The Construction Dorkcast

Episode 100 !!

29 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Well, everybody we've hit a hundred along the way. We've laughed. We've ran it. We've even evolved and learned a lot in this one. We p...

Special Episode - What the Dork!!

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of the Construction Dorks, we sit down and give you a sort of recap of where we've been for the year. We've all been working, ...

Episode 99 - FreeTO Project Part Four

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of the Construction Dorks FreeTO series, we sit down with Jen Clark from General Sheet Metal. Jen shares how she found her way into th...

Episode 98 – The FreeTO Project Part Three

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of the Construction Dorks, We sit down with Jeff Elwell of EM Duggan to look at volume three of our FreeTO series and talk about his s...

Episode 97 – The FreeTO Project Part Deux

13 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of the Construction Dorks, we continue what we’re calling the FreeTO project. Real conversations with current and future CTOs to pul...

Episode 96 – How to CTO

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Construction Dorks, we kick off a multi part series on CTO's. What is actually involved in that job? How do you get there a...

Episode 95 - AI, Everybody's Talking about it

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AI, Everybody's Talking about it. With that in mind, we welcome Hugh Seaton from TheLink.AI to discuss the SMACNA AI Leadership program, what he’...

Episode 94 - Preppers

02 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is episode 94 of the Dorks and we’re calling it Preppers. Trent, Jeff, and I sat down with AI Jon until he glitched out and discussed some of t...

MEP Innovation 2025 Recap (Crossover)

16 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

MEP Innovation 2025 Recap - Contech Crew Crossover

Episode 93 - General Conversation with Aaron

26 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Construction Dorks, we sit down with Aaron Krovance to talk about the work he did within general contracting and some of the differ...

Episode 92 - End of Year Wrap

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Construction Dorks. For this end of the year wrap up slash beginning of the year kick off, the dorks sit down and discuss what we saw as the big w...

Episode 91 - The Future of Education in HVAC Industry

13 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of The Dorks, we sit down with Devon Madden, a co-owner at Madden Sheet Metal, to talk about the future of Education in the HVAC indus...

Episode 90 - Under Construction

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of the dorks we talk about Challenges of dealing with under construction tech and the chaos that causes. We are joined by Jeff Elwell ...

Episode 89 - Breaking the Fourth Wall

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of The Construction Dorks, we pick up the to-be-continued from the content crew. We were on there doing the news and having such a fun...

Episode 88 – The Long and Windy Road to Innovation

04 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, the Dorks welcome in Jen Clark from General Sheet Metal out of Portland, Oregon. We had fun in this episode listening to Jen’s jour...

Episode 87 - From the Field with Mike Z Josh and Lambert

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to a special episode as we kick off a brand-new segment called 'From the Field with Mike Z.' Mike’s always been connected to the fie...

Episode 86 - The Next Generation Part II

04 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the construction dorks, we talked to the next generation of construction technologists, or at least they were a couple of years ago...

Episode 85 - AGC Unplugged

16 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this Unplugged episode, we go guestless and strip down to cover the key topics and takeaways from the AGC Tech Conference. With no outside voices t...

Episode 84 - DOTY Award Podcast

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Dorks, we sit down with Hamzah Shanbari, the Dork Of The Year and recent author of Paperless Builders. We talk about his work a...

Episode 83 - A Shocking Dose of Reality

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Construction Dorks, we sit down with Kelly Lubeley to examine some of the similarities and differences between Electrical and o...

Episode 82 - Innovators of the year 2024

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Construction Dorks, we sit down with the innovators of the year from NECA SMACNA and MCAA to talk about the importance of innov...

Episode 81 - Energizing Minds

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, the dorks talk with Liz Campbell about The work she and others are doing to encourage students at a high school level to consider a c...

Episode 80.5 - Throw Me A Freakin Bonuse Here

19 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this Bonus Episode of the Dorks, Trent and Travis sit down with our good friend Burcin Kaplanoglu with Oracle Industry Labs. We had the honor and t...

Episode 80 - Super Skids

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Dorks, we're talking about one of our favorite subjects, and that is skid fabrication. We're talking with two of the be...

Episode 79 - AIing Around with the Dorks

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, the dorks talk about AI, how we're using it, when we're using it, how the industry is adapting to it, and whether it is reall...

Episode 78 - Awesomeness By Association

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today, the dorks sit down with Linda Jennings of SMACNA and Dan Bulley of the MCAA to about associations life, How the associations have changed o...

Episode 77 - It Is Her First Rodeo

07 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode the Construction Dorks we sits down with Hanna Thomazin of US Engineering to talk about her first main stage appearance at MEP Innovat...

Episode 76 - Fellowship Of The Pipe

27 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of the Construction Dorkcast we welcome back our good friend, Mike Zivanovic of Faro. Anyone that knows Mike knows of his passion for ...

Episode 75 – Joy of Home Brewing

14 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Dorks, we're talking homebrew, and we don't mean beer. We mean brewing up solutions to the problems that all of us face, an...

Episode 74 – Manufacturing Reality

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today, the dorks talk with Amanda Comunale about some of the realities and challenges facing both manufacturers and contractors in the age of digi...

Episode 73 - AU 2023 Vegas Reloaded

24 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, the Dorks talked to Pete Majewski with Autodesk, about AU 2023 going back to Vegas. His first AU experience, understanding the contra...

Episode 72 - The Dorks Go Heavy Metal

02 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode the Dorks talked to Angie Simon head of Heavy Metal Summer Experience (https://hmse.org/) about the birth of the program and how the ...

Episode 71 - Mid-Season Conference Recap

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Dorks, we give a mid-season conference recap, catching our breath and talking a little bit about the major themes and emerg...

Episode 70 - Stratus Innovate Recap

01 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Dorks talk with Chris Hronek about the Stratus Innovate convention and all happenings and announcements as well as diving into some of the key tak...

Episode 69- Mixing reality with fantasy

09 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of the dorks, we talked to Logan Smith CTO of Argyle an augmented reality solution for construction that focuses on solving real job ...

Episode 68- BFF - Best Fabrication Friends

28 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, the dorks talk to CJ Best, Director of Manufacturing at McKinstry, about all things Industrialized Construction. CJ takes us through ...

Episode 67- More innovative than duct tape

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode the dorks interview Zach Piercy of Poynter Sheet Metal the current SMACNA innovator of the year for about how Tech and innovation are ...

Episode 66- Innovation with a Spark.

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s episode, the dorks talk with Todd Grossweiler, NECA’s Innovator of the Year for 2023 is about innovation on the electrical side, an...

Stratus 2023 Innovate- Bonus Episode

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, the dorks are doing a bonus episode to talk with some of the presenters for Stratus Innovation 2023. This is the second time this eve...

Bonus Episode- SoBuilt Play Summit

22 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this bonus episode DorkCast Cohost Jeff Sample sits with Charlie Dunn, Nathan Wood, Kristina Henkai, Tony Altemus, Jesus (Jesse) Hernandez, Armando...

DorkCast Episode 65- Don't Wait Innovate

12 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we speak with Doug Smith of DSI, the 2023 MCAA Innovator Of The Year, about the practical side of innovation and how DSI has establi...

DorkCast Episode 64 - Dorkfit

31 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Dorkcast Episode 64, Dorkfit. In this episode, we invite in Denise Devine from SteelToe Consulting and we talk about fitness. No, not fitne...

DorkCast Episode 63 - Burnout Brigade

05 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today, the Dorks are talking to Kristina Henkai about burnout and the construction industry and how encouraging play and understandings of others and...

DorkCast Episode 62 - DATAona 111110100

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Data race is on! This week’s episode we talked to Darren Young about Data. How to get started and structure the data that exists in you company ...

DorkCast/Bridging The Gap/SharedPains Crossover Bonus Episode

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Travis had the pleasure of sitting down with Todd Weyandt in person and Nathan Wood virtually during MEPForce to record a Bridging the Gap Episode. We...

DorkCast Episode 61 - The DOTY... Now with Robots!

24 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Finally! It’s been a minute, as the kids say. Here’s DorkCast Episode 61, The DOTY, now with Robots. In this episode the three least popular Dork...

DorkCast Episode 60 - MEP Innovations Recap

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Woohooo it’s episode 60 of the Construction Dorkcast….we think. Continuing on our MEP Innovations wrap up theme, we welcome in two of our great f...

DorkCast Episode 59 - Data is an Investment in Strategy

29 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Here we are at episode 59 of the Construction DorkCast. In this episode we targeted data and data strategy, so we reached out to a past guest Amanda ...

DorkCast Episode 58 - The Anti-Keynote at MEP Innovations 2023

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

So, in this episode the dorks have just attended MEP Innovation. We had fun there all week and it ended with anti-keynote. That is, it ended with a g...

DorkCast Episode 57 - Winter Funderland!

30 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the end of the year and that means a DorkCast year end wrap-up. For episode 57 we went live and invited in our friends. We all shared our tech...

DorkCast Episode 56 - Straight Outta Content

12 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, the Dorks talked to Brad Hendricks and looked specifically at how ITM has begun to resurface as the preferred content sty...

DorkCast Episode 55 - The World is My Classroom

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We continue the theme of alternative pathways into and through construction in episode 55 of the DorkCast. We brought on Sasha Reed from Procore.org t...

DorkCast Episode 54 - Trade'ing Places

14 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 54 of the DorkCast, we sit down with Brett Stacks of Viatechnik to talk about Trade-ing Places. A theme we keep seeing in construction tech...

DorkCast Episode 53 - Live from AU with Mike Z

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode of the Dorks, we sit down with Mike Zivanovic on the last day of Autodesk University to talk tech from the exhibit hall.

DorkCast Episode 52 - Whose Reality is it Anyway?

16 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Look at us keeping kind of a regular schedule! Here is DorkCast Episode 52 where we welcome in our friend Kyle Johnson of Avvir. Kyle, in our opinion,...

DorkCast Episode 51 - Back to School

31 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to DorkDom! We’re back after a short summer hiatus. The four of us sat down and got reunited and it felt so good. We talk about our sum...

DorkCast Episode 50 - Foresight Equals More Sites

22 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We made it! Episode 50!!! And there was much rejoicing! Yaaaaayyyyy. And to celebrate making it 50 episodes we brought in Sara Curry from JE Dunn to t...

DorkCast Episode 49 - I'm not Sentient, YOU'RE Sentient!

30 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dear listeners, it is time to bow to our robot overlords. Here we are at Episode 49, I’m not sentient, YOU’RE sentient. We are joined by Melvin Ne...

DorkCast Episode 48 - Construction Tech's Gone Plaid

17 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

DorkCast Episode 48 – Construction Tech’s Gone Plaid! In this episode we bring back an old friend Jake Olsen, formerly of DADO and now the VP of C...

DorkCast Episode 47 - Are you content with your content?

28 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

DorkCast 47 is all about content and for that we brought in our first international guest, The Godfather of Content, Andy Robbins. Nerd alert on this ...

DorkCast Episode 46 - Make Friends and Help People

13 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 46 of the Construction DorkCast. There isn’t much to say here. We gathered to celebrate the life of Buck Davis. This was a very hard episode...

DorkCast Episode 45 - Going Off Script

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve followed the podcast this far or you have been involved with it, you know we’re not ones for plans and scripts. Sometimes, though, a gue...

DorkCast Episode 44 - BIM Is Reality!

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

DorkCast 44 – BIM is Reality! In this episode we are down two Dorks again, but we bring in three guests, Chad Lucks from US Engineering, Rob Miller ...

DorkCast Episode 43 - Announcing the Dork of the Year!

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hole. Eee. Shite. This was a fun one. Sitting down with this year’s DOTY, Bri Willams and the man who helped create the award, Nathan Wood. We had t...

DorkCast Episode 42- Putting the Industrial in Industrialized Construction

07 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Episode 42 of the DorkCast, Putting the Industrial in Industrialized Construction with Bob Snyder of Binksy and Snyder/Conivate. Bob is one...

DorkCast Episode 41 - MEP Innovations, That was Legit!

17 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Here we go again, same old schtuff again…. Episode 41, MEP Innovations, that was legit! We sit down with Stacy Zerr, the Supreme Ruler of the MCAA T...

DorkCast Episode 40 - You're a winner!! Now what?

03 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s time! DorkCast 40, You’re a winner, now what? We sit down with the three winners of prestigious and fraGEeeLAy Innovator of the Year Award fr...

DorkCast Episode 39 - Don't Call It a Comeback!

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Here we are, finally, DorkCast episode 39, Don’t Call It a Comeback. After a pause through the holidays and fighting through a busy start to 2022 th...

DorkCast Episode 38 - Sparkies Unite!

21 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Here we are at episode 38 of the Construction DorkCast, Sparkies Unite. In this episode we bring in two friends we’ve gotten to know in the electric...

DorkCast Episode 37 - You're a Unicorn, what's next?

04 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode the construction dorks welcome Rob Sloyer and Reuben Gil to talk about the challenges of taking on the unorthodox position that is BIM...

DorkCast Episode 36 - Design Assist... Or Design Rescue

05 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the DorkCast we welcome back Alex Belkofer who approached us with the idea of talking about what’s been going wrong in the world ...

DorkCast Episode 35 - The Dorks and Their Hobbies

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Here we are, finally, another episode of the Construction DorkCast released on our almost semiregular schedule, sort of. The Dorks believe in being we...

DorkCast Episode 34 - Bonus Episode at STRATUS Innovate

07 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're out in Denver at the Stratus Innovate Conference talking fabrication software and techniques with some of the leading software providers in the ...

DorkCast Episode 33 - The New AB Normal

12 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

I know. I’m sick of hearing and saying it. You’re sick of hearing it, but here we are. The Normal New. I mean the New Normal. We bring in Todd Wey...

DorkCast Episode 32 - We are MAD About Innovation

30 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Thank you for tuning into episode 32 of the Construction DorkCast, We are Mad about Innovation. In this episode we nerd out with Steve Whitmer of ACCO...

DorkCast Episode 31 - Software - Hardware = Noware

13 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Here we are at DorkCast Episode 31 Software minus Hardware equals noware. We focus so much the explosion of software, apps, and platforms that’s hap...

DorkCast Episode 30 - The Shady Side of Software Sales

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode whatever of the Construction DorkCast. In this episode we bring in the Plexxis Patriot Chad Pearson to talk about Building Truth in...

DorkCast Episode 29 - Take Me to Your Data Pt 2

16 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Thank you for tuning into Episode 29 of the Construction DorkCast, Take me to your data. In this episode we talk about this thing called data with Ama...

DorkCast Episode 28 - The Power Triangle

02 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hold onto your butts for this one, folks. We assembled the Tech Committee Chair Triumvirate this week for Episode 28 to talk about how these trade ass...

DorkCast Episode 27 - The Podfather

18 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

You are going to be glad you tuned into this one. Episode 27 with The Podfather, James Benham. James takes us through the origin story of how he got t...

DorkCast Episode 26 - Tech and Tell

08 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Thank you for tuning in to Episode 26 of the Construction DorkCast. In this episode we decided to sit down and share a few of the technologies that ge...

DorkCast Episode 25 - Dorking Out on the Oracle Industries Innovation Lab

21 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We made it. Episode 25, one year of the Construction DorkCast. Thanks to all of our listeners for coming along for the ride. For this special episode ...

DorkCast Episode 24 - We didn't want it to end!

07 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Here we are at episode 23… or 24? Yeah it’s 24. I think. Whatever. Coming off the heels of the MCAA’s MEP Innovation Conference we decided we wa...

DorkCast Episode 23 - Generally a Dork

23 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Here we are at episode 23 of the Construction DorkCast. In this episode we bring in two general contractors to try to prove we’re not all about the ...

DorkCast Episode 22 - Level 2 Chaos- A Predictable Revolution never Erupts

09 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Construction DorkCast episode 22… Chaos ensues… In this episode we sit down with good friends Alice Leung of Brick and Mortar Ventures and Jake Ol...

DorkCast Episode 21 - Hold my beer; the BIM Chronicles Volume 1

26 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to the Construction DorkCast, episode 21 Hold My Beer, the Bim Chronicles Part 1. We all know that this BIM thing is super easy, but we t...

DorkCast Episode 20 - Dork-ettes, Part Deux

13 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

All I can say is wow, you are in for a treat. Construction DorkCast 20, The Dork-ettes Part Deux did not disappoint. Jisell Howe, Kalyn Lengieza, Andr...

DorkCast Episode 19 - Mixed Mechanical Arts

26 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to the Construction DorkCast for Episode 19, Mixed Mechanical Arts with the Queen of Prefab, Amy Marks. Amy hangs out with us and lets he...

DorkCast 18 - I know ConTech..... Show me

12 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to the Construction DorkCast. Here in episode 18 we sit down and talk with Hugh Seaton. You’d better buckle up and remain seated throug...

DorkCast 17 - Tomorrow's another DOY

29 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Thank you for joining us for episode 17 of the Construction DorkCast. In this episode we celebrate Dork of the Year Lilian Magallanes on her DOY. She ...

DorkCast Episode 16 - It's a Fair Trade

14 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to the Construction Dorkcast. We kick this new year off with two of our very good friends Mike Zivanovic and Stephan Schnell talking abou...

DorkCast 15- Cheers! AKA Welcome to the $#!+ Show

10 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Thank you for tuning in to Episode 15 of the Construction DorkCast. This is the last episode for us this year and we changed things up a bit and it wa...

DorkCast Episode 14 - Take me to your data

19 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to the Construction Dorkcast. In episode 14 we bring back Nathan Wood and add in Tom Stemm of the Construction Progress Coalition. This e...

DorkCast Episode 13 - Oh the HumanIT

05 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to the Construction DorkCast. In episode 13 we bring in our friend Darren Young from Hermanson and turn the tables on Jeff to talk about ...

DorkCast Episode 12 - I Dork.

23 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Thank you for tuning in once again to the latest installment of the Construction DorkCast. In this episode, we revisit the theme “I Dork” Or I am ...

DorkCast Episode 11 - Put your Enterprise in Knight Speed

08 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Thank you for checking out Episode 11 of the Construction DorkCast. In this installment we invited in someone from outside of industry for a crossover...

DorkCast Episode 10 - Coopetition

24 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode ten of The Construction Dorkcast. In this installment, we invite in two of our very best friends Amanda Comunale of GTP and Benny B...

DorkCast Episode 9 - The Dorkettes

10 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we hand over the podcast to Tannis Liviniuk, Kelli Lubeley, Nichole Carter, Christa Stephens, Rebecca Sharp, and Neetha Puthran. Nick...

DorkCast Episode 8 - Coordination isn’t always …concrete

27 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Episode 8 of the Construction Dork Cast! On this episode we invite in TJ Chin and Lauren Williams to help school us on how coordination isn...

DorkCast Episode 7 - The Next Generation

13 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome and thanks for listening to this episode of the Construction Dorkcast. As you can hear from the snippets we recorded before going live, we’r...