In this episode the construction dorks welcome Rob Sloyer and Reuben Gil to talk about the challenges of taking on the unorthodox position that is BIM / technology / IT / innovation / VDC /whatever else digital we feel like adding to it, and how to turn that position into a career path that can move you forward in construction.

In this episode of the DorkCast we welcome back Alex Belkofer who approached us with the idea of talking about what’s been going wrong in the world of Design Assist contract delivery. Alex is fresh off the DBIA conference so was fired up and wanted to lead this conversation. To round it out we invited in Josh Hudson and Adam Davis to bring even more insight from the side of the trades. This is a fun discussion with some very passionate people so, without further ado, away we go. Please share and help the Dork movement grow.

Here we are, finally, another episode of the Construction DorkCast released on our almost semiregular schedule, sort of. The Dorks believe in being well rounded and attempting to find balance in life and, in light of that, we brought in Jon’s doppelganger Aaron Krovance…. Or maybe Jon is Aaron’s doppelganger. You be the judge. Anyway, the point of this episode is to talk about the things we do when we’re not being construction nerds. Aaron tells a great story about the time he owned the world of grocery bagging and we realize that Jon’s hobby is just hobbies. Hopefully this episode inspires you to get a range of interests and maybe you have a laugh or two as well. Thanks for listening and enjoy!

We're out in Denver at the Stratus Innovate Conference talking fabrication software and techniques with some of the leading software providers in the fabrication space and some of the contractors at the cutting edge of what's going on in MEP prefabrication.

Now the DorkCast always tries to be software agnostic, but when in Rome.

I know. I’m sick of hearing and saying it. You’re sick of hearing it, but here we are. The Normal New. I mean the New Normal. We bring in Todd Weyandt and Nathan Wood to talk about The New AB Normal here in episode 33. What will work look like? What will events look like? What special incentives might Todd offer for buying an in-person ticket to MEP Force next year? Listen closely to find out!

Thank you for tuning into episode 32 of the Construction DorkCast, We are Mad about Innovation. In this episode we nerd out with Steve Whitmer of ACCO and Jeff Elwell of EM Duggan to hear about how two of the more “mad” scientists are approaching tech and innovation within their companies. As always these conversations are inspiring and fun and maybe a little bit therapeutic as we all laugh at our Shared Pains.

Welcome to episode whatever of the Construction DorkCast. In this episode we bring in the Plexxis Patriot Chad Pearson to talk about Building Truth in the software sales process. Jeff does double duty as both host and guest as we talk about some of the shady and toxic sales tactics we’re seeing in the industry and have some honest discussions on how we got there and how we can help nip them in the bud. We also point out that the blame isn’t all on the vendor side. Be an informed buyer. We hope you enjoy and thank you for tuning in.

Thank you for tuning into Episode 29 of the Construction DorkCast, Take me to your data. In this episode we talk about this thing called data with Amanda Harbison of NECA and Kevin Soohoo of Egnyte. We dive into what is data, why should we care, what strategies should we be using to collect and analyze the data and how can small and medium sized contractors get in the data game. We had a lot of fun with this one and we hope you all enjoy as well. Thanks again!

Hold onto your butts for this one, folks. We assembled the Tech Committee Chair Triumvirate this week for Episode 28 to talk about how these trade associations are joining forces to help their members and the industry move forward into this digital transformation. Listen in as Bill Weber, Joseph Lansdell, and Stacy Zerr drop all sorts of knowledge bombs on us.