Construction Brothers

We wanted to start up 2021 with something we can all get a little better doing. Let’s treat it like a resolution. David Stutzman from Conspectus shows us how to use specifications like a tool for success rather than a baseball bat to beat each other over the head with.  For our subcontractors and general contractors out there, David brings a view on how to use specifications without drowning in a...

We're revisiting our episode with Bryan Kaplan this week! We welcomed Bryan Kaplan of Construction Consulting to talk about relational selling and how, when done properly, clients can turn into a free salesforce. Storytelling, believe it or not, is another valuable asset to have in the world of sales. But first things first, we talk about the stereotypes surrounding video conferencing and some of...

This week we revisit our conversation about Gripes for Architects.  As people who see over 100 drawing sets a year cross our threshold, you better believe we've found a few things Architects do that are pain points. So this week, at the request of an Instagram follower who is an Architect, we dive into some issues that we commonly run into as modelers.  This isn't meant to slam architects, but to...

This week we revisit our conversation with PBS Legend, Roy Underhill. Roy Underhill has been the host of the Woodwright’s Shop for almost four decades and has been an inspiration to many craftsmen throughout the construction industry. Eddie and Tyler were giddy to have him come on the show and talk about the way things used to be done and why we should be proud of our heritage as builders. Make su...

With 2020 coming to a close, we continue to reflect over the year. Today, we talk about our interviews from last year. And there are a lot of them. Related Links January’s Eric Reinholdt February's Todd Dawalt March’s John Reid April’s Charlie Gilkey May’s Steven Brooks June’s Donnie Williams and Peter MacKeith July’s Roy Underhill August’s Gripes for Architects September’s Kelly Doyle October’s T...

Get a sneak-peek into the highlights of Construction Junkie’s Best of 2020. Between brotherly roast sessions, Shane brings us some of his favorite things from 2020… we mean 2020 may not have been the best, but there were some really cool things that happened this year! Robots, technology adoption, telecommuting, and AI, Shane leaves no stone unturned. Related Links Construction Junkie Shane’s Link...

How do we pass down knowledge efficiently? This week we sit down with Randy Collins and figure out how to implement training that truly works. We talk about how to set expectations, how to build a training program, and how to normalize training. Randy brings up some interesting points on how training affects both those new and experienced in the industry, and why you should continue training. Rela...

We talked live at the CURT Keynote this past week about the importance of data-rich procurement. We wanted to explore how removing unknown variables from the bidding process cuts cost for both the owner and for the fabricators. We explore simple tricks to maintain productivity while cutting overhead. We also discuss the only way we see this working in the long run, and it could create upset in the...

Ever lose a tool? Us too! How do we fix that? Asset management. A way to track what you have, where it is, who has it, and if it was broken by Eddie the last time he used it. We talk with Tammy Bauer and Marko Milosevic about all the various use cases of the Bosch Bluehound system. From tracking one specific type of asset to tracking a whole business of assets from consumables to long-term assets...

Ever have problems with project scheduling? So do we. This week we bring on Chase to talk about his passion, job scheduling. The value added to how we do business was incredible, learning about what non-schedulers need to know about scheduling, what makes a schedule harder to follow, and how much detail is too much detail. Chase shares his predictions of the future problems of scheduling and how t...

Greg Sizemore, the founder and Executive Vice President of the Construction Users Roundtable, joined us in a live CURT seminar to talk about how to be a good leader, mentor, and friend. He specifically liked this quote: “People with purpose do incredible things”. It’s the first smart thing Tyler has said on the podcast. The jury is still out on who he stole it from, but for now, we will let him ha...

We just really love our post-show conversation with Brian. So, we thought we would share it will you. This episode builds off of Episode 55 . It also includes Brian's full (not-so-60-second Megaphone Question).  Related Links Lean Robotics by Samuel Bouchard Digital Minimalism by Lee Sebastian Essentialism by Greg McKeown Brian's LinkedIn Brian's Instagram Brian's Twitter Boston Dynamics Thanks fo...

This week we talk to Brian Ringley, a man who works with robots that can work in the human work environment and don’t need special treatment for their job. SPOT is a quadruped automated robot that can traverse the standard construction site without special accommodations. Personally, we just wanted an opportunity to pack-bond with a robot dog so we can have a friend when the robots take over. Bria...

Chris talks about how to connect with people in a value-adding way. He talks about how superficial relationships affect your business, and how to avoid the pitfalls of creating an inactive network. We found Chris through one of his events! Eddie learned so much from this event that we had to bring him on to talk about some of the things that Eddie wanted to hear more about. Towards the end, we get...

What does love and being neighborly have to do with the construction industry? We welcome Pete Dumont, the CEO of PrairieDog Venture Partners. Pete is a leader in the OS 2.0 ideology, whose goal is to get rid of waste in the industry. This starts in insurance, delaying pay, and other forms of overused safety nets that create frozen funds. The next step is to create healthy external relationships....

We talk to the founder of Dusty Robotics! Tessa brings insights into how CAD drawings have more use cases than we currently use them for and has designed a robot that takes these drawings and prints them on a site. While Tyler draws up his BattleBot, Tessa talks about how humanitarian issues created a desire to enter the robotics field and find creative ways to help people. Designated as a Chief R...

This week, how to go from $0 to $14 billion. Daniel Groves joins us to talk about risk management. How do you leverage risk management as a selling point when doing business? Daniel knows how and talks about the current and future importance of risk management. We then zoom out and look at the whole industry discussing mitigating labor shortages as a risk. How does all of this start? It starts wit...

Decisions, decisions, decisions. How do we make the right one? How do we know the direction to go? Is there a right and wrong decision? We sit down and talk with Nathan Clark about choosing technologies that work. We learned about Nathan through LinkedIn where he shared a blog post he wrote about the philosophy behind decision making. We enjoyed reading it so much that we thought we would bring hi...

Go ahead and pick up an 8-count chicken nugget meal with a sweet tea, because this episode is going to make you hungry. We talk about Chick-Fil-A’s extreme ability to go the extra mile, try a new service idea, and make customers happy. We dig into how we can apply Chick-Fil-A’s workflows and ideologies to the construction industry to make our industry a better place to work and to create value in...

In today’s episode, Trimble’s very own Amy Northcutt. Amy is the Senior Education Program Manager which means she gets to help schools implement classes and training that translate well to the field. We get to talk with her about a lot of the programs offered to educate students to become future industry leaders. Her goal is to serve not only students but educators through Trimble’s grant program...

Have you ever had a busy week where it's hard to fit everything in? Well... That happened to us this week.  Because of the slammed schedule, we decided to sit down and talk about interesting things happening in the industry and reflect on the past year of recording our show. Grab your cup of coffee and kick back, we're just chilling this week. Thanks for listening! Please be sure to leave a rating...

Is your information available to all of the people in your organization? How does your team manage their data? This week, we take a Tactical Pause and evaluate some of these questions. One of the biggest things that grind our gears around the office is the assortment of applications we have to deal with working with different contractors. Kelly Doyle is the C.O.O. of ProjectReady, a platform that...

As people who see over 100 drawing sets a year cross our threshold, you better believe we've found a few things Architects do that are pain points. So this week, at the request of an Instagram follower who is an Architect, we dive into some issues that we commonly run into as modelers.  This isn't meant to slam architects, but to inform and try to spur conversation.  Thanks for listening! Please b...

This week we revisit our conversation with Eric Reinholdt.  If you enjoy going down YouTube rabbit holes as Tyler does, you've most likely stumbled across the 30X40 Design Workshop's channel. The 30X40 channel was started by Architect, Eric Reinholdt, to give a behind-the-scenes look at his design process. It is now one of the most successful architecture channels with over 600K subscribers. We lo...

This week we talked with Matt Byrd. We had the pleasure of working with Matt and the Nexus team on a project and wanted to walk through the job we worked on together.  What are some common misconceptions of point clouds?  How do the trades use point clouds differently?  We talk about how to use point clouds appropriately when point clouds work, and even our own personal pinch points in using point...