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The Constructivist Episode 3: Dr Simon Kempf on why housing projects stall before construction starts

01 Jul 2026, by All3

Why do so many housing projects fail before construction even begins?

In episode 3 of The Constructivist, Wulf von Borzyskowski speaks with Dr Simon Kempf, CEO of Periskop AG, about financing, political uncertainty, planning processes and the role construction speed plays in project viability.

The conversation looks at what slows housing down before the first building phase starts, why shorter timelines can change the economics of a project, and why the people looking for homes often have too little voice in the process.

Watch the full episode below.

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WaVe-X invests in All3, accelerating automated timber construction with robotics and AI

03 Sept 2026, by All3

Press release: WaVe-X, the venture arm of Austrian industrial group WALTER GROUP, has invested in All3, backing its European expansion as the company moves from test building to first customer project.

The Constructivist Episode 6: Dirk Salewski on why energy efficiency fails without people

02 Sept 2026, by All3

Video: Episode 6 of The Constructivist with Dirk Salewski, Managing Partner of beta Eigenheim and President of BFW Germany, on energy efficiency, regulation and why housing policy has to account for human behaviour.

All3 awarded Innovate UK funding to develop coordinated robotic construction

20 Aug 2026, by All3

Press release: Innovate UK awards All3 funding to develop the technology that lets multiple Mantis robots work together as a coordinated fleet on a live construction site.