Our host Gareth McGlynn had great craic chatting to Bennie Kovach the Precon Executive with James G. David Construction in DC.

Covered in this episode:

- The Penn State Bachelor's of Architectural Engineering 

- Bennie's attention disorder

- Why he choose Preconstruction

- The challenges of WFH and how it will shake out

- The importance of Business Development within Preconstruction

- Fairfax, VA

- Evolution of Preconstruction and Preconstruction Technology

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Our host Gareth McGlynn had our first US Naval Academy Graduate on the podcast this week. Loren Morgan the VP of Preconstruction with Brookfield Properties in San Francisco discussed:

- The lessons learnt at the Naval Academy

- Differences between the Naval Academy and conventional universities or colleges

- Why he choose Preconstruction

- What developers look for in a contractor

- The importance of a Developer, Contractor and Architect relationship

- Suburban construction design

- Relocating to San Fran from Virginia

- Why Preconstruction professionals need to constantly shot there way out of meetings

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Happy New Year!

To kick off 2021 our host Gareth McGlynn spoke to Mark Cleverly the current Construction Executive for McCarthy in Atlanta, GA.   

Topics discussed:  

- Mark's transition from running his own firm in London to Senior Estimator at McCarthy 

- Healthcare and Higher Education construction 

- The importance of technology in his day to day preconstruction work 

- Collaborating with the client 

- Preconstruction Technology: Data and Modelogix, Assemble 

- Atlanta, GA as a place to live: Likes and Dislikes  

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If you would like to make an appearance on the Preconstruction Podcast please drop us a text via (646)503-5594.  

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Our host Gareth McGlynn sat down this week with James Hancik (VP) the Preconstruction Executive with Gilbane in New Jersey.   

James's journey is filled with challenges, success stories and a great example of how construction can take you in so many different directions.   

Discussion points:  

- Lack of students considering construction/preconstruction 

- Building the Red Bull arena for a European client 

- The importance of a MBA in your career 

- The art of Estimating; What makes the best estimators 

- How challenging yourself is the only way to keep enjoying the construction world 

- Preconstruction Technology 

- And much much more  

This is a great episode that I hope you enjoy.  

Sponsor:  Beck Technology - https://beck-technology.com/ 

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This is the second episode in our DATA series of Podcasts and who better to get on and discuss DATA than Stewart Carroll. Stewarts ability to simplify the most complex technology solutions for Preconstruction is second to none. 

This is Stewarts second appearance, so if you havent listened to the first episode please do. 

This time Stewart dissects how DATA is collected, used and displayed with Preconstruction. 

Please enjoy and share this with peers, colleagues and friends that might be interested. 

Thanks, 

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Gareth our host caught up with Bill Allen the President of EvolveLAB and On Point Scans, Bill can be described as a thought provoking BIM Advocate who questions the normal and enjoys a good old debate.   

During this podcast Gareth and Bill touch on:

- Computational Design or as Bill calls it "Computational Construction" 

- How the next generation of BIM / VDC professionals should be taught and trained 

- Shared Data from the BIM Model 

- Modular Construction 

- Architectural Challenges 

- Capturing As Builds 

- Relaxing on his summer board 

EvolveLAB:                                 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrUqAHZOqTXu3Myei1VUBzA 

Bill Allen LinkedIn Profile:        https://www.linkedin.com/in/billallenbimmanager/  

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If you know any Preconstruction professionals that would be interested in coming onto the Preconstruction Podcast please reach out to us directly at [email protected]  

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The Preconstruction Podcast are delighted after popular demand to welcome back Steve Dell'Orto to discuss Data within Preconstruction and specifically AI and ML.   

Steve is fresh from his appearance at the Advancing Preconstruction conference earlier this month (Nov 2020), if you didn't catch his presentation I highly recommend it, you can catch a recording now on his LinkedIn feed - just search Steve Dell'Orto on Linkedin.   

Enjoy this Episode, we will be bringing you more episodes discussing Data in Preconstruction very soon.  

As always a big shout out to our main sponsor Beck Technology: https://beck-technology.com/ 

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Thanks, 

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The Preconstruction Podcast has started its Civil series of Podcasts with a BANG - our Managing Director Gareth McGlynn talked to an industry leader, speaker, advocate and pioneer Colleen Martindale.   

Described as a breath of fresh air to male dominated industry, Colleen discusses the challenges of being a woman in estimating, McCarthy's diverse project range within civil, Preconstruction Technology including Join Build(r) and Modelogix and a topic that is close to her heart the McCarthy Partnership for Women (MPFW).  

This is a must listen to for any civil industry preconstruction or estimating professional or any female within construction.   

Enjoy, feel free to like and share this episode with your peers.   

If you would like to make an appearance on the Preconstruction Podcast please drop us a text via (646)503-5594.  

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During episode 7 of our BIM/VDC Series of podcasts, our Managing Director Gareth McGlynn spoke to Paul Hedgepath the BIM / VDC Director with M.J Harris in Birmingham, AL.    

Paul was fascinated by 3D Modelling at a young age and this was the start of a progressive career within the Virtual Design and Construction space. 

Paul discusses everything from being an early adaptor with Holder Construction and now leading the VDC/BIM department for M.J Harris.   

Sponsor:  Beck Technology - https://beck-technology.com/ 

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Luis Giordano talks to our host Gareth McGlynn about his Italian heritage, starting his construction career in Argentina, relocating from Argentina to California, the evolution of construction methods, Preconstruction technologies and how they will shape how we build in the future.    

Luis also goes into great detail of how preconstruction and preconstruction teams will have a much bigger role to play in the success of commercial construction projects across the US.   

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