Construction Brothers

Have you ever heard the phrase "They don't build 'em like they used to"? Well, let's find out how they used to build 'em. Our Grandpa and our Dad join us this week to talk about what building was like in the 50s and 60s. It's fascinating! Related Links Millett Hall Messer Construction (We have family still working there. Shoutout to Dan and Steve!) Thanks for listening! Please be sure to leave a r...

Angie Simon dives into how communication within team sports mimics the communication necessary to build a successful construction team. As CEO of Western Allied for over three decades and President of the Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors National Association (SMACNA), Angie drops some serious truth bombs about communication, project management, & diversity within the construction...

Don't put your glass on the line! In this episode, we talk with Jeff & Ben about a certification program for glaziers and important information for the general contractors who hire them. The North American Contractor Certification Program for Architectural Glass and Metal Contractors (NACC) and The Architectural Glass and Metal Technician (AGMT) Certification Program are focused on not just th...

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We wanted to bring attention back to our awesome conversation with Ken Rusk. It was a really wholesome talk about something really near and dear to our hearts, and we were excited to bring him on the show! Related Links Original Episode Ken’s LinkedIn Ken’s Website Order His Book Ken’s Episode on Art of Manliness Thanks for listening! Please be sure to leave a rating or review and follow us on our...

Life isn’t in our control. Shocked? Neither are we. How does that affect this idea of “work-life balance”? It is important to realize how to deal with the things, not in our control. We tackle the importance of realizing work-life balance isn’t obtainable, but what is obtainable is making sure we don’t become overwhelmed by the things we enjoy and the things life deals. If you have been here for l...

This week we brought on Hal Macomber, the Executive VP at Touchplan, to talk about something that has been around for a while! Lean Construction. We look into the practices, called Katas, that Hal has implemented in his leadership that helps that happen. While chatting, we were super pumped to realize that Hal is very people-centric and loved to see how he implements his person-first view of leadi...

Meirav Oren is the founder and CEO of Versatile. They specialize in crane data and being non-intrusive to job flow. They set up the job site’s cranes with data sensors to measure customer set metrics to help benchmark and gamify job speed! We talk through use cases, current implementation, and how they hope to move forward. Related Links: Meirav’s LinkedIn Versatile’s Website Turner Construction C...

Tyler makes it back in the booth this week, and we get to talk about something that has been on his mind these past two weeks. Mental Health. A lot of times, we are our own worst critics; we bring our pocket jury with us everywhere and are ready to let them condemn us as guilty the moment we think our actions aren’t good enough. How do we overcome that guilt? How do we strive for becoming better w...

We welcomed Charlie Gilkey to talk about projects and productivity! We redefined what a project is to see how many projects we are actually handling, and wanted to see if we need to drop projects to make room for what is already on our plate! We talked about how the importance of creating healthy habits and controlling how things like email impact your morning routine. Charlie talked about some of...

On our second episode ever, we sat down with TestFit CEO, Clifton Harness and discussed the topic of generative design. TestFit designs building diagrams in milliseconds--so architects and developers can process deals more quickly. During our conversation, we dive into what automation in construction will look like in the future and how TestFit can be used today. Related Links: TestFits Website Cl...

Howie Ferguson is the executive director of the Construction Owners Association of America, and we bring him on to talk about the scariest thing in construction, owners. We talk about how to stop the choose two mentalities of scope, schedule, and budget. We look at how approval speed affects the perfect triangle of building and how to get there. Once we got into job sites, Howie brought how employ...

This week we had on Issa Ramaji. We dive into digital twins and how they are more than a snapshot of what the building looks like. We talk about the functionality of digital twins and how they bring value to the table. We look at the move towards automation of the monitoring and operation of a building and how digital twins enable us to create historical and real-time data about the functions with...

Robert Salvador is the CEO and co-founder of DigiBuild, a construction management software based out of blockchain technology. We get educated on what blockchain is, how it works, and how it empowers its users. Robert grew up in construction, and we really felt that from him! Robert wants to bring trust into the construction industry by building it into the software. With “built-in trust”, the hop...

Chris Wilocki joins us and makes us feel right at home while we talk BIM. Chris is the Operations Manager at Sturgeon Electric and we just get to be BIM Nerds with him. We chat through the pressure points of a recent project Chris was on, how to leverage data, and how he views BIM in a value-add. We talk about the importance of time when working with revisions and issuing drawings. Related Links C...

Eddie talks about wanting shingles, but we really wanted to focus on creating sustainable building programs that recycle non-renewable resources, focus on energy conservation, and create value for the owner! Chris Peterson is the Assistant Director of Anthesis Group and the Executive Director of Electric Utility Industry Sustainable Supply Chain Alliance. His goal is to see the construction indust...

Today, we take a day to reflect on the importance of knowing the pros and cons of college and apprenticeships. Ken Rusk really inspired us to give our personal experiences with these paths and what worked for us! We look at the cost of college and where that can lead. Our goal isn’t to say one is better than the other but to remind the future that they have more than one choice. Related Links Inte...

Arash is an e-permitting advocate based out of Toronto, Canada. He has created a network of businesses, builders, owners, and architects that are pushing for the ability to approve building permits through PDF documents and from the model. E-permitting would allow for automation to be increased in checking requirements and codes and speed up the overall process from design to build. He brings some...

Hamzah brought us a non-bias view of technology. We get to take a look into digital reality, 360 imaging, and other technologies and what is really under the hood of these techs. Hamzah’s position with Haskell’s Disrupt Tech puts him in a great position to be an authority on how these technologies can truly empower businesses and individuals. We broke out into a really awesome rabbit trail about i...

We welcome René Morkos of ALICE Technology to talk about the next step in digitizing the construction industry. René inspiration came from seeing the underutilization of construction sites and a desire for it to be done better. He is doing to scheduling what BIM did to design. ALICE is parametrizing scheduling down to three algorithms that finds processes that will be part of the critical path eve...

Our conversation with Dan Conery was so good that we just kept talking! Here is our bonus round with Dan. This is content we couldn't fit into our episode, that was just too good to pass up! Related Links Dan’s LinkedIn Trimble’s E-Builder Enterprise Trimble’s ProjectSight Dan's Episode Thanks for listening! Please be sure to leave a rating or review and follow us on our social accounts! SUBSCRIBE...

Ken Rusk is the owner and founder of Rusk construction and author of “Blue Collar Cash”. We asked Ken to come and chat about something he is passionate about, making a living doing what you love. We were listening to The Art of Manliness podcast, and we knew we wanted to bring on Ken to talk to parents and mentors of youth, the college graduates who have lost their passion, and business owners loo...

We invited Dan Conery on the podcast for a conversation about the importance of connecting the industry through data. Dan is a Product Strategy Manager with Trimble’s E-Builder Enterprise and ProjectSight. He operates his day-to-day thinking the opposite of “if it ain't broke don’t fix it”. Through this lens, Dan brings some interesting views to how we can look at address connecting as an industry...

We invite an attorney to talk about how to protect yourself as a subcontractor. Karalynn Cromeens, the writer of “Quit Getting Screwed”, talks about how to keep from agreeing to put your company out of business. We ask about liens, bonds, and how to leverage those things to help your employees and keep your company from no longer being a company. Karalynn brings some amazing points about how to re...

We look into fun new technologies and take a new look at some old technologies. This is a grab bag episode, there is a little bit of something for everyone! We talk about the logistics of Amazon Lockers and how cell phones are changing the scanning process. We end our discussion taking a step back and evaluating prefab and modularization. Is this just buzz? Is there truly validity? Are we as an in...