Owen Drury

Host of Bricks & Bytes.

05 Jun 2026: A Construction Slump, a $16B AI Campus, and the Contractors Built to Survive

Jun 5, 2026

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05 Jun 2026: A Construction Slump, a $16B AI Campus, and the Contractors Built to Survive

Owen Drury

04 Jun 2026: Data Centers, ConTech Funding, Labor Gaps, Tariffs, and High-Speed Rail

Jun 4, 2026

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04 Jun 2026: Data Centers, ConTech Funding, Labor Gaps, Tariffs, and High-Speed Rail

Owen Drury

03 Jun 2026: Transit Cuts, Timber Homes, AI Platforms, and Self-Driving Excavators

Jun 3, 2026

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3 min read

03 Jun 2026: Transit Cuts, Timber Homes, AI Platforms, and Self-Driving Excavators

Owen Drury

02 Jun 2026: Funding, Tender Risk, Contractor Strategy, Robotics, and Grid Bottlenecks

Jun 2, 2026

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02 Jun 2026: Funding, Tender Risk, Contractor Strategy, Robotics, and Grid Bottlenecks

Owen Drury

01 Jun 2026: Reality Capture, Low-Carbon Roads, Factory Housing, Modular Nuclear, and Urban Renewal

Jun 1, 2026

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3 min read

01 Jun 2026: Reality Capture, Low-Carbon Roads, Factory Housing, Modular Nuclear, and Urban Renewal

Owen Drury

29 May 2026: Autodesk, Turner, Skills, Water, and Public Health Builds

May 29, 2026

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29 May 2026: Autodesk, Turner, Skills, Water, and Public Health Builds

Owen Drury

28 May 2026: Permits, People, Safety, and Port Capacity

May 28, 2026

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28 May 2026: Permits, People, Safety, and Port Capacity

Owen Drury

27 May 2026: Procurement, Electric Jobsites, Tunnel Risk, Climate Adaptation, and Repairs

May 27, 2026

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27 May 2026: Procurement, Electric Jobsites, Tunnel Risk, Climate Adaptation, and Repairs

Owen Drury

26 May 2026: Housing Pipeline, Studio Delivery, Metro Civils, and Climate Ground Risk

May 26, 2026

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26 May 2026: Housing Pipeline, Studio Delivery, Metro Civils, and Climate Ground Risk

Owen Drury

25 May 2026: Data Centers, Starts, Housing Slumps, Safety Failures, and Contract Risk

May 25, 2026

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25 May 2026: Data Centers, Starts, Housing Slumps, Safety Failures, and Contract Risk

Owen Drury

22 May 2026: Highway Money, AI Agents, Rail Automation, Procurement Reform, and Hamilton LRT

May 22, 2026

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22 May 2026: Highway Money, AI Agents, Rail Automation, Procurement Reform, and Hamilton LRT

Owen Drury

21 May 2026: The Front End Is Becoming The Battlefield

May 21, 2026

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21 May 2026: The Front End Is Becoming The Battlefield

Owen Drury

20 May 2026: Transit Delivery, Small Sites, Arctic Infrastructure, Nuclear Risk, and Procurement Intelligence

May 20, 2026

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20 May 2026: Transit Delivery, Small Sites, Arctic Infrastructure, Nuclear Risk, and Procurement Intelligence

Owen Drury

19 May 2026: Late Payments, Housing Delivery, AI Labour, Site Power, and Modular Finance

May 19, 2026

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19 May 2026: Late Payments, Housing Delivery, AI Labour, Site Power, and Modular Finance

Owen Drury

18 May 2026: Old Oak, Infrastructure M&A, Public Innovation Risk, Electric Plant, and Toll Roads

May 18, 2026

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18 May 2026: Old Oak, Infrastructure M&A, Public Innovation Risk, Electric Plant, and Toll Roads

Owen Drury

15 May 2026: Grid Capacity, Data Centers, Procurement Failure, and Tunnel Risk

May 15, 2026

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15 May 2026: Grid Capacity, Data Centers, Procurement Failure, and Tunnel Risk

Owen Drury

14 May 2026: HS2, AI Workflows, Data Centers, Hospitals and Transit

May 14, 2026

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14 May 2026: HS2, AI Workflows, Data Centers, Hospitals and Transit

Owen Drury

13 May 2026: Megaproject Risk, Data Center Pushback, Housing Capital, and Building Control

May 13, 2026

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13 May 2026: Megaproject Risk, Data Center Pushback, Housing Capital, and Building Control

Owen Drury

12 May 2026: Project Risk, Silica Enforcement, AI Procurement, and Cross-Border EPC

May 12, 2026

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12 May 2026: Project Risk, Silica Enforcement, AI Procurement, and Cross-Border EPC

Owen Drury

11 May 2026: India's Rural Buildout, Canada's Arctic Constraint, and Australia's Housing Reality Check

May 11, 2026

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11 May 2026: India's Rural Buildout, Canada's Arctic Constraint, and Australia's Housing Reality Check

Owen Drury

08 May 2026: HS2 Reset, UK Cost Shock, Design-Build Rail, Bentley AI, and Gateway 2

May 8, 2026

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12 min read

08 May 2026: HS2 Reset, UK Cost Shock, Design-Build Rail, Bentley AI, and Gateway 2

Owen Drury

07 May 2026: AI Data Centers, Grid Work, UK Market Pressure, and Megaproject Reality

May 7, 2026

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07 May 2026: AI Data Centers, Grid Work, UK Market Pressure, and Megaproject Reality

Owen Drury

06 May 2026: AI Agents, ISO 19650, UK Construction Shock, Data Centres, and Framework Discipline

May 6, 2026

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06 May 2026: AI Agents, ISO 19650, UK Construction Shock, Data Centres, and Framework Discipline

Owen Drury

05 May 2026: AI Safety, Robotics, Data Centre Power and the Long-Tail Software Fight

May 5, 2026

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05 May 2026: AI Safety, Robotics, Data Centre Power and the Long-Tail Software Fight

Owen Drury

04 May 2026: Data Centre Labour, Grid Storage, Digital Freight, and Steel Pressure

May 4, 2026

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9 min read

04 May 2026: Data Centre Labour, Grid Storage, Digital Freight, and Steel Pressure

Owen Drury