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The Construction Shared Pains PodcastDiversity, But Why?DIGEST: What are the different categories of diversity? DEBATE: Do we truly understand the risk of not accepting diverse opinions or ideas? DECIDE: How do we move beyond Surface Level Equality and focus on the value of Interpersonal Diversity? DELIVER: What is the role of leadership (both top-down and bottom-up) to drive this cultural transformation? Guest Perspectives: Danielle Dy Buncio, VIATechnik [@DDyBuncio] Tauhira Hoossainy, Milwaukee Tool [@MilwaukeeTool] Uchenna Okoye, Skanska USA [@UchennaOkoye5 ] Frank Moore, Autodesk [@AutodeskAEC] Walker Lockard, CPC E...2019-03-2800 min
AutodeskAECCommentary: Part 2 Preview ACEC Panel "Building Resilient Infrastructure for Future Clients”What you are about to hear is part 2 of a 2-part phone conversation with Terry Bennett of Autodesk, Donna Huey with Atkins, and Marty Janowitz with Stantec. All three will be featured in a panel discussion titled Building Resilient Infrastructure for Future Clients at the upcoming October American Council of Engineering Companies 2015 Fall conference, October 14 through 17 in Boston.
In Part 2 to follow Terry opens by asking Donna and Marty, relative to cloud, IoT, sensors, reality computing, BIM, and more - Can these technologies help us refine even reset what the key demand from cities will and should be to impact...2015-10-0100 minAutodeskAECCommentary: Part 1 Preview ACEC Panel "Building Resilient Infrastructure for Future Clients”This part 1 of a phone conversation with Terry Bennett of Autodesk, Donna Huey with Atkins, and Marty Janowitz with Stantec. All three will be featured in a panel discussion titled Building Resilient Infrastructure for Future Clients at the upcoming October American Council of Engineering Companies 2015 Fall conference, October 14 through 17 in Boston.
This is part 1 of a 2-part podcast series that provides a sneak peek at what these experts will be sharing.
In Part 1 to follow, Terry asks Donna and Marty to define resilient infrastructure. Then Terry asks each what is the first key element to building more resilient infrastructure.2015-10-0100 minAutodeskAECBrian Young Commentary: Green Space is Good PoliticsIn this podcast, hosted by Angela Simoes of Autodesk, hear Brian Young, Sustainable Infrastructure Product Manager for Autodesk discuss how green space is “good politics”. The interview opens by defining what green spaces are, and then Brian focuses on a key benefit of how green spaces impact a community's water by absorbing this precious resource. Next, they touch on how cities around the world are now pushing for green infrastructure, followed by an examination of the “big question” today - how to measure the financial [quantitative] benefits to justify both green space and green infrastructure investments. Brian explains that new tools su...2015-09-1400 minAutodeskAECPhil Bernstein Commentary - Your Next Building Won’t Be Built—It Will Be ManufacturedHear Phil Bernstein, Vice President for Strategic Industry Relations at Autodesk discuss the ideas he shared in his Line//Space//Shape commentary "Future of Construction: Your Next Building Won’t Be Built—It Will Be Manufactured". Phil notes a key trend in AEC for more parts of buildings being pre-fabricated, with manufacturing practices coming into play more than ever before. A combination of factors impacting this trend: 1.emergence of digitally driven ways to "make things" [robotics, laser scanning, etc. - technologies that make it easier to close the gap between the real world and digital design]; 2, fina...2015-09-1000 minAutodeskAECAutoCAD Civil 3D Updates Enhance Interoperability between Autodesk + Bentley SolutionsIn this podcast, Dave Simeone of Autodesk shares the mid-year updates for Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016. Dave describes improvements related to the key initiative of enabling interoperability and co-existence between Autodesk civil engineering software and Bentley civil engineering solutions. Other enhancements for subscribers of AutoCAD Civil 3D are highlighted as well.2015-09-0800 minAutodeskAECCommentary: Adam Spring on Evolution and Latest Trends in Reality Capture & Computing for AECHear a phone conversation with Adam Spring -- a noted business development professional and expert in 3D reality capture workflows and markets - and Angela Simoes of Autodesk discussing the evolution of reality capture and computing, and its impact on the AEC industry. The interview opens with how reality capture and computing is being incorporated today within a building design lifecycle, including what Adam sees as a shift from productivity computing to creative computing. Angela then asks Adam now designers can get started with reality capture and computing. Other topics Adam addresses include the "Visual Age of Information"...2015-08-1800 minAutodeskAECCommentary: How the Cloud is Transforming BIM Workflows at Martinez + Johnson ArchitectureHear Kal Houhou of Martinez + Johnson Architecture [a firm specializing in theater and performing arts center design] discuss how cloud services are transforming and fostering a more collaborative BIM workflow to support a collaborative design process between geographically dispersed teams. Kal notes the time and cost savings value of Collaboration for Revit, A360 and FormIt 360 as cloud-based solutions for design and communications. Kal also discusses use of ReCap 360 for “as built” capture to quickly create 3D models. The interview ends with Kal offering advice to fellow AEC firms considering the adoption of a cloud-based, collaborative workflow model.2015-08-1100 minAutodeskAECEmma Stewart's Outlook: The Supreme Court’s decision to block EPA’s regulation of coal-fired plantsEarlier this year [2015] the US Supreme Court blocked an Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] regulation meant to limit emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants from coal-fired power plants. Many states challenged the EPA proposal citing extreme cost burdens it would have imposed. In this podcast, Emma Stewart, head of sustainability solutions at Autodesk, discusses how this outcome could have all been avoided.2015-08-0600 minAutodeskAECMonica Schnitger's Perspective: What Excites Me About Today's AEC Technologies?Hear Monica Schnitger, Schnitger Corporation, respond to the question, “What excites you most about today’s AEC technologies, and where do you think we may be in five years?” Monica notes that the world is now at a strategic inflection point recognizing the need to address our global infrastructure and building challenges; and cloud technology helping smaller firms compete, reality computing and capture will help move us in a positive future direction.2015-07-2400 min