Construction Brothers

Dr. McCoy is the Director of the Virginia Center for Housing Research at Virginia Tech, the Beliveau Professor of Building Construction, and the Associate Director of the Myers Lawson School of Construction… He has over 24 years of experience in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, including 8.5 years of fieldwork and 8 years of managing a firm that maintained a Class A V...

You are what you eat. Garbage in, garbage out. The list of sayings go on and on. This week we're taking a look at some unhealthy things we can express. Here is our list of unhealthy outputs!   Venting frustration on co-workers about everything negative that happens in your day Knee-jerk email in response to conflict or unkind words (Commenting toxic thoughts online) Disruptive, or out of place beh...

We love interviewing authors, and today we have a great one. Henry Nutt III started in the industry when he was 19 years old. He worked as general superintendent for 34 years. Henry has been with Southland Industry for 15 years, where he currently works as Pre-construction Executive.  All of this experience makes him eminently qualified to share some advice about building strong teams.  Henry spen...

You are what you eat. Garbage in, garbage out. The list of sayings go on and on. This week we're taking a look at some healthy things we can express.   Here is our list of healthy outputs!   Journaling Conversations with a counselor Creating something – Video, photo, graphics, woodworking, anything to do with moving your hands. Focused production work See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

We know hackers are out there, but how do they get access to our information and hold our companies hostage? In order to find out, this week we're talking to a hacker. (Who happens to be our uncle!)    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 T...

You are what you eat. Garbage in, garbage out. The list of sayings go on and on. This week we're taking a look at some unhealthy things we can be bringing into our lives. Here is our list of unhealthy Inputs. Social Media Email Caustic personalities Notifications on your phone can be unhealthy Unhealthy eating and drinking Obsessing over someone else’s successes Research (when it doesn’t have a po...

Our society has an addiction to growth. This week we're diving into our experience growing a company and the pain that is introduced when you pull that trigger and try to scale. Questions to ask yourself: Why do you want to grow? Is it become more wealthy? Is it because that’s what businesses are supposed to do? Is it pure vanity? Just to show it off? Is it for the challenge?  See omnystudio.com/l...

You are what you eat. Garbage in, garbage out. The list of sayings go on and on. This week we're taking a look at some healthy things we can be bringing into our lives. Here is our list of Healthy Inputs. Books (or just reading in general) Podcasts Research Encouraging personalities See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're revisiting the question - What comes first, the Lego bricks or the Lego master?  The modular construction movement is trying to figure out this very same issue. What comes first, is it the modules or the modular design? Construction already uses modular or unitized building materials as its basis for the design. Whether you are dealing with literal brick, lumber, plywood, or piping we use pr...

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What are some tactics we can use to find and retain good people? Our guest, Matt Gorgolinski is a recruiter for construction companies and he breaks down how we can find talent!   Matt was also kind enough to provide this resource full of tips to attract talent. - https://docs.google.com/file/d/1P1Hq7d_TmPdZo_w5wFjpPllBR7EmZmu-/edit?usp=docslist_api&filetype=mspresentation   Thanks for listeni...

Eddie gives us a challenge for the coming week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Messer Construction has been a huge part of our family for generations. This week we sit down and talk with Tim Steigerwald, who is the President of Messer. During our chat, Tim shares the methods they use to recruit talent. The primary way they do this is through co-ops. If you listened to our episode with our Grandpa (Pop) and Dad, they both talked about how they came through the Messer co-op ma...

Eddie shares what he's doing different to avoid the challenges ABSI faced in 2008.     Thanks for joining us this week! Please consider subscribing! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL Like us on LinkedIn! Like us on Facebook! Follow us on Instagram! Eddie's LinkedIn Tyler's LinkedIn (Our day job) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We hear people say "If we could get closer to owners, we could help them so much!" all of the time. This week, we sit down with Nate Patrick, who is a Project Manager from Penn State to discuss what a day in his shoes looks like. The purpose of this conversation is to open our eyes further to what's going through an owners mind. How they operate, what they care about and how we can best serve them...

We have conflict daily on job sites, but what is the best way to get a resolution? You should have a goal keeping things out of the courtroom at all cost. Eddie drops some biblical knowledge on how to best approach resolving conflict. It's based on Matthew 18:15-20. If you're interested, here's the scripture he's basing it on - 15 “If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just...

David Moody is the owner of CD Moody, one of Atlanta’s Top 25 Commercial Contractors. If you live in or visited Georgia, you’ve been impacted by some of the projects he's been involved with. Projects include the Mercedes Benz Stadium, Atlanta History Center Cyclorama, and Turner Field just to name a few. After going to school to be an architect, he later decided that he didn’t want to just sit and...

We record a lot of stuff for the podcast. As a result, we’re going to say things that aren’t correct. So this week we’re asking for your feedback! What have you heard us say that was an incorrect statement?  Email us your feedback! - Contact@brospodcast.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we're learning about ways you can meet sustainability goals when you're using steel. Our friend, Dennis Pilarczyk is Manager of Building Solutions at Nucor and he walks us through some of the new innovations in steel manufacturing! We obviously nerd out hard on this episode since we both have a background in steel. Here are a few things we dive into! What's the difference between EAF and...

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It’s just not that simple.   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 LinkedIn       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Even if you’re not a particularly religious person, you’ve probably heard the Bible verse that inspires today’s episode: "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends." The best leaders are those who give themselves up for the good of others. People respond to that sort of leadership.  If your primary motivation in the workplace is to promote and protect yourself, pe...

We had a great business idea and we're giving it away. Also, a story about the best Monday meeting Eddie's ever had. 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 LinkedIn    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

In our interview with Bob Goff a couple of weeks ago, he said something that stuck out to us Please consider subscribing! SUBSCRIBE! Like us on LinkedIn! Like us on Facebook! Follow us on Instagram! Eddie's LinkedIn Tyler's LinkedIn (Our day job)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anne is an engineer who has spent more than three decades designing things like casinos, hospitals, academic facilities, corporate offices and transit facilities, bridges and tunnels. She is actively working with the Charles Pankow Foundation as Executive Director and NIBS (National Institute of Building Sciences) as a Board Member. Also, at one point she was the President of ACI (The American Con...