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Today, we're tackling the presently theoretical topic of the Master Builder AI. What would it look like, what are the challenges—is it even possible with the industry the way it is? We sat down with Krigh Bachmann, Tech Consultant with years of design experience, and Andrew Visconti, Senior Project Manager at EllisDon to break down this Master Builder topic. It’s a vast subject to explore, and we’re only scratching the surface.

Today we’re breaking ground on a big conversation: robotics in the workforce. Robots are appearing on construction sites, and they aren't going away anytime soon, so we sat down for a candid conversation with Ryan Sutton, General Superintendent with EllisDon, and Sina Karimi, Lead R&D of AxLabs Innovations at Pomerleau. Are robots tools or teammates? Let's talk about it. 

We're talking about drones! We sit down with Neil Chauhan, Director of Virtual Design & Construction at EllisDon, and Ryan Rizzo, CEO of TerreSky, to imagine what the future of drones could be and how we get there from here. We get into current applications, future capabilities, and take off into some sci-fi hopes for the industry.

We round off our trio of BIM episodes with mass deployment, barriers to adoption, and industry standardization. What is it going to take to get BIM at scale across the industry? We bring in Patrick Lalonde, Senior Director of Digital Project Delivery at EllisDon, and Claudia Cozzitorto, Principal at BIM DnA and Executive Director at buildingSMART Canada to discuss.

As a follow-up to our latest episode on BIM, we dive a bit further into it's current applications at the design stage. I'm joined by Jason D'Altroy, Project Manager at DIALOG, as well as Rob Sanchez, Founder of Stanza Technologies, who help me get a better understanding of BIM before construction crews even break ground.