Know It All: A Podcast For Construction

As the construction industry prioritizes productivity and process growth and innovation, it's critical to engage the next great minds of the industry – students – to share their thoughts on what the future looks like. The Project Based Learning (PBL) Lab at the Center for Integrated Facility Engineering (CIFE) at Stanford University is doing just that by giving students the opportunity to experience, practice and innovate construction methodologies, practices and processes through real-world experiences. This program, started by Dr. Renate Fruchter, enables student teams with mentors from the construction space to push the envelope via a project-based learning course that allows them to use their skill set in a practical manner, arming them for their future. In this episode, Collaboration & New Ways of Working in the Construction Industry from Stanford University's PBL Lab, Justin Schwaiger, Director of Customer Success at Manufacton, and Dr. Fruchter, founding director of the PBL Lab, lecturer in the Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Sr. Research Engineer thrust leader of “Collaboration Technologies” at CIFE at Stanford, discuss this program, its benefits, and what the industry at large can learn from it. To learn more about the course, please visit PBL Lab's website. To explore some of the projects discussed in the episode, please visit PBL Lab's Project Page. The video detailing the Atlantic2020 Project Evolution Story is on YouTube here.  

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. 

We're seeing more and more members of the construction industry explore and adopt innovative technologies, processes and methods to improve productivity. Our latest Know It All podcast episode, Exploring the Modern Methods of Construction, dives into the transformation of the sector and the broad movement towards offsite. Raghi Iyengar, CEO of Manufacton and ViZZ Technologies, sat down with Dave Cooper, a volumetric construction expert and industry thought leader through his DaveCooper.Live platform, to discuss what the future of the industry looks like based on the current trends and needs of today's teams.

For construction teams to improve processes, one thing is clear: they need better visibility and data about ongoing tasks to improve a project's lifecycle. To do this, it's critical they have the right technologies that support current operations and will drive further digital transformation. Join Manufacton by ViZZ Technologies' former VP of Industry Solutions & Strategy Jason Barber and Nate Tockerman, Partner Manager at Procore, as they get together again to discuss the power of informed decision-making with construction technologies that provide better access to data and insights. 

Digital Twins provide the AEC industry with unrivaled access to data and insights to inform design and building management decisions. Join Mitch Hughes, CEO of ViZZ Technologies, and John Hester, Owner and Chief Consultant of Hester Consulting, LLC, which specializes in smart building and energy management consulting, to discuss the impact of AI and Digital Twin technology on smart building systems, including John's work at 30 Hudson Yards in New York City.  

It's well-known that productivity in the construction industry has been lagging. But, luckily for the sector, there are new technologies, data, practices and processes that are driving efficiency and productivity more than ever before. Join Jason Barber, Manufacton's former VP of Industry Solutions & Strategy and current Transportation Strategy Manager at Autodesk, and Nate Tockerman, Partner Manager at Procore, dive into these disruptors for the industry and the benefits they bring construction teams, managers, and more to build and construct better.

It's critical that the Construction industry begins to think of projects beyond a one-time process. Instead, it's time that we productize construction to enable industrialization, in a historically stagnant sector when it comes to productivity. Join Manufacton by ViZZ Technologies' President Raghi Iyengar and Vice President and Well-Known Construction Entrepreneur Arol Wolford to learn about the importance and ongoing trend of bringing manufacturing principles to construction for improved efficiencies and quality across projects.