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The real value of working in the building trades with Dave Ianucci, EAS Carpenters Chris Martin
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Director of Safety and suicide survivor shares how his experience is helping others in construction Building PA Podcast
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Construction companies win when their insurance broker is construction-centric! Building PA Podcast
We wanted to know more about what a B Corp is and what is fueling the desire to become B Corp certified. Our guest on this episode is passionate about their B Corp certification and took the time to share with us a broad overview of what it takes to […]
WELL Building. What is it? How does it differ from Lead building and is this the wave of the construction future? These questions and many more are answered by Chip Desmone, CEO of Desmone Architects. Desmone and his team of architects designed the first WELL Gold Certified Building in Pittsburgh, PA. […]
The Building Pa Podcast has reached the 10,000 download milestone. This accomplishment is according to Buzzsprout hosting platform. In 2019, co-hosts Chris Martin, president of Atlas Marketing, and Jon O’Brien, executive director of the Keystone Contractors Association recognized a void of information being shared in the construction industry. They decided to […]
The topic of captive insurance has gained in popularity. We want to know, why? So we invited Tim Ziegler, vice president, principal, and head of the construction division at McConkey Insurance to join us on the podcast to talk about captive programs and answer some questions, we’re hearing in the […]
In today’s podcast, co-hosts, Jon and Chris are joined by a special guest, senior project manager for Quandel Construction Group, Sarah Knehr—KCA’s 2021 Top Young Leader Award winner. Knehr was chosen as the winner because of her outstanding performance on the job and in the community. She shares her insight […]
By Quandel Construction Group Energy prices are rising after a relatively calm and steady period. Consider these facts: Fuel oil is roughly 67% more expensive than last year at this time. Electricity is up 45% from a year ago. Natural gas, which is the primary fuel source for electricity generation, […]
Michael Metz-Topodas, partner with Cohen Seglias Greenhall & Furman PC returns to the Building PA Podcast to talk about contract management. In this episode, Topodas shares insight about contract management and how it relates to change management. Topodas sees the contract as an equation; the contractor will do work and […]
Marc Mondor, principal, architect, and co-founder of evolveEA is our latest guest to talk about sustainable design. Mondor shares how their company approaches a project to ensure the structure has a “lesser, lighter environmental impact.” Mondor commented that the word “sustainability” is used a lot more in recent years and […]
No one knows communication and organization better than Bob Dresser of Strategic Executive Consulting. In this fourth episode in the Better Project Outcomes Series, Bob addresses a key component in the success of construction companies, projects, and profitability—change management. In this episode, Bob highlights the key components needed to set […]
In today’s podcast, Maria Elliott, attorney/partner for Barley Snyder talks about contracts and risk management. Maria shares her insight about the changes being made in contracts since COVID. Maria commented that before COVID, owners and general contractors were focused on force majeure, which is the unforeseeable circumstances that prevent someone […]
