Construction Industry Podcast With Cesar Abeid

Every once in a while I like to bring you a guest to talk about some aspect of the construction industry you might not be too familiar with. Today, I bring you Dan Murray, a fellow Canadian with decades of experience in disaster restoration. This is a podcast episode.  To listen to my conversation with […]

Hello all and welcome to another episode of the Construction Industry Podcast. Today I bring my conversation with Ann Banning-Wright as we talk about her work with construction businesses. We talk about doing things differently, managing change, staying relevant, and adding true value to our clients and stakeholders in the construction industry. After my chat […]

It’s been a little while since the last episode of the Construction Industry Podcast, but I wanted to let you know that the show must go on! Today I bring you a fascinating talk with Brent Darnell, on the value of emotional intelligence for the construction professional.  Brent does fantastic work in this field, specifically in […]

We all know how diverse the constitution industry is. We have service providers, contractors, suppliers, architects, owners, government entities, engineers, carpenters, electricians, even food trucks, catering and serving construction projects around the world. Yet there is one thing that, regardless of our place in this industry, we all have to deal with… And that is […]

Today on the Construction Industry Podcast we will talk about change management and how to do it properly so it works well for all stakeholders. To talk about this important topic, I bring you Todd Dawalt an expert in managing change and change orders in the construction industry.  Todd is also the owner of Snap Field Report, […]

Hello everyone once again and welcome to the Construction Industry Podcast! If you have ever been curious about lean construction, today will be a great introduction on what it is and how it came about. I have the privilege of having Greg Howell on the show today, co-founder and president of the Lean Construction Institute. Mr. […]

It has been a few weeks (aham, months?) since last episode, but we are now back with a bang. Today I have Ms. Wendy Ables from Constructive Communication, Inc., and we will talk about understanding social media in the built environment. Wendy Ables Wendy Ables is an expert in PR and social media. As a […]

Hiring is a science. Though we are a small company here at Remontech, we have had to hire in the past and it was a difficult task. Often we hire because we have a sudden need of help.  This becomes an issue because the sense of urgency will tend to cloud our judgement. The fact […]

After meaning to do it for a long time, I finally have an episode on BIM, or Building Information Modelling. As you may know, BIM is completely changing the construction landscape.  While BIM involves 3D modelling, it is much more than that. It is really revolutionizing the way we do construction, especially how we communicate […]

On today’s episode I bring you an introduction to the topic of Integrated Project Delivery, also known as simply IPD. As both a philosophy and a delivery method, IPD seems to address many of the shortcomings of the traditional Design-Bid-Build and the Construction-Manager-at-Risk models. Some of the issues that IPD addresses involve the sharing of […]

On this episode of the construction industry podcast I talk with the Construction Informer, Duane Craig, on some interesting ideas on what to do with construction waste.  Duane shared with me a few articles he has come across that shed some light and put into perspective the problem that construction waste represents. To listen to […]

In today’s episode I talk once again with Mark Johnson, FAIA.  Mark shared with me his experience and expertise in leveraging SlideShare.net. SlideShare.net is to power point presentations what YouTube is to home videos.  It is a free service that allows you to share your presentations on the web with a very targeted, large B2B […]

In today’s episode of the Construction Industry Podcast we will talk about a topic that is really exciting to me – branding for the construction industry. You probably have been hearing the word “brand” more often now than in the past. With the advent of the internet and social media, businesses and people can’t help […]

On this 26th episode of the Construction Industry Podcast I spoke with Casey Sledge of Sledge Engineering.  He shared his experience in helping construction owners in the public sector in delivering projects they’re proud of. Take a listen by pressing the orange “play” button above . Winner of the “Construction Management Strategies” book As promised on episode […]

After a “brief” hiatus, I bring you a new episode of the Construction Industry Podcast.  Today I speak with Debra Inwald, from Works-in-Progress Associates, on the topic of best practices in choosing the right construction contract or delivery method for your construction project. Take a listen by pressing the orange “play” button above . Thank you […]

On this week’s episode of the Construction Industry Podcast I talk with Dr. Milan Radosavljevic from the University or Reading. Dr. Radosavljevic talks about his experience in the Construction Industry and also about his brand new book called Construction Management Strategies. Take a listen by pressing the orange “play” button above and see how you can […]

I’m very excited to showcase the Construction Owners Association of America on this week’s episode of the Construction Industry Podcast. I recently attended the 2012 Spring Conference of COAA in Dallas, Texas.  This was a great experience for me. Listen to today’s episode for my take on COAA in general and their conference. Press the […]

Today’s episode is dedicated to those in the construction industry who own their business. I spoke with Albert Hathazi, a marketing expert, about his 5 steps on becoming a market leader in your community.  These apply to any industry, and you would be surprised to know how few in our construction sector are aware of […]

On this 21st episode of the Construction Industry Podcast, I spoke with Coty Fournier, on the topic of the challenges and opportunities that women face in the construction industry. Press the orange “play” button above to listen to the episode. Coty shared with me how she got started in the sector and her amazingly successful […]

Episode Links Construction Industry Podcast Episode 18 Craig Adam’s Proschedule’s website Presentation on remote construction monitoring on SlideShare Example of construction monitoring live feed Example of construction monitoring “smart” time-lapse recording PHOTO-NET Dynamic Scheduling Demo Listen to the entire episode by clicking the orange “play” button above. Hello everybody, my name is Cesar Abeid and […]