Typically, in August, Europe is pretty quiet. It’s a difficult month to move anything meaningful, especially when they rely on other people. The continent enjoys their summer holidays and most people’s availability and focus is disrupted.

So I often find myself taking the opportunity to reflect and work “on” the business instead of “in” the business.

At some point, you realise that obsessing over your craft for years creates a compounding advantage. You become more confident in your decisions because they’re no longer based on theory. They’re built on thousands of hours of pattern recognition, mistakes, repetition and experience. That kind of knowledge can’t be shortcut or replicated. You only earn it by spending years inside the work. And with that, I feel more confident than ever in what we’ve got planned for Bricks & Bytes.

So whilst this reflective period is still ongoing, here’s a recap of our August, as well as a glimpse of what the near future Bricks & Bytes might look like. More to come over the coming months.

Anyone who pays any attention to us will know we spent some time in Austin at the end of July. And if you didn’t, I wrote a pretty fun article here about it here.

August has all been about applying the post production (editing) magic, and we’re excited to say that the full film will be out this month in September.

Producing one of these is a monumental effort. From the months of planning before, to the shoot on the day, to the final edit, delivery and promotion. I am super grateful to be working with such a talented team in Bedrock and our own editors to continue to produce the most interesting content this industry has seen. Keep your eyes open.

I (Owen) will be at Autodesk University in a couple weeks time (14th-17th September).

As always, this is one of the most exciting places for me to connect with those who I don’t get to see in person regularly. If you want to meet up, shoot me a message ([email protected]) and we’ll try and arrange something.

I’m also very excited to announce that we’re partnering with Global eTraining and their Big Splash VIP party. After attending their equivalent party in Nashville last year, I can tell you that this is THE event you want to get to at AU this year.

We have 25 tickets to give away, so if you want to hang out and sip some negronis together sign up with the link here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1993632205594?aff=oddtdtcreator.

Hope to see you there.

We spent a lot of time in July and August thinking about a simple question. With the platform we’ve built, how can we create more value for the industry?

Since starting Bricks & Bytes, we’ve built and continue to build. a highly engaged and influential audience across construction, technology and the wider built environment.

Along the way, we’ve tested a lot…

Some things have worked. Some haven’t. But that experimentation has given us a much clearer understanding of what actually cuts through, what audiences respond to, and how brands can earn meaningful attention in this industry.

We don’t pretend to have every answer, but we do believe Bricks & Bytes is now one of the best-positioned platforms for companies looking to build awareness and credibility with an influential construction audience.

So over the next 4–6 weeks, we’re completely reworking our sponsorship offering for the remainder of 2026, 2027 and beyond.

If you’d like to be one of the first to see what we launch, reply to this email and I’ll make sure you’re on the list.

From the hottest summer us Brits have ever experienced to the excitement of 2026. See you in the last quarter of 2026. Onward!

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