Take a break from the chaos of the world and #GeekOut with a little ConTech news. Have a laugh at an archaic elementary school gag involving a calculator, and learn about Rob’s super secret wrestling alter-ego! The entire crew is on the board this week including The ConTechCrew Chief, James Benham; Bim2theBone, Josh Bone; TheRead more
This week, The ConTechCrew is diving deep into the geekiness with guest Shane Saltzgiver of VEC! Shane joins The Crew to explain how an encounter with Revit and BIM changed the trajectory of his career and #geekout with James on the finer details of BIM (spoiler alert: there are only four dimensions, anything else isRead more
Episode 207 geeks out hard with guest, Dr. Dan Patterson from InEight! Learn about Dr. Dan’s entrance into the construction industry and the gateway-tool uniting construction geeks of a certain age: Commodore 64. In ConTech News this week The ConTechCrew discusses: rising costs, spies, robots and more! Listen to “The ConTechCrew 207: From Practical toRead more
Join The ConTechCrew and Sean McGuire – the “MCAA Geek” at MCAA Tech 2020! The Crew take on three epic guests discussing topics that make them geek out! No ConTech News this week, instead we’ll feature interviews with a young professional who 23 has been in ConTech for almost a decade; a chat with someoneRead more
Notice We’re experiencing difficulties beyond our control with our YouTube channel. If you normally watch our show rather than listen to the audio, you can watch the unedited version of episode 177 on Periscope! (Don’t worry, we’ll update the shownotes as soon as YouTube is back in action!) This week’s show has dimension – weRead more
The ConTechCrew’s episode 172 features PDI’ Drywall’s President and CEO, Mikki Paradis! From starting her own drywall company to technology implementation, Mikki is a force to be reckoned with. Tune in to listen to Mikki’s career details from struggles as a woman in the boys-club of construction, to tech adoption. (Spoiler alert: fax machines areRead more
Get ready for The ConTechCrew’s Blockchain Song (and avoid the video version if you don’t want to see their accompanying Blockchain dance) our guest this week is briq’s Bassem Hamdy! It isn’t a stretch to say that Bassem and briq have revolutionized the use of blockchain for construction. Episode 171 features a refresher on howRead more
What technology has changed your life? The ConTechCrew assembles to discuss the new tech making waves in their lives. (All types of technology is featured in this episode, not strictly construction.) Episode 169 is co-hosted by the OG ConTechCrew – ConAppGuru, Rob McKinney; The Ironman of IT, Jeff Sample; and BIM2theBone, Josh Bone. Geek out!Read more
Starting Off In episode 134 of The ConTechCrew visits with Lean Construction Manager, George Hunt! If you’ve ever been curious about what this ‘lean construction’ thing is all about, this episode is for you. It’s more than software, or post-its on the wall – lean construction is a state of mind! Other topics include: 3D printing,Read more
Starting Off The ConTechCrew gets to the bottom of the blockchain for construction with this serious conversation with Bassem Hamdy of BricksChain! Other topics discussed were: cameras for drones, 360 capture, AR for safety, wifi upgrades, and more! Listen to “The ConTechCrew 133: “If I’m wrong, I want to know faster!” with Bassem Hamdy ofRead more