Tyler Pullen - Pathways for Scaling Innovative Construction
In this episode, Tyler Pillen, AEC lead at Turner Housing Innovation Labs, discusses the evolution of proptech, emphasizing a shift toward solutions that genuinely address development pain points, especially with AI integration. He shares his unconventional journey—from a New Jersey upbringing through USC, Stanford, and a non‑completed PhD at UC Berkeley—to his current focus on scaling affordable, equitable, and sustainable housing innovations. Pillen highlights systemic challenges in affordable housing, such as climate risk exposure for low‑income communities, financing gaps, and policy misalignments, and explains how Turner’s research labs aim to create data‑driven, interdisciplinary strategies to overcome these barriers.
James Holbrook - Eliminating Industrial Real Estate Inefficiencies
In this episode, James Holbrook, founder and executive chairman of WearHub, discusses how proptech is evolving from fixing isolated pain points to redesigning market structures, using industrial real estate as a case study. He explains his 20‑year journey from brokerage...
Marco Nobel - Revolutionizing European Student Housing
In this episode, Marco Noble, founder and CEO of Fuse, discusses his evolution from creating the global student community platform Socials to building Fuse, a vertically integrated flex‑living brand for young people across Central and Eastern Europe. He explains how...
Maor Greenberg - AI-Powered Plans for Residential Homes
In this episode, Maor Greenberg, CEO and co‑founder of Spacial, explains how AI is reshaping SaaS tools for residential construction, recounting his journey from early proptech ventures in Israel to multiple U.S. building businesses. He highlights the challenges of conflicting...