The Preconstruction Podcast - Commercial Construction.

Gareth our host caught up with Bill Allen the President of EvolveLAB and On Point Scans, Bill can be described as a thought provoking BIM Advocate who questions the normal and enjoys a good old debate.    During this podcast Gareth and Bill touch on: - Computational Design or as Bill calls it "Computational Construction"  - How the next generation of BIM / VDC professionals should b...

The Preconstruction Podcast are delighted after popular demand to welcome back Steve Dell'Orto to discuss Data within Preconstruction and specifically AI and ML.    Steve is fresh from his appearance at the Advancing Preconstruction conference earlier this month (Nov 2020), if you didn't catch his presentation I highly recommend it, you can catch a recording now on his LinkedIn feed - ju...

The Preconstruction Podcast has started its Civil series of Podcasts with a BANG - our Managing Director Gareth McGlynn talked to an industry leader, speaker, advocate and pioneer Colleen Martindale.    Described as a breath of fresh air to male dominated industry, Colleen discusses the challenges of being a woman in estimating, McCarthy's diverse project range within civil, Preconstruct...

During episode 7 of our BIM/VDC Series of podcasts, our Managing Director Gareth McGlynn spoke to Paul Hedgepath the BIM / VDC Director with M.J Harris in Birmingham, AL.     Paul was fascinated by 3D Modelling at a young age and this was the start of a progressive career within the Virtual Design and Construction space.  Paul discusses everything from being an early adaptor wi...

Luis Giordano talks to our host Gareth McGlynn about his Italian heritage, starting his construction career in Argentina, relocating from Argentina to California, the evolution of construction methods, Preconstruction technologies and how they will shape how we build in the future.     Luis also goes into great detail of how preconstruction and preconstruction teams will have a much...

The Preconstruction podcast host Gareth McGlynn sat down with YouTube Star Nick Senske the current Assistant Professor of Architecture at Iowa University.   With a Bachelors and Masters in Architecture, along with his 40,000+ YouTube following, Nick Sense is the ideal teacher of Computational Design and Construction Design Education.    Nick discusses how schools are teaching BIM in...

This week Gareth McGlynn caught up with Roel Aguilar a Preconstruction Leader with DPR in the Dallas-Fort Worth.    If ever a title fitted a profile its this one, Roel is a Preconstruction Leader who grew DPR's preconstruction team from 1 to 18 in six years.  In this podcast we find out the secret sauce of building a successful preconstruction team, engaging with trade partners earl...

The Preconstruction podcast host Gareth McGlynn sat down with Professor and YouTube Star Jeremy Roh the Principle of Ragona Architecture & Design to get an architects perspective on BIM Technology.    With a Bachelors & Masters in Architecture and Jeremy's 20,000 YouTube subscribers, he gave a great insight into Preconstruction Technology and how it's changing his daily work load...

Episode 5 of your BIM/VDC sees our Managing Director Gareth McGlynn sit down with Chad Holbrook the Director of VDC for W.E O'Niel in Chicago.   Chad graduated with a degree in Computer Graphics from Purdue and was one of the first to beta test Revit.    With 12+ years in BIM/VDC with the likes of Kitchel, Mortenson, Barton Malow and now W.E O'Niel this is a great insight into curre...

This week Gareth McGlynn caught up with Andy Mair the Healthcare Project Manager who worked 12 years with Jacobsen in Salt Lake City before making the transition to Dallas, TX with DPR's Healthcare division.    Having nearly become a FBI agent, Andy decided to study Construction Management at BYU and follow his father into the construction world.    Enjoy this episode and pleas...

Preconstruction Podcast host Gareth McGlynn spoke to Darrell Torres the Preconstruction Executive from Denver, CO who is leading the charge for Clark Construction across the West coast. Darrell discusses how his non traditional entry into the construction market saw him utilise his skills with Data, organising teams of people and being able to communicate and build relationships easily. Not to men...

This is the zoom interview between our Managing Director Gareth McGlynn and the Digital Fabrication guru Noni Pittenger.      Noni is an area of construction that was a little unkown to us here at Niche but after this zoom interview its opened up a whole new world.    Noni describes how her background in Architecture along with her problem solving skills has guided he...

This the third episode of our BIM / VDC Series on The Preconstruction Podcast, we were delighted to speak with Jacob D'Albora a leading BIM Director with a focus on Facilities Management at McVeigh & Mangum in Charlotte, NC. Jacob was headhunted to start up this division within McVeigh & Mangum and talks about his journey to this point, along with the challenges he faced and still faces ac...

The future of pre-construction is being built by ConCntric - https://concntric.io/   Another great interview between our Managing Director - Gareth McGlynn and Steve Dell'Orto the Founder & CEO of ConCntric a Pre-Construction platform to unify all of the data, cost decisions, value engineering forecasts and program changes that create the parameters for success in construction projects. &...

As part of the Expat series our Managing Director Gareth McGlynn sat down with Matt Highland a Senior Cost Manager with Cummings Corporation in Denver Colorado.    Matt moved to the US after graduating with a degree in Construction Management from University of Newcastle in Australia.    Matt discussed everything from the stressful Visa application/Interview, the difficulties i...

As part of the BIM/VDC Series of podcasts, our Managing Director Gareth McGlynn spoke to Tim Riefenberg the BIM Manager with The Beck Group in Atlanta, GA.    Working for an integrated general contractor Tim discusses leading the way with Technology models on the Phipps Plaza project in Atlanta, GA.   Sponsor: Beck Technology - https://beck-technology.com/   Please if you enjoy...

Our Managing Director Gareth McGlynn sat down with a young up and coming Preconstruction Engineer Daniel Lemack to discuss his career so far and what its like trying to climb the ladder as a talented engineer.   Please if you enjoy this video please like, subscribe and share it with your friends, peers or colleagues.   If you know any Preconstruction professionals that would be intereste...

This is another great interview between Gareth McGlynn our Managing Director and Martin Walsh current VP of Development with Sonic Automotive and former Vice President of Balfour Beatty.    They discuss everything from Martin's education in Galway to his first job on a major historical renovation project in London, to making the transition to the US.  Followed by his journey to beco...

The Preconstruction Podcast is doing a series on BIM and VDC, we kicked the series off with a chat with leading BIM Director Brian Myers.    Brian is a BIM advocate across the US and teaches BIM via LinkedIn Learning, that along with working for the largest architectural and engineering firms on the globe make Brian the prime candidate to kick off The Preconstruction BIM and VDC series....

This is the zoom interview between our Managing Director Gareth McGlynn and Sakshi Sachdev an Estimator / Project Manager in NYC who works in the high end residential construction space. The podcast touches on the difficulties of estimating across the US, the advantage of having a bachelors and masters in Architecture and the future of estimating. If you know any Preconstruction professionals that...

This is the zoom interview between our Managing Director Gareth McGlynn and Rakesh Shah one of the best interiors estimators in NYC. Rakesh discusses everything from his upbringing in India, overcoming adversity, sleeping in a temple during his education, working in Kenya, coming to the US and working his way up the Preconstruction and Estimating ranks to become Director of Estimating at WeWork in...

This is the zoom interview between our Managing Director Gareth McGlynn and the Master Builder Clayton Myhre from Dallas, TX.    Clayton is a seasoned Design & Build Preconstruction expert with a fascinating background that started off in Mantana University then as Captain followed by an illustrious career as Project Executive, Preconstruction VP and all round preconstruction leader...

The Preconstruction Podcast tells a story of Preconstruction Innovation within Commercial Construction throughout the US. We will be traveling the country speaking with Preconstruction innovators, Estimating geniuses and national leaders within Technology, General Contractors, Architects, Owners, and Subcontractors to hear their Preconstruction success stories. During our recent trip to Dallas, TX...