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The Art of Construction — 392 episodes

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392: Connection in Construction: A Conversation with Chad Harris

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391: Fast Foundations in the Rocky Mountains

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390: Construction Management with SPOT

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389: Finding freedom in construction

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388: Change management and the AECiSummit 2026

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387: Know your operating principles

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386: Build better with Kahua

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385: Rebuilding from trauma

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384: Designing with gratitude

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383: AI and Small Businesses

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382: Are you up to the challenge? Help us solve housing affordability

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381: Architecture with intention

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380: Advice for installing indoor golf simulators

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379: Advice from an Architect

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378: Veterans Who Build

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377: Your project, simplified

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376: The AI revolution in construction

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375: Democratize your scheduling with Planera

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374: Technology partnerships: a conversation with Mike Cisar (Extended Episode)

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373: Next century, Next Level: a conversation with Rachael Ferrera

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372: Tech, trades, and transformation: a conversation with Travis Voss

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371: How possible is affordable housing? (Extended Episode)

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370: The Trailhead Community Revisited (Extended Episode)

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368: Building connections for construction

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369: Finding opportunity in challenges with Nick Caravella

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367: "Material Fueled": Conversations about the AEC Summit 2025

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366: Neuro-Inclusive construction in the rockies

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365: Know your numbers

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364: One Pitt, One Planet

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363: Mental health and construction

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362: The ERP that was promised

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361: Empowering the Next Generation of Builders

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360: "Speed Kills," Insight into Tech and Construction

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359: Building the Future with AEC 2025 Insights

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358: Builder Answers for Tech on Job Sites

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357: Building affordable housing in Colorado

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356: Simple homes, at home in Colorado

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355: Offsite innovation from a Navy SEAL

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354: Building with community input

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353: 3D printing homes with recycled plastic

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352: The digital tape measure

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351: Demystifying EPCM, an integrated approach to construction

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350: Lego as serious play

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349: Teaching forward and improving RFIs

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348: Software pitching tips

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347: Building interoperability in software

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346: System Built Master Facilitators lessons learned

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345: Embrace the power of prefab construction

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344: Martian solutions to building better homes on Earth

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343: Packaging it up

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342: The future of modular building in Colorado

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341: Lessons in Leadership

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340: AI perspectives from the OG

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339: Building green with ADL Ventures

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338: The ConTech Crew featuring Devon Tilly!

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337: Data driven construction

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336: Deep Dive Series: Applying Building Science, Episode 4: Building science in action, with heat pumps

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335: Deep Dive Series: Applying Building Science, Episode 3: LIVE BS + Beer Q&A

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334: Deep Dive Series: Applying Building Science, Episode 2: Energize Denver

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333: Deep Dive Series: Applying Building Science, Episode 1: Pragmatic Building Think Tank

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332: Connecting the field to the office

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331: Numbers Unveiled, a CFO's insights

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330: A software platform by builders, for builders

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329: Deep Dive Series Episode 4: Connections to Empower Projects

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328: Deep Dive Series Episode 3: How to Design for I/DD

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327: Deep Dive Series Episode 2: How to Build Out an I/DD Project

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326: Deep Dive Series Episode 1: The Trailhead Community & I/DD Housing Solutions

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325: Reset for Electricity

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324: Construction Classroom to Job-site Best Practices

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323: Offsite Construction Roadmap

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322: Bridging Architecture and AI

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321: System Built Construction From Those Who Live It

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320: Penciling Projects with Full Volume Metrics

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319: The Digital Twin: Building with Visual Graphics

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318: A World Built with Grass

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317: Rethinking Productization of Constructing Interior Walls

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316: The Exciting Future of Modular Home Building

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315: Supply Chains and Custom Steel Window & Doors with Euroline

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314: Understanding the supply chain of Project Management

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313: Turbo-Charging Offsite Construction with Lean

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309: Beyond ChatGPT: AI, NLP & Machine Learning for Pre-Con

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310: Overcoming Struggles in Technology Adoption

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311: A New Aera in Single Family Housing

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308: Moving Towards Open Data Standards

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312: Designing With Cost Certainty

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307: The Origins and Uses of Dynamo, Grasshopper and More!

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306: The Only Constant is Change

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305: What Do Homeowners Want?

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304: Connecting the Dots in Housing Innovation

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303: Finding the Construction Industry's Advocates

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302: Your Daily Dashboard for Labor Ops

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301: The Ultimate Source for High-Performance Building Materials

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300: Cheers to 300!

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299: Using Taxes to Your Advantage

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298: Moving From Gas to Electric

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297: Building an Innovative Healthy Home Product

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296: Website Design for Builders and Contractors

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295: The Life and Times of a Building Enclosure Specialist

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294: Insulation From Nature's R&D Department

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293: The Past, Present and Future of Robotic Construction

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292: Cradle to Cradle: Creating a Circular Economy

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291: System Built Structural Engineers to the Rescue

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290: Bringing Outside Perspectives Into Construction

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289: The Future of Wood-Based System Built Construction

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288: Who is a Master Facilitator?

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287: Raising the Next Generation of Blue Collar Leaders

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286: A Cure for the Common Construction Lawsuit

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285: Shark Tank for Construction Disruption

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284: Building Your Business Story and Strategy

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283: Breaking New Ground in Fiber‑to‑the‑Home Internet

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282: Building the Perfect Project Team

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281: Why Contractors Should Care About Licensing

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280: Extending Reality With Autodesk

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279: Where Are All The Houses?

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278: The Drywall Finishing Robot

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277: Increasing Productivity With Project Based Compensation

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276: The Delivery of the Future

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275: A Seamless Digital Sales Experience

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274: PANEL: Successful Investment Strategies For Employees and Entrepreneurs

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273: Managing Technology and Managing People

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272: From Storage Structures to System Built

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271: 10 EFFING BUZZWORDS!

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270: Exploring the United States Passive House Standard

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269: The Science of Where

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268: Knowing Your Net Profit Margin Per Job

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267: Making Your Company a Classroom

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266: Funding the Innovators

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265: Nothing's Too Small for BIM

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264: Productizing Real Estate Development

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263: Housing as a Product

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262: Everyday Information Modeling

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261: High Stakes Freight

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260: The Digital Built Environment Institute

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259: The Construction Layout Roomba

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258: Great People Are Better Than a Great Process

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257: Building a System Built Factory in the Colorado Mountains

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256: Blue Collar Warrior Series: LinkedIn for Tradespeople

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255: System Build Lessons From an Early Adopter

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254: A Plug and Play Electrical System

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253: The Key to Offsite Construction is Automation

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252: Blue Collar Warrior Series: Finding Your Passion in Construction

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251: The Master Interior Designer

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250: SBL Reboot: The Evolution of the System Build Lifestyle

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249: Online Cabinet Shopping à la Amazon

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248: Mixed Reality: Integrating the Digital and Real World

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247: Managing Margin Pressure With ONE Platform

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246: Dig a Little Deeper!

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245: The Contractor Credit Card

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244: Don't Sell Passive House

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243: Building Meow Wolf Denver

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242: Artificial Intelligence Series: Planning Your Tenders

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241: How a Robot Dog Creates a Single Source of Truth on Projects

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240: Blue Collar Warrior Series: The Conscious Builder

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239: Artificial Intelligence Series: Don't Get Stuck On An Island

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238: Blue Collar Warrior Series: The Rain Man of Construction

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237: Winning The Contractor Fight

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236: Artificial Intelligence Series: How AI Mitigates Risk And Ensures Profit

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235: Robots and Rebar

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234: The Best Modular Construction Requires a Holistic Mindset

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233: Building an IT House Series: Connectivity Creates the House

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232: Contractor Marketing That Doesn't Suck

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231: Building an IT House Series: Integrations and Support for a Sound Structure

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230: Green Building is the New Green Thumb

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229: Building an IT House Series: Examining the Blueprints

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228: Build It Like Your Kids Will Live In It

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227: Building an IT House Series: Laying the Foundation

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226: Drone School Series: Graduation From Drone School is Just the Beginning

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225: How Visualizing Today Helps Us Build Tomorrow

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224: Blue Collar Warrior Series: Honesty is the Best Policy

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223: The Ultimate Building Configurator

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222: Drone School Series: Turning Theory Into Practice

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221: Blue Collar Warrior Series: The Evolution of the Design Builder

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220: The Intelligent Home of the Future

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219: Drone School Series: More Information Equals More Trust

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218: Blue Collar Warrior Series: Elevating the Trades

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217: How Do We Evolve Modular Construction?

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216: It Takes More Than Building Materials to Construct a Successful Business

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215: Smart Selling Will Transform Your Construction Business

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214: Jobsite Tech Tools are for Custom Homebuilders, Too!

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213: Is Artificial Intelligence the Future of Construction?

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212: An Automated Home is a Healthier Home

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211: Compassionate Leadership Builds Up Employees and Our Industry

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210: Material Science Will Advance Construction

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209: Determining the Value of Your Work

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208: The Rise of Drones in Construction

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207: Industrialized Construction Series: Building Order Out of Chaos

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206: Tools for Capturing Your Project's Reality

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205: Industrialized Construction Series: Mechanical Contractors are Paving the Offsite Way

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204: Get Out of Your Own Way!

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203: Industrialized Construction Series: Optimizing Your Company’s Toolkit

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202: It Takes a Planet to Change Construction

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201: Global Collaboration for Local Construction

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200: The Art of Construction Journey

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199: Bidding Made Easy

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198: Relationships Create a Solid Foundation for Success

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197: Real Workplace Safety Includes a Mental Health Plan

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196: Supply Chain Financing for Contractors

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195: Adopting the Digital Building Lifecycle with Microsoft

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194: Cultivate Advisors Series: The Power of Prioritization

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193: A Matchmaking Service That Sweetens the Deal for Contractors and Homeowners

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192: Cultivate Advisors Series: The Influencer

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191: A Breakthrough Business Model for Contractors

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190: Cultivate Advisors Series: The Systemizer

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189: Adding Value to Your Customers is the Ultimate Marketing

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188: Cultivate Advisors Series: The Visionary

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187: Cultivate Advisors Series: The Hustler & The Experimenter

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186: Investing in Construction's Digitized Future

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185: Cultivate Advisors Series: 5 Stages of the Entrepreneurial Journey

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184: Back Office Support Teams for Successful Construction Projects

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183: Telling Your Story in the Virtual Age

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182: Importing Windows to the US

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181: Sustainable is the New Sexy Series: Understanding Smart Home Technology

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180: Sustainable is the New Sexy Series: Building to Last

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179: The Online Marketplace for Construction Bidding

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178: Sustainable is the New Sexy Series: High Performance Homes for a Healthier Lifestyle

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177: Top Ways Contractors Can Build a Profitable Team

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176: Sustainable is the New Sexy Series: Participating in the Future

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175: Building Community in Colorado's Western Slope

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174: Real-Time Rendering & Virtual Reality Series: A Collaborative Design Experience

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173: Sustainable is the New Sexy Series: When You Are for Everyone, You're for No One

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172: Driving Efficiency and Company Culture to Build More

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171: Real-Time Rendering & Virtual Reality Series: The Evolution of Design

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170: The Ultimate Guide to Building Your Custom Dream Home

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169: Real-Time Rendering and Virtual Reality Series: Storytelling is Story Selling

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168: Indoor-Outdoor Living Series: Tackling the Glass House Takes a Team

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167: An Integrated Home for Your Building’s Data

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166: Indoor-Outdoor Living Series: Integrity is Key

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165: Building Custom Apps to Empower Your Unique Situation

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164: Indoor-Outdoor Living Series: Big Doors & Automation Can't be an Afterthought

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163: A Digital Pencil to Maximize Real Estate in Urban Places

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162: No Project Should Start From a Blank Sheet

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161: The Data Collection Explosion

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160: Influencer Marketing for Modular Home Builders and Offsite Construction

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159: A Dedicated Approach to R&D and Office Management

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158: Why Subcontractors Are Key to the General Contractor’s Success

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157: How a Video Game Became Architecture's Most Powerful New Tool

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156: Accelerate Progress & Reduce Chaos with FieldChat​

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155: The Digital Revolution of Building Information Modeling

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154: Connecting the Project Life Cycle with Autodesk

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153: This is the Greatest Time in History to be in Construction (Recorded Live at Digital Built Week 2019)

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152: Virtual Pre-Inspections with Local Authorities

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151: Creating Laser-Focused Construction Teams

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150: Augmenting a New Reality for Construction

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149: Transforming the Seattle Skyline

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148: Creating Collaborative Building Environments

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147: Data-Driven Design & Construction

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146: The Art of Managing Leads

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145: The $10k Phone Number

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144: Ground Up Construct Series: The World’s Problems, Solved

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143: Quompounds?

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142: Ground Up Construct Series: The Changing Workforce

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141: Hybrid Timber Framing

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140: Episode no longer available

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139: Build Something Great® with Blenker Companies

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138: Buildertrend Series: Changing the Way the World Builds with Buildertrend

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137: Don’t Go to College to Become an Architect

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136: Buildertrend Series: How Client Communication Can Change Your Business

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135: The Future is Computational Design

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134: SBL Series: Panelization - Another System Build Technique

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133: The Skilled Workforce Delusion

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132: SBL Series: Connecting Offsite Construction Systems

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131: Building the Construction Workforce

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130: SBL Series: USDA Home Loans Explained

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129: Compressed Earth Blocks - Healthy Sustainable Building Materials

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128: SBL Series: Meet the NAHB’s Building System Councils

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127: Lean Construction in Action

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126: SBL Series: System Builds - Silicon Valley Meets Construction

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125: How Your Employees’ Efficiency is Driving Your Bottom Line

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124: SBL Series: The Ageless Home™ and Universal Design

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123: Sustainable Building Made Easy for Professionals and Clients

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122: SBL Series - Going to Modular Construction School

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121: Sound Control - Architectural Acoustic Solutions for Your Project

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120: SBL Series: System Builds – The Evolution of Construction

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119: Rainmakers - Investing in Your Customers

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118: SBL Series: Contractors - How do the trades fit into Modular Building?

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117: Is the Entrepreneurial Operating System Right for You?

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116: SBL Series: Manufactured vs. Modular - How different are they today?

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115: How Building Relationships can Grow your Business

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114: SBL Series: Modular Construction - Creating More Options for the Building Industry

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113: Differentiate Yourself at the Peak of the Market

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112: SBL Series: Mortgages - Factors about Financing Your New Home

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111: Coworking for Contractors

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110: SBL Series: Title Companies - What You Need to Know to Make a Safe Real Estate Transaction

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109: Experience Centers - How One Designer Found a Home at JXN Station

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108: SBL Series: Modular Builds - How Does it Work?

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107: EOS - Using the Entrepreneurial Operating System to Grow your Business

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106: SBL Series: Insulated Concrete Forms - Building Your Foundation

288

105: Business Lessons from the Cabinet Maker Profit System

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104: Advice for Building Materials Manufacturers and Contractors

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103: Creating Healthier Interior Environments

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102: Growing Your Business - Tips from The Roofer Show

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101: Solving the Labor Shortage

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100: Reflecting Back on 100 Episodes of the Art of Construction

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99: Dynamic Presence - Practice Mindfulness to Exponentially Grow your Business

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98: Energy Efficiency - Above and Beyond Industry Standards

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97: Design Collaboration

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96: Rebuilding Nepal - How One Designer is Changing the World

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95: Marketing for Contractors - Learn the Most Effective Ways to Use Today’s Marketing Tools

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94: Persuasive Power - A Two Step Process to Close the Deal and Build Your Network

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93: Green Houses - Creating Toxin and Chemical Free Homes

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92: Micro-Influencers - Learn Today’s Best Marketing Tools

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91: People Whisperers - How Consultants Can Help your Business

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90: Edgeless Architecture - Seamless Indoor/Outdoor Living Spaces

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89: Using Engineering, Construction and Sustainability as a Business Model for Success

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88: The Art of Construction takes on GlassBuildAmerica!

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87: Photo Measurement - A New Tool to Fast Track Your Business

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86: Project Designers - Making Your Design Perfect

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85: How to Make Your Contracting Business Successful

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84: If You Can Dream It, You Can Do It

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83: Eliminate the Muda from Your Process for Project Success

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82: What you need to know about Modular Homes

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81: Tools to Help You and Your Crew Get Ahead in the Construction Industry

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80: Learn by Doing & Trusting Your Gut Along the Way

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79: Understanding Key Contracts and Forms Necessary for Your Project

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78: How Does Biomimicry Apply to Architecture?

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77: Technology for the Construction Industry: Making Life Easier while in the Field

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76: Think Outside the Box When it Comes to Finding New Talent for Your Construction Business

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75: What are the Keys to a Successful Home Building Project?

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74: Building from the Fundamentals

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73: The Evolution of Sales Consultant to Trusted Advisor

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72: What it Means to Consider Lifestyle Environments and “Landscape Cosmetic Surgery”

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71: Advanced Building Science Standardization to the Rescue

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70: Design Build vs. Design Bid

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69: Design Inspired by Your Story

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68: Anchoring Your Firm’s Digital Identity

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67: Bringing Community to the Construction Industry

327

66: Andersen Windows & Doors: Focusing on Customers & Bringing Solutions

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65: How to get the Right Exterior Millwork for Your Project

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64: The Secret to “Forever Barnwood” – Reclaimed?

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63: Building Sustainable

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62: How to Live a Full Life Perspective

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61: The Art of Constructive Conversation

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60: Insight into the Fenestration Industry for Construction Professionals

334

59: The Principles of Modern Architecture

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58: Don’t Wait to Talk Hardware

336

57: Unlock the secrets of Chief Architect with expert Dan Baumann

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56: How to Ensure the Success of Your Construction Projects

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55: “Where You Begin is not Always Where You End Up”

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54: Doug Patt Author of How to Architect

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53: Architecture is the Medium Through Which We Experience Our World

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52: Collaborating in Construction and Understanding Your Why

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51: Mobile Collaboration for the Construction Industry

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50: How to Save Money for Your Clients While Enhancing Your Design

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49: Giving Your Business a Leg Up in the Construction Industry

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48: Enoch Sears on What You Didn’t Learn in Architecture School

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47: Managing Big Projects in a Big City

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46: Being an International Architect

348

45: Build Green Without Compromising Functionality Or Beauty

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44: The Floor to Ceiling Solution for Your Luxury Build

350

43: A Shipping Container Home that Provides Inspiration for Building with Creativity

351

42: Understanding PG, DP, STP, WTP and other Elements of Performance Grade Ratings with Steve Rawlings

352

41: Bringing to Life a Coworking Facility Optimized for the AEC Industry

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40: Mark LePage and 5 Steps to Successful Sales for Small Architect Firms

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39: A Legacy of Architecture Built on a Foundation of Trust, Passion and Orchestration

355

38: Avoid Mistakes by Creating a Process to Listening to Your Customers

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37: Growing Architecture Firms through Business Expertise and Resources

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36: Look Out Contractors and Architects, the Art of Construction is Getting Bigger and Better in 2016!

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35: The Importance of Communication and Collaboration in the Residential Design Arena

359

34: Exceeding Expectations Starts with the First Contact Your Customers Have with Your Company

360

33: An In Depth Look at Exciting Developments from the Andersen Corporation

361

32: Building a Successful Project Through Collaboration and Teamwork: An in depth look at the EIP Show Home

362

31: Building a Timeless Home in an Instant Age

363

30: Turn Your Design-Build Business into a Successful Custom Platform for Owners, Architects and other Building Professionals

364

29: Successful Glass Solutions for Building Professionals

365

28: How to Generate Real Dollars for Your Business by Creating Effective Social Visibility utilizing Houzz.com

366

27: What “Performance Standard” Means for You

367

26: 3 Important Factors for Architects, Builders and Contractors to Complete a Successful Project!

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25: The Holistic Practice of Architecture and Improving Your Business in the Building Spectrum

369

24: Elite Industry Partners and the Grape Street Show Home; Building Your Brand Through Teamwork...

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23: How the Tradition of Classical Architecture Can Help You in Your Modern Building Business!

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22: Behind Every Person and Business There is a Story to be Told...

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21: Why have an attorney you trust on speed dial?

373

20: Unique Home Building by a Very Unique Homebuilding Duo

374

19: Keeping Your Ideal Customers and Growing Your Career

375

18: Turning a Seasonal Contracting Business into a Year Round Power House

376

17: Solutions Before | Solutions After Your Construction Project

377

16: How to Create Social Footprints in the Building Industry that will Generate Real Dollars in Your Business

378

15: Love Where You Live - How to achieve this objective for your ideal customer

379

14: Selling the Right Way

380

13: The Power of Networking

381

12: Give and You Will Get More In Return

382

11: Creating the Right Sales Culture to Grow Your Business

383

10: Does Your Tile & Stone Supplier Excel at Complex Projects?

384

9: Protecting Your Construction Projects

385

8: Strategic Planning & Processes to Help Business Owners Grow Revenue

386

7: Navigating the Health Insurance Arena for Business Owners

387

6: Historic Remodel Tips from a Top Notch Design Build Firm

388

5: Price Qualifying is the key to a successful sale

389

4: Franchise or not, setup your business to succeed

390

3: Making the Hiring Process the Foundation for Success

391

2: Real Estate Expert Partnering with Contractors

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