Howie Ferguson is the executive director of the Construction Owners Association of America, and we bring him on to talk about the scariest thing in construction, owners. We talk about how to stop the choose two mentalities of scope, schedule, and budget. We look at how approval speed affects the perfect triangle of building and how to get there. Once we got into job sites, Howie brought how employee retention helps you help owners. Related Links Howie's LinkedIn COAA's Website Thanks for listeni...
Apr 14, 2021•43 min•Season 3Ep. 76
This week we had on Issa Ramaji. We dive into digital twins and how they are more than a snapshot of what the building looks like. We talk about the functionality of digital twins and how they bring value to the table. We look at the move towards automation of the monitoring and operation of a building and how digital twins enable us to create historical and real-time data about the functions within the building. Related Links Issa’s LinkedIn Thanks for listening! Please be sure to leave a ratin...
Apr 07, 2021•38 min•Season 3Ep. 75
Robert Salvador is the CEO and co-founder of DigiBuild, a construction management software based out of blockchain technology. We get educated on what blockchain is, how it works, and how it empowers its users. Robert grew up in construction, and we really felt that from him! Robert wants to bring trust into the construction industry by building it into the software. With “built-in trust”, the hope is to reduce the amount of time and money spent on getting and verifying information. Related Link...
Mar 31, 2021•39 min•Season 3Ep. 74
Chris Wilocki joins us and makes us feel right at home while we talk BIM. Chris is the Operations Manager at Sturgeon Electric and we just get to be BIM Nerds with him. We chat through the pressure points of a recent project Chris was on, how to leverage data, and how he views BIM in a value-add. We talk about the importance of time when working with revisions and issuing drawings. Related Links Chris’ LinkedIn Sturgeon Electric Denver Airport Expansion Text us and let us know what you thought o...
Mar 24, 2021•42 min•Season 3Ep. 74
Eddie talks about wanting shingles, but we really wanted to focus on creating sustainable building programs that recycle non-renewable resources, focus on energy conservation, and create value for the owner! Chris Peterson is the Assistant Director of Anthesis Group and the Executive Director of Electric Utility Industry Sustainable Supply Chain Alliance. His goal is to see the construction industry head towards sustainability while also pushing for quality delivered to the owner! How do we bala...
Mar 17, 2021•40 min•Season 3Ep. 72
Today, we take a day to reflect on the importance of knowing the pros and cons of college and apprenticeships. Ken Rusk really inspired us to give our personal experiences with these paths and what worked for us! We look at the cost of college and where that can lead. Our goal isn’t to say one is better than the other but to remind the future that they have more than one choice. Related Links Intern Garrett’s Episode Order Ken’s Book Thanks for listening! Please be sure to leave a rating or revi...
Mar 10, 2021•44 min•Season 3Ep. 71
Arash is an e-permitting advocate based out of Toronto, Canada. He has created a network of businesses, builders, owners, and architects that are pushing for the ability to approve building permits through PDF documents and from the model. E-permitting would allow for automation to be increased in checking requirements and codes and speed up the overall process from design to build. He brings some awesome insight to what we hope the future of permitting can look like in America! Related Links Ar...
Mar 03, 2021•46 min•Season 3Ep. 70
Hamzah brought us a non-bias view of technology. We get to take a look into digital reality, 360 imaging, and other technologies and what is really under the hood of these techs. Hamzah’s position with Haskell’s Disrupt Tech puts him in a great position to be an authority on how these technologies can truly empower businesses and individuals. We broke out into a really awesome rabbit trail about implementation and how to create value in tasks that may feel menial. Related Links Hamzah’s LinkedIn...
Feb 24, 2021•39 min•Season 3Ep. 69
We welcome René Morkos of ALICE Technology to talk about the next step in digitizing the construction industry. René inspiration came from seeing the underutilization of construction sites and a desire for it to be done better. He is doing to scheduling what BIM did to design. ALICE is parametrizing scheduling down to three algorithms that finds processes that will be part of the critical path even if the scheduling order changes. ALICE, at its core, is beneficial to any site that is constantly ...
Feb 17, 2021•39 min•Season 3Ep. 68
Our conversation with Dan Conery was so good that we just kept talking! Here is our bonus round with Dan. This is content we couldn't fit into our episode, that was just too good to pass up! Related Links Dan’s LinkedIn Trimble’s E-Builder Enterprise Trimble’s ProjectSight Dan's Episode Thanks for listening! Please be sure to leave a rating or review and follow us on our social accounts! SUBSCRIBE! Like us on LinkedIn! Like us on Facebook! Follow us on Instagram! Eddie's LinkedIn Tyler's LinkedI...
Feb 12, 2021•28 min
Ken Rusk is the owner and founder of Rusk construction and author of “Blue Collar Cash”. We asked Ken to come and chat about something he is passionate about, making a living doing what you love. We were listening to The Art of Manliness podcast, and we knew we wanted to bring on Ken to talk to parents and mentors of youth, the college graduates who have lost their passion, and business owners looking to create a healthy culture. Ken opens up strong talking about the wrong reasons to go to colle...
Feb 10, 2021•46 min•Season 3Ep. 67
We invited Dan Conery on the podcast for a conversation about the importance of connecting the industry through data. Dan is a Product Strategy Manager with Trimble’s E-Builder Enterprise and ProjectSight. He operates his day-to-day thinking the opposite of “if it ain't broke don’t fix it”. Through this lens, Dan brings some interesting views to how we can look at address connecting as an industry through a legal framework, personal connections, and data flow. Related Links Dan’s LinkedIn Trimbl...
Feb 03, 2021•42 min•Season 3Ep. 66
We invite an attorney to talk about how to protect yourself as a subcontractor. Karalynn Cromeens, the writer of “Quit Getting Screwed”, talks about how to keep from agreeing to put your company out of business. We ask about liens, bonds, and how to leverage those things to help your employees and keep your company from no longer being a company. Karalynn brings some amazing points about how to read and look for parts of a contract that are there to push the burden to subcontractors and suggest ...
Jan 27, 2021•33 min•Season 3Ep. 65
We look into fun new technologies and take a new look at some old technologies. This is a grab bag episode, there is a little bit of something for everyone! We talk about the logistics of Amazon Lockers and how cell phones are changing the scanning process. We end our discussion taking a step back and evaluating prefab and modularization. Is this just buzz? Is there truly validity? Are we as an industry doing it well? Related Links Reality Capture Network Augmented Reality with Jordan Lawver Sen...
Jan 20, 2021•37 min•Season 3Ep. 64
We wanted to start up 2021 with something we can all get a little better doing. Let’s treat it like a resolution. David Stutzman from Conspectus shows us how to use specifications like a tool for success rather than a baseball bat to beat each other over the head with. For our subcontractors and general contractors out there, David brings a view on how to use specifications without drowning in a sea of pen strikes. For specification writers, David talks about how to help out the people that have...
Jan 13, 2021•40 min•Season 3Ep. 63
We're revisiting our episode with Bryan Kaplan this week! We welcomed Bryan Kaplan of Construction Consulting to talk about relational selling and how, when done properly, clients can turn into a free salesforce. Storytelling, believe it or not, is another valuable asset to have in the world of sales. But first things first, we talk about the stereotypes surrounding video conferencing and some of the best fails we've seen and heard of while people are chatting on Zoom. Related Links Bryan’s Webs...
Jan 06, 2021•47 min
This week we revisit our conversation about Gripes for Architects. As people who see over 100 drawing sets a year cross our threshold, you better believe we've found a few things Architects do that are pain points. So this week, at the request of an Instagram follower who is an Architect, we dive into some issues that we commonly run into as modelers. This isn't meant to slam architects, but to inform and try to spur conversation. Thanks for listening! Please be sure to leave a rating or review ...
Dec 30, 2020•45 min
This week we revisit our conversation with PBS Legend, Roy Underhill. Roy Underhill has been the host of the Woodwright’s Shop for almost four decades and has been an inspiration to many craftsmen throughout the construction industry. Eddie and Tyler were giddy to have him come on the show and talk about the way things used to be done and why we should be proud of our heritage as builders. Make sure you stick around until the end. Roy absolutely kills the answer to our megaphone question. We cam...
Dec 23, 2020•46 min
With 2020 coming to a close, we continue to reflect over the year. Today, we talk about our interviews from last year. And there are a lot of them. Related Links January’s Eric Reinholdt February's Todd Dawalt March’s John Reid April’s Charlie Gilkey May’s Steven Brooks June’s Donnie Williams and Peter MacKeith July’s Roy Underhill August’s Gripes for Architects September’s Kelly Doyle October’s Tessa Lau November’s Greg Sizemore December’s Randy Collins Thanks for listening! Please be sure to l...
Dec 16, 2020•50 min•Season 2Ep. 62
Get a sneak-peek into the highlights of Construction Junkie’s Best of 2020. Between brotherly roast sessions, Shane brings us some of his favorite things from 2020… we mean 2020 may not have been the best, but there were some really cool things that happened this year! Robots, technology adoption, telecommuting, and AI, Shane leaves no stone unturned. Related Links Construction Junkie Shane’s LinkedIn TyBot Automated Rebar SPOT the RoboDog Hilti JaiBot Hadrian X BONUS ROBOTS: Hilti Exoskeleton &...
Dec 09, 2020•48 min•Season 2Ep. 61
How do we pass down knowledge efficiently? This week we sit down with Randy Collins and figure out how to implement training that truly works. We talk about how to set expectations, how to build a training program, and how to normalize training. Randy brings up some interesting points on how training affects both those new and experienced in the industry, and why you should continue training. Related Links Randy’s LinkedIn Strategies Group’s Website Thanks for listening! Please be sure to leave ...
Dec 02, 2020•43 min•Season 2Ep. 60
We talked live at the CURT Keynote this past week about the importance of data-rich procurement. We wanted to explore how removing unknown variables from the bidding process cuts cost for both the owner and for the fabricators. We explore simple tricks to maintain productivity while cutting overhead. We also discuss the only way we see this working in the long run, and it could create upset in the industry to companies who are just lining their pockets instead of being a value-add to the industr...
Nov 25, 2020•44 min•Season 2Ep. 59
Ever lose a tool? Us too! How do we fix that? Asset management. A way to track what you have, where it is, who has it, and if it was broken by Eddie the last time he used it. We talk with Tammy Bauer and Marko Milosevic about all the various use cases of the Bosch Bluehound system. From tracking one specific type of asset to tracking a whole business of assets from consumables to long-term assets to auditable assets. We look into how asset tracking has been received by foremen and project manage...
Nov 18, 2020•39 min•Season 2Ep. 58
Ever have problems with project scheduling? So do we. This week we bring on Chase to talk about his passion, job scheduling. The value added to how we do business was incredible, learning about what non-schedulers need to know about scheduling, what makes a schedule harder to follow, and how much detail is too much detail. Chase shares his predictions of the future problems of scheduling and how that will affect the industry as a whole. Related Links Chase’s LinkedIn Capo Projects Group Oracle’s...
Nov 11, 2020•42 min•Season 2Ep. 57
Greg Sizemore, the founder and Executive Vice President of the Construction Users Roundtable, joined us in a live CURT seminar to talk about how to be a good leader, mentor, and friend. He specifically liked this quote: “People with purpose do incredible things”. It’s the first smart thing Tyler has said on the podcast. The jury is still out on who he stole it from, but for now, we will let him have it. It seems like no matter what part of the industry we are in, the overarching theme is to be r...
Nov 04, 2020•43 min•Season 2Ep. 56
We just really love our post-show conversation with Brian. So, we thought we would share it will you. This episode builds off of Episode 55 . It also includes Brian's full (not-so-60-second Megaphone Question). Related Links Lean Robotics by Samuel Bouchard Digital Minimalism by Lee Sebastian Essentialism by Greg McKeown Brian's LinkedIn Brian's Instagram Brian's Twitter Boston Dynamics Thanks for listening! Please be sure to leave a rating or review and follow us on our social accounts! SUBSCRI...
Oct 30, 2020•16 min•Season 2Ep. 55
This week we talk to Brian Ringley, a man who works with robots that can work in the human work environment and don’t need special treatment for their job. SPOT is a quadruped automated robot that can traverse the standard construction site without special accommodations. Personally, we just wanted an opportunity to pack-bond with a robot dog so we can have a friend when the robots take over. Brian brings some really awesome concepts about how SPOT’s vision helps it traverse, how SPOT is being u...
Oct 28, 2020•44 min•Season 2Ep. 55
Chris talks about how to connect with people in a value-adding way. He talks about how superficial relationships affect your business, and how to avoid the pitfalls of creating an inactive network. We found Chris through one of his events! Eddie learned so much from this event that we had to bring him on to talk about some of the things that Eddie wanted to hear more about. Towards the end, we get into some of the practical ways to be real and genuine when you network! Related Links Cooper and C...
Oct 21, 2020•43 min•Season 2Ep. 54
What does love and being neighborly have to do with the construction industry? We welcome Pete Dumont, the CEO of PrairieDog Venture Partners. Pete is a leader in the OS 2.0 ideology, whose goal is to get rid of waste in the industry. This starts in insurance, delaying pay, and other forms of overused safety nets that create frozen funds. The next step is to create healthy external relationships. Pete talks about the two most unhealthy business relationships and what OS 2.0 is pushing towards. T...
Oct 14, 2020•42 min•Season 2Ep. 53
We talk to the founder of Dusty Robotics! Tessa brings insights into how CAD drawings have more use cases than we currently use them for and has designed a robot that takes these drawings and prints them on a site. While Tyler draws up his BattleBot, Tessa talks about how humanitarian issues created a desire to enter the robotics field and find creative ways to help people. Designated as a Chief Robot Whisperer, Tessa’s goal is to create robots that can do the things we can’t or don’t want to do...
Oct 07, 2020•42 min•Season 2Ep. 52
