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A group of passionate nerds talk about tech, construction, and how we can all work to move the industry forward.

The Construction Dorkcast Travis Voss, Jonathan Marsh, Jeff Sample, Trent Leinenbauch

    • Technology

A group of passionate nerds talk about tech, construction, and how we can all work to move the industry forward.

    Episode 83 - A Shocking Dose of Reality

    Episode 83 - A Shocking Dose of Reality

    In this episode of The Construction Dorks, we sit down with Kelly Lubeley to examine some of the similarities and differences between Electrical and other trades. While we definitely got into the weeds on the differences, we also talked about how, at a process level, we may have more in common than you might think.

    • 1 hr 28 min
    Episode 82 - Innovators of the year 2024

    Episode 82 - Innovators of the year 2024

    In this episode of the Construction Dorks, we sit down with the innovators of the year from NECA SMACNA and MCAA to talk about the importance of innovation, some of the misconceptions about how innovation works, and the critical importance of teams when looking at innovation within a company. The guest shared some interesting perspectives that we're sure you’ll enjoy, so please sit back and enjoy the episode.

    • 1 hr 15 min
    Episode 81 - Energizing Minds

    Episode 81 - Energizing Minds

    In this episode, the dorks talk with Liz Campbell about The work she and others are doing to encourage students at a high school level to consider a career in the trades. I would encourage everybody to listen in and maybe even take some notes. We need more young people in the trades, and That means being able to really discuss the value of being in the trades and the enjoyment so many of us find in a life of building things. Liz shared some fun tips and it was a great conversation so please tune in and enjoy.

    • 59 min
    Episode 80.5 - Throw Me A Freakin Bonuse Here

    Episode 80.5 - Throw Me A Freakin Bonuse Here

    In this Bonus Episode of the Dorks, Trent and Travis sit down with our good friend Burcin Kaplanoglu with Oracle Industry Labs. We had the honor and the privilege of getting a guided tour of this amazing facility located in Chicago before sitting down and digging into the why and how the Lab came to life. Burcin once again proves his Dorks cred with his story and with the energy and excitement the team Oracle has running the lab. Let’s hope you enjoy this conversation so much you make plans to come check out this one of a kind facility.

    • 49 min
    Episode 80 - Super Skids

    Episode 80 - Super Skids

    In this episode of the Dorks, we're talking about one of our favorite subjects, and that is skid fabrication. We're talking with two of the best people, CJ Best and Pete Majeski, both of them bringing unique perspectives on how to really establish skids within your business and scale them moving forward. It was a great conversation. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the episode.

    • 1 hr 24 min
    Episode 79 - AIing Around with the Dorks

    Episode 79 - AIing Around with the Dorks

    In this episode, the dorks talk about AI, how we're using it, when we're using it, how the industry is adapting to it, and whether it is really artificial intelligence or just a large language model dressed up to look that way. It was an exciting conversation, and this time, it was just the dorks, so sit back, grab, and enjoy our AI episode.

    We even made Mini GPT for past episodes as a experiment

    https://chat.openai.com/g/g-M0vu6ysPq-construction-dorks-guide

    • 1 hr 10 min

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