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Mindful Builder

by Matthew Carland and Hamish White
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About the show

Join Matt from Carland Constructions and Hamish from Sanctum Homes in a podcast discussing sustainable building practices and passive house concepts. They also talk to experts from all avenues of the building industry to share their knowledge and insights on what the industry looks like today. Further to this, Matt and Hamish are building a platform through the podcast to discuss mental health issues that arise in the building industry. The industry can be quite negative at times and there is a great deal of stigma around what it means to be a "tradie". Matt and Hamish are here to shine a light of positivity on the industry and share relatable topics that will help you in your own building or construction business.

Latest episodes

  • Tendering Your Build Is a Costly Disaster

    October 4, 2026 · 43 min

    “At some point, someone’s paying for that tender.” Tendering sounds fair on paper. Same drawings, three builders, pick the best price, move on. But once you understand what it actually costs to price a job properly, and how tendering…

  • Where Most Building Dreams Quietly Die

    September 27, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

    Good design isn’t something you look at. It’s something you live in. We sit down with James Goodlet from Altereco Design to talk about what “good design” actually means in the real world, and what a proper pre-construction process looks…

  • Your Block Is Hiding an Expensive Disaster

    September 20, 2026 · 40 min

    A proper site visit isn’t a stroll around the block. It’s where you catch the stuff that turns into $30k surprises later. We’re back with Brad from Sanford Buildco to have a conversation about what a site visit should actually involve, and…

  • How Builders Really Price Your Construction

    September 13, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

    “There’s no such thing as a quick estimate.” Estimating is one of the biggest parts of pre-construction, and it is also where builders lose time, money, and trust when the process is loose. We sit down with Rick Hughes from Estimating…

  • The Building Project That'll Ruin You Financially

    September 6, 2026 · 35 min

    “Budget does not mean your build cost.” Matt drops that early, and it should be printed on every set of concept plans. In this episode of The Mindful Builder Podcast, Matt and Hamish sit down with Brad McEwan from Sanford Buildco for a…

  • The Building Clients We Refuse to Work With

    August 30, 2026 · 37 min

    “If you keep ending up with bad clients, that’s a you problem.” Matt doesn’t sugar coat it, and honestly, he’s right. In this episode we kick off our pre-construction series by talking about the building clients we refuse to work with, and…

  • I hit rock bottom, everyone thought I had it all

    August 24, 2026 · 1 hr 39 min

    "How rock bottom do you have to let me hit before you actually help me?" Brad McEwan’s words hung in the air after we wrapped, because they’re all too familiar in the building industry. In this episode, we go past the surface stuff and…

  • We Got Challenged on Everything We Believe

    August 16, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

    In this episode, Joel (Heidi Build) hijacks the mic for an unfiltered conversation about the realities of building in Australia. We break down why builders can feel “owned” by a client for years after a contract is signed, how viral…