Developers turning into contractors, productivity charts getting roasted, and a GC dropping insider truths.
In this week’s Bricks, Bucks & Bytes episode:
🏗️ Dubai developers are bringing construction in-house, chasing control, speed, and fatter margins.
📉 McKinsey’s famous productivity curve gets called out as misleading (and maybe cherry-picked).
🔋 Barton Malow’s strategy chief joins live to talk about industrial projects, fintech in construction, and how data really flows through a $5B GC.
But that’s not all:
Patric explains M&A with a metaphor about borrowing tools from your neighbor (and why “best owner logic” matters in construction).
Martin drops Dubai stats that make your jaw hit the floor: sales up 20% YoY, prices doubling since 2021.
Dustin reminds everyone that chasing higher GC margins also means chasing bigger risks.
🎧 Listen now for:
Why standardization (not hype) is the hidden driver behind insourcing.
How Barton Malow thinks about pre-con data, project definitions, and real ROI on innovation.
Why branded residences might be construction’s version of luxury handbags.
🗣 Bonus: Some personal highlights
Owen almost became a British rock star (Nottingham was the world tour).
Patric Googles cartel net worths mid-podcast.
Dustin explains why management fees > LP returns in venture.
Victor from Barton Malow shares the one startup product his GC actually loves.