The Art of Construction

Katlyn Slocum, Owner of Katlyn Slocum Design, joins us for episode 296 of Art of Construction.  Katlyn grew up in a blue-collar household. All the men in her family owned businesses in the trades. She saw firsthand the guts, grit, and gumption that went into running those businesses every day. Witnessing their passion fueled her to discover her own passion— helping blue-collar businesses succeed w...

Alan Jalón, Director of Architectural Technology at Genesis AEC, joins us for episode 295 of Art of Construction. Since its inception, Genesis AEC – an award-winning architecture, engineering, and construction firm – has helped life sciences companies usher in the next generation of life-saving therapies, treatments, and technologies. Whether it’s providing AE support for existing sites; commissio...

Andrew Legge, Founder and Managing Partner of Havelock Wool, joins us for episode 294 of Art of Construction.  Andrew has a passion for all things New Zealand, where the company procures its wool, that is mirrored by a desire to affect positive change in the built environment. He has lived and traveled around the world and seeks to leverage those experiences in bringing a biophilic, best practice...

Ola Skoglund, Chief Operating Officer at Randek Robotics, and Matt McMullen, AOC Executive Director, join us for episode 293 of Art of Construction. Randek are pioneers in creating innovative automation solutions for customers within the prefabricated house manufacturing industry. They have developed and manufactured high performance machines and systems for prefabrication of walls, floors, ceilin...

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Garrett Davis and Dereck Peck, Structural Engineers at Tamarack Grove, and Matt McMullen, AOC Executive Director, join us for episode 291 of Art of Construction.  Tamarack Grove Engineering is a structural engineering and design firm that specializes in the manufacturing, commercial, and facilities markets. While always dabbling in the modular market, in recent years their firm has dove head-on in...

Learn about our new online community and join the waitlist: www.theartofconstruction.net/master-facilitators-about Sarah Ahrendt, Chief Executive Officer of Ardmor Construction, joins us for episode 290 of Art of Construction.  As a nurse Sarah worked in multiple high paced environments, including ICU and working on a neuro-renal floor of a hospital. In 2014 she made a major career move and entere...

Art Schmon, Vice President EWP & Mass Timber at FEA (Forest Economic Advisors) and Managing Director of IWBC (Industrialized Wood-Based Construction Conference), & Brendan Lowney, Principal of Macroeconomics at FEA, join us for episode 289 of Art of Construction.  A confluence of global drivers including ESG, carbon sequestration, labor shortages, offsite productivity and digitalization ar...

Scott Hicken, AOC Executive Producer, joins us for episode 288 of Art of Construction. Since 2014, Art of Construction has steadily gained momentum and built an audience of over half a million contractors and affiliates around the world who tune in. Today we are listed as the number one construction podcast in the world according to google charts. We believe we've gained this audience because we s...

John Seaman, President of JC Property Professionals, joins us for episode 287 of Art of Construction.  John grew up in a rural suburb in North Carolina where he was surrounded by men in the blue-collar industries of trade and construction. His youth helped him to acquire the skills that those hard working blue-collar employees had, but he knew he'd never be satisfied with a lifestyle of living pay...

Robert Christopher, Founder and CEO of Just Resolve, joins us for episode 286 of Art of Construction. During his 36-year career in litigation practice, Rob came to recognize that the U.S. adversarial system of justice is shockingly inept at delivering real and efficient justice in common limited-stakes disputes (which make up the vast majority of civil lawsuits). Consequently, he innovated a solut...

Cutler Knupp, Managing Director at Dysruptek, joins us for episode 285 of Art of Construction.  Construction is one of history’s oldest trades, and it remains one of the most old-fashioned. Working to make the most of tight profit margins, contractors traditionally have had few investment dollars to explore new technology. Through the creation of Dysruptek, Haskell is changing that dynamic. Innova...

Jeani Ringkob, Founder of StoryBuilt Marketing & Coaching, joins us for episode 284 of Art of Construction. Jeani Ringkob grew up in our industry and saw at a young age that business owners in construction are what our country is built on. With StoryBuilt, Jeani now serves those business owners. Many business owners in our industry struggle with taking on projects that don't ultimately grow th...

Scott Sampson, CEO at Fiber Fast Homes, joins us for episode 283 of Art of Construction.  Fiber Fast Homes partners with builders, developers, and build-to-rent communities to build Fiber-to-the-Home infrastructure and provide Fiber Internet service to residents. Today’s new home buyers demand fast Internet service to keep up with their home office, smart home, and entertainment needs. Their build...

Bryson Reaume, Founder & CEO of Reaume Richardson and the Cooperative LA, and Matt McMullen, AOC Executive Director, join us for episode 282 of Art of Construction. Reaume Richardson is a Los Angeles based general contractor with 20 years of experience revitalizing cityscapes throughout California. The Cooperative represents their clients’ best interests by understanding all aspects of the Con...

Michael J. Armstrong, CEO at ARPL & NCARB, joins us for episode 281 of Art of Construction.  The Alliance for Responsible Professional Licensing (ARPL) promotes a responsible, balanced approach to professional licensing. They aim to educate policymakers and the public on the importance of protecting rigorous licensing for professionals with high public impact. They also provide best practices...

Nicolas Fonta, General Manager of Extended Reality at Autodesk, joins us for episode 280 of Art of Construction. Extended reality (XR) is the umbrella term for a spectrum of immersive and interactive technologies. It encompasses augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), and virtual reality (VR). You can access XR through mobile devices, VR headsets and glasses, and other technologies. We've poke...

Alec Weichel, Founder and CEO of ListQuick, and Scott Hicken, AOC Executive Producer, join us for episode 279 of Art of Construction.  ListQuick's mission is to provide a highly accountable service to real estate professionals, as well as home buyer and sellers. They have an online portal and a directory of trusted real estate agents they can immediately pair you with in any major city. Alec belie...

Kevin Albert, Founder and CEO of Canvas, joins us for episode 278 of Art of Construction.  Canvas is a construction robotics company that aims to deliver unrivaled quality, speed, and predictability by putting robots in the hands of skilled workers. Their first product is a robot that finishes drywall, made to give the trade control over their schedule, make the work safer, and make it easier than...

Michael Fortinberry, Co-Founder and COO at Protiv, joins us for episode 277 of Art of Construction.  Protiv is a revolutionary bonus program that directly ties productivity to employee pay, creating, tracking, and managing project based incentives. Companies that use Protiv simultaneously lower labor costs, increase employee wages, and reach higher profit margins, all without sacrificing quality o...

Andrew Seelye, President at G-pod Americas, joins us for episode 276 of Art of Construction.  G-pods are the evolution of contemporary modular architecture. Beautifully designed, versatile, durable relocatable building systems that can be permanent or easily relocated as needed. Iconic designs and rapid, low impact development. Andrew even lives in one! Join Devon and Andrew as they reflect on the...

Ali Azhar, Chief Revenue Officer at HOVER, and Chad Enger, Owner of Black Hills Exteriors, join us for episode 275 of Art of Construction.  HOVER is the first app for contractors that provides you with an accurate 3D model of any home using photos taken with your smartphone. HOVER enables contractors to lower the time it takes to gather measurements, win more jobs, and improve communication with h...

Moritz Luck, Co-Founder of Enscape, Alice Leung, Vice President of Platform and Product Strategy at Brick & Mortar Ventures, and Phil Read, CEO at Read | Thomas, join us for episode 274 of Art of Construction and the fifth and final episode of our series recorded live at Digital Built Week Americas 2022.  This panel discussion was great synopsis of what to have in mind for you, the Art of Cons...

Phil Read, CEO at Read | Thomas, joins us for episode 273 of Art of Construction and the fourth episode of our series recorded live at Digital Built Week Americas 2022. Phil is the co-founder of Read | Thomas - a global BIM/VDC consulting company focused on supporting building designers, engineers, builders and owners through cross-discipline technology integration and best practices. He has nearl...

Chris Pearson, Owner, Operations and R&D Lead at Storage Structures, joins us for episode 272 of Art of Construction.  ​ Storage Structures Inc. is a national metal-building subcontractor for the self-storage industry. Recently they have introduced their new Alpha light-gauge, 10-by-10-foot framing system, which is comprised mainly of factory-formed and assembled columns and beams. This new de...