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The Blueprint Tour
by by PermitZIP
A construction podcast hosted by PermitZIP. Join us as we visit industry experts from all corners of the construction industry to overcome trust hurdles and build community. Subscribe to follow the conversations! www.thebptour.com
Episodes
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Why Do Indoor Pools Become So Expensive?
Summary In Episode 5 of The Blueprint Tour: Extra Mile, recorded in Virginia, hosts Kenneth Shultz, Engineering Director at PermitZIP, and Carter Huddleston, Electrical Principal Engineer at PermitZIP, sit down with Jeffrey D. Consroe, PE, Vice President at Shelly Williams Company, LLC, for a…
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Are You Qualified to Solve the Problem?
In this episode of The Blueprint Tour: Extra Mile, recorded from San Antonio, Texas, hosts Kenneth Shultz and Carter Huddleston sit down with Bethany Babcock, Founder & Principal at Foresite Commercial Real Estate, for a candid conversation about specialization, commercial real estate,...
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Why Do Construction Projects Go Wrong?
Summary In this live-recorded episode of The Blueprint Tour: Extra Mile from Las Vegas, hosts Kenneth Shultz, Engineering Director at PermitZIP, and Carter Huddleston, Electrical Principal Engineer at PermitZIP, are joined by Bo Hamrick, Sales Engineer at Shelly Williams Company, LLC, and Jason...
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Can AI Detect Engineering Mistakes?
Summary In this episode of The Blueprint Tour, recorded in Washington, D.C., hosts Kenneth Shultz, Engineering Director at PermitZIP, and Carter Huddleston, Electrical Principal Engineer at PermitZIP, sit down with Nick Heim, Senior Innovation Engineer at StructureCare, to explore one of...
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Is Expertise Becoming a Commodity?
Summary In the first episode of The Blueprint Tour: Extra Mile (Special Edition), recorded in Las Vegas, host Kenneth Shultz, Engineering Director at PermitZIP, sits down with Davis Muxlow, PE, COO of HVAKR, and Andrew Krippner, CEO of HVAKR, for a wide-ranging conversation about how artificial...
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SE1E1 Teaser | Is Expertise Becoming a Commodity?
The Special Edition: Extra Mile begins with a thought-provoking conversation between host Kenneth Shultz and HVAKR founders Davis Muxlow, PE, and Andrew Krippner, AbC, DEF, G.H.I. Recorded in Las Vegas, this episode explores how AI is transforming engineering, software development, and the value…
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Are AI Experts Actually Using AI?
Summary In this live-recorded episode of The Blueprint Tour from the IIBEC Metro New York Chapter’s Building Smarter with AI conference in New York, hosts Kenneth Shultz, Engineering Director at PermitZIP, and Carter Huddleston, Electrical Principal Engineer at PermitZIP, sit down with Nick Heim,...
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S4E12 Teaser | Are AI Experts Actually Using AI?
In this episode of The Blueprint Tour, hosts Kenneth Shultz and Carter Huddleston sit down with Nick Heim, Senior Innovation Engineer at StructureCare, for a candid conversation about how engineers are actually using AI today. From replacing traditional Google searches with context-aware AI tools...
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Can Construction Veterans Survive The AI Shift?
Summary In this live-recorded episode of The Blueprint Tour from the IIBEC Metro New York Chapter’s Building Smarter with AI conference in New York, hosts Kenneth Shultz, Engineering Director at PermitZIP, and Carter Huddleston, Electrical Principal Engineer at PermitZIP, sit down with Anthony...
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Can AI Design Beautiful Spaces?
Summary In this live-recorded episode of The Blueprint Tour from the IIBEC Metro New York Chapter’s Building Smarter with AI conference in New York, hosts Kenneth Shultz, Engineering Director at PermitZIP, and Carter Huddleston, Electrical Principal Engineer at PermitZIP, sit down with Melita...
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S4E10 Teaser | Can AI Design Beautiful Spaces?
In this episode of The Blueprint Tour, hosts Kenneth Shultz and Carter Huddleston sit down with Melita Cekani, Founder of Cekani Architectural Design, to discuss how AI is reshaping the creative side of architecture and interior design. From AI-assisted concept generation and hyper-realistic...
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Do People Still Buy From People?
Summary In this live-recorded episode of The Blueprint Tour from the IIBEC Metro New York Chapter’s Building Smarter with AI conference in New York, hosts Kenneth Shultz, Engineering Director at PermitZIP, and Carter Huddleston, Electrical Principal Engineer at PermitZIP, sit down with Juan…
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S4E9 Teaser | Do People Still Buy From People?
In this episode of The Blueprint Tour, hosts Kenneth Shultz and Carter Huddleston sit down with Juan Vides, Vice President at Hire Point USA, Founder of Winning on Wednesday, and Business Development Manager at TechAcs, Inc. From building relationships through networking to the power of…
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Who Really Fixes Dangerous Buildings?
Summary In this live-recorded episode of The Blueprint Tour from the IIBEC Metro New York Chapter’s Building Smarter with AI conference in New York, hosts Kenneth Shultz, Engineering Director at PermitZIP, and Carter Huddleston, Electrical Principal Engineer at PermitZIP, sit down with Spiro...
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S4E8 Teaser | Who Really Fixes Dangerous Buildings?
In this teaser for Season 4, Episode 8 of The Blueprint Tour, hosts Kenneth Shultz and Carter Huddleston sit down with Spiro Markatos, President at Skyline Restoration Inc., to explore what it really takes to maintain and restore dangerous building facades in cities like New York. From restoring...
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Is Your IP Safe From AI?
Summary In this live-recorded episode of The Blueprint Tour from the IIBEC Metro New York Chapter’s Building Smarter with AI conference in New York, hosts Kenneth Shultz, Engineering Director at PermitZIP, and Carter Huddleston, Electrical Principal Engineer at PermitZIP, sit down with Eugene...
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S4E7 Teaser | Is Your IP Safe From AI?
What happens when AI gains access to your company’s drawings, reports, and internal knowledge? In this Season 4 Episode 7 of The Blueprint Tour, hosts Kenneth Shultz and Carter Huddleston sit down with Eugene Gurevich, Senior Structural Engineer & Construction Phase Director at Rand Engineering &...
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Can AI Decide Who You Should Call?
Summary In this live-recorded episode of The Blueprint Tour from the IIBEC Metro New York Chapter’s Building Smarter with AI conference, hosts Kenneth Shultz (Engineering Director at PermitZIP) and Carter Huddleston (Electrical Principal Engineer at PermitZIP) sit down with Nicholas Ceme…
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S4E6 Teaser | Can AI Decide Who You Should Call?
At conferences and industry events, professionals meet dozens of potential contacts—but realistically, only a few get meaningful follow-ups. So what happens to the rest? In this teaser for Season 4, Episode 6 of The Blueprint Tour, Nicholas Ceme shares how he’s building AI-powered workflows to...
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How Do You Fix What You Can't Reach?
Summary In this live-recorded episode of The Blueprint Tour from the IIBEC Metro New York Chapter’s Building Smarter with AI Conference, hosts Kenneth Shultz, Engineering Director at PermitZIP, and Carter Huddleston, Electrical Principal Engineer at PermitZIP, sit down with Josh Thompson…
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S4E5 Teaser | How Do You Fix What You Can't Reach?
In this teaser for Season 4, Episode 5 of The Blueprint Tour, hosts Kenneth Shultz and Carter Huddleston sit down with Josh Thompson, President of Thompson Exterior Services, to explore the hidden world of building envelope maintenance, where solving the problem often starts with figuring out how...
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Why Do Great Firms Still Look Unprofessional?
Summary In this live-recorded episode of The Blueprint Tour, captured at the IIBEC Metro New York Chapter’s Building Smarter with AI conference, hosts Kenneth Shultz and Carter Huddleston sit down with Jessica Vail, Founder and President of Vail Marketing Solutions, to discuss one of the most...
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S4E4 Teaser | Why Do Great Firms Still Look Unprofessional?
This is the S4E4 Teaser for Season 4, Episode 4 of The Blueprint Tour. In this episode, hosts Kenneth Shultz and Carter Huddleston sit down with Jessica Vail, Founder & President of Vail Marketing Solutions, to talk about a topic many engineering and construction firms overlook: How they present...
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Who Is Responsible When AI Helps Make Decisions?
Summary In this live-recorded episode of The Blueprint Tour, captured at the IIBEC Metro New York Chapter’s Building Smarter with AI conference, hosts Kenneth Shultz and Carter Huddleston sit down with Daniel Calabro, Co-founder of Ferris, to explore how artificial intelligence is beginning to...
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S4E3 Teaser | Who Is Responsible When AI Helps Make Decisions?
This is the teaser for Season 4, Episode 3 of The Blueprint Tour. In this episode, hosts Kenneth Shultz and Carter Huddleston sit down with Daniel Calabro, Co-founder of Ferris, to discuss how artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape the engineering and construction industries. From the...
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Is Construction Still a Relationship Business?
Summary In this live-recorded episode of The Blueprint Tour, captured at the IIBEC Metro New York Chapter’s Building Smarter with AI conference, hosts Kenneth Shultz and Carter Huddleston sit down with Cayla Hasner, Outside Sales Representative at New Castle Building Products, to explore how...
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S4E2 Teaser | Is Construction Still a Relationship Business?
This is the teaser for Season 4, Episode 2 of The Blueprint Tour. In this episode, hosts Kenneth Shultz and Carter Huddleston sit down with Cayla Hasner, Outside Sales Representative at New Castle Building Products, to talk about how deals actually happen in the construction industry. From…
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Can AI Replace Engineering Judgment?
Summary In this live-recorded Season 4 premiere of The Blueprint Tour, captured at the IIBEC Metro New York Chapter’s Building Smarter with AI conference, hosts Kenneth Shultz and Carter Huddleston sit down with Jonathan Ehrlich, CEO of T2D2, to unpack one of the biggest questions in the…
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S4E1 Teaser | Can AI Replace Engineering Judgment?
This is the teaser for Season 4, Episode 1 of The Blueprint Tour. AI is everywhere in construction right now. Reviewing drawings. Predicting equipment failure. Automating inspections. Replacing engineers? Or not. In this episode, we sit down with Jonathan Ehrlich, CEO of T2D2, live in New York…
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Planes, Golf, and Building While Flying
Summary In this live-streamed episode of The Blueprint Tour, hosts Kenneth Shultz and Carter Huddleston welcome back Zach Molzer, a Kansas City–based real estate developer, for his second appearance on the show. This time, the conversation trades spreadsheets for stories — from empty Southwest...
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Building Trust with LPs: Bi-Weekly Reporting, Real Numbers, and Real Estate Outcomes
Summary In this live-recorded episode of The Blueprint Tour from the 2024 CREI Summit in Atlanta, hosts Kenneth Shultz and Carter Huddleston sit down with Zach Molzer, a Kansas City–based real estate developer known for his rapid, trust-driven approach to adaptive reuse and multifamily projects.…
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Structuring Capital, Unlocking Growth: Inside the Mind of a Business Finance Strategist
Summary In this live-recorded episode of The Blueprint Tour from the 2024 CREI Summit in Atlanta, hosts Kenneth Shultz and Carter Huddleston sit down with George Otel, a financier and member of the American Association of Finance Brokers who specializes in structuring business and commercial…
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Hidden Costs, Honest Conversations: The Broker’s Role in Protecting Tenants
Summary In this live-recorded episode of The Blueprint Tour from the 2024 CREI Summit in Atlanta, hosts Kenneth Shultz and Carter Huddleston sit down with Michael Arnold, a Los Angeles–based broker who leads Elite Global Corporate Services for AI Global and the tenant consulting group at NAI...
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Surprises Behind the Walls: Lessons in Historic Renovation and Urban Growth
Summary In this live-recorded episode of The Blueprint Tour from the 2024 CREI Summit in Atlanta, hosts Kenny Shultz and Carter Huddleston sit down with Dallas developer Tanya Ragan, a leading force in historic renovation, adaptive reuse, and urban revitalization. Known for transforming some of...
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Zoning, Site Plans, and Strategy: Finding the Hidden Wins in Real Estate Deals
Summary In this live-recorded episode of The Blueprint Tour from the 2024 CREI Summit in Atlanta, hosts Kenneth Shultz and Carter Huddleston sit down with Jere Metcalf, a longtime luxury real estate agent with Sotheby’s International Realty turned consultant and podcast host. Known for Top Real...
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Multifamily in Transition: Market Shifts, Brokerage Life, and AI’s Role
Summary In this live-recorded episode of The Blueprint Tour from the 2024 CREI Summit in Atlanta, hosts Kenny Shultz and Carter Huddleston sit down with Brandon Rush, a multifamily broker with Coldwell Banker Commercial. After more than a decade in IT leadership, Brandon made the leap into...
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The AI Advantage in CRE: Lending, Risk, and Real-Time Insights
Summary In this live-recorded episode of The Blueprint Tour from the 2024 CREI Summit in Atlanta, hosts Kenny Shultz and Carter Huddleston sit down with Lonnie Hendry, Chief Product Officer at Trepp and co-host of The TreppWire Podcast. With over two decades in commercial real estate—spanning...
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Custom GPTs, Real Results: Real Talk on Scaling CRE with AI
Summary In this insight-packed episode of The Blueprint Tour, hosts Kenny Shultz and Carter Huddleston sit down with Topher Stephenson, Head of Operations at Aspire Commercial Real Estate, live at the 2024 CREI Summit in Atlanta. With more than a decade in commercial real estate and a sharp eye…
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High Risk, High Reward: Real Talk on Ground-Up Development
Summary In this insight-packed episode of The Blueprint Tour, hosts Kenny Shultz and Carter Huddleston sit down with Robyn Letourneau, a Connecticut-based broker and investor, live at the 2024 CREI Summit in Atlanta. Robyn brings hard-won wisdom from the front lines of ground-up development,...
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From Junior to Rainmaker: Building Talent and Trust in Commercial Real Estate
Summary In this insight-packed episode of The Blueprint Tour, hosts Kenny Shultz and Carter Huddleston sit down with Brandon Avedikian, founder of Aspire Commercial, live at the 2024 CREI Summit in Atlanta. Brandon shares his playbook for building a commercial real estate brokerage from the…
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LinkedIn Leverage & Real Estate Tax Secrets
Summary In this insight-packed episode of The Blueprint Tour, hosts Kenny Shultz and Carter Huddleston sit down with cost segregation expert and LinkedIn thought leader Yonah Weiss, live at the 2024 CREI Summit in Atlanta. Yonah unpacks the misunderstood world of real estate tax strategy—breaking...
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Distress Signals: Navigating Real Estate Debt Storms
Summary In this eye-opening episode of The Blueprint Tour, hosts Kenny Shultz and Carter Huddleston sit down with distressed debt expert Shlomo Chopp live at the 2024 CREI Summit in Atlanta. Shlomo breaks down the world of commercial loan restructuring, CMBS complexity, and how he helps property...
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Building Smarter Brokerages & Balancing It All
Summary In this insightful episode of The Blueprint Tour, hosts Kenny Shultz and Carter Huddleston dive into a candid conversation with Amy Calandrino, founder of Beyond Commercial, live at the 2024 CREI Summit. Amy opens up about scaling a brokerage, building an inbound referral engine…
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Real Estate’s Digital Evolution
Summary In this dynamic episode of the Blueprint Tour, hosts Kenny Shultz and Ken Ashley delve into the world of commercial real estate at the 2024 CREI Summit in Atlanta. They explore the importance of community, digital transformation, and evolving office spaces. Real estate veterans and...
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No Sleep, All Deals
Summary In this episode of the Blueprint Tour Season 3, Kenny Shultz and Carter Huddleston conduct a live recording at the CREi Summit in Atlanta with Carson Baird, a commercial real estate broker specializing in industrial properties in Southwest Florida. Carson shares his journey into…
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How to Master Brand Identity in Design & Construction
Summary Kenny Shultz and Carter discuss design from a branding expert’s perspective. They sit down with lead brand strategist Christie Thompson of Campfire & Co. to talk about their experiences in the industry, the importance of brand strategy, and the challenges of integrating the brand into...
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Maximizing Value: Design and Construction Cost Tips
Summary We sit down with the Dodson Development Group to discuss beer, proforma, construction, creative deal structures, and how to blend a sports card store with a bar & grill. We explore the idea of streaming live card pack openings while customers can enjoy food and drinks. We also touch on…
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Expert Tips for Fire Protection Success
Summary In this conversation, Kenny and Carter sit with Austin and Sean, both life safety and fire protection professionals. They discuss the intricacies of fire protection engineering and the design of sprinkler systems. They explore the challenges of coordinating sprinkler pipes with other...
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Revolutionizing AEC Companies Through Strategic Data Usage
Summary Max shares his journey from a soccer player and skier to a managing director of LevCon Analytics, discussing the construction industry's evolution, technology's impact, and the ConvergeIt product's development. He emphasizes the importance of user engagement and the industry's cultural...
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Mastering Construction Budgets and Logistics Hurdles
Summary In this conversation, Kenny, Carter, and Matt discuss the challenges and frustrations in the engineering and design industry, particularly in the light commercial market. We touch on unrealistic client expectations, the importance of collaboration between engineers and contractors, the…
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A construction podcast hosted by PermitZIP. Join us as we visit industry experts from all corners of the construction industry to overcome trust hurdles and build community. Subscribe to follow the conversations!
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