{"podcast":{"title":"Construction Sport Podcast","slug":"construction-sport-podcast-7086626","podcast_index_feed_id":7086626,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/672cb69d1e4926b519bc2cb3","website_url":"https://constructionsport.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1730983351137-4a2e5b2d-5d0b-4da2-9627-bbee0396efe3.jpeg","author":"Construction Sport","episode_count":90,"summary":"Giving Construction A Voice. Brand new episodes available to watch & listen EVERY Wednesday at 12pm. Join founder of Construction Sport, Steve Kerslake, as he welcomes all sorts of guests to dive deep into the world of the construction industry and its faults, problems, strengths and controversies. Accompanied by the significant subject of mental & physical health, with the notion of sports & exercise being explored fully. Oh and we don't mind having a few laughs while we're at it too. So sit back, relax, and prepare to be entertained & educated. Watch on YouTube: https://shorturl.at/kd7Km Listen on Spotify: https://shorturl.at/01uEq Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://shorturl.at/Xap4X - Our website: https://constructionsport.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T00:17:52.362708+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/construction-sport-podcast-7086626"},"episode":{"title":"Construction Has The Worst Productivity: How Can We Fix It? | Aaron Robbins","slug":"construction-has-the-worst-productivity-how-can-we-fix-it-aaron-robbins","published_at":"2026-07-01T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/construction-sport-podcast-7086626/construction-has-the-worst-productivity-how-can-we-fix-it-aaron-robbins","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/construction-sport-podcast-7086626","url":"https://constructionsport.com/","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/672cb69d1e4926b519bc2cb3/e/6a44f24306fb5d326d86a8b9/media.mp3","summary":"Episode #087 | Aaron Robbins Construction has one of the lowest productivity rates of any industry... but why? In this ep, we welcome Aaron Robbins to discuss his research on why construction continues to struggle with productivity, workplace culture, wellbeing and attracting the next generation. The pair also discuss the issue of apprentices being dropped, quantity surveying, Envac systems & procurement and why learning to adopt a positive attitude can be paramount to change. 🔵 Connect with Aaron on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-robbins-283a5b141/ 🔴 Watch on YouTube! - https://youtu.be/jmBNU2Wja_0 🟢 Listen On Spotify! - https://open.spotify.com/episode/1XguGLdEIFj7b9AGJ47Xlz?si=jMoLuD2WQ4OH9oDDfEPfbw 🟣 Listen on Apple Podcasts! - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/construction-has-the-worst-productivity-how-can-we/id1778487912?i=1000774995885 ---------------------------------------------------------- ⏲TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Intro! Working in Procurement with L&Q + What is an Envac System? 06:07 How Aaron got into QS-ing + Lack of work? Apprentices being dropped? 10:53 Padel vs Pickleball??? 12:52 Productivity in construction: Why it’s the worst industry for it 24:55 Effect of HardestGeezer running Africa + Ross Edgeley Swimming the UK 30:05 How are we going to increase productivity & wellbeing in construction? + Cultures 47:30 Treating Mental Health in the wrong ways: Let’s be positive 52:27 Final Comments: What’s coming up & Women in Construction 57:59 Outro! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Episode #087 | Aaron Robbins Construction has one of the lowest productivity rates of any industry... but why? In this ep, we welcome Aaron Robbins to dis…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3545,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/construction-sport-podcast-7086626/episodes/construction-has-the-worst-productivity-how-can-we-fix-it-aaron-robbins/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/construction-sport-podcast-7086626/construction-has-the-worst-productivity-how-can-we-fix-it-aaron-robbins.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}