The Art of Construction

By Devon Tilly / The Art of Construction

Business Management & Marketing

What's The Art of Construction about?

The Art of Construction is here to help you grow your business. Together we explore the world of construction with some of the best minds in the industry. This insightful podcast is hosted by thought provoking entrepreneur, Devon Tilly. Devon has been recognized nationally for his innovation and creativity within the building industry. Join our tribe as we master the Art of Construction.

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319: The Digital Twin: Buil...

09.28.2023

"How do we create visual assets to make decisions, get everybody on the same page, and sell the product?" Join us this week as we chat with Eric Scott of Viz Graphics about digital modeling within construction and architecture. Eric’s ...

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09.28.2023 319: The Digital Twin: Building with Visual Graphics "How do we create visual assets to make decisions, get everybody on the same page, and sell the product?" Join us this week as we chat with Eric Scott of Viz Graphics about digital modeling within construction and architecture. Eric’s ...
09.14.2023 318: A World Built with Grass "We envision a world that stands in balance with nature, a world build with grass." Construction...with grass? Join us today chatting with Josh Dorfman of Plantd Materials, and how we can all adopt building meaningful change when it comes to ...
08.31.2023 317: Rethinking Productization of Constructing Interior Walls "Productization...but what does that mean?" Join us this week as we talk with John Fay of Lada Cube and Allison Seabeck from the Warehouse Business Accelerator about the productization of interior walls, and an amazing non-profit that works towards helping ...
08.17.2023 316: The Exciting Future of Modular Home Building "Every project is a snowflake; it seems like..." As the official spokesperson for the modular construction industry, Tom has been involved in leadership roles in modular construction since 2004, when he was named the Executive Director for the Modular Building ...
07.13.2023 315: Supply Chains and Custom Steel Window & Doors with Euroline Join us today in listening to the inspiring story of Elyas Balta, the Founder and CEO of Euroline Steel Window and Doors. Born in Lebanon, Balta started working in artisan and craft trades such as leatherwork and metal working from ...
06.29.2023 314: Understanding the supply chain of Project Management Sneha Kumari is a Lean Six Sigma certified Supply Chain Operations leader with over 12+ yrs of experience driving operational excellence across different industries. She was also recognized as one of the few Operations Women Leaders by McKinsey and Co. ...
06.15.2023 313: Turbo-Charging Offsite Construction with Lean Join Daniel Small, "The Engineerovator," as we dissect the roadblocks that are slowing the growth of offsite construction in the United States. Daniel, an Engineer, MBA, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and Founder & CEO of Da Vinci Consulting, helps ...
06.01.2023 309: Beyond ChatGPT: AI, NLP & Machine Learning for Pre-Con Jon Sibley, Founder and CEO of TrueBuilt, joins us for episode 312 of Art of Construction. TrueBuilt is a venture backed startup currently building nextgen pre-construction software using all the latest technology in artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and machine ...
05.25.2023 310: Overcoming Struggles in Technology Adoption Laura Hanyok, Senior VDC Coordinator, BIM Process Manager at Clancy & Theys Construction Company, joins us for episode 311 of Art of Construction and the third episode in our series leading up to Digital Built Week Americas 2023. Join Devon ...
05.18.2023 311: A New Aera in Single Family Housing Steve Burows and Gon Zifroni, Co-Founders of Aera, join us for episode 310 of Art of Construction. The term ‘The American Dream’ originated less than 100 years ago in 1931. It was coined by James Truslow Adams who described it ...
05.11.2023 308: Moving Towards Open Data Standards Johnny Fortune, BIM Program Director at the National Institute of Building Sciences, joins us for episode 309 of Art of Construction and the second episode in our series leading up to Digital Built Week 2023. The National Institute of Building ...
05.04.2023 312: Designing With Cost Certainty Michael Kershner, Founder and President of Sales and Marketing at ILC Studios, joins us for episode 308 of Art of Construction. ILC is changing the way our industry designs and procures lighting by leveraging design expertise, technology and common sense, ...
04.27.2023 307: The Origins and Uses of Dynamo, Grasshopper and More! Marcello Sgambelluri, Author of Dynamo and Grasshopper for Revit Cheat Sheet Reference Manual, joins us for episode 307 of Art of Construction and the first episode in our series leading up to Digital Built Week 2023. Marcello is internationally recognized ...
04.20.2023 306: The Only Constant is Change Stephanie Lin, Senior Director and Global Head of Business Strategy at Matterport, joins us for episode 306 of Art of Construction. Matterport is the leading spatial data company focused on digitizing and indexing the built world. Their all-in-one 3D data ...
04.13.2023 305: What Do Homeowners Want? Jenni Nichols, Vice President of DesignLens at John Burns Research and Consulting, joins us for episode 305 of Art of Construction. John Burns Research and Consulting provides independent research and consulting services related to the US housing industry. Backed by ...
04.06.2023 304: Connecting the Dots in Housing Innovation Betsy Scott, Executive Director of Programs + Engagement at Housing Innovation Alliance, joins us for episode 304 of Art of Construction. The mission of the Housing Innovation Alliance is to prioritize opportunities for innovation and connect key players who will ...
03.30.2023 303: Finding the Construction Industry's Advocates Michael Gifford, President & CEO of AGC Colorado, joins us for episode 303 of Art of Construction. AGC Colorado is Colorado’s leading professional association for the state’s commercial building industry providing members a competitive edge through excellence in advocacy, collaboration, ...
03.23.2023 302: Your Daily Dashboard for Labor Ops Ryan Meitl, CEO at Rivet Work, and Carmen Cardillo, General Manager at IDEAL Electrical, join us for episode 302 of Art of Construction. RIVET streamlines your forecast, schedule and field communication to maximize labor utilization and grow your business. Ryan ...
03.16.2023 301: The Ultimate Source for High-Performance Building Materials John Knapp and Michael Angui, Co-Founders of Source 2050, and Shannon Pendleton, Passive House Consultant at Source 2050, join us for episode 301 of Art of Construction. Source 2050 is the first mission-driven, curated marketplace of energy efficient and high ...
03.09.2023 300: Cheers to 300! Join Devon Tilly as he reflects on 300 episodes of Art of Construction.
03.02.2023 299: Using Taxes to Your Advantage Phillip Ross, A&E; and Construction Leader at Anchin, and Joseph Molloy, CPA, Tax Partner at Anchin, join us for episode 299 of Art of Construction. Anchin is more than just accountants. They serve as advisors to Architecture, Engineering and Construction ...
02.23.2023 298: Moving From Gas to Electric Dan King, Owner of Reno James Engineering, joins us for episode 298of Art of Construction. Whether you like it or not, electrification of buildings is happening and is currently a major trend in the industry; it is not going away. ...
02.16.2023 297: Building an Innovative Healthy Home Product Rebecca Jones, National Sales Manager at Airmada Drying Solutions, joins us for episode 297 of Art of Construction. Airmada's AirJet Shower Drying System uses air to solve a common problem — wet and moldy showers. In the past, this problem ...
02.09.2023 296: Website Design for Builders and Contractors Katlyn Slocum, Owner of Katlyn Slocum Design, joins us for episode 296 of Art of Construction. Katlyn grew up in a blue-collar household. All the men in her family owned businesses in the trades. She saw firsthand the guts, grit, ...
01.26.2023 295: The Life and Times of a Building Enclosure Specialist Alan Jalón, Director of Architectural Technology at Genesis AEC, joins us for episode 295 of Art of Construction. Since its inception, Genesis AEC – an award-winning architecture, engineering, and construction firm – has helped life sciences companies usher in the ...
01.19.2023 294: Insulation From Nature's R&D Department Andrew Legge, Founder and Managing Partner of Havelock Wool, joins us for episode 294 of Art of Construction. Andrew has a passion for all things New Zealand, where the company procures its wool, that is mirrored by a desire to ...
01.12.2023 293: The Past, Present and Future of Robotic Construction Ola Skoglund, Chief Operating Officer at Randek Robotics, and Matt McMullen, AOC Executive Director, join us for episode 293 of Art of Construction. Randek are pioneers in creating innovative automation solutions for customers within the prefabricated house manufacturing industry. They ...
01.05.2023 292: Cradle to Cradle: Creating a Circular Economy Learn about our Master Facilitator community: https://www.theartofconstruction.net/master-facilitators-about and sign up at: https://login.circle.so/checkout/master-facilitator?request_host=community.theartofconstruction.net Questions? Email [email protected] Ren DeCherney, Built Environment Lead at Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute, joins us for episode 292 of Art of Construction. The Cradle to Cradle ...
12.22.2022 291: System Built Structural Engineers to the Rescue Garrett Davis and Dereck Peck, Structural Engineers at Tamarack Grove, and Matt McMullen, AOC Executive Director, join us for episode 291 of Art of Construction. Tamarack Grove Engineering is a structural engineering and design firm that specializes in the manufacturing, ...
12.15.2022 290: Bringing Outside Perspectives Into Construction Learn about our new online community and join the waitlist: www.theartofconstruction.net/master-facilitators-about Sarah Ahrendt, Chief Executive Officer of Ardmor Construction, joins us for episode 290 of Art of Construction. As a nurse Sarah worked in multiple high paced environments, including ICU ...
12.08.2022 289: The Future of Wood-Based System Built Construction Art Schmon, Vice President EWP & Mass Timber at FEA (Forest Economic Advisors) and Managing Director of IWBC (Industrialized Wood-Based Construction Conference), & Brendan Lowney, Principal of Macroeconomics at FEA, join us for episode 289 of Art of Construction. A ...
12.01.2022 288: Who is a Master Facilitator? Scott Hicken, AOC Executive Producer, joins us for episode 288 of Art of Construction. Since 2014, Art of Construction has steadily gained momentum and built an audience of over half a million contractors and affiliates around the world who tune ...
11.17.2022 287: Raising the Next Generation of Blue Collar Leaders John Seaman, President of JC Property Professionals, joins us for episode 287 of Art of Construction. John grew up in a rural suburb in North Carolina where he was surrounded by men in the blue-collar industries of trade and construction. ...
11.10.2022 286: A Cure for the Common Construction Lawsuit Robert Christopher, Founder and CEO of Just Resolve, joins us for episode 286 of Art of Construction. During his 36-year career in litigation practice, Rob came to recognize that the U.S. adversarial system of justice is shockingly inept at delivering ...
10.27.2022 285: Shark Tank for Construction Disruption Cutler Knupp, Managing Director at Dysruptek, joins us for episode 285 of Art of Construction. Construction is one of history’s oldest trades, and it remains one of the most old-fashioned. Working to make the most of tight profit margins, contractors ...
10.20.2022 284: Building Your Business Story and Strategy Jeani Ringkob, Founder of StoryBuilt Marketing & Coaching, joins us for episode 284 of Art of Construction. Jeani Ringkob grew up in our industry and saw at a young age that business owners in construction are what our country is ...
10.13.2022 283: Breaking New Ground in Fiber‑to‑the‑Home Internet Scott Sampson, CEO at Fiber Fast Homes, joins us for episode 283 of Art of Construction. Fiber Fast Homes partners with builders, developers, and build-to-rent communities to build Fiber-to-the-Home infrastructure and provide Fiber Internet service to residents. Today’s new home ...
10.06.2022 282: Building the Perfect Project Team Bryson Reaume, Founder & CEO of Reaume Richardson and the Cooperative LA, and Matt McMullen, AOC Executive Director, join us for episode 282 of Art of Construction. Reaume Richardson is a Los Angeles based general contractor with 20 years of ...
09.29.2022 281: Why Contractors Should Care About Licensing Michael J. Armstrong, CEO at ARPL & NCARB, joins us for episode 281 of Art of Construction. The Alliance for Responsible Professional Licensing (ARPL) promotes a responsible, balanced approach to professional licensing. They aim to educate policymakers and the public ...
09.22.2022 280: Extending Reality With Autodesk Nicolas Fonta, General Manager of Extended Reality at Autodesk, joins us for episode 280 of Art of Construction. Extended reality (XR) is the umbrella term for a spectrum of immersive and interactive technologies. It encompasses augmented reality (AR), mixed reality ...
09.15.2022 279: Where Are All The Houses? Alec Weichel, Founder and CEO of ListQuick, and Scott Hicken, AOC Executive Producer, join us for episode 279 of Art of Construction. ListQuick's mission is to provide a highly accountable service to real estate professionals, as well as home buyer ...
09.08.2022 278: The Drywall Finishing Robot Kevin Albert, Founder and CEO of Canvas, joins us for episode 278 of Art of Construction. Canvas is a construction robotics company that aims to deliver unrivaled quality, speed, and predictability by putting robots in the hands of skilled workers. ...
09.01.2022 277: Increasing Productivity With Project Based Compensation Michael Fortinberry, Co-Founder and COO at Protiv, joins us for episode 277 of Art of Construction. Protiv is a revolutionary bonus program that directly ties productivity to employee pay, creating, tracking, and managing project based incentives. Companies that use Protiv ...
08.25.2022 276: The Delivery of the Future Andrew Seelye, President at G-pod Americas, joins us for episode 276 of Art of Construction. G-pods are the evolution of contemporary modular architecture. Beautifully designed, versatile, durable relocatable building systems that can be permanent or easily relocated as needed. Iconic ...
08.18.2022 275: A Seamless Digital Sales Experience Ali Azhar, Chief Revenue Officer at HOVER, and Chad Enger, Owner of Black Hills Exteriors, join us for episode 275 of Art of Construction. HOVER is the first app for contractors that provides you with an accurate 3D model of ...
08.11.2022 274: PANEL: Successful Investment Strategies For Employees and Entrepreneurs Moritz Luck, Co-Founder of Enscape, Alice Leung, Vice President of Platform and Product Strategy at Brick & Mortar Ventures, and Phil Read, CEO at Read \| Thomas, join us for episode 274 of Art of Construction and the fifth and ...
08.04.2022 273: Managing Technology and Managing People Phil Read, CEO at Read \| Thomas, joins us for episode 273 of Art of Construction and the fourth episode of our series recorded live at Digital Built Week Americas 2022. Phil is the co-founder of Read \| Thomas - ...
07.28.2022 272: From Storage Structures to System Built Chris Pearson, Owner, Operations and R&D; Lead at Storage Structures, joins us for episode 272 of Art of Construction. Storage Structures Inc. is a national metal-building subcontractor for the self-storage industry. Recently they have introduced their new Alpha light-gauge, ...
07.21.2022 271: 10 EFFING BUZZWORDS! Kelly Cone, Chief Strategy Officer at ClearEdge3D, joins us for episode 271 of Art of Construction and the third episode of our series recorded live at Digital Built Week Americas 2022. Tired of all those buzzwords and the marketing hype ...
07.14.2022 270: Exploring the United States Passive House Standard Katrin Klingenberg, Co-Founder & Executive Director of PHIUS (Passive House Institute US), and Isaac Elnecave, Project Certifier & Policy Analyst at PHIUS, join us for episode 270 of Art of Construction. Katrin Klingenberg is a visionary who has driven adoption ...

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