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Demographer, Ken Gronbach at: KGCdirect.com You can view and purchase his most recent book that he co-authored, “https://kgcdirect.com/?page_id=36 (Upside, Profiting from the Profound Demographic Shifts Ahead).” Just released this past April 2017. https://www.gensler.com/research-insight/publications/dialogue/30/the-game-changer-for-cities-driverless-cars (Driverless Car article). Music By: Epic Music Supervision Show Notes: www.constructrr.com/ep34

Dr. Dean Kashiwagi This episode features Dr. Dean Kashiwagi who is Director at Performance Based Studies Research Group (PBSRG). Previously, he was a Professor at ASU, in the Del E. Webb school of Construction. Let me tell you, I felt like I was being taught all over again as he clearly and concisely breaks down concepts, uses logic to describe human interaction, and makes plain what is complex. Dr. Kashiwagi is someone you may not agree with at first listen, but you’ve listened to my episodes thus far, if you haven’t, you know that all I want to do is give you practical knowledge on how to lower risk on your projects. He talks about how in an unconventional way – which is very much in line with top performance, lean, efficiency, respect, trust, and last but not least, transparency. How to find Dr. Dean T Kashiwagi, PhD, P.E., IFMA Fellow, Fulbright Scholar: http://Ksm-inc.com (CIB W117 Performance Measurement in Construction | Editor of W117 Journal “Advancement o

Economist Mr. Anirban Basu who is CEO and Chairman at Sage Policy Inc. There are key nuggets of information in this interview that any type of company should be paying attention to. We touch on economic trends based on the current presidential administration regarding capital investment, we talk about modular construction growth, the construction job market as it relates to millennials and I ask for advise looking towards the economic future. Find Anirban at: http://www.sagepolicy.com/ (Sage Policy Group, Inc.) (410) 522-7243 : http://www.constructrr.com/ep32/ (http://www.constructrr.com/ep32/)

David DeYarza, CEO at Builderbox Find David DeYarza at: Builderbox.io David@builderbox.io https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviddeyarza/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviddeyarza/) https://twitter.com/David_Bldrbx (https://twitter.com/David_Bldrbx) If you want to hear more about IPD, Lean, listen to http://www.constructrr.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=1622&action=edit (How to Develop a Collaborative Culture on Every Project with James Pease) on constructrr.com/ep22. Music By: Epic Music Supervision Show Notes: www.constructrr.com/ep31

Randy Hall who is the president and CEO of Batson-Cook General Contracting firm out of Georgia. Randy guides the company’s future as he carries ultimate responsibility for the firm’s strategic planning, business development, pre-construction services and construction operations. I really enjoyed speaking with Randy because he leads with a sense of uplifting his employees by giving them what they want and need. Enabling them to achieve company success by pursuing their goals pushing the company forward with innovation.   He talks about his tenure as AGC president over the Georgia chapter – and how diversity and inclusion awareness is a sure way to pushing the industry forward.   About http://www.batson-cook.com/about_us/executive_profiles/r_randall_hall/#.WRLyEGzrse8 (Randy Hall). About http://www.batson-cook.com/about_us/the_batson_cook_history/#.WRLyRmzrse8 (Batson Cook): Batson-Cook Construction, founded in 1915, builds a wide range of commercial projects for healthcare, multi-family residential,

Renee Cheng, Professor and Associate Dean of Research at University of Minnesota. Find Renee Cheng at: http://arch.design.umn.edu/directory/chengr/ (University of Minnesota Faculty Website) Find the research Renee Cheng has contributed to: http://z.umn.edu/ipdcasestudies2012cheng (AIA/AIA MN IPD Case Studies) http://z.umn.edu/teamsmatterreportgsa (GSA Teams Matter) http://www.gsa.gov/collaborativepractices (GSA Integration at Its Finest) https://www.leanconstruction.org/learning/research/ (Lean Construction Institute – Learning)The research report can also be found here along with other LCI Sponsored Research: https://www.leanconstruction.org/learning/research/ (Motivation and Means: How and Why IPD and Lean Lead to Success) IPDA website at ipda.ca/research-performance/case-studies If you want to hear more about IPD, Lean before we get to part two and haven’t listened to this episode and http://www.constructrr.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=1622&action=edit (How to Develop a Collaborative Culture on Ever

Renee Cheng, Professor and Associate Dean of Research at University of Minnesota. Find Renee Cheng at: http://arch.design.umn.edu/directory/chengr/ (University of Minnesota Faculty Website) Find the research Renee Cheng has contributed to: http://z.umn.edu/ipdcasestudies2012cheng (AIA/AIA MN IPD Case Studies) http://z.umn.edu/teamsmatterreportgsa (GSA Teams Matter) http://www.gsa.gov/collaborativepractices (GSA Integration at Its Finest) https://www.leanconstruction.org/learning/research/ (Lean Construction Institute – Learning)The research report can also be found here along with other LCI Sponsored Research: https://www.leanconstruction.org/learning/research/ (Motivation and Means: How and Why IPD and Lean Lead to Success) IPDA website at ipda.ca/research-performance/case-studies If you want to hear more about IPD, Lean before we get to part two and haven’t listened to this episode and http://www.constructrr.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=1622&action=edit (How to Develop a Collaborative Culture on Ever

Show Notes: www.constructrr.com/ep27 I have something I'm really excited to share with you. I want you to know that it doesn’t matter who you are, you can learn from this. I hope that in sharing this with you will see the value in it, dig into it some more and invest some time in seeing the improvements that can take place in your life. Kata is the topic for this podcast. We talk about what it is, why it is important, and an example of how to implement it. I share some key take aways and how you can learn more about it. Resources: Beth Carrington at www.Katamatters.com https://www.amazon.com/Toyota-Kata-Managing-Improvement-Adaptiveness/dp/0071635238 (Toyota Kata) by Mike Rother Music By: Epic Music Supervision  

Dan Heinemeier, Executive Director at theLean Construction Institute, works to transform the built environment through the use of lean principles, tools and research. In this episode we discuss Dan's background and interest in leadership and desire to implement goals throughout different organizations. He has been able to impact different technical organizations holding an executive role. The core of Lean Construction Institute and the ability for its ability to impact in such a real way comes from the one of the core lean principals: "respect for its people." We talk about the upcoming initiatives for LCI, regarding outreach to design and owner communities, & training.   Check out the Lean Construction Institute https://www.leanconstruction.org/events/2017-design-forum/ (Design Forum) event hosted in Chicago, IL. Also, check out Lean Construction Institute Take Away podcasts from the following LCI Congress, showcasing the following perspectives: http://www.constructrr.com/ep18 (General Con

AEC Software Specialist and Podcaster, Bill Debevc. He is the Host of these podcasts: http://BiMThoughts.com (BIMThoughts.com) http://CADThoughts.com (CADThoughts.com) http://podcast.revitoped.com/ (Revit OpEd) the Shared Coordinates Network At LPA where Bill works, everyone is a designer – including the IT group where he works. We talk about the difference between BIM Managers at the executive level, middle management, and project specific managers. How each person impacts the organization and the success of the projects through standardization. AEC Tech conversation covers: BIM Iterative Design Generative Design Energy Analysis Virtual Reality: Revit Enscape HTC Vive Lumia Augmented Reality – Microsoft Hololens – looking at the same model at the same time. Check out BIM Thoughts episode with – Paul Auben. BIM Caves – Bill explains what it is and why it helps for the design teams collaborate. We discuss how Lean teams with trades talk through and update the models. Lastly we take hold of Bill’s words of wisd

International Women's Day, Women's History Month, and the Women's March historical event 2017. Hear my perspective on how we can celebrate and respect and value women more in a male dominated industry. https://www.internationalwomensday.com/About (The history of International Women's Day) http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/redeye-womens-march-on-washington-20170118-story.html (Article About the Chicago Woman's March Organizer) [gallery ids="1642,1644,1645,1646,1647,1648,1649"] https://www.womensmarch.com/global/ (More about the Global Women's March) https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat18.htm (Construction Demographics USA) Find my interviews with women interviewees here: http://constructrr.com/ep23 (Diana Pisone - Efficiency Expert) http://constructrr.com/11 (Wendy Spreenberg - Co-Working Consultant) http://constructrr.com/04 (Carol Hagen - Bluebeam Trainer) Music By: Epic Music Supervision Show Notes: http://www.constructrr.com/ep24 (www.constructrr.com/ep24)

Diana Pisone, practitioner with 12+ years in using Efficient Office methodologies. She has adopted Lean in her form of leadership where each person in her staff is valued and has a true sense of autonomy making them work more efficiently. You can contact Diana Pisone at dpisone@tedmoudis.com   Music by: Epic Music Supervision Show Notes: www.constructrr.com/ep23

James Pease, practitioner with 8+ years in using Lean Integrated Project Delivery (LIPD)/ Integrated Form of Agreement (IFOA). Subscribe at http://LeanIPD.com (LeanIPD.com) to get a sample IFOA Contract and learn more about IPD. Contact James Pease at: james@leanipd.com Find James on https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamespease/ (LinkedIn) Find out more about Integrated Project Delivery at http://leanconstruction.org (Lean Construction Institute) Find University of Minnesota case studies for IPD http://rp.design.umn.edu/resources/documents/IPD-Case-Study-Matrix-2012_corrected02.pdf (here). Music by: Epic Music Supervision Show Notes: www.constructrr.com/ep22

Lean Construction Congress October 2016 – Key Take-aways from the Owners. You can learn more about the resources at LCI. This is Lean by Nikolos Modig.. Transforming Design and Construction by LCI https://www.leanconstruction.org/learning/publications/ (https://www.leanconstruction.org/learning/publications/) https://www.leanconstruction.org/learning/getting-started-with-lean/ (https://www.leanconstruction.org/learning/getting-started-with-lean/) Also for awesome future interviews, email me at brittanie@constructrr.com Or http://www.constructrr.com/about-the-show/ (Make a suggestion for )interviewees. Music by: Epic Music Supervision Show Notes: www.constructrr.com/ep21

Show Notes: www.constructrr.com/ep20 Lean Construction Congress October 2016 - Key Take-aways from Chris Fussell's Presentation from the premier consulting group, the https://www.mcchrystalgroup.com/ (McChrystal Group). Military experiences are shared to the general population on how to manage complex projects with some guiding principals that we discuss here.   Chris Fussell: https://twitter.com/@fussellchris (Twitter) https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-fussell-56947a32/ (Linkedin)   You can out more about the McChrystal Group and https://www.mcchrystalgroup.com/speakers/chris-fussell/ (Chris Fussell) in their book: https://mcchrystalgroup.com/teamofteams/# (Team of Teams: Rules of Engagement For a Complex World) Music by: Epic Music Supervision

  Lean Construction Congress October 2016 - Key Take-aways from the Presenters. A big thank you to interviewees: http://unified-works.com/ (Rich Sieler) http://www.combatbraintraining.com/ (John Kennedy) - John@combatbraintraing.com http://www.projectrealign.com/index.php/homepage (Dick Bayer) Book suggestions: https://www.amazon.com/Toyota-Way-Management-Principles-Manufacturer/dp/0071392319/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487047513&sr=8-1&keywords=toyota+way (Toyota Way) https://www.amazon.com/Toyota-Kata-Managing-Improvement-Adaptiveness/dp/0071635238/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487047590&sr=8-1&keywords=Toyota+Kata (Toyota Kata) https://www.amazon.com/This-Lean-Resolving-Efficiency-Paradox/dp/919803930X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487047765&sr=8-1&keywords=This+is+Lean (This is Lean – Nikolas  Modig) https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Thinking-Corporation-Revised-Updated/dp/0743249275/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487047796&sr=8-1&keywords=Lean+Thinking (Lean Th

Lean Construction Congress October 2016 - Key Take-aways from General Contractors. A big thank you to interviewees: Eric Rogers, Laura Wake-Ramos, Ashley Norris. A thank you to our anonymous interviewees: Peter, Mark, Joe and Alan for their input. Music by: Epic Music Supervision Show Notes: www.constructrr.com/ep18    

Tim Tracey discuss how to ensure the delivery of satisfaction to property owners via a lean construction methodology called "Conditions of Satisfaction". Through iterative measurement we can determine whether a project team is meeting project goals during design and construction, ultimately continuously improving AEC standards & best practices. You can contact Tim Tracey at: Tim.tracey@smithgroupjjr.com Learn more about establishing and meeting Conditions of Satisfaction here: Lean Construction Institute https://www.leanconstruction.org/about-us/publications/ (Transforming Design and Construction - Lean Construction Institute) https://www.amazon.com/Conversations-Action-Collected-Essays-Relationships/dp/1478378484 (Conversations for Action) – Fernando Flores Music by: Epic Music Supervision Show Notes: www.constructrr.com/ep17

Pete Schermerhorn discussing where the industry is going and how productivity and efficiency are increasingly more and more important in the construction management industry. Learn more about https://www.triaxtec.com/construction/ (Spot-R here). Music by: Epic Music Supervision www.constructrr.com/ep16    

Nathan Wood from Spectrum AEC. Nathan Wood is an innovation evangelist and adoption strategist for global design in the construction industry specializing in topics of BIM and VDC. See the link about the Sutter Health IPDish Project team: https://www.dpr.com/assets/news-docs/ENRSMC_CastroValley.pdf (https://www.dpr.com/assets/news-docs/ENRSMC_CastroValley.pdf) How to learn more about Nathan Wood and Spectrum AEC: http://www.nathancwood.com/ (http://www.nathancwood.com/) http://spectrumaec.com/ (http://spectrumaec.com) Music By: Epic Music Supervision Show Notes: www.constructrr.com/ep15