The Connected Construction Show

In the Connected Construction Show this week, Roger Krulak, Founder and President of FullStack Modular, reveals his expertise in modular building and prefabrication. We asked him some tough questions gathered from skeptical Reddit users and a Harvard Business Review article. (🫣)He blew us away with his insights into how the world is embracing modular construction now and how it will work in the future.

Key points of discussion include:

- Leveraging the current high-interest rate environment to embrace design-build

- Improving quality

- The impact of union work on modular construction

- How developers can better realize the value of prefab and modular

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This week, Dena Prastos AIA, Founder and CEO of Indigo River, gives us a peek into her unique journey as the first “waterfront architect” in a region that desperately needs it: New York City. She wows Matt Sprague with her tales of fascinating projects, deep understanding of the nuances of designing for dense urban areas, and waterfront infrastructure.

Key points of discussion include:

- Designing, engineering & building for a flood zone

- Navigating the complexities of multiple-level permitting

- The nuances of collaborating with others on a floating infrastructure project

- Who will the future belong to: Generalist architects or specialists?

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Discover Bryan Bernardo's vision for national U.S. offsite construction standards on the latest episode of the Connected Construction Show.

In a candid conversation with host Matt Sprague, Bryan, representing Burns & McDonnell, delves into the world of modular construction, sharing insights into his preferred prefabrication technologies and techniques.

Key points of discussion include:

- Innovative construction technology tailored for precise offsite construction.

- Proposed technological enhancements for the construction industry.

- Valuable lessons derived from a pertinent healthcare project.

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According to the recent Architectural Billings Index (ABI) data, a design recession is developing at many architecture firms. So how is Bill Mandara, AIA, CEO at Mancini Duffy, keeping his firm busy with innovative work?

Join us as host Matt Sprague talks with Bill about the most exciting project of his career — the adaptive reuse project TSX Broadway, and how this project is representative of many of the tactics Mancini Duffy uses to insulate themselves from the current downturn. Topics covered include:

- Immersing clients in AR, VR, and 3D visualization

- Developing proprietary technology as a differentiator

- Financial incentives for developers

- Diversifying architectural services

- Why Bill comes into the office 4 days a week

EP 40 | What AI can do for AECO companies now by Trimble

In this week’s episode Sam Lemon, Construction Technology Lead at MJ Church Ltd, talks to us about a small thing he’s done that has made huge efficiency gains: Color-coding machine control models so that operators can read them and use them easily.

Sam spends most of his time translating data to ensure that his fleet of machine control systems have the information they need for operators to operate at peak efficiency and honestly, he’s hoping that one day technology will take over his job.

Sam shares the difference it makes on the people running his projects when they understand the big picture of a project and how technology has helped them see where they fit in the project.

Hear an insider’s perspective on how technology is helping a UK-based earthworks contractor to:

Get the best utilization from their heavy equipment and operators

Get the most ROI on systems like Trimble Business Center, Trimble Earthworks, Trimble Works Manager

Work with other UK contractors to standardize design for machines

Prepare for autonomous machinery on the jobsite

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How is Dan Garcia, President, C.W. Matthews, solving the construction labor shortage by fixing two things that no one else is talking about? Join us as he tells all.

Topics covered:

- How CW Matthews has gotten 100 high school graduates to join the company in the past 3 years...and trained them to be foremen

- Working with Georgia Highway Contractors to implement apprenticeship programs at Georgia high schools with a curriculum that uses CAT and Caterpillar sims

- Mentoring young workers so they continue to grow their career in the construction industry

- CW Matthews' in-house apprenticeship program centered around construction technology

Show notes:

- Dan Garcia is just one of the speakers to be featured at this year's Dirt World Summit 2023, learn more here: https://dirtworld.com/dirt-world-summit

- CW Matthews' apprenticeship program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzLzkHkWcu0

- Read more about Georgia General Assembly + C.W. Matthews' joint Heavy Equipment Operator program: https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/construction-industry-launches-high-school-pilot-program/85-07caa926-6bb9-4ae4-b1b6-5960f7537f66

- Children's book referenced: Grit Leads to Greatness, learn more here: https://www.gritleadstogreatness.com/

- Celebration of Construction on the National Mall: https://wedigamerica.org/national-mall-event

Join Host Matt Sprauge and guest Jared Redelman from Bowen Engineering to hear how engineers are using holograms to efficiently design and build assets that will operate more effectively.

In this episode, Matt and Jason dive into the realities of bringing mixed reality to the construction sites of water treatment plants, hospitals, power plants, and more. Watch as they discuss topics such as:

Utilizing technology to streamline workflows

Decreasing design changes and rework in infrastructure construction

Practical applications of the XR10 - Microsoft HoloLens

How to get the most of your investment into technology

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Tyler Campbell from Storybuilder Creative joins our host Matt Sprague, where he’s building a career pipeline to introduce younger generations to the construction industry and also shaking things up so they will stay there.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

-How to solve the labor shortage for the long run

-Getting people to join your team and then get them to stay

-to market the construction industry to younger generations

-Making it easier for people from a nontraditional background to transition into construction

-How to ensure that your workplace is physically and psychologically safe

-Building a pipeline of future employees instead of starting over every year

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Join Host Matt Sprauge and guests Stefan Kauffeld and Emille Geuze of Byldis to hear how they tackle the challenges and opportunities that precast construction presents.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

How they get buy-in from customers and architects on precast

Authoring their own BIM-to-machine program

Working in Trimble Tekla and Connect and which program is better for what

Memorable projects in London and Germany

How generational gaps in techknowledge actually spurred innovation

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