Bricks And Bytes

In today’s episode of Bricks & Bytes, we have Bryan Charter, Co-Founder & CEO of SuSy.house In this episode, we learn how sustainable housing will become achievable for everyone., strategies for homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their homes, tips for better time management and staying focused, and much more! Tune in to find out: The role of technology in reducing friction for sustainable housing upgrades. Strategies for homeowners to improve energy efficiency and the potential financial incentives involved How a two-sided marketplace operates in Construction Tech Common challenges entrepreneurs face in time management Role of Government Incentives and regulations in motivating homeowners to upgrade their houses If you enjoy today’s episode, leave us a comment. And don’t forget to subscribe to our channel! ---------------------------------------- Bryan Charter | Co-Founder & CEO of SuSy.house ---------------------------------------- Today’s Sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠beta⁠⁠⁠ – Construction and technology network platform – connecting the tech industry with traditional construction partners. Check ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.the-beta.com⁠⁠ ---------------------------------------- Timestamps: (00:00:00 - 00:03:03) - Intro (00:03:03 - 00:08:24) - What SuSy.house Does (00:08:25 - 00:15:09) - Government Policies for Housing (00:15:10 - 00:19:39) - Managing a Two-Sided Marketplace in Tech (00:19:40 - 00:23:49) - Encouraging People to Undertake Construction on Their Houses (00:23:50 - 00:28:03) - Key Learnings from Working at SuSy (00:28:04 - 00:32:58) - Tips for Time Management and Dopamine Detox (00:32:59 - 00:33:57) - The Importance of Cold Calling (00:33:58 - 00:35:06) - Managing Technical Aspects as a Non-Technical Person (00:35:07 - 00:37:26) - Essential Advice for Founders (00:37:27 - 00:40:32) - Outro

In today’s episode of Bricks & Bytes, we have Perryn Olson, Chief Marketing Officer of Rex.one. In this episode, we learn how niche marketing can help construction companies stand out and embrace new technologies like robotics. Tune in to find out: Why niche marketing in construction builds expertise and credibility. How to craft an ideal client profile to focus your marketing. Where construction companies should be marketing - find your audience! The massive worker shortage and efficiency issues driving tech adoption like robotics in the construction industry. How robots excel at the “4 D’s” - dirty, dangerous, dull, and distant jobs in construction. They take on risky and remote tasks. If you enjoy today’s episode, leave us a comment. And don’t forget to subscribe to our channel! ---------------------------------------- Perryn Olson | Chief Marketing Officer of REX.one ---------------------------------------- Today’s Sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠beta⁠⁠⁠ – Construction and technology network platform – connecting the tech industry with traditional construction partners. Check ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.the-beta.com⁠⁠ ---------------------------------------- Timestamps: (00:00:00 - 00:00:52) - Intro (00:00:52 - 00:08:07) - Why Perryn chose marketing (00:08:07 - 00:11:30) - Effective ways to market your business in Construction (00:11:30 - 00:21:00) - At what point negotiation turns into sales? (00:21:00 - 00:26:00) - Diving into Structural Engineering and Robotics in construction (00:26:00 - 00:36:14) - Downside of niche marketing (00:36:14 - 00:39:30) - How AEC is getting affected by AI (00:39:30 - 00:49:49) - Robotics in Construction (00:49:49 - 00:50:25) - Outro

In today’s episode of Bricks & Bytes, we have Jamie Dalton, Founder of Built In Digital. Learn about software adoption in construction, high-impact technology areas across the AEC industry, mixed reality, and more! Tune in to find out about: Impact of software adoption on construction How to convince people to use tech How to train staff with new tech products Areas of the AEC industry that need technology Logical thinking and problem-solving If you enjoy today’s episode, leave us a comment. And don’t forget to subscribe to our channel! ---------------------------------------- Jamie Dalton | Founder of Built In Digital and Technical Services Manager at ISG | ConTech ---------------------------------------- Today’s Sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠beta⁠⁠⁠ – Construction and technology network platform – connecting the tech industry with traditional construction partners. Check ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.the-beta.com⁠⁠ ---------------------------------------- Timestamps: (00:00:00 - 00:02:43) - Intro (00:02:43 - 00:05:24) - How Built In Digital started (00:05:24 - 00:09:35) - Key Lessons Learnt (00:09:35 - 00:14:35) - How to convince people to use tech in their business (00:14:35 - 00:30:40) - How to train staff with new products (00:30:40 - 00:35:10) - What areas of Construction need Technology (00:35:10 - 00:41:46) - Mixed Reality (00:41:46 - 00:44:44) - How to think logically (00:44:44 - 00:44:44) - Outro

In today’s episode of Bricks & Bytes, we have Ryan Hughes, R&D Team Lead and an AI Expert. Learn about software adoption in construction, challenges implementing software across the AEC industry, knowledge graphs, computational design, and much more! Tune in to find out about: Adoption of software in construction Mistakes that people make when integrating software  Thoughts on Design-as-you-speak software in Construction Knowledge graphs, computational design, and many more If you enjoy today’s episode, leave us a comment. And don’t forget to subscribe to our channel! ---------------------------------------- Ryan Hughes  |  R&D Team Lead and AI Expert | ConTech ---------------------------------------- Today’s Sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠beta⁠⁠⁠ – Construction and technology network platform  – connecting the tech industry with traditional construction partners.  Check ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.the-beta.com⁠⁠   ---------------------------------------- Timestamps: (00:00 - 08:05) - Intro (08:05 - 12:10) - Software Adoption In Construction (12:10 - 23:25) - How can someone start with adopting software for their company (23:25 - 33:10) - Mistakes that people make while integrating software in their company (33:10 - 41:20) - Thoughts on Design-as-you-speak software in Construction (41:20 - 43:30) - Construction Scenario in Copenhagen (43:30 - 44:16) - Outro

In today’s episode of Bricks & Bytes, we have Anande Bergman, Developer Relations At VIKTOR and expert in AEC business process automation. Learn about the step-by-step processes of automation, parametric design, breathtaking automation in construction, the future of automation, and much more! Tune in to find out about: Differences and similarities between an Engineer and a Developer Fundamentals and the steps of automating processes The basics of parametric design The future and current state of automation in construction If you enjoy today’s episode, leave us a comment. And don’t forget to subscribe to our channel! ---------------------------------------- Anande Bergman  |  Developer Relations at VIKTOR | ConTech ---------------------------------------- Today’s Sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠beta⁠⁠⁠ – Construction and technology network platform  – connecting the tech industry with traditional construction partners.  Check ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.the-beta.com⁠⁠⁠   ---------------------------------------- Timestamps: (0:00 - 3:00) - Intro (3:00 - 4:15) - Differences in Engineer and Developer (4:15 - 6:22) - Differences and Similarity between Aerospace Engineering and Structural Engineering (6:22 - 14:30) - Fundamentals and Steps of Automating Processes (14:30 - 21:25) - Cool Automations in Construction (21:25 - 25:20) - How to Identify Areas that Could be Automated (25:20 - 31:07) - What is Parametric Design? (31:07 - 34:40) - Are People Resilient for Automations or Not? (34:40 - 40:30) - Future of Automations (40:30 - 44:12) - Outro

In today’s episode of Bricks & Bytes, we have James Swanston, the CEO and co-founder of Voyage Control and an ex-officer in the British Army. Learn about military leadership principles applied to business and entrepreneurship, war strategies to improve decision-making, how military principles work in business, and much more! Tune in to find out about: Serving as an army officer and key lessons learned Applying war principles to business decisions Making long-term plans and dealing with uncertainty Stress management and discipline for entrepreneurs If you enjoy today’s episode, leave us a comment. And don’t forget to subscribe to our channel! ---------------------------------------- James Swanston | CEO and Co-founder of Voyage Control | ConTech ---------------------------------------- Today’s Sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠beta⁠⁠⁠ – Construction and technology network platform – connecting the tech industry with traditional construction partners. Check ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.the-beta.com⁠⁠ ---------------------------------------- Timestamps: (0:00-2:59) - Intro (2:59-6:40) - Background on military experience (6:40-9:45) - Key lessons as an army officer (9:45-12:01) - War principles relevant to business (12:01-15:16) - Motivation for starting Voyage Control (15:16-16:19) - Teamwork lessons from military (16:19-17:09) - Principles for hiring people (17:09-15:53) - Leadership principles (15:53-24:00) - Decision-making process in military (24:00-27:39) - Dealing with unexpected challenges (27:39-29:29) - Stress management (29:29-31:49) - Discipline lessons learnt (31:49-40:09) - Logistics experience (40:09-40:37) - Outro

In today’s episode of Bricks & Bytes, we have Aarni Heiskanen, the Construction Innovation Agent at AE Partners Learn why construction innovation is hard, how workers waste 80% of time, how digital tech cuts costs 20%, and how sustainability is driving the future. Tune in to find out about: Why construction's complexity makes innovation nearly impossible Research showing 80% of worker time wasted searching for info How on-site "mini factories" could optimize with robotics How digital tech like BIM is already cutting quality costs 20% Why sustainability is imperative and requires digitization If you enjoy today’s episode, leave us a comment. And don’t forget to subscribe to our channel! ---------------------------------------- Aarni Heiskanen | Construction Innovation Agent at AE Partners | ConTech ---------------------------------------- Today’s Sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠beta⁠⁠⁠ – Construction and technology network platform – connecting the tech industry with traditional construction partners. Check ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.the-beta.com⁠⁠ ---------------------------------------- Timestamps: (0:00-1:22) - Intro (1:22-6:00) - Innovations happening in construction (6:00-19:10) - Tips to increase productivity in construction (19:10-22:10) - What works best in terms of innovation in construction (22:10-31:10) - What people are more interested in among tangible products and software in construction (31:10-36:10) - Benchmarks for measuring innovation (36:10-38:00) - AEC Business (38:00-40:10) - Strategy for growing on LinkedIn (40:10-41:08) - Outro

In today’s episode of Bricks & Bytes, we have Wyatt Jenkins, the Chief Product Officer at Procore. In this episode, we learn some key lessons from Wyatt while working at Procore, research that goes before launching a product, characteristics of great product, and much more! Tune in to find out about: Wyatt’s approach when managing product development Inside-out and outside-in thinking when developing a product Characteristics of a great product in tech Guidance for aspiring product managers If you enjoy today’s episode, leave us a comment. And don’t forget to subscribe to our channel! ---------------------------------------- Wyatt Jenkins | Chief Product Officer at Procore | ConTech ---------------------------------------- Today’s Sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠beta⁠⁠⁠ – Construction and technology network platform – connecting the tech industry with traditional construction partners. Check ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.the-beta.com⁠⁠ ---------------------------------------- Timestamps: (0:00-1:10) - Intro (1:10 -3:19) - Role of Chief Product Officer (3:19-8:10) - Vision of Procore (8:10-10:10) - Research done before Product Launch (10:10-12:10) - Characteristics of a great product in tech (12:10-16:40) - Determining timing for product launch (16:40-19:10) - Guidance for Aspiring Product Managers (19:10- 19:39) - Outro

In today’s episode of Bricks & Bytes, we have Steve Zahm, the Chief Culture Officer at Procore. In this episode, we learn some key lessons from Steve while working at Procore, tips to build a healthy culture in a company, cultural differences in the software and construction industry, and much more! Tune in to find out about: Key lessons Steve learned as Chief Culture Officer The secret sauce behind the thriving culture at Procore Strategies for ensuring a healthy culture in any company Cultural Differences in the software industry and construction industry If you enjoy today’s episode, leave us a comment. And don’t forget to subscribe to our channel! ---------------------------------------- Steve Zahm | Chief Culture Officer at Procore | ConTech ---------------------------------------- Today’s Sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠beta⁠⁠⁠ – Construction and technology network platform – connecting the tech industry with traditional construction partners. Check ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.the-beta.com⁠⁠ ---------------------------------------- Timestamps: (0:00-5:10) - Intro (5:10 -06:50) - Early Vision of Procore (6:50-9:10) - Role of Chief Culture Officer at Procore (9:10-12:10) - Secret sauce behind healthy culture at Procore (12:10-17:10) - Key lessons Steve learned while working in Procore (17:10-19:00) - Ways to measure culture in an organization (19:00-21:20) - Difference in culture between Software Industry and Construction Industry (21:20- 22:06) - Outro

In today’s episode of Bricks & Bytes, we have Sarah Hodges, the Chief Marketing Officer at Procore. In this episode, we learn about Sarah’s journey, some key lessons Sarah learned as CMO at Procore, successful marketing strategies for startups, and much more! Tune in to find out about: Key lessons Sarah learned working as a Chief Marketing Officer at Procore Different ways to test marketing strategies How to develop confidence Marketing strategies for startups Procore’s marketing strategies If you enjoy today’s episode, leave us a comment. And don’t forget to subscribe to our channel! ---------------------------------------- Sarah Hodges | Chief Marketing Officer at Procore | ConTech ---------------------------------------- Today’s Sponsor: ⁠⁠⁠beta⁠⁠⁠ – Construction and technology network platform – connecting the tech industry with traditional construction partners. Check ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.the-beta.com⁠⁠ ---------------------------------------- Timestamps: (0:00-2:05) - Intro (2:05 -03:50) - Key Lessons you learnt as a CMO (3:50-7:00) - Ways to Test Marketing Strategies (7:00-08:50) - How to develop confidence (8:50-18:40) - Groundbreak and its marketing strategies (18:40-20:40) - Advice for Marketing team at Startups (20:40- 21:30) - Outro