AEC Hackathon – Removing Organizational Bias to Solve the Monday Problem
Damon Hernandez, founder and Executive Director of the AEC Hackathon speaks about tearing down the walls disguised as generational, gender, and ethnic biases, and coming together to elevate the industry by addressing frustrations, utilizing shared platforms, and developing software hacks. This can all be done by combining industry professionals, software developers, and government agencies over a…
Intelligent Buildings: The Future of a Less Stressful & More Collaborative Urban Society
Kevin Flanagan, a partner at PLP Architecture speaks with us about the Oakwood Timber Tower feasibility study he did that demonstrates the viability of building a timber tower high rise constructed with cross-laminated timber (CLT) in downtown London. We cover some of the drivers of design innovation, including sustainability, millennial recruitment and retention, and service focus. Where to…
Lessons Learned from the Most Sustainable Building in the World
Ron Bakker, founding Partner at PLP Architecture was involved with designing the world’s most sustainable office building known as the Edge and it is located in Amsterdam. We discuss the different elements of the building life cycle, from design to occupancy and operation including 30,000 sensors collecting data on a moment by moment basis. We…
Lean Construction Institute Congress Recap: Part 4
Frank Barnes, Eric Ahlstrom, Rex Miller (Left to Right) Topics Covered in this Episode: Capturing the Millennial Generations into AEC with Lean How to Implement Lean in Organizations Lean Tools Lean Behavior High Performance Teams Future of Construction / Lean Implementation How to get a Lean Mindset How to Get the Best Out of the next…
Lean Construction Institute Congress Recap: Part 3
Mackenzie Skene, Steven Wilson, Muhsin Lihony, Howard Ashcraft, John Hayward (Left to Right) Topics Covered in this Episode: Process Design Capturing the Millennial Generations into AEC with Lean How to Implement Lean in Organizations Lean Tools Lean Behavior Lowering Risk Through better Contracts: Integrated Project Delivery Future of Construction / Lean Implementation How to get a…