Chris Dorian is the CEO and Founder at BuildSort, where BuildSort is a blockchain technology that assists with the building and construction industry to support supply chain, documentation, tracking project management metrics, in addition to integration with BIM. In episode 57, Kimon Onuma talked about Creating Agility and Efficiency by using Architecture as a Platform  – that…

Michael Carr, is the President of MOCA’s software products division, Touchplan and a co-founder of MOCA. He has 20 years of construction management experience with significant expertise in project controls. He currently leads the development of Touchplan. Prior to launching Touchplan, he served in multiple leadership and operational roles within MOCA providing construction management services to…

We speak with attendees from the Lean Construction Institute Design Forum in this episode. The Lean Construction Institute Design Forum was hosted in conjunction with American Institute of Architects ( AIA ) and Project Production Systems Laboratory (P2SL). The focus of the event broadly covered the way Lean influences Design phase.  I am so grateful to…

Harvey Johnson with PBMares’ cyber and control risk service leader or Partner in charge. As technology is becoming more integrated with our personal and work lives we are now more able to talk with our buildings and other systems.   The emergence of predictive analytics, mobile technology, and wearables to systems using the Internet of things,…

My thoughts and lessons learned about podcasting about the built environment. I’m breaking down into two categories. I’ve learned loads from my podcast guests and from conversations I’ve had with listeners on LinkedIn or via email, or after hopping on a call.  I’ve learned so much from my industry practitioners that are industry related, but I also…

Todd Burns is the President of Project and Development Services and General Contracting Units at JLL in the Americas. He is the chair of the global practice board with responsibility for the Americas representing and ensuring that the organization provides similar processes and results globally. He is responsible for driving the strategy and growth of the…

Vik Bangia is the Founder and CEO of Verum Consulting, LLC, a Corporate Real Estate strategy and operations consulting firm. Where Verum is Latin for Truth. Vik also serves on the Global Board of Directors for CoreNet Global, and the board of Rebuilding Together Twin Cities, a non-profit that provides critical home repairs for homeowners in…

Maggie Clout, Business Development Manager at Siemens. She is the lead business developer for 17 project wins of New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) NYPrize Community Microgrid Program. We discuss a pilot project where Siemens worked with a company, LO3, to transact, buy and sell solar energy between neighbors on a blockchain. From a…

Thomas Cox is a lean leadership coach and practitioner who found himself really interested in blockchain. He has focused his efforts on the governance aspect of blockchain because of the influence it has on relationships, resources, and collaboration. He was a former governor candidate, and he has a unique view on leadership lean and blockchain.…

James Salmon, President of Collaborative Construction, LLC and Executive Director of the American Subcontractor Association of Ohio. James Salmon was part of our panel at our Blockchain in Construction event here in Chicago. In Kimon Onuma’s episode here, we talk about Creating Agility and Efficiency and Open Architecture as a Platform, Kimon mentioned James. We connected after…