Typically, security efforts in construction are an afterthought. General contractors are so busy orchestrating the many moving parts of a job, it may not occur to them to install security measures like cameras until they notice something has gone missing. There are a number of ways security measures can benefit Read more…
When you step back and think about it. Many technologies that have been here for years and even decades are still being used, but the way they are used have changed. In this episode, Steve Lindsey and Dave Studdert CTO and CRO of LiveView Technologies join us to talk about how safety and loss prevention on a jobsite have turned, like many other technologies, into a business intelligence tool.
Company leaders sometimes struggle with making time to innovate and improve processes. Many times, the answer involves cost – time and money. When you are trying to decide if you can afford to innovate, consider whether you can afford to not innovate. Maybe new thinking is required for solving traditional Read more…
Catch us here Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Episode Description How do you make time to innovate and improve your processes? A lot of the times this question circles around cost, both time and money. Can you afford to innovate or can you afford not to innovate? Suffolk Construction’s Read more…
Does this sound familiar? The detailer is working on a window. They spend time drawing it just right. Then, oftentimes regardless of what they draw, the person who installs windows for a living will ignore the detail and do it the way they normally do it. And that will nearly Read more…
Catch us here Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Episode Description Where does your food come from? Wouldn’t it be nice to build community and create functionality out of the space we have at the same time? Join hosts Christopher Riddell and Jackson Sensat and guest Jim McCutcheon as they Read more…
Another industry podcast joins the show today: Forging Manufacturing! Hosted by Dave Hampton and Jason Flores, we continue to bring different perspectives onto The AEC Disruptors. This dynamic duo shares a wealth of manufacturing industry knowledge and advice, as well as an in-depth look at how AEC and manufacturing are both converging and diverging.
The more things you do concurrently on a construction project, the faster you complete the job. While this construction management statement seems to be a no-brainer, the challenge is figuring out which tasks can proceed simultaneously without hazards or unacceptable risk. It involves scheduling spaces and zones, timing work schedules, Read more…
Rene Morkos, founder and CEO of ALICE Technologies joined us on this episodes and he has one of the most unique perspectives of any guest on the podcast. Earlier in his career, Rene was working for a company that did construction in Afghanistan. He said “construction is the antidote to destruction.” When you build something in this part of the world, you can see a huge tangible impact. If you are building a factory, it might be the first of its kind in the entire country. If you lose a bag of nails, you might be delayed for weeks because there is no market in which to buy another. The stakes are totally different.
The American Institute of Architects and Architecture 2030 have issued a challenge to the construction industry to reduce its contributions of greenhouse gas emissions to the environment. As part of that initiative, research and development are taking place to reduce the carbon emissions that result from making concrete. In order Read more…