Director and healthcare lead, Gareth Banks is joined by Sandra Reading, Associate Director at Turner & Townsend and former midwife, and Victoria Shepherdson, associate director at AHR. They discuss the changing landscape of maternity care and how clinical and personal pathways can be supported through more flexible, human-centred solutions. Addressing how architectural design an create spaces which better accommodate families, reduce stress and improve operational efficiency.

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Our healthcare projects - www.ahr.co.uk/projects/sectors/healthcare

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Connect with us:

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LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/company/ahr/

How are evolving clinical needs impacting the future of maternity services?

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Over the past 10 years, Middletown-based AI Engineers has more than tripled in size.
The architecture, construction, and engineering firm has grown from 90 employees to 350 in the U.S., with an additional and 70 employees working overseas.
And annual revenue from $18 million to $77 million.
Now factor in the speed of technological change, the challenge of finding qualified new employees, and the need to manage a multi-generational workforce.
So how does a mid-sized company navigate that much change successfully?
“We’re known for agility and rapid decision-making,” Tariq Islam, AI Engineers’ new chief of staff, said during a conversation on the CBIA BizCast.
“So we’re able to react a lot quicker than a lot of other organizations, and that kind of sets us apart for a company of our size—our ability satisfy the customer.”
“Plus, we’re always looking for new technology to implement quickly. We leverage partnerships to find qualified engineers and we’re very focused on succession planning,” he added.
Seven years ago, the company established a group of 15 people to look for new technology from start-ups, pilot programs, and places outside their industry.  
“We were early investors in drones,” said Tariq’s father Abul Islam, who founded the company in 1993.
“We’re always looking for new trends and ways to create operational efficiencies.” With new technology comes a new workforce with new skills, Tariq said.
To find qualified civil engineers, the company partners with academic institutions to attract graduate and international students.
They also rely on statewide resources, including support from CBIA on immigration licenses.
“We have a whole program in place for helping engineers from overseas get their Connecticut licenses, as well as licenses in other states,” Abul Islam said.
“It doesn’t matter where they get their degrees from, it’s the war of talent right now.”
And as it seeks out new technology, the company tries to recruit employees from startups and pilot programs.
“We’ve been successful at recruiting people as we find new technology,” Tariq Islam noted.
The challenge of connecting different generations of employees is one that the company has taken head on.
“A lot of institutional knowledge comes from the employees of my father’s generation,” Tariq Islam said.
“And there’s a collaborative spirit that the younger generation brings—they have different styles of working.”
Bridging the knowledge and technology gap is a process that takes time, father and son agreed.
But sometimes innovation comes from a simple place.
“You basically have to get everybody into a room and let them talk to each other so they can understand different perspectives,” he said. “Then it happens.”
Related Links: 
AI Engineers
Website:  https://www.aiengineers.com/ 
LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/ai-engineers-inc/ 
Abul Islam LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abulislam/ 
Tariq Islam LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tislam410/ 
 
CBIA 
Website: https://www.cbia.com/ 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cbia/ 

The CBIA BizCast is made possible through the generous support of Google. Please rate, review, and subscribe to the BizCast wherever you get your podcasts—we appreciate your support! If you have a story to tell, contact Amanda Marlow.

Bridging Technological, Generational Divides

Learn more about ARE 5.0 exam prep here: https://www.blackspectacles.com/pricing.

Join Black Spectacles and architect Chris Hopstock to learn the best study strategies for passing the CE exam.

On this episode of ARE Live, we walk through a mock exam for the Construction & Evaluation division of the ARE 5.0. You'll learn about the CE exam and we'll cover topics related to evaluating weather delays and contractor time extensions, calculating liquidated damages from construction delays, resolving conflicts in construction documents and execution, addressing hazardous materials found during excavation and managing submittal responsibilities and delay claims.

Timestamps:
5:37 - Question No. 1
13:44 - Question No. 2
29:42 - Question No. 3
38:20 - Question No. 4
54:17 - Question No. 5

See previous episodes or register for the next ARE Live at https://www.blackspectacles.com/podcast

ARE Live: Construction & Evaluation Mock Exam | ARE 5.0 CE Exam 2025

In this audio paper, I advance the concept of trans sound studies, a field that both theorizes and enacts how sonic practices can unsettle the presumed stability of voice, body, and gender. Drawing on trans studies, sound studies, and media archaeology, I situate the voice not as a transparent index of identity but as a mutable and more-than-human medium of experimentation. Through citations of historical speech synthesis, such as the Voder, CHANT and the DECtalk, as well as contemporary artistic practices by Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley and Luca Soudant, the work demonstrates how technologies of vocal modulation open onto new sonic possibilities for gender beyond naturalization or legibility. Central to the paper is my own voice, spectrally manipulated in real time, foregrounding the critical potential of vocal unnaturalness as a practice of destabilization. In dialogue with theories of the »acousmatic question« (Eidsheim), trans operations (cárdenas), and trans*formative sonic thinking (Soudant), I propose trans sound studies as both an analytic and a creative method. It argues for embracing the alien and inhuman capacities of synthesized and modulated voices, not as failures of authenticity, but as generative openings for rethinking identity through sound.

Audio paper by Paulus van Horne.

Part of Se



Embracing unnaturalness: Computer voices & trans sound studies

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Het laatste taboe in de designwereld is het Comic Sans-lettertype, schrijft de Britse krant The Guardian. Roosje en Robin werpen hun designerlicht op deze typografische kwestie.

Taboe 4 - Comic Sans

True Reflections FMCG

An Infinite golden light
create my family
become
My quest starts
I leave the stars
Shapeshift into a human avatar
Hear whispers in my blood
Merge with earth star
Ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra

shapeshift in my inner-sky-eye

a rainbow phoenix, 

I rise above 

Ra Ra Ra Ra Ra ra ra rise
Auset leads, 
Horus, Apollo, Venus, Neptune, Sagitarius my guides 
quest cellular instructions
upgraded sounds
Ra Ra Ra Ra ra ra Rise

Ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra
I heal ancestral lines
soul purpose found
Ra ra ra ra ra ra ra

I move to my next quest
Design my new path 
my truth my new life
Dancing into my new frock 
Ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra 


I shapeshift my light

white crystal Pegasus

I fly


Fly high above a mystical
clear crystal świat

a periwinkle twinkle
Crystal clear sounds
Origin found
Quest done

Design my new path 
my truth my next life
Dancing into my new coat

Ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra 

I shapeshift - I hop

in a bunny suit now

Kaleidoscopic spectral colors 
 buzzing with sound
surround sound 
Bliss soundtrack
World peace inside my light
Quest done

Design my new path 
my truth my next life
Dancing into my new dress 

Ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra 

I shapeshifter my light

eagle above ocean and sky

Archangel Michael
Love love love found
Quest done

Design my new path 
my truth my next life
Dancing into my new shift 

Ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra 


I shapeshift into a fox

run like the wind
Foxy Heartbeat my guide
embroidering the sky
 quantum beads 
Informing my next life
Quest done

Design my new path 
my truth my next life
Dancing into my new gown 

Ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra 


I become

I become
I become
I shapeshift my  light

I become
I become
I become 
a butterfly

My next quest coat fits for now

I fly

Unfurl my wings

I become

flowers and sky

autumn equinox 
golden garden Gate found
New coat quantum beaded with light
connected quantum dots
Couture


Showtime

supported by the sky
wind song 
I fly

Protected by my earth star
flowers and sounds

I fly

Showtime
Showtime
Showtime
Showtime

I shapeshift
I’m a brighter light
I Shapeshift


I fly

A butterfly
swalowtale
Poisons alchemized
Chrysalis dropped
Metamorph 
fly
Freedom bound
Fly fly fly

Showtime
Showtime
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Shapeshift [9221111]

(Recorded 09/22/2025/) Bingo went to a Power Point Party! / Needs more mice! / Yellow Springs is a dumb Ohio town full of dorks and Dave Chappelle needs to get over himself / Bingo wantsta stay stuff but can’t! / Bingo’s long lost brother Andy Randy calls in! / Bingo tells you how to bit torrent! / Slick Rick is at it again! / We draw sweet Slimy / Fankenberry and Bruce have a tender moment! / Nice Advice!! / Garfield’s Attack of the Mutant Lasagna OST / We do some Garfields!! / 

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Episode 267: Very inexpensive Private Nintendo

mentis, mean "mind, way of thinking"

pulsing rhythms,fractured textures. meet me into chaos

Mentis

Remix of 'Elisa - Gli ostacoli del cuora'
The Name of the song is 'D.V.A' because i mostly used the synth 'Diva' in the track
 i also play Overwatch quiet often

D.V.A

RAFFAEL
AKA: RΛFE, Techno

📍 BASED IN Germany
🎛️ PRODUCING UNFILTERED ELECTRONIC SOUNDS
🔥 SPECIALIZING IN:

BASS-DRIVEN EDM

EXPERIMENTAL DROPS

THE KIND OF BEATS THAT MAKE YOUR SPEAKERS CRY

🚀 CURRENTLY WORKING ON: NOTHING
💀 WARNING: MAY CONTAIN UNFINISHED IDEAS AND 3AM BREAKTHROUGHS


"NOT HERE TO FOLLOW TRENDS – HERE TO MAKE YOUR NEIGHBORS HATE MY BASS."

#EDM #BASSMUSIC #UNDERGROUNDSOUND

(PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 03.08.2025)

The AHR Podcast explores the impact of architecture and building consultancy in shaping sustainable living, working and learning spaces. We cover everything from education, healthcare, residential, workplace and civic and community environments, spotlighting how we can promote people-centred, functional spaces that enhance wellbeing and create meaningful connections.

Featuring conversations with architects, building surveyors and industry leaders, each episode focuses on key topics like decarbonisation, retrofit, Passivhaus, patient-centred design, urban regeneration and placemaking. Through real-world examples and professional insight, our discussions demonstrate how these approaches improve quality of life and create thriving, inclusive communities.

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The Black Spectacles ARE® Live Podcast is your home for navigating the road to passing the Architect Registration Exam (ARE®) and becoming a licensed architect.  

Episodes include discussions about specific ARE & NCARB topics, interviews with distinguished architects & guests, and recordings of live broadcasts covering specific exam topics and questions and answers from a live audience.

First ever NCARB Approved Test Prep Provider for all 6 divisions of ARE 5.0. 

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My NorthStar - Wonder World where World Peace and Mysticism give us an opportunity to explore infinite human potential 
My Strategy - World Peace through Inner Peace
My Tools - Channeled Words and Frequencies for our transformation
My Hope - Alchemy 

Words from my soul for your reflection.  Love, love, love frequency.  Super Wave energy. World Peace through individual inner peace and alchemy.

• Physical •
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Producer from the Multiverse.
Chaotic soundscapes, between Mental & Industrial Welcome in my Chaos.
 
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Only sound design. No rules, just frequencies.
 

Live History:
 
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- xx/05/23 — Mobilis In Mobil
 
- xx/04/23 — Atomik Mushroom OTK6tm
 
- xx/03/23 — Switching
 

  
Banner → @Jannalyze (Instagram)
Logo → @Thomas.lestomac (Instagram)
Cover →  @echoes-core (soundcloud)

Roosje Pertz en Robin Broos gaan na of de zogezegde laatste taboes écht nog wel taboes zijn. De taboes uit hun eigen levens komen uiteraard ook aan bod. Sappig!
Zelf een laatste taboe opgemerkt in de mainstream media? Laat het ons weten via de socials!

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Join Bingo every Monday at 8pm ET on Twitch for your weekly dose of gleeful negativity, silly segments, live call-ins, and weird-rad comedy talk!

A podcast for the business-minded in Connecticut. Interviews consist of business and community leaders who are shaping the future of Connecticut’s economy. The CBIA BizCast provides new content every other week, introduces members of the business community, and tells stories about how businesses are innovating and growing in Connecticut!

BizCast provides new content every other week, introduces members of CBIA staff, and tells stories about how businesses are innovating and growing in Connecticut!

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