Welcome to Commissioning Podcasts 🎙️

Catch up on all my commissioning podcasts and appearances right here as I dive deep into the realities of the global commissioning industry, exploring the massive trends shaping the built environment today, from the AI-driven data center boom and its strain on national power grids, to the growing “waterfall of knowledge” gap.

With experienced leaders moving client-side, today’s brilliant young engineers are entering the industry without the traditional mentorship needed to learn soft skills and project management, and in these conversations, we discuss how the next generation can take control of their learning, master the commissioning process, and build an incredibly in-demand career that can literally take them anywhere in the world.

I also share the unconventional stories behind my own career, including the time I accidentally taught myself how to build websites. What initially started as a plan to build a Hong Kong hiking blog for my wife during the pandemic quickly pivoted into me building constructandcommission.com instead (mostly because I didn’t want to hike 10 hours a day to write an article!). Today, it has grown into one of the world’s largest online resources for commissioning engineers. Whether you are looking for actionable career advice, insights into data center infrastructure, or want to hear how we are tackling industry training with my new venture, CX Systems, tune in to the episodes below!

From Construction to Commissioning

In the very first episode of Inside Commissioning, I join Cal Blair to share my journey from a UK mechanical engineer to building a global data center career across Hong Kong and the APAC region. We dive into how I accidentally discovered commissioning over lunch, the story behind constructandcommission.com, and the realities of modern project delivery. We also tackle the growing industry talent shortage, the vital need for mentorship and soft skills for young engineers, and how AI and automation are set to reshape the industry over the next decade!

Bridging the Gap: Commissioning, Data Centres & Building the Next Generation

In this episode of The Dux, I join Jason to share my journey from a small UK plumbing company to a global commissioning consultancy in Hong Kong. We dive into the massive data center boom, AI’s power grid strain, and the cultural contrasts between UK and Hong Kong construction. We also tackle the industry’s missing “waterfall of knowledge”, how CX Systems provides much-needed engineering training, and why I finally retired my alter-ego, Bob Morris!