Component Connection

In this episode, the new president and CEO of the National Association of Home Builders, Jim Tobin, shares what his organization is doing to address the headwinds facing their home builder members and offers his thoughts on how offsite construction can help.

In this episode, Torry Taylor, market operations manager for Builders Warehouse in Aurora, Colorado, continues discussing employee retention and motivation and provides examples of what his company does to create a loyal and productive workforce.

In this episode, Torry Taylor, market operations manager for Builders Warehouse in Aurora, Colorado, shares his perspective on how employee retention and motivation are related and essential to a successful operation.

In this episode, SBCA executive director Jess Lohse talks about the value of partnering with HUD and NAHB to build a two-story house on the National Mall in 12 hours for thousands to walk through and learn about manufactured components.

In this episode, Mark Ross, director of manufacturing for NextGen Building Components in Rochester, New York, dives deeper into the steps of developing, introducing, and completing individual employee incentive programs.

In this episode, Mark Ross, director of manufacturing for NextGen Building Components in Rochester, New York, shares how he approached developing incentive programs in another industry and is bringing them to component manufacturing.

In this episode, Molly Halliday, senior vice president of marketing for Operation Finally Home, shares the mission and origins of their organization and how they bring together partners to provide mortgage-free homes and updates to wounded veterans and first responders.

In this episode, Bill Blades, president of Integrated Building Components in Phoenix, Arizona, shares what he prioritized as he laid out the first truss plant of his new component manufacturing company.

In this episode, Bill Blades, president of Integrated Building Components in Phoenix, Arizona, shares why he moved back to Arizona to start a new truss company, and what he prioritized as he built it from scratch.

In this episode, Chad Johnson, owner of Truss Components of Washington, shares how a wholesale culture change resulted in short-term pain but yielded countless benefits that set the company up for greater success today and into the future.

In this episode, Chad Johnson, owner of Truss Components of Washington, shares why his company needed to institute a complete culture change and what the experience was like.

In this episode, Kendall Hoyd, owner of The Sharpen Group, talks about the challenges companies face as they grow and offers some strategic advice on how to avoid common growing pains.

In this episode, Kendall Hoyd, owner of The Sharpen Group, shares the importance and value of going through SBCA’s new Financial Management Concepts Training program, which is free to members.

In this episode, Molly Butz, managing director of SBCA, talks about all the digital tools and resources SBCA has developed to help component manufacturers harness the power of mobile technology, from electronic jobsite packages to Digital QC and training programs.

In this episode, Rick Parrino, general manager of Plum Building Systems, a division of US LBM, helps celebrate the podcast’s 100th episode. Rick shares how his involvement in advocacy efforts with lawmakers and building officials has benefited him, his company, and the broader industry.

In this episode, Joe Hikel, owner of Shelter Systems Limited in Westminster, Maryland, shares why he has been a driving force behind the creation of the new SBCA Foundation & Endowment, and how he envisions this charitable entity will give the component manufacturing industry an effective avenue to give back to the communities they serve.

Recorded live at NAHB’s International Builders Show in Las Vegas, this episode features Howard Gauger, director of engineering services for Carpenter Contractors of America, a division of Kodiak Building Partners. Howard shares his observations on the benefits of being engaged with NAHB on building codes and technical issues, as well as working through NAHB to promote how structural components sol...

Recorded live at NAHB’s International Builders Show in Las Vegas, Jess Lohse, executive director of SBCA, shares his thoughts on representing the component manufacturing industry to home builders throughout the week. Jess also shares his vision for how CMs can continue to grow market share with home builders.

After a full week of discussions, networking, and education, Gene Frogale, owner of Annandale Millwork and Allied Systems and current president of SBCA, shares his thoughts on some of the highlights from SBCA’s Open Quarterly Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona.

In this episode, Pat Schwieters and Cory Hemme at JL Schwieters in Hugo, Minnesota, share the many ways their company directly benefits from incorporating floor trusses into their single family projects, even as the pressure to compress cycle times eases.

In this episode, Pat Schwieters and Cory Hemme at JL Schwieters in Hugo, Minnesota, share how their company has been successful selling floor trusses to single-family builders, using them in 95% of projects.

EP 93 Promo: Anderson on Improving Building Plans by SBCA

In this episode, Kat Anderson, SBCA’s new director of market development, comes from the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. She shares her perspectives on the struggles AEC firms face in today’s environment and the benefits component manufacturers can gain from building a more collaborative relationship with the AEC professionals in their market.

In this episode, Todd Tomalak, principal of building products at Zonda, headquartered in Newport Beach, California, briefly shares how Zonda collects and disseminates housing data and then provides Zonda’s housing outlook for the first quarter of 2023.

In this episode, Adam Finkenhoefer, general manager of the 84 Lumber component facility in Oxford, Georgia, gives his perspective on the benefits of using a centralized maintenance management system (CMMS) and how it can help maximize equipment uptime.