Construction Brothers

Josh Bone is the Director of Industry Innovation for NECA. We asked Josh to join us to discuss Building Information Modeling (BIM) and how it's changing the way projects are built. Josh brings insight to educating contractors, owners, designers, and architects on designing efficiently without losing the ability to create. While talking, we explore topics ranging from DFMA, modular design, and how to adopt technology in ways that allow everyone to have a pleasant experience. Josh’s perspective of the MEP side of construction brought a great view to the table. We open up this week's episode with a story about an emotional support robot. (Link below)   Related Links Josh's LinkedInSupport Robot for All Your NeedsConstruction Progress CoalitionChange Agent - Issue 31 by Seth GodinPowershift: Knowledge, Wealth, and Violence at the Edge of the 21st Century by Alvin Toffler   Thanks for listening! Please be sure to leave a rating or review and follow us on our social accounts! SUBSCRIBE!      Like us on LinkedIn!      Like us on Facebook!    Follow us on Instagram!Eddie's LinkedIn      Tyler's LinkedIn      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What were the best/coolest things that happened in the construction industry in 2019? The creator of the blog "Construction Junkie", Shane Hedmond, joins us this week to share! More about Shane - "Shane is an active construction project manager. In his career, he has managed interior remodel projects, site development, construction safety, governmental project compliance, and facility maintenance. He has a strong passion for construction technology and safety, as well as sharing the knowledge or insights he has gained throughout his career." Check out the Construction Junkie Blog! The 11 Most Interesting Construction Technology Stories of 2019 The Top 7 Demolition Videos of 2019The 12 Coolest Construction Projects of 2019Your Favorite Construction Junkie Articles in 2019 Thanks for listening! Please be sure to leave a rating or review and follow us on our social accounts! SUBSCRIBE!      Like us on LinkedIn!      Like us on Facebook!    Follow us on Instagram!Eddie's LinkedIn      Tyler's LinkedIn      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Merry Christmas! This week, we wanted to tell you about our favorite things this year. From tech, to books, we cover a lot. We're going to be taking a break next week to spend some time with our families. We'll be back to regularly scheduled programming on January 6th. Also, we just launched our new website! Check it out here -  www.brospodcast.com Links to Eddie's top five(ish) - Rogue Gym equipment - Ping pong table - Scribd - Leaders Eat Last - Entre Leadership - Band of Brothers - Construction Brothers Podcast - St. Simons Island Links to Tyler's top five(ish) - Apple iPhone 11 Pro Max - Apple AirPods - Simple - Essentialism - Elon Musk - Ridge Wallet - Medium - Calendly - Zoom Meeting - Uplift Desk Thanks for listening! Please be sure to leave a rating or review and follow us on our social accounts! SUBSCRIBE!      Like us on LinkedIn!      Like us on Facebook!    Follow us on Instagram!Eddie's LinkedIn      Tyler's LinkedIn      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we have Dr. Ajibade Aibinu, a Senior Lecturer from the University of Melbourne on the show! Dr. Aibinu led the charge on a research paper to finally give us an answer on how much RFI (Requests For Information) are costing us as an industry. The answer is a shocker.   Related Links University of MelbourneAjibade's LinkedInArticlesAjibade's Current R&D WorkAjibade's Profile with a list of all scholarly work Thanks for listening! Please be sure to leave a rating or review and follow us on our social accounts! SUBSCRIBE!      Like us on LinkedIn!      Like us on Facebook!    Follow us on Instagram!Eddie's LinkedIn      Tyler's LinkedIn      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode is complete chaos, but we hope you enjoy it nonetheless.  Our other brother, Andy, joined us in the podcast booth during Thanksgiving week to tell childhood stories about ourselves. Growing up in a house full of boys means there is a lot of action happening under one roof and a ton of crazy stories. So kick back in your comfy pants and enjoy. Thanks for listening! Please be sure to leave a rating or review and follow us on our social accounts! SUBSCRIBE!      Like us on LinkedIn!      Like us on Facebook!    Follow us on Instagram!Eddie's LinkedIn      Tyler's LinkedIn      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Rob McKinney is on the show! Eddie and Tyler start this week's episode talking about Tesla's newest release, the Cybertruck. Link Here - Tesla Website They then interview Rob about how teams can stop fatigue that comes from massive amounts of documentation, tech trends we should be watching, and what opportunities we still need to chase in the construction industry. More about Rob - Rob McKinney, also known as the ConAppguru, serves as the curator of the www.conappguru.com blog site. Where he publishes weekly blog articles about new apps and how to solve workflows in the construction industry. He’s a founding member of the ConTechCrew podcast. Each week they interview a software developer or user about how technology can improve various workflows. He assists general contractors and subcontractors who are interested in using apps and software to improve their processes and deliver a higher level of service to their clients.   Related Links ConAppGuru WebsiteRob's InstagramRob's LinkedInRob's TwitterCheck out Rob on the Contech Crew podcast! Thanks for listening! Please be sure to leave a rating or review and follow us on our social accounts! SUBSCRIBE!      Like us on LinkedIn!      Like us on Facebook!    Follow us on Instagram!Eddie's LinkedIn      Tyler's LinkedIn      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Eddie and Tyler sit down with Marian Rafael of One to One Displays, out of Melbourne Australia! Marian has been floating in and out of our news feeds with videos of people walking around an open space with projectors showing a home floor plan at full scale. If you haven't seen this, you need to go check it out in the links below. We get the chance to talk about where the idea came from, how it works and what they're doing to take the idea to the next level.  Here's a summary of what One to One Displays specializes in (from their website) -  "One to One Displays is a floor plan projection center, set up in a large warehouse with the latest projection technology, we provide you the opportunity to walk through your plans in a 1:1 scale to fully understand the dimensions and details of your build before any work begins. It’s important to actually SEE your floor plan in real-life scale with furniture to give you a 3D feel and have the confidence in knowing that every centimeter is checked. You want your REAL home to be as close as possible to your DREAM home. Let us help you turn ethereal into reality." This was a phenomenal conversation and we're so excited for you to hear it! Related Links One to One Display's WebsiteOne To One Display's InstagramOne to One Display's LinkedInAngry Pelican Thanks for listening! Please be sure to leave a rating or review and follow us on our social accounts! SUBSCRIBE!      Like us on LinkedIn!      Like us on Facebook!    Follow us on Instagram!Eddie's LinkedIn      Tyler's LinkedIn      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Eddie and Tyler sit down with Benjamin Crosby of Yates Construction to talk about VDC (Virtual Design and Construction) and BIM (Building Information Modeling). Since Eddie and Tyler both make their living in the BIM/VDC world, it's good to have a reality check every once in a while. Benjamin provides that insight! Benjamin's focus is to build a unified team to complete a successful project. He believes that a high level of communication and cooperation are produced with VDC, which brings all the players together to focus on the project as a whole.  As Director of BIM (Building Information Modeling), Benjamin is responsible for all the BIM projects Yates is currently completing.  He is also educating Yates' management in the general application of BIM policies, techniques, and benefits. As Yates is fully embracing BIM, they have seen that there are greater benefits to be gained the more other team members join in the process.   As a result, Benjamin spends much of his time teaching VDC/BIM classes,  hosting online education, and traveling to projects to help not only Yates but all the project team to gain the benefits that result from a collaborative BIM process.  Related Links Yates WebsiteBenajmin’s LinkedInGuy blowing up his backyard Thanks for listening! Please be sure to leave a rating or review and follow us on our social accounts! SUBSCRIBE!      Like us on LinkedIn!      Like us on Facebook!    Follow us on Instagram!Eddie's LinkedIn      Tyler's LinkedIn      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Eddie and Tyler sit down with Mani Golparvar of Reconstruct and John Jurewicz of Wallbridge. Reconstruct is a platform that allows its users to easily combine data from various sources. All of your 3D models, point clouds and 360 videos can be put into the same platform and stitched together using artificial intelligence. One of the key benefits of doing this is the transparency it can provide in progress monitoring. Scans can be done more often since the process can be as simple as walking around with a 360 camera. Since they’re using AI to get the heavy lifting done, the result is a quick turnaround so you can use those 3D files before the job site has changed making the scans obsolete. John dives into his real real-world experience and gives us a good perspective on where Reconstruct has improved his projects and where he’s excited to see more development done. Related Links Reconstruct WebsiteMani’s LinkedInReconstruct LinkedinJohn's LinkedInWallbridge LinkedInWallbridge Website Thanks for listening! Please be sure to leave a rating or review and follow us on our social accounts! SUBSCRIBE!      Like us on LinkedIn!      Like us on Facebook!    Follow us on Instagram!Eddie's LinkedIn      Tyler's LinkedIn      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we springboard off of our conversation with Brent Darnell and give our take on how we can change the construction industry. From leading by example, mental health, and a few book recommendations we cover a lot in this episode.  Books mentioned in this episode -  The BibleLeaders Eat Last - Simon SinekHow To Win Friends and Influence People - Dale CarnegieEssentialism - Greg McKeownThe 4-Hour Work Week - Tim Ferriss Thanks for listening! Please be sure to leave a rating or review and follow us on our social accounts! SUBSCRIBE!      Like us on LinkedIn!      Like us on Facebook!    Follow us on Instagram!Eddie's LinkedIn      Tyler's LinkedIn      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.