On this episode of the Construction Dorks, We sit down with Jeff Elwell of EM Duggan to look at volume three of our FreeTO series and talk about his steps in moving from VDC to CTO and now to head of Duggan Innovative Solutions. We talked about teams, tactics, and strategy. It was a great conversation, and Jeff is always a wonderful guest. So, sit back and enjoy the episode.

On this episode of the Construction Dorks, we continue what we’re calling the FreeTO project. Real conversations with current and future CTOs to pull back the curtain on what it really takes to be a construction CTO: the wins, the losses, the lessons learned, and the stories nobody tells you going in. For this one, though, it was just the Dorks. We needed to get our rants out before we make room for the guests. So this is one of those..

In this episode of the Construction Dorks, we kick off a multi part series on CTO's. What is actually involved in that job? How do you get there and what is important to learn along the way. In this first episode, we just wanted to queue up the idea and talk a little bit about what being a CTO means to each of us, and why we think it's an important topic. For today's construction companies. It was a good conversation, so thanks for tuning in.

AI, Everybody's Talking about it. With that in mind, we welcome Hugh Seaton from TheLink.AI to discuss the SMACNA AI Leadership program, what he’s seeing in the AI market tea leaves, and how we all might be getting more stupider. We had a great time deep seeking a deep dive on a topic that isn’t going away anytime soon. Enjoy!

This is episode 94 of the Dorks and we’re calling it Preppers. Trent, Jeff, and I sat down with AI Jon until he glitched out and discussed some of the hot topics we’re hearing through the industry here in Q1 of 2025. Will we need a go bag this year? What might be coming to the industry in terms of tech or turmoil? Who knows but we threw plenty of WAGS out there. I hope you enjoy!

MEP Innovation 2025 Recap - Contech Crew Crossover

In this episode of Construction Dorks, we sit down with Aaron Krovance to talk about the work he did within general contracting and some of the differences between trades in general. It was a fun discussion, so please enjoy.

The Construction Dorks. For this end of the year wrap up slash beginning of the year kick off, the dorks sit down and discuss what we saw as the big wins, the big misses, and the tech and innovation we felt impacted 2024 and what will we feel will be big news in 2025. As with all predictions, we will probably be completely wrong. Hope you enjoy!

On this episode of The Dorks, we sit down with Devon Madden, a co-owner at Madden Sheet Metal, to talk about the future of Education in the HVAC industry and the larger construction industry. Devon has her PhD in English and is an experienced teacher who firmly believes that education can’t stop at the classroom door. It was an amazingly fun and curious conversation, so definitely grab a drink, sit back, and enjoy.

On this episode of the dorks we talk about Challenges of dealing with under construction tech and the chaos that causes. We are joined by Jeff Elwell of E.M. Duggan who is taking the time to look at that less then complete tech to see if he can figure out a fix for the solutions, we want most to use. It was a fund discussion, and a bit of a rant, so please sit back grab drink and let’s talk tech.