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Tim & John set sail for Ireland as they talk to Seán Kearney, managing director for the International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (IWSH) Foundation. While at the ISH Show in Germany, Tim and John covered the Plumbing Champions event where 12 plumbers/apprentices from eight different countries came together to prefab bathroom fixtures (toilets, urinals, sinks) on the show floor and then moved them to a local Frankfurt sports facility. 

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There are lots of ongoing conversations in the AEC industry about the opportunities presented by industrialized construction and what companies need to do to get ahead of this trend. In the latest episode of our Know It All podcast series, we asked an impressive group of experts about their thoughts on this construction method, what success looks like and how technology can help. 

This episode, The State of Industrialized Construction, features insights from our own Justin Schwaiger, Director of Customer Success at Manufacton by ViZZ Technologies, as well as three other thought leaders: Nate Kaylor, Director of Innovation at Factory_OS; Nolan Browne, Founder and Chairman of ADL Ventures; and Daniel Hall, Professor of Innovative and Industrial Construction at ETH Zürich.

Justin and guests get together and explore different perspectives on industrialized construction, including tips for adoption, obstacles that can arise, and how teams can best collaborate to be successful. For anyone looking for more information on this trending topic, this podcast episode is a great place to start. 

In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Dave Cooper modular construction expert, and an online host. We chat about his career, being an army medic, changing the face of modular construction, and more!

Dave Cooper on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davecooperlive/
Dave Cooper on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjN6RQpN6sEaWQVaB0n4mDw

My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnA
My Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Jan Pratschke, partner at Collective Carpentry, about his career, opportunities and challenges with prefabricated construction, and more!

Collective Carpentry: http://www.collectivecarpentry.com/
Collective Carpentry on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collective_carpentry/

My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnA
My Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

In this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Pete Kobelt, Sales Director CLT and Mass Timber at Katerra. Pete and I talk about his start in the mass timber world, Katerra's goals in the construction and specifically the mass timber space and some of the opportunities that using timber as a key component of our buildings affords us on the construction site and when living in the space.

Katerra: https://www.katerra.com/
Katerra on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katerra_inc/
Pete on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pete-kobelt-781a9621/

My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnA
My Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

This week on Better Construction I talk with Aaron Miller, President, and Co-Owner at HummingbirdHill Homes. HummingbirdHill was started because they knew that they could do something to positively change the world of construction. Aaron talks about how they started by rethinking the impact of the built environment on our lives and how that impact can enhance both their clients and the environment’s capacity to thrive.

Aaron and I talk about how he got started in the industry, using all 5 senses to design and build a living space and some future technologies they are already preparing for today!

Hummingbird Hill Homes website: https://hummingbirdhillhomes.com/
Hummingbird Hill Homes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hummingbirdhillhomes/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnA
My Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com/

Welcome to Episode #50!!! So many people are talking about offsite construction as an inevitable next step to solve the myriad housing issues we currently face, and we can't help but envision high-performance as going hand in hand with this movement. We discuss the evolution of these systems from the Sears Kit Homes of the 20's, to the race-to-the-bottom Post-war Mobile Home industry, to the Dwell Prefab dreams of the oughts, to the realities of today - both in the USA and in Europe. We'll discuss how the companies currently innovating in the space (including Phil's own BrightBuilt Home) are faring with their various business models, and what are the challenges and limitations are being faced by the different approaches.

We concoct a Corpse Reviver #2 just in time for Halloween, the recipe for which can be found on our Facebook page.

George speaks with Steve Salis a DC-Based, serial entrepreneur and executive, who has founded an impressive portfolio of brands under his company Salis Holdings. He’s the owner of Kramerbooks and Afterwords cafe—the iconic 44 year old bookstore in Dupont Circle—the owner of Ted’s Bulletin; the founder of Federalist Pig American BBQ restaurant; a co-founder of real estate venture Prefab Partners: and former CEO of &pizza. In Ballston, Virginia he’s recently opened Sidekick Bakery. Steve has invested in these concepts because he believes in the strength of their collective brands, saying "anytime you're buying a company, it's like you're buying someone's art."
Steve talks about his path to becoming a business owner and his motto and advice for aspiring entrepreneurs is to "get comfortable being uncomfortable."

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