Owen Drury

Host of Bricks & Bytes.

29 Jul 2026: Factory Failure, Concrete Reuse and the New Price of Delivery Resilience

Jul 29, 2026

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29 Jul 2026: Factory Failure, Concrete Reuse and the New Price of Delivery Resilience

Owen Drury

28 Jul 2026: 500,000 Assets, 1 GW and a Workforce Running Out of Capacity

Jul 28, 2026

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28 Jul 2026: 500,000 Assets, 1 GW and a Workforce Running Out of Capacity

Owen Drury

27 Jul 2026: Six New Lanes, SME-Only Rail Work and China’s Contracting Comeback

Jul 27, 2026

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27 Jul 2026: Six New Lanes, SME-Only Rail Work and China’s Contracting Comeback

Owen Drury

24 Jul 2026: Roads, Shipyards, Grid Capacity and the New AI Buying Model

Jul 24, 2026

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24 Jul 2026: Roads, Shipyards, Grid Capacity and the New AI Buying Model

Owen Drury

23 Jul 2026: Tariffs, Margins and the New Rules of Construction Risk

Jul 23, 2026

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23 Jul 2026: Tariffs, Margins and the New Rules of Construction Risk

Owen Drury

22 Jul 2026: 350 Trains, Two Terminals and One Temporary Roads Deal

Jul 22, 2026

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22 Jul 2026: 350 Trains, Two Terminals and One Temporary Roads Deal

Owen Drury

21 Jul 2026: Backlogs Rise, Balance Sheets Break, Robots Get Funded

Jul 21, 2026

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21 Jul 2026: Backlogs Rise, Balance Sheets Break, Robots Get Funded

Owen Drury

20 Jul 2026: Permits, People and Power: The Real Constraints on Delivery

Jul 20, 2026

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20 Jul 2026: Permits, People and Power: The Real Constraints on Delivery

Owen Drury

17 Jul 2026: The £26bn Naval Rebuild, the Crane Problem, and the Cost of Ignored Risk

Jul 17, 2026

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17 Jul 2026: The £26bn Naval Rebuild, the Crane Problem, and the Cost of Ignored Risk

Owen Drury

16 Jul 2026: Thin Margins, Bigger Campuses and Smarter Infrastructure

Jul 16, 2026

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16 Jul 2026: Thin Margins, Bigger Campuses and Smarter Infrastructure

Owen Drury

15 Jul 2026: The £10bn Tunnel, the Two-Speed Boom, and Construction’s Long Memory

Jul 15, 2026

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15 Jul 2026: The £10bn Tunnel, the Two-Speed Boom, and Construction’s Long Memory

Owen Drury

14 Jul 2026: Five Metro Lines, One Contractor, and the Risk of Scaling Everything

Jul 14, 2026

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14 Jul 2026: Five Metro Lines, One Contractor, and the Risk of Scaling Everything

Owen Drury

13 Jul 2026: Who Pays for the Grid, Who Carries the Risk, and Why Finished Projects Still Wait

Jul 13, 2026

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13 Jul 2026: Who Pays for the Grid, Who Carries the Risk, and Why Finished Projects Still Wait

Owen Drury

10 Jul 2026: Funding Gaps, Political Resets and the Interfaces Holding Back Delivery

Jul 10, 2026

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10 Jul 2026: Funding Gaps, Political Resets and the Interfaces Holding Back Delivery

Owen Drury

09 Jul 2026: AI Demand, Permit Risk, Building Control, and Safety AI

Jul 9, 2026

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09 Jul 2026: AI Demand, Permit Risk, Building Control, and Safety AI

Owen Drury

08 Jul 2026: Adaptive Reuse, Metro Risk, Tunnel Packaging, and ConTech Sandboxes

Jul 8, 2026

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08 Jul 2026: Adaptive Reuse, Metro Risk, Tunnel Packaging, and ConTech Sandboxes

Owen Drury

07 Jul 2026: Transit, Terminals, Churn, Metals, and Mega-Event Pressure

Jul 7, 2026

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07 Jul 2026: Transit, Terminals, Churn, Metals, and Mega-Event Pressure

Owen Drury

06 Jul 2026: Robots, Civils, Pipelines, Nuclear, and AI Reality

Jul 6, 2026

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06 Jul 2026: Robots, Civils, Pipelines, Nuclear, and AI Reality

Owen Drury

03 Jul 2026: Power, Pipes, Safety, Spatial AI, and 3D Delivery

Jul 3, 2026

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03 Jul 2026: Power, Pipes, Safety, Spatial AI, and 3D Delivery

Owen Drury

02 Jul 2026: Local Delivery, Stalled Sites, and Robots With Receipts

Jul 2, 2026

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02 Jul 2026: Local Delivery, Stalled Sites, and Robots With Receipts

Owen Drury

01 Jul 2026: Platform Consolidation, Grid Procurement, Data Centres, and Tunnel Risk

Jul 1, 2026

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01 Jul 2026: Platform Consolidation, Grid Procurement, Data Centres, and Tunnel Risk

Owen Drury

30 Jun 2026: Nuclear Governance, MEP Tracking, Rail Procurement, And Selective Housing

Jun 30, 2026

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30 Jun 2026: Nuclear Governance, MEP Tracking, Rail Procurement, And Selective Housing

Owen Drury

29 Jun 2026: HS2, Blocked Bridges, AI Design, and Megaproject Groundworks

Jun 29, 2026

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29 Jun 2026: HS2, Blocked Bridges, AI Design, and Megaproject Groundworks

Owen Drury

26 Jun 2026: Steel Loopholes, Hinkley Labour Risk, and Data Centre Pushback

Jun 26, 2026

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26 Jun 2026: Steel Loopholes, Hinkley Labour Risk, and Data Centre Pushback

Owen Drury

25 Jun 2026: Stadium Handoff, Arctic Corridors, Site Power, Digital Twins, and Live Hospital Delivery

Jun 25, 2026

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25 Jun 2026: Stadium Handoff, Arctic Corridors, Site Power, Digital Twins, and Live Hospital Delivery

Owen Drury