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The Preconstruction Podcast tells the story of Preconstruction Innovation within Commercial Construction throughout the US. We will be traveling the country speaking with Preconstruction innovators, Estimating geniuses, and national leaders within Technology, General Contractors, Architects, Owners, and Subcontractors to hear their Preconstruction success stories.
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Advancing Preconstruction LIVE Episode: Gareth McGlynn, our host, sat down with Jen Tobias Hawkins in Phoenix to discuss:
- What are the Digital Tools that are driving Preconstruction, to drive better accuracy in estimating?
- How we get better Data into the earlier Life Cycles (Preconstruction)
- How do we bring the supply chain data into Design?
- VIATechnik: What do they offer?
- The Adoption of Data within Preconstruction across BIM Models
- How does BIM drive value
- What is the ROI on digitizing assets
- Digital Fabrication?
- Building Buildings with the same materials but thinking about it differently.
- We need to change our relationship with DATA.
- How the slowdown in VC money will affect the future of Preconstruction Technology.
Check out Jen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jen-tobias-hawkins/
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Gareth McGlynn, our host, sat down with David Roberts , Director of Modular Fabrication at KHS&S in Southern California.
Discussed on this episode of The Preconstruction Podcast:
- David Roberts' background and position at KHS&S
- Spek by KHS&S: What is PBU and PKU?
- Design process when it comes to Design Assist Digital Fabrication
- The value to the client and capabilities of Modular Fabrication
- The collaboration needed to carry out PBU or PKU
- And much much more
For further information or to ask David any questions please email him at david.roberts@khsswest.com
I hope you enjoyed this episode and please subscribe to be kept up to date with the latest episodes.
Gareth McGlynn, our host, sits down with Tom Deane, the Co-Founder & CEO of ProjectMark, for an in-depth discussion.
The topics discussed in the podcast include:
Tom's university experience at the Limerick Institute of Technology, where he graduated in 2011.
His transition from an Irish education system as a quantity surveyor to working in the San Francisco construction market.
His experiences working as an owner's representative at MGAC in San Francisco. Tom lived out his dream of leaving Ireland to build high rises in America, and worked at MGAC for five and a half years.
His journey from being a general contractor cost manager to owning and developing ProjectMark, a preconstruction technology firm.
Tom discusses the all-in-one CRM and proposal platform which enables users to win work smarter.
"Sell preconstruction services". Tom discusses how ProjectMark helps users sell preconstruction services.
You can check Tom Deane via his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-deane-5b93b93a/
Visit as well ProjectMark's website: https://www.projectmark.com/
Enjoy this podcast episode!
In our new episode, Gareth, our host, was joined by Alex Gregory, Director of Preconstruction at GH Phipps.
Discussed on the podcast are the following topics:
- He graduated from Georgia Southern University with a B.S. Construction Management in 2007
- Lean Construction Institute and the importance of Lean construction project delivery.
- He'll be presenting at the Advancing Preconstruction Conference on May 25th. His topic will be recruiting qualified individuals to build a diversed Preconstruction team.
- Preconstruction technology - what he has learned and what we can expect in the future.
You can check Alex Gregory via his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexlgregory/
And visit Lean Construction Institute's website: https://leanconstruction.org/
Enjoy this podcast episode!
Gareth McGlynn, our host, sat in with Rachael Daly, The No nonsense QS in NYC.
They discussed the following:
- Rachael has studied Construction Economics with a Quantity Surveying Degree at the Limerick Institute of Technology.
- Seven years of QS work in Brisbane, Australia where she was responsible for the largest children's hospital in the Southern Hemisphere.
- The challenges of relocating from Australia to New York City with Linesight.
- 5 years of working with the JP Morgan team, making sure that the Chase Tower headquarters in Manhattan comes in on budget, which is a 60-story skyscraper.
- What is the difference between quantity surveying and preconstruction?
- Large change orders or construction variations, what we can do better.
- Preconstruction technology - what CostX can bring to the table?
- How do we tackle the highest inflation rate in 40 years at 7.5% in January? Rachel Daly does a deep dive.
You can connect with Rachael via her LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachael-daly-mrics-b61b857a/
Check out as well an article she has written: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rachael-daly-mrics-b61b857a_how-commercial-real-estate-can-plan-around-activity-6915066948229693440-ofHZ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
Enjoy and stay tuned for more exciting Preconstruction episodes coming your way!
Gareth, our host, sat down with Wyatt Jenkins, Chief Product Officer at Procore Technologies to ask what Procore have planned for there Preconstruction offerings?
Disclosed on the podcast:
- Wyatts background within Data & Analytics companies
- Why construction and why Procore
- The Procore Ecosystem, known for their CM software, what have they planned for the Preconstruction offering
- Why did the firm purchase Esticom in Oct 2020 and what have they planned
- Data, How he sees data as the fundamental reason for a common data platform
- ProcorePay launching later this year
- And much much more.
If you have follow up questions, you can reach Wyatt via his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wyattjenkins/
Tune in for more exciting podcast episodes!
Our host Gareth McGlynn talked to Tim Hogan a 33 year old Preconstruction Executive running a team of 13 in D.C..
This is yet another HIGH PERFORMING Preconstruction Executive telling his story.
As always Tim is always open to further questions or any follow up conversation via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-hogan-76843544
Enjoy and stay tuned for more episodes.
Gareth McGlynn our host was delighted when Wes Palmisano agreed to come on The Preconstruction podcast. There was so much to cover, including:
- The Palmisano family history, of which he is the third generation of Master Builders
- Starting Impetus in 2013 with a high-growth strategy to get to $100M as fast as possible
- How focusing on Preconstruction Services was one of the best decisions he ever made
- The reason behind Impetus, challenges with growing so fast, success stories, lessons learned, and what the future holds
- Getting paid market rate for Preconstruction services
- Preconstruction Technology and the future of Preconstruction Technology
- The Renegade Academy - the current education system and its failings to provide qualified candidates for the construction space
- Prefabrication and its importance to help deal with the capacity deficit
As always Wes is always available to help anyone in a similar position or anyone with questions please reach out to him on LinkedIn via: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesley-j-palmisano-317681a/
Or visit the Impetus website at https://buildimpetus.com/
Enjoy!
Gareth sat down with Steve Dell’Orto the founder and CEO of ConCntric, a preconstruction platform that is transforming the fractured preconstruction environment by unifying data, people, and processes.
ConCntric acts as a single source of truth for all preconstruction stakeholders by providing a dynamic view of the project that ensures certainty of outcome.
Discussed on the podcast:
- Steve's 26-year construction industry career where he lived and breathed the world of delivering
preconstruction projects for Clark on the West coast - building it to over $5billion
- Transitioning into building a Preconstruction platform
- Why he believes we need change within Preconstruction
- His background within operations and how preconstruction can shape and help us with the capacity deficit.
- The progress he has made within the last 12 months with ConCntic
- His excitement and predictions of the Future of construction as a whole and especially Preconstruction.
As promised please see below Steve's Linkedin profile link and the link to the ConCntric website where you can book your demo.
Steve Dell'Orto Linkedin Profile link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevedellorto/
ConCntric Website, BOOK a DEMO page: https://concntric.com/
Gareth our host caught up with Ron Deckman the Chief MEP Cost Manager with 35 North out of Durham, North Carolina.
To give you a flavor of Ron:
Credentials he has earned in his career: General Journeyman Electrician, PA; Certified Bus Welder; Certified TIG Welder, Aerospace Certifications - many are expired but he once held them
Titles he has had in his 42 years in construction-related services: Chief MEP Cost Manager/Preconstruction Senior Cost Manager; MEP Estimator; Project Manager; Structural Test Lab Manager; Construction Trades worker
Training includes: Hydraulic power systems; Strain gauge technology; Medium and high-voltage power distribution; Business management (while at Boeing)
Ron has a passion for Mentorship – he was an Electrical Instructor, ABC Apprenticeship Program for 5 years, and also once served as a teaching assistant - history and classical Greek - at Biola University for 2 years.
FUN FACT: He is a keen scuba diver
Discussed on the podcast:
- How Ron's background in Aerospace helped Ron become an MEP Cost Manager
- The Importance of Mentorship
- Environmental trends affecting construction
- Supply Chain issues in MEP
- Preconstruction DATA
- The Price :-( of everything
Feel free to connect with Ron via the link below:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-deckman-86270780/
Enjoy and stay tuned for more episodes.
Gareth our host caught up with Will Senner the VP of Preconstruction with Skanska in Raleigh, NC. Will's story of Preconstruction Data is incredible, discussed on this episode:
- The best way to use Preconstruction Data
- What Preconstruction Data we should be using / gathering
- Visualization through Microsoft BI
- Data Workflows
- Challenges of playing the long game with data
- Benefits of Data
- How it ties into the Preconstruction, Design, Development and Operations side
Please if you enjoy this video please like, subscribe and share it with your friends, peers or colleagues.
If you know any Preconstruction professionals that would be interested in coming onto the Preconstruction Podcast please reach out to us directly at info@nichessp.com
Enjoy!
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This is the second episode in our DATA series of Podcasts and who better to get on and discuss DATA than Stewart Carroll. Stewarts ability to simplify the most complex technology solutions for Preconstruction is second to none.
This is Stewarts second appearance, so if you havent listened to the first episode please do.
This time Stewart dissects how DATA is collected, used and displayed with Preconstruction.
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The Preconstruction Podcast are delighted after popular demand to welcome back Steve Dell'Orto to discuss Data within Preconstruction and specifically AI and ML.
Steve is fresh from his appearance at the Advancing Preconstruction conference earlier this month (Nov 2020), if you didn't catch his presentation I highly recommend it, you can catch a recording now on his LinkedIn feed - just search Steve Dell'Orto on Linkedin.
Enjoy this Episode, we will be bringing you more episodes discussing Data in Preconstruction very soon.
As always a big shout out to our main sponsor Beck Technology: https://beck-technology.com/
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The Preconstruction Podcast has started its Civil series of Podcasts with a BANG - our Managing Director Gareth McGlynn talked to an industry leader, speaker, advocate and pioneer Colleen Martindale.
Described as a breath of fresh air to male dominated industry, Colleen discusses the challenges of being a woman in estimating, McCarthy's diverse project range within civil, Preconstruction Technology including Join Build(r) and Modelogix and a topic that is close to her heart the McCarthy Partnership for Women (MPFW).
This is a must listen to for any civil industry preconstruction or estimating professional or any female within construction.
Enjoy, feel free to like and share this episode with your peers.
If you would like to make an appearance on the Preconstruction Podcast please drop us a text via (646)503-5594.
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The Preconstruction podcast host Gareth McGlynn sat down with YouTube Star Nick Senske the current Assistant Professor of Architecture at Iowa University.
With a Bachelors and Masters in Architecture, along with his 40,000+ YouTube following, Nick Sense is the ideal teacher of Computational Design and Construction Design Education.
Nick discusses how schools are teaching BIM in design education and how computational design should be at the forefront of learning at schools.
See below links to Nick's YouTube Channel, Iowa State University and a 15 minute discussion on why programming should be taught within architecture.
If you want to contact Nick please email him at nsenske@iastate.edu
My YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/nsenske
Iowa State University Computation + Construction Lab (CCL): http://ccl.design.iastate.edu/
Here is a 15-minute talk that Nick gave at University of Oklahoma (March 5, 2020) on why architecture students need to learn programming (it covers some of what we couldn't get to in the interview...): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LR7BYz58Ug&feature=youtu.be&t=10122
Great episode that I hope you enjoy.
Sponsor: Beck Technology - https://beck-technology.com/ Advancing Preconstruction - https://bit.ly/3hLAJ8X
Please if you enjoy this video please like, subscribe and share it with your friends, peers or colleagues.
If you know any Preconstruction professionals that would be interested in coming onto the Preconstruction Podcast please reach out to us directly at info@nichessp.com
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In E3 of the Next Gen Series on The Preconstruction Podcast, Gareth McGlynn chats with Laura Ramirez, a dedicated Preconstruction Engineer at New South Construction. Dive deep into Laura's journey:
Key points during the talk are:
From her roots growing up in Venezuela to making a life over the past eight years in the U.S.
The highs and lows of pursuing civil engineering at Kennesaw State University in Georgia.
Internship with GEA Integral Solutions, a Division 9 company, and the invaluable lessons she gathered.
Transitioning from a Project Management role to the Preconstruction side, delving into the nuances of operations to preconstruction.
What motivates her each morning: be it technology, culture, or what she loves about the construction industry.
To connect with Laura, visit her LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-ramirez-074468179/
Our host, Gareth McGlynn, sat down with Kyle Holmes during the Advancing Preconstruction conference 2023 in Phoenix.
Discussed on this episode:
- His love for putting the pieces into place, Value Engineering, and love for Preconstruction
- Why Estimating?
- What helped him advance so quickly?
- Preconstruction Technology - geeking out and being technologically focused.
- What the Preconstruction Technology world can do better.
- The Power of Chat GPT: How he has used it in writing proposals etc
- What do we need Technology to do in Preconstruction - 3D drawing?
- Clean Technology like ConCntric and JOIN
- What the next generation needs and wants in a Preconstruction department.
E31 Micah Vainikka's Episode of the Preconstruction Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/micah-vainikka-young-preconstruction-leader-at-knutson/id1502264958?i=1000516420881
Kyle Holmes LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-holmes-01384785/
Micah Vainikka's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/micahvainikka/
As always folks, if you can subscribe on Apple, Spotify and YouTube, you will be notified when I release an episode.
Enjoy, and stay tuned for more episodes.
Gareth our host caught up with Rohan Jawali the VDC & Innovations lead at Hensel Phelps in San Diego.
During this episode, Rohan goes into great depth on:
- His career growth at Hensel Phelps
- The Importance of Preconstruction & VDC
- Preconstruction Technology (BIM Models, 5D Modelling & 6D Modelling)
- Digital Prefabrication
- The lessons from Covid, how the Processes have enabled us.
- Life in San Diego
- What is the best Preconstruction Technology Stack
You can connect with Rohan via Twitter and LinkedIn via the following links:
Twitter: @RJawali
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rjawali/
Please if you enjoy this video please like, subscribe, and share it with your friends, peers, or colleagues.
If you know any Preconstruction professionals that would be interested in coming onto the Preconstruction Podcast please reach out to us directly at info@nichessp.com
Enjoy!
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Gareth our host caught up with Alan Dunbar the SVP of Preconstruction for Skanska's West Coast offices, he is also the Preconstruction Technology Group Leader across the US.
Based in Seattle, WA, Alan is an incredibly insightful Preconstruction professional originating from Glasgow, Scotland where he studied as a Quantity Surveyor.
During this episode, Alan goes into great depth on his vision for Skanska's West Coast operations and how they are leveraging in-house custom-built preconstruction technology to help expedite the Preconstruction process.
You can connect with Alan on LinkedIn using the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-dunbar-25a16614/
Oh and we discuss much much more :-)
Please if you enjoy this video please like, subscribe, and share it with your friends, peers, or colleagues.
If you know any Preconstruction professionals that would be interested in coming onto the Preconstruction Podcast please reach out to us directly at info@nichessp.com
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Gareth our host caught up with David Askie an International Preconstruction thought leader who has worked across three continents in cities like Milan, Sydney, London, Perth, LA, NY, Chicago and many more.
During this episode, David goes into great depth on:
His journey from college in Newcastle New South Wales to Head of Integrated Solutions for Lendlease US.
Lendlease the Australian construction giant
Projects in Milan, London, LA, NY, Chicago
Lendlease's unique international skillset
Opportunities in Lendlease US
Preconstruction Technology
The Challenges around choosing the right Preconstruction Technology
Oh and we discuss much much more :-)
Connect with David on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-askie-803a3b4/
Please if you enjoy this episode please like, subscribe, and share it with your friends, peers, or colleagues.
If you know any Preconstruction professionals that would be interested in coming onto the Preconstruction Podcast please reach out to us directly at info@nichessp.com
Enjoy!
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