Building Our Future

Long-form conversations on how physical constraints shape what gets built.

Energy. Compute. Materials. Capital. Land.


For a period, growth appeared weightless.

It is not.

Energy density, grid access, capital duration and land availability now determine what gets built — and what doesn’t.

Real estate is where these forces meet.


Season 1: Terraforming the Real World

Season 1 examines how energy systems, compute infrastructure and capital structures are reshaping development decisions in the 2020s.

The focus is constraint — not innovation theatre.

Explore Season 1

Listening Mode

Designed to be listened to in sequence.
Each episode builds on the trade-offs explored in the last.