Hiring is a science. Though we are a small company here at Remontech, we have had to hire in the past and it was a difficult task. Often we hire because we have a sudden need of help. This becomes an issue because the sense of urgency will tend to cloud our judgement. The fact […]
043 What is BIM? An Interview with James Salmon
After meaning to do it for a long time, I finally have an episode on BIM, or Building Information Modelling. As you may know, BIM is completely changing the construction landscape. While BIM involves 3D modelling, it is much more than that. It is really revolutionizing the way we do construction, especially how we communicate […]
039 Integrated Project Delivery (IPDs) with Attorney John M. Sier
On today’s episode I bring you an introduction to the topic of Integrated Project Delivery, also known as simply IPD. As both a philosophy and a delivery method, IPD seems to address many of the shortcomings of the traditional Design-Bid-Build and the Construction-Manager-at-Risk models. Some of the issues that IPD addresses involve the sharing of […]
What is a podcast?
If you don’t know what a podcast is, I’m about to change your life. Back in 2006 I got my first mp3 player. Back then I was really interested in Catholicism, so I went around looking for audio books or other mp3 files on that topic I could download into my player to listen. I […]
What would you ask the people who built a 30-story building in 15 days?
For an upcoming episode of the Construction Industry Podcast, I’ll interview the people behind this amazing feat of engineering: a high rise hotel in China that was built in only 15 days, from foundation to the 30th floor. What would YOU like to ask them? Let me know and I’ll try to sneak in your […]
Construction site cameras need support!
Last week one of our clients in South America wrote me an email. They wanted to let me know that they would be blasting dynamite in their mining construction site and were worried that our cameras and other equipment would be damaged. We had to quickly come up with a plan to protect our assets […]
029 What to do with Construction Waste?
On this episode of the construction industry podcast I talk with the Construction Informer, Duane Craig, on some interesting ideas on what to do with construction waste. Duane shared with me a few articles he has come across that shed some light and put into perspective the problem that construction waste represents. To listen to […]
Does Your Construction Project Have The Infrastructure for Construction Cameras?
When you start thinking about setting up cameras to monitor and record the activities and progress of your construction project, you will probably look up a company like ours and call them. One of the first questions I ask potential clients are about the existing infrastructure to support our monitoring equipment and cameras. Here are […]
028 SlideShare for the Construction Industry
In today’s episode I talk once again with Mark Johnson, FAIA. Mark shared with me his experience and expertise in leveraging SlideShare.net. SlideShare.net is to power point presentations what YouTube is to home videos. It is a free service that allows you to share your presentations on the web with a very targeted, large B2B […]
Should you buy cameras for your construction project or simply pay for monitoring services?
This is a question that some of our clients have asked themselves when looking at installing cameras at their construction site. Let me offer you some thoughts. Monitoring equipment for construction needs to be heavy-duty and provide image with high quality. Besides cameras that are housed in weatherproof, heated enclosures, high-quality lenses, other equipment is needed […]
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