Shaping Sustainable Places Season 3 | foresight.skanska.com

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Shaping Sustainable Places is a podcast about climate and the built environment, the construction and development industry, and their impact on the places where we all live, work and connect. In each episode, we speak with industry leaders and other champions of change to explore innovative solutions to real challenges.

The Power of Procurement

Discover how public procurement is being redefined, moving beyond the lowest bid to unlock innovation, sustainability and long-term value in construction. Join experts from the City of Stockholm and Skanska Sweden as they reveal how strategic approaches are shaping smarter projects that leave a lasting legacy for society.

 

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AI in construction: Turning Data into Value

Explore the transformation of construction through data, AI and digital technologies. Hear from industry leaders at Gryps and Skanska on how these innovations are driving efficiency, sustainability and safety in the built environment, and what challenges remain to widespread adoption.

 

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Spotlight on Climate Week NYC 2025

Join us from Climate Week NYC as we hear from Dr Stephen Hammer of the New York Climate Exchange and Skanska's Lena Hök on the latest trends, challenges and solutions in sustainability. Discover how innovative financing, strategic procurement and nature-based approaches are shaping a more resilient world.

 

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Charging Change: The Push to Electrify Construction

In this episode of Shaping Sustainable Places, we head to New York and speak with Julia Casagrande from the Mayor's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice, who explains how an unexpected alliance is driving the electrification of the construction industry. Later, Carl Slotte from Volvo Construction Equipment and Gustaf Werner from Skanska Group discuss the role of collaboration and partnership in this transition.

 

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Building Tomorrow: Partnerships Drive Construction and Property Tech

Digital tech and artificial intelligence are shaking up the construction and property sectors. Two leading figures in Nordic property – Daniel Kjørberg Siraj, CEO of OBOS Group, and Christoffer Hernæs, Chief Digital Officer with Skanska Norway – discuss how they are partnering with startups to drive efficiency, improve safety, reduce costs and lower carbon emissions in an industry seen as traditionally slow to adopt new technologies.

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How can we address the biggest challenges in the built environment? How can we reduce carbon emissions, make our communities more resilient to the effects of climate change, create offices and homes that make us feel healthier and more included. Read more about these and other big ideas from Skanska and guest writers.