Episode 74 - Aligning Cost and Carbon: A Data-Driven Approach to Better Decisions feat. Anders Honoré Agerlin

Cost and carbon are measured in two different worlds. Clients want lower carbon. But decisions are based on cost.Not because they don’t care. Not because they lack ambition. But because the information rarely arrives aligned.In many construction projects, cost consultants work in one silo. Sustainability consultants work in another. They use different assumptions. Different structures. Different timing. And always brought into the process too late.The result?Two reports. Two numbers. Two conversations. And one client trying to make a high-stakes decision without a shared factual foundation.At KOSMOS, we align cost and carbon. This leads to confident, fast, and fact-based decision-making on our projects. In today’s episode Elia and Anders (from KOSMOS) discuss how you can align cost and carbon on your projects – using an integrated digital quantity surveying approach.What you'll learn from today's episode of Inventing Construction:- Why having strong ICT requirements changes the game- Working with data before a 3D model exists- Why communication over blame culture is vital- How to assess carbon at business case stage- Why embedding cost & carbon in design is unconventional- How it all leads to better decision-makingYou can also listen to Inventing Construction on these platforms:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2aAxc0iqOe2JJly3jCh9jV?si=8db208888a9a4e4cApple podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inventing-construction/id1629403210YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmFqJlVzEa6Lc_7LOTjvac2oTbRRk9HdKWe would love for you to continue the conversation with us on LinkedIn:Ross: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-griffin-kosmos/Elia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliaarquitectatecnica/Anders: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andershonorepedersen/KOSMOS: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kosmos-dkThanks for listening!