The Construction Shared Pains Podcast ConstructionProgress.org
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Hear from experts across the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry looking to improve productivity and advance data interoperability standards. Join host Sasha Reed [@AlohaSasha], field reporter Nathan Wood [@nathancwood], and show producer Dan Smolilo [@Construct_Techy], as they interview industry and technology professionals to digest current integration challenges, debate necessary changes in contract and culture, so that you can decide the best strategy to invoke positive change and deliver streamlined collaboration between design, build, inspect, and operate stakeholders.
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Follow the Money
Let's digest the root causes of this AEC's vs reward dilemma, before debating if it's possible to find a one-size-fits-all contract solution. When Owners decide that quality and reliability outwieighs bottom dollar bids, how will your business pivot to deliver more value in a future with alternative contract environments?
Interviewees:
Rob Fischer, Director of Membership, Construction Users Roundtable (CURT)
Brittanie Campbell Turner, Managing Director & Podcast Host, Constructrr
Josh Bone @BIM2theBone & Jeff Sample @IronManOfIT
Show Links
CURT Technology & Productivity Summit - https://www.curt.org/events/event-detail/?EventID=603
OS2 Initiative - https://www.curt.org/resources/os2/
Constructrr Podcast - http://constructrr.com/
Construction Blockchain Constortium - https://www.constructionblockchain.org/
Adam Grant on Negotiating (Results vs Relationships) - https://www.ted.com/talks/worklife_with_adam_grant_the_science_of_the_deal
John Macomber - Follow the Money - https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=37399
Youtube How to Charge For a Logo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE53O1PzmNU
Karen Martin - Clarity First - https://www.amazon.com/Clarity-First-Organizations-Outstanding-Performance/dp/1259837351#ace-g6796040015 -
Speaking Prefab
Let's digest the terminology of prefab, before debating if the reward is worth the risk. When Owners decide that prefabrication is the new gold standard, will you be ready to deliver?
Guests:
Briana Williams - StructionSite
Amy Marks - Autodesk - @queenofprefab
Episode Clarification: "Amy noted that since our interview, 'Intelligent Materials' has now been replaced with "Advanced Building Products"
Show Note Links:
Spearin Gap - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Spearin
Boyde C. Paulson - https://medium.com/@vikofnorway/influence-curve-or-inverted-complacency-curve-954aceeb48bf
John Macomber - Follow the Money - https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/40671%282003%29129
Autodesk & FMI Report on Trust - https://constructionblog.autodesk.com/autodesk-fmi-study/
Careers at The Walsh Group - http://www.walshgroup.com/careers.html
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Investing in AEC Innovation Pt 3: From Burnouts to Breakthroughs with special guest Tooey Courtemanche
Together, we’ll digest the root causes of innovation burnout, before debating the role of culture and leadership to break through it. Ultimately, we must decide which innovation battles that are worth fighting for, and which ones need a little more time to incubate. Before investing the resources necessary to deliver innovation, ensure the cultural health of the organization is ready.
Episode Guests:
Tooey Courtemanche | CEO, Procore [@tooeyprocore, @ProcoreTech]
Alison Hart | Project Solutions, Mortenson [@MAMortensonCo]
Satyam Verma | Partnerships, Pype [@PypeInc]
Mark Ciszewski | Sales Director, Revizto [@Revizto]
Johnathon Grammer | Quality Director, Rogers O'brien [@JGrammer_, @Rogersobrien]
Special thanks to AEC Next | SPAR 3D and Procore Groundbreak for Inviting us to their conferences for these interviews.
**Show Links**
Revizto CDX Webinar - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awKE7G8HZMU
Learn how Mortenson is leveraging Pype at the enterprise level - https://pype.io/case_study/mortenson/
Listen to Tooey’s Keynote Address from the 2019 Procore Groundbreak - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zpVoRlgfFc
Research on the Five stages of Burnout - https://www.winona.edu/stress/bntstages.htm
The Innovation Burnout Syndrome - http://www.ideachampions.com/weblogs/archives/2018/02/the_dark_side_o.shtml
Download the ELECTRI RFI Report at - www.ConstructionProgress.org/ELECTRI
McKinsey: Why Most Digital Transformations Fail: https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/transformation/our-insights/why-do-most-transformations-fail-a-conversation-with-harry-robinson -
Investing in AEC Innovation Pt 2: Measurement & Impact
We’ll digest how measurement impacts our incentive to innovate, before debating the return on investment of learning from failures. What changes in measurement are required to drive innovation in construction? How can AEC professionals, project owner/operators, and technology solutions provide a new level of transparency and accountability to thrive in the digital age? What metrics will drive the right behavior changes and deliver measurable improvements to the bottom line?
Guest Perspectives:
Ken Schneider, UA Local 268 St. Louis | @UAFIRE_UAVDC
Mike Zivanovic, UA Local 597 Chicago | @VDCmikeZ
Stephan Schnell, UA Local 467 San Jose | @stephanlschnell
Damon Hernandez, AEC Hackathon | @MetaverseOne
Kalyn Lengieza, StructionSite | @Just_Ducky
Dixon Wright, US Insurance Services | @KDixonWright
Special thanks to 2019 Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) Technology Conference and AEC Next | SPAR 3D for providing space to record these interviews.
Learn more about the UA Training Initiatives at https://UA.org/training
Attend an upcoming AEC Hackathon - https://aechackathon.com/upcoming-events
StructionSite user? Check out SmartTrack - https://structionsite.com/smarttrack/
Learn what Surety Resource Connection has been up to - https://sbrm-data-exchange.com/meetings
Learn about Eli Goldratt and his "Theory of Constraints" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_constraints
Deloitte Article - ‘Rewriting the Rules for the Digital Age’ https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/HumanCapital/hc-2017-global-human-capital-trends-gx.pdf -
Investing in AEC Innovation Pt 1: Talk Versus Action
What is the balance between talk and action to drive innovation in the AEC Industry? If innovation requires a new level of ‘coopetition’, what is the separation between transparency and intellectual property? What can AEC professionals learn from other industries about the ‘art and science’ of innovation? How must leadership adjust adjust their mindset and strategy to harness technology’s full potential?
Guests
Jeff Sample @ironmanofit | Director of Strategy @eSUB
Travis Voss @pwrliftnerd | Technology Manager, Mechanical Inc.
Nick Tillford @yandellnick | BIM/VDC Manager, ‘Steel Fabricator
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Our Common Data Dilemma
In this episode, we’ll digest the value of connected data across the design, construction, and operation phases, before we debate the challenge of delivering the right information to the right person at the right time. Together, we’ll understand the role of standards and contract incentives to protect our Common Data Environment (CDE) from design collaboration phase to facility operations and maintenance.
Guest Perspectives:
Carl Veillette [@CarlVeillette], VP Product, BIMTrack (@BIMTrack)
Kelly Cone [ @gkellycone ], VP of Industry Strategy, ClearEdge3D [@ClearEdge_3D]
Todd Wynne [ @todd_wynne ], VP of Strategy & Partnerships,
Joe Williams [ @vdcjoe ], VP of Global Industry Insights, Bluebeam [@Bluebeam]