an Effective Construction Leader: Insights from Eric Anderton (EP 189)
    Oct 14, 2024 – 49:59
  • Transforming Construction: Insights from the FIS Manifesto and Design Development Proposals (EP 188)
    Oct 7, 2024 – 58:17
  • From Basic Tools to AI: Understanding Digital Maturity in Construction (EP 187)
    Sep 30, 2024 – 44:39
  • Mastering Groundworks Procurement: A World-Class Approach for Quantity Surveyors (EP 186)
    Sep 23, 2024 – 43:14
  • CSI meets Construction: How Reconstructing Crime Scenes for the Met Police Makes Me an Expert in Reconstructing Construction Claims (EP 185)
    Sep 16, 2024 – 36:12
  • Mastering On-Account Payments: Ensuring Smooth Cash Flow in Construction. (EP 184)
    Sep 9, 2024 – 48:17
  • Navigating Uncertainty: Insights from the Q3 2024 Construction Market Report. (EP 183)
    Sep 2, 2024 – 38:42
  • Data Visualisation Secrets Every Quantity Surveyor Should Know (EP 182)
    Aug 26, 2024 – 39:09
  • Mastering Delay Analysis: A Deep Dive into How to Win Your Next Claim. (EP 181)
    Aug 19, 2024 – 53:38
  • Construction Leadership – Are We Cultivating High-Quality Leaders in Our Industry? (EP 180)
    Aug 12, 2024 – 55:45
  • Navigating Disputes: A Career in Construction Adjudication (EP 179)
    Aug 5, 2024 – 57:14
  • Winning at Procurement: Success Tactics for Now and the Future (EP 178)
    Jul 29, 2024 – 42:06
  • How to manage a Main Contractor: A subcontractor view. (EP 177)
    Jul 22, 2024 – 49:06
  • Behind Tender Rejections: Unveiling the Reasons Main Contractors and Sub-Contractors Fall Short (EP 176)
    Jul 15, 2024 – 43:14
  • 3 Pleas to Construction Clients to Improve the Construction Industry (EP 175)
    Jul 8, 2024 – 54:40
  • The 14 Biggest Reasons Construction Companies Go to Adjudication (EP 174)
    Jul 1, 2024 – 43:34
  • A Review of Mitigation Obligations in Construction Contracts (EP 173)
    Jun 24, 2024 – 45:06
  • A Picture is Worth a Thousand Spreadsheets: Why Data Visualisation Matters in Construction Claims. (EP 172)
    Jun 17, 2024 – 46:00
  • Why Carbon is the New Currency for Quantity Surveyors. (EP 171)
    Jun 10, 2024 – 39:09
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