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The ConTechCrewThe ConTech Crew 395: Podcast OGs: The Power of Podcasting in Construction with Devon Tilly, Founder and Host of Art of Constructionđď¸ Learn more at https://thecontechcrew.comHow is the construction industry keeping pace with the rapidly evolving digital transformation?In this week's episode of The ConTech Crew, my co-host Nathan Wood and I have the pleasure of interviewing Devon Tilly in person.Devon is the founder and host of The Art of Construction podcast and a pioneer in the construction podcasting world. He has been running this podcast for ten years while operating multiple companies, including Window & Door Installer.Today, Devon shares his journey from starting a podcast to becoming a pivotal figur...
2024-02-131h 05
The EBFC ShowThe Lean Tech Problem in Construction with Nathan WoodWhat do you recommend for people who resist new construction technology, innovation, lean construction, or combinations of these tools and principles as problems? Nathan C. Wood knows that projects don't have one size fits all solutions or approaches. He has worked on hundreds of projects across the US, Europe, and the Middle East. Nathan founded SpectrumAEC with a clear goal â solving the human barriers to new processes and technology adoption.
Nathan is an innovation influencer across the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. Nathanâs experience with Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), Lean process improvement, and Integrated Proj...
2021-09-291h 06
Digital BuilderWhy Construction Teams Should Prioritize Trust w/ Jay Bowman & Nathan WoodAcross many construction sites, trust is just assumed. No one really prioritizes it or thinks about how it could improve performance.What if safety were viewed the same way on a job site? Weâd be in big trouble. At the same time, trust leads to improved safety.Jay Bowman, Managing Director of Research & Analytics at FMI, and Nathan Wood, Founder & Chief Enabling Officer at SpectrumAEC, join Eric to discuss⌠- Steps you can take to elevate trust in your company- Incentives for prioritizing trust across the job site- How the pandemic has impa...
2020-12-1444 min
aecHiveNathan Wood - What happens when AEC can't get what it needsNathan Wood, CEO & Founder at SpectrumAEC and Executive Director at the Construction Progress Coalition joins hosts Ralph Montague and John Egan for a discussion about change and the benefits of innovation in our built environment.Early on in his career, Wood recognised that industry stakeholders shared the same problems when working on construction projects. His experience showed these were not unique to his company and were common to all companies he worked alongside. Wood decided to do something about it when he set up the Construction Project Coalition and consulting firm, AEC Spectrum to give the construction industry exactly what...
2020-12-0256 min
The Construction Shared Pains PodcastFollow the MoneyLet's digest the root causes of this AEC's vs reward dilemma, before debating if it's possible to find a one-size-fits-all contract solution. When Owners decide that quality and reliability outwieighs bottom dollar bids, how will your business pivot to deliver more value in a future with alternative contract environments?  Interviewees: Rob Fischer, Director of Membership, Construction Users Roundtable (CURT) Brittanie Campbell Turner, Managing Director & Podcast Host, Constructrr  Josh Bone @BIM2theBone & Jeff Sample @IronManOfIT  Show Links CURT Technology & Productivity Summit - htt...
2020-09-2900 minThe Construction Shared Pains PodcastSpeaking PrefabLet's digest the terminology of prefab, before debating if the reward is worth the risk. When Owners decide that prefabrication is the new gold standard, will you be ready to deliver? Guests: Briana Williams - StructionSite Amy Marks - Autodesk - @queenofprefab Episode Clarification: "Amy noted that since our interview, 'Intelligent Materials' has now been replaced with "Advanced Building Products" Show Note Links: Spearin Gap - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Spearin Boyde C. Paulson - https://medium.com/@vikofnorway/influence-curve-or-inverted-complacency-curve-954aceeb48bf
2020-07-2200 minThe Construction Shared Pains PodcastInvesting in AEC Innovation Pt 3: From Burnouts to Breakthroughs with special guest Tooey CourtemancheTogether, weâll digest the root causes of innovation burnout, before debating the role of culture and leadership to break through it. Ultimately, we must decide which innovation battles that are worth fighting for, and which ones need a little more time to incubate. Before investing the resources necessary to deliver innovation, ensure the cultural health of the organization is ready. Episode Guests: Tooey Courtemanche | CEO, Procore [@tooeyprocore, @ProcoreTech] Alison Hart | Project Solutions, Mortenson [@MAMortensonCo] Satyam Verma | Partnerships, Pype [@PypeInc] Mark Ciszewski | Sales Director, Revizto [@Revizto] Johnathon Gra...
2020-01-1600 minThe Construction Shared Pains PodcastInvesting in AEC Innovation Pt 2: Measurement & ImpactWeâll digest how measurement impacts our incentive to innovate, before debating the return on investment of learning from failures. What changes in measurement are required to drive innovation in construction? How can AEC professionals, project owner/operators, and technology solutions provide a new level of transparency and accountability to thrive in the digital age? What metrics will drive the right behavior changes and deliver measurable improvements to the bottom line? Â Guest Perspectives: Ken Schneider, UA Local 268 St. Louis | @UAFIRE_UAVDC Mike Zivanovic, UA Local 597 Chicago | @VDCmikeZ Stephan Schnell, UA...
2019-10-2900 minThe Construction Shared Pains PodcastInvesting in AEC Innovation Pt 1: Talk Versus ActionWhat is the balance between talk and action to drive innovation in the AEC Industry? If innovation requires a new level of âcoopetitionâ, what is the separation between transparency and intellectual property? What can AEC professionals learn from other industries about the âart and scienceâ of innovation? How must leadership adjust adjust their mindset and strategy to harness technologyâs full potential? Â Guests Jeff Sample @ironmanofit | Director of Strategy @eSUB Travis Voss @pwrliftnerd | Technology Manager, Mechanical Inc. Nick Tillford @yandellnick | BIM/VDC Manager, âSteel Fabricator Â
2019-07-3100 minThe Construction Shared Pains PodcastOur Common Data Dilemma In this episode, weâll digest the value of connected data across the design, construction, and operation phases, before we debate the challenge of delivering the right information to the right person at the right time. Together, weâll understand the role of standards and contract incentives to protect our Common Data Environment (CDE) from design collaboration phase to facility operations and maintenance. Guest Perspectives: Carl Veillette [@CarlVeillette], VP Product, BIMTrack (@BIMTrack) Kelly Cone [ @gkellycone ], VP of Industry Strategy, ClearEdge3D [@ClearEdge_3D] Todd Wynne [ @todd_wynne ], VP of Strategy...
2019-06-1900 minThe Construction Shared Pains PodcastThe Open-API RevolutionWhat is an Application Programming Interface (API)? How can API integrations address our Shared Pains with manual re-entry of data from application to application?  What data and process standards are required for open-API solutions to work as advertised? Who is already implementing open-API integrations? Interviewees: Jordan Hoff, PPM Manager, Trimble [@TrimbleCorpNews] Ajoy Khrishnamoorthy, VP of Product Strategy, Vertical Construction, Acumatica [@ajoyk, @Acumatica] Jason Ramsey, Founder & CEO, Construction BI [@ConstructionBI] Caleb Taylor & Ed Gonzalez, Co-Founders, BuildR [@CalebTaylor_22, @gedwardgo, @buildrtech] Watch Procoreâs âDaddy, Whatâs an API?â - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
2019-03-2900 minThe 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? Â 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 minThe Construction Shared Pains PodcastWhat's Your Shared Pain? 2018 Year In ReviewThis episode brings together a diverse group of industry and technology professionals to discuss strategies and solutions to our collective Shared Pains with data transparency and interoperability. Find out how the Construction Progress Coalition is connecting these different perspectives together around a Common Data Exchange (CDX) approach to measuring and reducing the waste an inequality that has plagued construction for generations. Jimmy Forsberg - Skanska (GC, Sweden) Mark Decker - Jacobsen (GC, Utah) Danielle Edberg - Procore (Software, California) Nancy Novak - Compass Data Centers (Owner, Virginia) Dave Burns...
2018-12-3100 minThe Construction Shared Pains PodcastTransforming the As-built HandoverWe digest the root causes of unreliable as-builts; in order to debate which project stakeholders have the most incentive - and influence - to replace analog documentation standards with digital performance requirements. Hearing from these different perspectives, rememberâŚ.the role is yours to decide which of these innovations applies to your situation, and where to begin.  Guest Interviews:  Allen Angle, Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) @allenangle Connor Christian, InEight @cmchristian330 Todd Sutton, Zachry Construction @justgeekit Mike Boyle, InEight Darren Roos, Bernards @darren_roos  Â
2018-11-2700 minThe Construction Shared Pains PodcastCDX Innovation Challenge - Transforming the Submittal ExchangeDigest - Why is there so much waste generated in the Submittal process? Debate - How technology streamline the submittal process without losing the value of their intent? Decide - Of these necessary changes to the process, what are the barriers in which we can control? What roadblocks exist externally that we cannot control? Deliver - How might a CDX Playbook help project teams communicate their unique workflow requirements through a common digital language? Â Guest Interviews: Brianna Halfhide, Clark Pacific Ian Coates, Autodesk, @IanCoates Ian Brown, Baronne S...
2018-11-0200 minThe Construction Shared Pains PodcastThe Design Change to Impact Report ChallengeDigest - what are the root causes of late design changes? Debate - How can data and mobile collaboration help us to predict or prevent their impacts? Decide - What do you do when the contract incentive is to maximize your profitâŚ.at the projectâs expense? Deliver - How might a CDX Collaboration Session between GC and impacted Trade Contractors resolve our  #SharedPains of lost time and waste through the Request for Quotation (RFQ) to Potential Change Order (PCO) exchange. Guest Interviews: Myles M Martin, M3 Design Group, @BIM_A_Team DJ Ph...
2018-10-1600 minThe Construction Shared Pains PodcastThe Field Data to Dashboard CDX ChallengeDigest the full extent of our #SharedPains with reliable data exchanges across each delivery phase. Hear a debate from different stakeholder perspectives about their ideal solutions, and decide how best to initiate a crucial conversation with your project leader or company executive that will deliver the intended result. Â Â Digest: What data should we be collecting? Debate: Who helps or hurts our ability to track field data? Decide: How is government trying to become a part of the solution? Deliver: What are the changes needed? Guest Interviews: David de Yarza, www.Builderbox.io...
2018-10-0200 minThe Construction Shared Pains PodcastHistory of #SharedPains and Why CPC & COSA are #BetterTogetherDespite all of the technology available to Architecture, Engineering, & Construction (AEC) Professionals, very little of it has proven to make a dent in Constructionâs âProductivity Imperativeâ coined by McKinsey & Co. in their 2015 market report. Our special guests are Benny Baltrotsky, Co-Founder of the Construction Open Standards Alliance (COSA) and Chief Strategy Officer for eSUB Software; and Nathan Wood, Founding Member of the Construction PDF Coalition and now Executive Director of the newly renamed Construction Progress Coalition after merging with COSA.
2018-09-1800 minThe Construction Shared Pains PodcastWhatâs Your Perspective? Navigating the Shared Pains PodcastâWhy does construction invest less than any other industry on new technology and innovation?â âHow has this impacted our ability to improve productivity and reliability compared to manufacturing and other industries?â âHow can we begin to reverse these negative trends?â If youâve asked yourself any of these questions in your career as an Architect, Engineer, Contractor, Fabricator, Material Supplier, Technology Provider, Owner, or OperatorâŚ.this podcast is for you. Each episode focus hones in on a specific interoperability shared pain, and bring together the impacted perspectives from industry and technology to discuss the root causes...
2018-09-1000 min