The Construction Dorkcast

Thank you for tuning into episode 32 of the Construction DorkCast, We are Mad about Innovation. In this episode we nerd out with Steve Whitmer of ACCO and Jeff Elwell of EM Duggan to hear about how two of the more “mad” scientists are approaching tech and innovation within their companies. As always these conversations are inspiring and fun and maybe a little bit therapeutic as we all laugh at our...

Here we are at DorkCast Episode 31 Software minus Hardware equals noware. We focus so much the explosion of software, apps, and platforms that’s happening in con tech we figured it was time to focus on the hardware we need to run these. To help us out, we welcome in Buck Davis and Brad Clark of BIMBOX to talk all things chips and buses and quantum and stuff. As always, we had a blast nerding out a...

Welcome to episode whatever of the Construction DorkCast. In this episode we bring in the Plexxis Patriot Chad Pearson to talk about Building Truth in the software sales process. Jeff does double duty as both host and guest as we talk about some of the shady and toxic sales tactics we’re seeing in the industry and have some honest discussions on how we got there and how we can help nip them in the...

Thank you for tuning into Episode 29 of the Construction DorkCast, Take me to your data. In this episode we talk about this thing called data with Amanda Harbison of NECA and Kevin Soohoo of Egnyte. We dive into what is data, why should we care, what strategies should we be using to collect and analyze the data and how can small and medium sized contractors get in the data game. We had a lot of fu...

Hold onto your butts for this one, folks. We assembled the Tech Committee Chair Triumvirate this week for Episode 28 to talk about how these trade associations are joining forces to help their members and the industry move forward into this digital transformation. Listen in as Bill Weber, Joseph Lansdell, and Stacy Zerr drop all sorts of knowledge bombs on us.

You are going to be glad you tuned into this one. Episode 27 with The Podfather, James Benham. James takes us through the origin story of how he got the podcast started, how the conversations created the roles many of us hold now, and where construction and construction tech is going. Hint: It involves machine learning and robot overlords, er, I mean helpers.

Thank you for tuning in to Episode 26 of the Construction DorkCast. In this episode we decided to sit down and share a few of the technologies that get our geek juices flowing. Listen in as we have a nerdy version of Show and Tell. And yes, we know we’re getting erratic with our schedule again, but we promise we’ll get back to regular releases. Maybe.

We made it. Episode 25, one year of the Construction DorkCast. Thanks to all of our listeners for coming along for the ride. For this special episode we brought in Burcin Kaplanoglu from the Oracle Industries Innovation Lab and we went full on dork. Hard. This is the first time we’ve done a podcast without recording live so check it out and let us know what you think. Now sit back and enjoy as Bur...

Here we are at episode 23… or 24? Yeah it’s 24. I think. Whatever. Coming off the heels of the MCAA’s MEP Innovation Conference we decided we wanted to keep the party going and brought in the puppet master of the event, Sean McGuire. We touch on a lot of topics revolving around the conference, contractors helping contractors, and how great it was to bring in SMACNA and NECA and make this a great b...

Here we are at episode 23 of the Construction DorkCast. In this episode we bring in two general contractors to try to prove we’re not all about the trades. Alex Belkofer and Rick Kahn joined us to talk about how GCs are viewing innovation, how their companies are often jointly working together to push the industry forward, and of course we pelt them with comments and questions about working with t...

Construction DorkCast episode 22… Chaos ensues… In this episode we sit down with good friends Alice Leung of Brick and Mortar Ventures and Jake Olsen of DADO and have a full on, no holds barred talk about what happened to the ConTech boom we all expected, Venture vs Vulture Capital, and the whole tech startup world. The Dorks even tried hard to do our part as investment matchmaker and made a few s...

Welcome back to the Construction DorkCast, episode 21 Hold My Beer, the Bim Chronicles Part 1. We all know that this BIM thing is super easy, but we thought we’d invite in Curtis Watson, Sal D’Ambrosia, and Scott Nobis to talk about sometimes when maybe it didn’t go quite as planned. As you can guess, they had just a few stories and then we settled into talking about some of the reasons constructi...

All I can say is wow, you are in for a treat. Construction DorkCast 20, The Dork-ettes Part Deux did not disappoint. Jisell Howe, Kalyn Lengieza, Andrea Breen, Anne Pfleger, and Lil (she insists we just call her Lil) join us in a spirited celebration of Women in Construction Week where we talk diversity, allyship, mentoring, and how to people of all backgrounds more interested in construction. Jus...

Welcome back to the Construction DorkCast for Episode 19, Mixed Mechanical Arts with the Queen of Prefab, Amy Marks. Amy hangs out with us and lets her geek flag fly as we talk all things industrialized construction and what impact it is going to have on multiple areas of the construction industry. We do go heavy into a company focused discussion which we normally don’t do, but it was in the conte...

Welcome back to the Construction DorkCast. Here in episode 18 we sit down and talk with Hugh Seaton. You’d better buckle up and remain seated through this wild and dorky ride as we have a blast talking about his book, his work at CSI, as well as just randomly wandering through the matrix and discuss whatever pops into our crazy heads as we go. We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did a...

Thank you for joining us for episode 17 of the Construction DorkCast. In this episode we celebrate Dork of the Year Lilian Magallanes on her DOY. She leads us down several nerdy topics and settles in on AI and NGL, bringing in her friend Jenn Bittinger to dive into those TLAs. No I am not going to spell these out, Nathan. Please join us next week as we get down with some more dorks and talk deep t...

Welcome back to the Construction Dorkcast. We kick this new year off with two of our very good friends Mike Zivanovic and Stephan Schnell talking about what else, but tech and the trades. These two pioneers tell us about how they got started in growing tech training in their respective halls and get very passionate on their soapboxes about how to attack the labor shortage and get young people inte...

Thank you for tuning in to Episode 15 of the Construction DorkCast. This is the last episode for us this year and we changed things up a bit and it was, well, a shit show. We invited in all of the live attendees to talk about their favorite episodes, what they’d like to see us do in the new year, and generally recreated the atmosphere we would normally find ourselves in while networking and hangin...

Welcome back to the Construction Dorkcast. In episode 14 we bring back Nathan Wood and add in Tom Stemm of the Construction Progress Coalition. This episode centers around one of our favorite topics, data. Why is it so hard to share data among our systems, why is it so hard for data to transfer between stakeholders on the same projects in different companies? These are the types of questions that...

Welcome back to the Construction DorkCast. In episode 13 we bring in our friend Darren Young from Hermanson and turn the tables on Jeff to talk about the soft skills needed in IT and tech adoption. As usual we have some laughs along the way while also drawing out the real world experience and knowledge from these two thought leaders on what it takes to build a sound tech strategy as well as how to...

Thank you for tuning in once again to the latest installment of the Construction DorkCast. In this episode, we revisit the theme “I Dork” Or I am a Dork. An earlier post has caused some confusion and we hope that this episode brings some clarity. To help with this, we bring in Doug Smith of DSI and Travis (OT) Althouse from Revizto to talk about their perspectives as individuals at very different...

Thank you for checking out Episode 11 of the Construction DorkCast. In this installment we invited in someone from outside of industry for a crossover podcast. Jim Knight, author of Culture That Rocks, joins us to talk about company, culture, heritage, and how we can brand ourselves both internally and externally. This was a really fun, informative conversation that we hope will inspire you to roc...

Welcome to episode ten of The Construction Dorkcast. In this installment, we invite in two of our very best friends Amanda Comunale of GTP and Benny Baltrotsky of MSuite to talk about one of the Dorks favorite words, coopetition. How can we all get along while having HEALTHY above-board competition in the space? Listen in as these two drop knowledge bombs on us during this great conversation.

In this episode, we hand over the podcast to Tannis Liviniuk, Kelli Lubeley, Nichole Carter, Christa Stephens, Rebecca Sharp, and Neetha Puthran. Nicknamed The Construction Dorkettes, they showed us all why they are powerhouses of Construction Technology. Tune in as they discuss mentorship, advocacy, technology adoption, COVID, and the future of Construction as a critical trade!

Welcome to Episode 8 of the Construction Dork Cast! On this episode we invite in TJ Chin and Lauren Williams to help school us on how coordination isn’t just an MEP thing. We have a great conversation about how concrete fabricators are getting into the game as well. Sit back with your favorite cocktail and enjoy how we get deeply nerdy on this topic and have some laughs. Maybe earning the explicit...