#127 What Farming Taught One Architect About Accountability and Building Projects Start to Finish With Alastair McDonald

2026-02-03

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Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast!This week, I’m joined by Alastair McDonald from EDG Projects: a building design, architecture, and project management firm based in Echuca.Growing up in a farming family in regional Australia, Alastair learned early what it means to take ownership of your work, especially when the risk is real and the consequences can land directly at your feet. Now, as CEO and Director of EDG, that same mindset continues to influence his leadership.We talked about ED...

Welcome back to the Crushing It In Construction Podcast!

This week, I’m joined by Alastair McDonald from EDG Projects: a building design, architecture, and project management firm based in Echuca.

Growing up in a farming family in regional Australia, Alastair learned early what it means to take ownership of your work, especially when the risk is real and the consequences can land directly at your feet.

Now, as CEO and Director of EDG, that same mindset continues to influence his leadership.

We talked about EDG’s humble beginnings in Alastair’s parents’ spare room, what it took to build a serious business outside the major capitals, and how EDG stays involved from the designing process to construction on site.

Alastair also shared his perspective on post-COVID quality in the industry and how he approaches developing people without creating bottlenecks in the business.

This one is about patience, accountability, and building something that lasts.

Connect with Alastair McDonald:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastairmcdonald/
Website: https://edgprojects.com.au/

Connect with Jordan Skinner:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanaskinner/
Website: https://moonshotmedia.com.au/

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