Neutral Podcast Ep 20 – Innovation in Real Estate | Daryl Patterson

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Daryl Patterson, former CPO of Lendlease, joins Nate in this episode of The Neutral Podcast to discuss construction's shift toward digitization and industrialization. The conversation with Nate explores Lendlease's Podium platform, which connects developers, architects, engineers, and suppliers in a unified system. Patterson explains how mass timber construction is driving changes in componentization while highlighting Lendlease's strategy to combine digital design with mass timber methods. Their discussion shows how the construction industry moves from fragmented processes to integrated workflows, balancing efficiency with environmental impact through technology and materials innovation.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
0:45 - Meet Daryl Patterson
2:14 - Daryl’s background
7:20 - The changing viewpoint of industrialization in the modern world
10:02 - Digitizing the construction supply chain and workflow
14:50 - Lendlease’s “Podium” software and how it is empowering developers, architects, engineers, and suppliers to deliver more sustainable outcomes
24:20 - Why have other digitized platforms failed?
31:00 - Is the standardization of construction still a viable business model?
43:05 - How mass timber changes the componentization of construction
48:50 - The intersection of mass timber and digital design and how Lendlease uses it