Mass Construction Show

In today’s episode we speak with Fran Colantonio who falls into the unique camp of being a true GC that never drifting during the CM age. Because of that, it’s interesting to hear his perspective on self performing, risk mitigation as an entrepreneur, and the type of work Colantonio Inc. does. We also dive into whether college is the right choice for so many students, and how we can encourage people to look differently at our profession. We throw around terms like; critical thinking, helicopter parents, occupy wall street, homeschooling and the establishment. So it’s safe to say we just weren’t talking construction. Enjoy the show!

Intro and outro music by Sound Revolution

In this episode we cover a lot of ground with Mike. Including building a business, company culture, effective use of social media and a lot of time on digging deep on lean principals, pre-fabrication and limiting waste. Now we’ve finally let a subcontractor on the show and nobody better than to start with than Mike Weber. Enjoy the show!

In this episode our discussion covers pre-construction quite extensively, and how the role blending pre-con and operations came about. Josh also brings up the lost position of a field engineer, staffing hurdles, and then we have some plain old construction talk about really cool projects with thing like specialty aggregate concrete and slinging steel over operating rooms. Enjoy the show!

Walsh Brothers

In this episode we finish our conversation with Peggi and Alex covering cost, structural elements acting as finish materials, concrete and wood composite floors, and the experience contractors had with new products.  Here's a link to the time lapse video Alex mentioned and view @mass.construction on instagram to see the photos referenced.  Enjoy the show!

In this episode we chat with Senior Lecturer Alex Schreyer and Associate Professor Peggi Clouston who are both tremendously accomplished in their fields. Please click the links to read their full bios, but I will say that between the two of them there is a tremendous amount of study, research, practice, and publications on various topics within timber construction. They bring an expertise in Mass Timber that is unparalleled in our area. 

Alex was kind enough to offer me a tour of the Olver Design Building which is a first of it’s kind Mass Timber academic building that consists of an exposed glulam frame, CLT shafts and CLT and Concrete composite floors. We talk quite a bit about the building itself, the construction process, cost , and Mass Timber in general.  If you want an education on the newest trend in construction it’s your lucky day.  Enjoy the show.

In this episode we cover what is NFPA 241 and some of what's required by the document.  You'll understand when 241 applies, when a plan is required and what an FPPM is and who it should be. 

In today’s show I have Erik back to bring some expertise about Construction Technology.  We cover Virtual Reality, Augment Reality and how Dimeo is currently using the technology for safety education. We also discuss what Erik sees us using more of in the coming year and what he thinks we'll see less.  Enjoy the show.