Episodes
Construction book keeping and accounting is a very unique practice. The complexity of retainage, progress payments and other contractual arrangements can make knowing where you stand financially very difficult. Elizaveta Taylor walks us through her company's approach, with some key nuggets of wisdom.
Published 11/19/24
How can contractors really use data to create, or just work with, AI? What goes into properly managing data? Daniel Hewson, of Elecosoft, walks through key considerations and how their software addresses some of these. Very cool conversation about the practical reality of building with AI.
Published 11/12/24
As one of the key functions of a construction project team, scheduling has often been constrained by the need to have schedulers who were trained on complicated scheduling software. Planera was created to allow teams to collaborative participate in the scheduling process, unlocking expertise and efficiency in a highly visual, intuitive way. CEO Nitin Bhandari explains the product and how it's helping teams do better.
Published 11/05/24
Framing can be costly, dangerous and slow. What if companies could get much of the work done in a factory, based on a breakthrough technology? Damion Lupo walks us through how FrameTec is changing the paradigm in framing, saving customers time, money and headache.
Published 10/31/24
Construction procurement is known to be complicated, often wasteful, and very analog. ConstructivIQ was founded to digitize and streamline that process, giving general contractors, owners and the entire value chain better ability to manage, optimize and gain efficiencies. Co-Founder Sadanand Saharasrabudhe walks us through what the platform can do, and where they're taking it.
Published 10/29/24
Construction Schedules are notoriously complex and ever changing. SmartPM gives project teams the ability to look at their schedules at various levels, to understand the project, dive into the details, and zoom back to see trends and the overall picture. CEO Michael Pink walks us through the platform and its many benefits
Published 10/22/24
Mancini Duffy has been redefining buildings for over 100 years, and have the truly striking portfolio of completed projects to prove it. CEO Bill Mandara shares their vision, and goes deep into how they use technology, process and people to create the sorts of spaces and architectural experiences that set their clients' projects apart.
Published 10/08/24
At some point in the project, almost every construction site has the wrong amount of dirt and aggregates. Either they need more, or they have too much. Phil is a marketplace that brings these two sides together, saving an average of 60% of the distance traveled between source and destination. Founder Bryan Kerr walks us through their business and plans for expansion.
Published 10/01/24
As more and more real estate companies seek to understand, analyze and manage their construction processes, software is stepping in to provide the tools these activities require. Built was created to answer this need, with a comprehensive cloud platform the provides owners with financials, operations and other capabilities. Tanner Dieterich, Head of Commercial Operations walks us through the Built platform.
Published 09/17/24
What does it mean to invest in sustainability in the built environment? Lucas Turner-Owens, principal at Building Ventures, previews his talk at the Blueprint conference by exploring what this means, both in theory and in practice, and how venture can really make a difference.
Published 09/12/24
Roger Krulak is founder and president of FullStack modular, a company making the promise of modular construction real. They've innovated a system of building that promises better, faster, safer building processes that also provide predictability and reduce or eliminate delays.
Published 09/10/24
Romey Oulton is fast gaining a reputation for her unique, people-first approach to the construction industry. As a practice leader at LMRE, a human resources and recruiting firm, Romey sees first hand how changes in the industry are reflected in the hiring and downsizing of firms across the spectrum of services, software, contractor and design.
Published 08/20/24
Sometimes it's fun to share stories about the failures, the nutty things that go wrong, and how we figured out solutions. GC owner JJ Levenske shares a few as a teaser for our webinar on August 8th, where we'll share stories, and invite audience members to share theirs.
Published 07/25/24
Founded with the vision of providing a space to experiment with new technologies, develop processes and understand how all these elements interact, the innovation lab provides key insights for Oracle, its customers, and the industry at large. Burcin Kaplanoglu, VP Innovation, talks through the lab's purpose, and key insights about AI and its application to construction technology. A fascinating conversation as always.
Published 06/20/24
Dupont is a leading producer of many of the materials and products that go into building residential and commercial buildings. Many of those materials have had a significant environmental footprint, something the hundreds of researchers and engineers at Dupont are hard at work improving. Dr. Michal Porter walks through how they go about doing that - a fascinating look at how a really large entity like Dupont can innovate at a scale that smaller players cannot, because they operate at that...
Published 06/13/24
As the construction technology ecosystem continues to grow in size, sophistication and adoption, investors like Sarah Liu at Fifth Wall continue to play a vital role in financing the early stages of our most innovative companies. Sarah shares the thesis that drives Fifth Wall, and how she sees that playing out in current market conditions.
Published 06/04/24
A huge source of risk is not fully knowing what's underground on a give site. Relying on maps runs the risk of incomplete, incorrect, or just out of date information. Exodigo leverages AI and an array of sensors, deployed in an easy to use "lawnmower" to cover ground quickly and accurately, ensuring everyone from owners to contractors to site operators know what's underground.
Published 05/30/24
The built environment reportedly produces about 40% of carbon emissions. How can we reduce this? What will it take to create an economy that reduces its impact on the environment while still rewarding innovation and hard work? Jeffrey Rissman walks through all these questions and more in his book "Zero Carbon Industry."
Published 05/21/24
How can we reduce energy consumption? How can buildings become 'smarter' about who is in what room? Join Tony Nicolaidis as he walks through how Origin is making use of existing WiFi signals to sense whether rooms are occupied, whether they are occupied by a pet or a human, and more.
Published 05/07/24
For general contractors of any size, RedTeam has assembled and innovated a world class project and field management platform. Founder and Chief Strategy Officer Michael Wright walks through the platform, including RedTeam Go, RedTeam Flex and FieldLens, and explains how RedTeam helps contractors drive efficiency and project success.
Published 04/30/24
Safety, like many "compliance" issues, too often gets reduced to check boxes, and as a result safety programs often are not effective. Safeto, founded by lifelong contractor David Deloury, is software that aims to help create safety culture - embedding safety into everyday processes and thinking, so that safety becomes a natural, habitual part of everyday work.
Published 04/25/24
Building codes are what underpins the safety and performance of the built environment, and the International Code Council is the source of codes across the US and beyond. ICC not only maintains and updates building codes, they drive codes and standards for some of the trades, and various emerging technologies like offsite construction. In this fascinating conversation, Ryan Colker, VP of Innovation at ICC, walks through what ICC does and how they do it.
Published 04/23/24
How can construction project engineers, field engineers, superintendents, PMs and subcontractor teams get what they need out of specifications fast & easy? SpecGPT was created for use in construction to find the answers you need, right when you need them.
Published 04/15/24
We build buildings so they can be experienced by their intended occupants - and at the heart of every great experience is great design. Blima Ehrentreu founder and CEO of The Designers Group, walks through their process of designing experiences that clients love.
Published 04/11/24