Mass Construction Show

In this episode of the Mass Construction Show I speak with Rene Morkos, Founder and CEO of ALICE Technologies about how construction management firms can move from a traditional fixed CPM scheduling method to a place where we can input tasks and parameters. Then ALICE can run simulations of your project to determine the shortest duration for your job and export them to a P6 schedule for you. On another note, we're stuck on 85 ratings, and we've been there for months. I'd love to get to 100. If you listen on Apple then it would be great if you could hit one of those rating stars and help us get to 100. Remember please, rate, review, share, and enjoy the show! Follow the Mass Construction Show here: Linkedin Instagram Twitter Facebook TikTok Intro music by Sound Revolution

In this episode of the Mass Construction Show I cover a range of topics including office space, Amazon's new Astro robot, cold-call style emails, core values, and the Mass Construction community on Discord. I do a little ranting; hopefully it's food for thought. I'm still eyeing an office building. Are you looking for some space because I would love to purchase a building and will need to lease some space to make it work financially. Message me on any social platform if you're interested in more info. Astro, Amazon's new robot with a camera on a telescoping head is a little bit Alexa, a little bit FaceTime, a lot of home security, and all controlled remotely. What this could mean for job sites excites me. I see parallels with Boston Dynamics. Indulge me in a few moments of complaining about these cold emails I've been getting. Marketing needs to bring value. If you engage in this cold call style of email, please stop. It's bad business. Be better for your brand. In that same vain, I rant on about core values and companies that develop them. They generally annoy me, and I'll get into that plenty in this show. However, I recently saw the Procopio Companies released its core values, and they pretty much get it right. If you run a business that publishes its core values then pay attention to what Procopio has done and take notes. The MassConn community on Discord is really picking up now that summer is fully in the rearview mirror. I do a quick roundup of some of the topics being discussed there. If you're interested, message me through social media and I will get you an invitation to join. Finally, local listeners - there will be a MassConn cigar meetup around the end of October/beginning of November. DM me through any social platform for details. We have to keep it small to follow Covid guidelines, so if interest exceeds capacity then we'll get a waitlist going. Remember please, rate, review, share, and enjoy the show! Follow the Mass Construction Show here: Linkedin Instagram Twitter Facebook TikTok Intro music by Sound Revolution

In this brief episode of the Mass Construction Show I speak with Sharon Jozokos, Vice President of Healthcare at Columbia Construction, and John Cribbs, Associate Dean and Assistant Professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology. We discuss the Wentworth Construction Management Industry Advisory Board, including what it is, why someone might want to be part of it, and upcoming events.  If you have interest in joining the Construction Management Industry Advisory Board, be in touch with John at cribbsj@wit.edu. Remember please, rate, review, share, and enjoy the show! Follow the Mass Construction Show here: Linkedin Instagram Twitter Facebook TikTok Intro music by Sound Revolution

In this episode of the Mass Construction Show I talk with Tim Irving, Deputy Director Directorate of Construction at US Department of Labor Occupational Health and Safety Administration.  Tim and I begin with how he started his career as an electrician, including the unexpected and devastating event that led him towards an interest in and eventually a career in construction safety at OSHA. Before getting into what exactly OSHA does, he gives us some insight into how safety has changed over the last two decades and specifically explains the code’s intent on consumer protection rather than protection or education of the electricians completing the work. In terms of OSHA, Tim breaks down the three main ways the organization works to ensure safe and healthful workplaces: fair and effective enforcement, clear guidance and standards, and compliance assistance. He clarifies appropriate engagement with OSHA for construction professionals, then breaks down how OSHA is organized at the national and regional levels to support its mission on site, including specific activity that the OSHA Directorate is working on now. We finish by discussing some “practical things” for smaller companies who don’t have safety professionals on staff, specifically different types of inspections on job sites and what that looks like.  Remember please, rate, review, share, and enjoy the show! Follow the Mass Construction Show here: Linkedin Instagram Twitter Facebook TikTok Intro music by Sound Revolution

Today's episode of the Mass Construction Show is with  Regina Olivieri of Shawmut Design and Construction, Lt. Chris Towski of Cambridge Fire and Michael Yanovitch of the Walpole Building Department. -> Link to class  Today we have a conversation about an upcoming open enrollment class. We discuss what topics we’ll cover in the class and it will also be a prompt for you to provide feedback about the type of content you’d like to see on our, website, social, videos or the podcast. Remember please, rate, review, share and Enjoy the show! Follow the Mass Construction Show here: Linkedin Instagram Twitter Facebook TikTok Intro music by Sound Revolution

In this episode of the Mass Construction Show, Mike and I discuss the building collapse in Miami, Florida. Mike breaks down current landscape of Codes, Ordinances and scenarios that may have led to creating the environment in which something like this could happen. Enjoy the show Follow the Mass Construction Show here: Linkedin Instagram Twitter Facebook TikTok Intro music by Sound Revolution

In this episode we discuss Jim's recipe to build the Billion dollar company that is Shawmut Design and Construction and what drove him to leave retirement to take on what could be even a bigger challenge; bring dignified healthcare to the developing world. Enjoy the show. -> If you are local to Massachusetts and have material or used equipment to donate please reach out to Oliver at  ohayward@buildhealthinternational.org or message me on social. -> Tom Feeley article about the near bankruptcy  Follow the Mass Construction Show here: Linkedin Instagram Twitter Facebook TikTok Intro music by Sound Revolution

In this episode of the Mass Construction Show we discuss three articles of note: No License No Claim Wellness for Builders Aggregate  Follow the Mass Construction Show here: Linkedin Instagram Twitter Facebook TikTok Intro music by Sound Revolution

In this episode of the Mass Construction Show , Lt. Towski and I discuss the massive multi-day lithium-ion battery fire in Morris, Illinois. We walk through the full time line of the fire and the fall out post extinguishing of the fire. As we walk through the event Lt Towski gives his insight on what fire services may have been thinking and tactics they used to get the fire under control. Beyond the fire we discuss what are the challenges we as builders and enforcers will face when technology out paces the codes. Enjoy the show! Follow the Mass Construction Show here: Linkedin Instagram Twitter Facebook TikTok Intro music by Sound Revolution

In this episode of the Mass Construction Show we chat with Chris Brindamour Director of Scheduling at Consigli, Dan Connolly President at Block Builders, and Greg Garvin Pre-Construction Manager at Gilbane. We discussed new Mass Construction Discord Server. It’s a chance to hear from people that are using the platform and to hear what they like, dislike and generally think of the platform. If you’re a regular discord user, new to the platform or like me and you’ve never heard of it…. Then this episode is for you. It’s a great opportunity to hear about the conversations going on in our industry, learn about a new platform and decide if it might be a way for you to improve your career. If you hang on to the end there’s an interesting opportunity that we’re looking at for mentoring so jump off early. Enjoy the Show! Follow the Mass Construction Show here: Linkedin Instagram Twitter Facebook TikTok Intro music by Sound Revolution