Every once in a while I like to bring you a guest to talk about some aspect of the construction industry you might not be too familiar with. Today, I bring you Dan Murray, a fellow Canadian with decades of experience in disaster restoration. This is a podcast episode. To listen to my conversation with […]
12 August 2015, 6:29 pm
1 hour 1 minute
Staying Relevant and Riding the Change in the Construction Industry: Episode 51
Hello all and welcome to another episode of the Construction Industry Podcast. Today I bring my conversation with Ann Banning-Wright as we talk about her work with construction businesses. We talk about doing things differently, managing change, staying relevant, and adding true value to our clients and stakeholders in the construction industry. After my chat […]
3 June 2015, 4:57 pm
46 minutes 56 seconds
Construction Professional: Are You Emotionally Intelligent? Episode 50
It’s been a little while since the last episode of the Construction Industry Podcast, but I wanted to let you know that the show must go on! Today I bring you a fascinating talk with Brent Darnell, on the value of emotional intelligence for the construction professional. Brent does fantastic work in this field, specifically in […]
4 March 2015, 2:11 pm
43 minutes 25 seconds
Proposal Writing: How To Create Proposals That Will Get You The Job: Episode 49
We all know how diverse the constitution industry is. We have service providers, contractors, suppliers, architects, owners, government entities, engineers, carpenters, electricians, even food trucks, catering and serving construction projects around the world. Yet there is one thing that, regardless of our place in this industry, we all have to deal with… And that is […]
16 July 2014, 9:31 pm
1 hour 12 minutes
Key Strategies for Successful Change Management: Episode 48
Today on the Construction Industry Podcast we will talk about change management and how to do it properly so it works well for all stakeholders. To talk about this important topic, I bring you Todd Dawalt an expert in managing change and change orders in the construction industry. Todd is also the owner of Snap Field Report, […]
15 May 2014, 5:51 pm
43 minutes 41 seconds
What is Lean Construction? Greg Howell Explains: Episode 47
Hello everyone once again and welcome to the Construction Industry Podcast! If you have ever been curious about lean construction, today will be a great introduction on what it is and how it came about. I have the privilege of having Greg Howell on the show today, co-founder and president of the Lean Construction Institute. Mr. […]
23 January 2014, 4:30 pm
44 minutes
046 Understanding Social Media and PR in Construction
It has been a few weeks (aham, months?) since last episode, but we are now back with a bang. Today I have Ms. Wendy Ables from Constructive Communication, Inc., and we will talk about understanding social media in the built environment. Wendy Ables Wendy Ables is an expert in PR and social media. As a […]
24 October 2013, 2:26 pm
45 minutes 25 seconds
045 Remote Construction Monitoring with Cesar Abeid
Today’s show is a bit different. As you know we here at Remontech provide remote construction monitoring on the internet for commercial and industrial construction projects, but I don’t really talk about it that much. While the podcast is part of our marketing efforts, I never wanted to turn it into an hour-long ad for […]
31 May 2013, 11:22 am
45 minutes 25 seconds
044 How to Attract, Hire, and Retain Employees in the Construction Industry
Hiring is a science. Though we are a small company here at Remontech, we have had to hire in the past and it was a difficult task. Often we hire because we have a sudden need of help. This becomes an issue because the sense of urgency will tend to cloud our judgement. The fact […]
17 May 2013, 11:53 am
49 minutes 56 seconds
043 What is BIM? An Interview with James Salmon
After meaning to do it for a long time, I finally have an episode on BIM, or Building Information Modelling. As you may know, BIM is completely changing the construction landscape. While BIM involves 3D modelling, it is much more than that. It is really revolutionizing the way we do construction, especially how we communicate […]
2 May 2013, 12:26 pm
56 minutes 8 seconds
039 Integrated Project Delivery (IPDs) with Attorney John M. Sier
On today’s episode I bring you an introduction to the topic of Integrated Project Delivery, also known as simply IPD. As both a philosophy and a delivery method, IPD seems to address many of the shortcomings of the traditional Design-Bid-Build and the Construction-Manager-at-Risk models. Some of the issues that IPD addresses involve the sharing of […]