The ConTechCrew

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In this week’s show, we sit down with Dustin Burns from McCownGordon Construction to talk about Construction Born Digital.

Dustin is the VP of IT at McCownGordon and has been with them ever since they hit the $50 million mark, and has been a part of their progress to reaching $850 million worth of work in 2022 alone.

What’s unique about Dustin’s role is that the company grew completely digitally, without the burden of the “Paper to Digital” transition that so many companies in the industry face.

It was the innovative culture that drew Dustin in, and today, he's going to share his backstory with us, how the journey has unfolded as well as what technologies excite him the most in the coming years.

Make sure to listen in!

Key Takeaways:

Intro (00:00)
Why Dustin chose construction (04:22)
How McCownGordon was ahead of the curve (09:41)
How Dustin has seen the company grow (12:44)
Training newcomers on their culture (16:21)
What Dustin’s ‘left of launch’ strategy looks like (23:31)
Dealing with field adoption (28:41)
Empathy in construction (37:01)
What’s the next big thing? (47:22)
The biggest news stories of the week (55:35)
Episode wrap-up (1:20:00)

Additional Resources ⬇️

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In today’s episode, we are very lucky to be joined by none other than Todd Weyandt! Todd is the Director of Marketing at Applied Software and Graitec Group, but is perhaps best known for his work as host of the Bridging the Gap Podcast.

Todd is a marketer at heart, which is where he says his true passion lies. Around 8 years ago, he stumbled into the construction industry and Applied Software, and hasn’t looked back since.

He became fascinated with the construction industry’s PR issue, people having such a poor, misguided view of what’s really happening, and not able to see the true potential of the industry.

Today we are going to discuss his backstory, the challenges of storytelling, and innovation in the industry.

Make sure to check it out!

Key Takeaways:

Intro (00:00)
Todd’s backstory (05:37)
Why is our industry so bad at storytelling? (12:58)
Telling a good story is easy (16:39)
How to get better at planning (36:10)
The biggest news stories of the week (58:34)
Episode wrap-up (1:19:50)

Additional Resources ⬇️

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Check out Todd's podcast here: https://bridgingthegappod.com/
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In today’s episode of The ConTech Crew, we are delighted to be joined by Marty Beard from AlwaysAi. Marty is a proven leader in the industry with extensive experience across software, mobility, and AI.

In 2018, Marty co-founded and launched AlwaysAI, a software platform bringing the transformative power of deep-learning computer vision to the enterprise masses. They have partnerships with major brands such as Swinerton, Verizon, Hailo, Seeed Studio, and more!

In today’s episode, Marty joins us to discuss the difference between computer vision and reality capture, labor automation, and what lies ahead for the industry in 2023!

Make sure to check it out!

Intro (00:00)
What’s happening with computer vision (05:58)
How we train the AI model (21:24)
Automation & Labor constraints (29:00)
The future of AI and construction (39:18)
The biggest tech stories of the week (46:13)
Episode wrap-up (1:11:38)

Additional Resources ⬇️

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Check out AlwaysAI here: https://alwaysai.co/

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In this week’s episode of The ConTech Crew, we are lucky enough to be joined by Rose Hall from AXA XL!

Rose is the co-founder of AXA XL’s ecosystem. She graduated with a degree in civil engineering, and after working her way through the ranks she eventually turned towards risk management in construction, eventually leading to insurance risk transfer.

In today’s episode, we sit down to discuss the influence of innovation in the construction industry and what risk management is really all about.

We’ll also be going over some of the biggest construction headlines from the last week.

Make sure to check it out!

Key Takeaways:

• Intro (00:00)
• Managing risk in pre-construction phases (06:01)
• Is innovation all about technology? (11:26)
• The 3 categories of risk (14:33)
• Should everyone have a Chief Risk Officer? (20:54)
• Advice for smaller organizations (37:11)
• The biggest tech news from the last week (41:35)
• Episode wrap-up (1:08:06)

Additional Resources ⬇️

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In today’s episode, we are delighted to be joined by a huge figure in the construction industry: Fred Mills from The B1M! The B1M has over 2 million subscribers and is one of the largest channels in the construction industry.

Fred is an entrepreneur and founder of The B1M and TomorrowsBuild. He has become a global figure in construction video and a role model to millions of people interested in working in construction. His mission is to fundamentally alter the perception of construction on planet Earth.

Today, Fred and I talk about his unique background in construction, how we can deal with our industry’s image, the latest innovations he’s excited about, and his strange obsession with Mcdonald's' Filet-O-Fish.

Make sure to check it out!

Key Takeaways:

Intro (00:00)
How Fred got into construction (03:53)
Why passion is so important (07:30)
Changing our industry image (14:53)
The biggest innovations Fred has seen (30:24)
Fred’s secret obsession (42:40)
The power of infrastructure in America (54:00)
High-speed rail projects (1:01:21)

Additional Resources ⬇️

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The B1M's video on the HS2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSD5ps9bLQ0

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The ConTech Crew is a construction news podcast dedicated to keeping you up to date with all the latest in construction technology.

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What can we do to change the culture of our industry? How has it evolved and where is it going to lead us in years to come? These are all questions we are going to answer on today’s episode with our special guest, Alice Leung.

Alice is the Vice President of Platform and Product Strategy at Brick and Mortar Ventures. Before this, Alice worked for DPR Construction building and implementing construction technologies in large acute-care hospitals and data centers.

Her work has had an impact all over the world, as she helped start up DPR’s South East Asia Headquarters in Singapore in 2016, too!

But once she realized the mind-numbing slow pace of digitization in our own industry, she decided enough was enough and began focusing on disrupting the way we design and construct the built world.

In today’s episode, we will be discussing the culture in our industry, how we can change them, and how our own industry is evolving.

Make sure to check it out!

Key Takeaways:

Intro (00:00)
How Alice got started (04:36)
Changing the culture of our industry (21:56)
Hardware vs software (28:38)
Who can drive us forward? (38:45)
Designing workwear for women (58:42)
The best tech gifts this holiday season (1:01:38)
Autodesk University back in Vegas (1:03:57)
The biggest challenge in construction (1:11:56)

Additional Resources ⬇️

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The ConTechCrew is a construction news podcast dedicated to keeping you up to date with all the latest in construction technology.

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Welcome to the ConTechCrew Podcast, where we discuss all things construction tech and innovation including hardware, software, devices, apps, and more!

In today’s episode, we are very lucky to be joined by Satyam Verma from Document Crunch! Satyam is going to share with us the keys to adoption success and more!

We’re going to be discussing a range of topics, including contract review processes, the true importance of partnerships, why consistency is everything and what the future holds for Document Crunch.

Not to mention that Satyam is going to reveal the hilarious work story that left him with over 50 missed calls one morning!

On top of that, we’ll be discussing all the biggest news headlines of the week, including 3D printed community, liquid crystals, more robots and so much more!

Make sure to check it out!

Key Takeaways:

Intro (00:00)
Satyam’s background (04:32)
Technology and managing risk (10:55)
Democratization of contracts (22:53)
Managing from the top down (28:35)
Giving back to the industry (38:52)
3D printing and the housing crisis (48:21)
Groundbreaking light-absorbing liquid crystals (52:52)
Autonomous robot dogs? (55:45)

Additional Resources ⬇️

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The ConTechCrew is a construction news podcast dedicated to keeping you up to date with all the latest in construction technology.

Give us a follow so you never miss an episode!

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Welcome to the ConTechCrew Podcast, where we discuss all things construction tech and innovation including hardware, software, devices, apps, and more!

In today’s episode, we are joined by Gordon Chism from Bailey-Harris Construction Co.

Gordon graduated from Auburn University and has extensive experience a the forefront of developing technologies in our industry. He has even announced that he will be taking on the new role of Director of Innovation and Technology.

We’ll be discussing his background, plans for the future, and the new technologies that could change our industry.

On top of that, we’re going to be looking at the biggest construction news stories of the week, and what they could mean.

Make sure to check it out!

Key Takeaways:

Intro (00:00)
The backstory of Gordon’s career (05:25)
Gordon’s plans for the future (09:46)
Digital Modelling vs Traditional (14:02)
Upcoming technologies in our industry (16:41)
What challenges lie ahead? (23:52)
A robot cheaper than a human? (43:06)
Tim Berners-Lee on collaborative web (48:54)
Meta’s language model failure (55:55)

Additional Resources:

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This week's construction tech news with Jeff Sample (@IronmanofIT)

Featuring:
- Interview with James Benham from JBKnowledge
- Construction Tech News of the Week

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This week's construction tech news with Jeff Sample (@IronmanofIT), and Nathan Wood (@NathancWood)

Featuring:
- Interview with Charlie Dunn from DPR Construction
- Construction Tech News of the Week

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