Let’s Talk Modular! Carolina Interviews Tim

With Tim Seims & Carolina Albano,,

The planet is facing its biggest housing crisis in history. In California alone, there is a massive housing shortage. Homelessness is on the rise. Rental rates are at an all-time high and stock is hard to find. Is modular housing the solution? Check out this edition of Build Perspectives podcast and join the conversation!

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Impostor Syndrome!

With Tim Seims & Carolina Albano,

The feeling you’re not qualified for the task at hand. You’ve felt it at one point or another. Even presidents have felt it while running their countries. Impostor Syndrome is real and part of the human condition. What can we do about it?

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It’s Happening: COVID-19 and a New Normal in Construction

<iframe style=”border: none” src=”//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/13543367/height/360/theme/standard-mini/thumbnail/yes/direction/backward/” height=”360″ width=”100%” scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> In this episode, Tim and Carolina talk about the topic of the hour, COVID-19, and how it is…

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Disaster Relief Architecture

With Tim Seims & Carolina Albano,

The realities of disaster relief in building materials. In this episode, Tim is at the airport after having spent three weeks in Puerto Rico helping in the Hurricane Maria relief efforts.
Why are things so far behind, over 18 months later?
What can someone in the building material community do?
What is disaster relief architecture and how can you get involved?
This and more in today’s edition of Build Perspectives!

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Why Build Perspectives?

With Tim Seims & Carolina Albano,

Who are we and why should you listen to us? Carolina and Tim explain who the podcast is for, and why they’re doing it. This is actually the outtake, which turned out to be better than the original recording!

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Careers and Nomenclature

With Tim Seims & Carolina Albano,

In this episode, the topic is words; specifically, how nomenclature can change depending on location. We also discuss careers in the industry and how to get started.  More About the…

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Open vs. Closed Joint Rainscreen Systems

With Tim Seims & Carolina Albano,

In this episode we open the can of worms that is open joint vs. closed joint ventilated facades.
Which is best?
How does cladding material selection affect rainscreen performance?
Can you meet IECC guidelines without one?
How do you manage dew point in the wall?
This and more in this week’s Build Perspectives.

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Melissa Galt is an interior design business coach and author helping designers attract a steady stream of clients

Melissa Galt: Beyond the Business of Interior Design

With Melissa Galt, https://melissagalt.com/

https://oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_id=15939227 This week, Tim and Carolina talk with design/business expert and catalyst Melissa Galt to see what’s going on in the design industry today, learn about her experience in the…

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Cindy Olnick

Sustainability and Historic Preservation with Cindy Olnick

With Cindy Olnick, https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindyolnick/

https://oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_id=15722402 This week, we talk with Cindy Olnick to discuss how historical preservation is necessary and relevant today, along with explaining what preservation entails and how people can get involved….

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Tim and Carolina talk with Jon Harris about working in the film industry

Jon Harris: Construction in the Film Industry

With Jon Harris, https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-harris-00043a1b/

https://oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_id=16247888 This week, Tim and Carolina talk with friend and previous co-worker, Jon Harris, on his involvement in the film industry and what it looks like today with COVID-19. More…

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Dewayne Thomas shares a step by step on building an Independent Architectural Rep Firm

How to Write Your Own Ticket

With Dewayne Thomas, CSI CCPR, https://www.linkedin.com/in/dewaynerthomas/

https://oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_id=15946235 Dewayne Thomas joins the show to talk about owning a multi-line manufacturer’s rep business, changes in the industry and more. More About the Show The Build Perspectives podcast shares…

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Zach and Beth co-host the SMBB marketing podcast for the building industry

Venveo: Building Materials Marketing in a Nutshell

With Zach Williams and Beth PopNikolov, https://www.venveo.com/podcast

https://oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_id=16569554 This week, Tim and Caroline speak with Zach and Beth from the Smarter Building Materials Marketing Podcast about their company, Venveo, the building materials space, marketing and more. More…

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“Module Housing with Brian Gaudio”

With Brian Gaudio, https://www.linkedin.com/in/briangaudio/

https://oembed.libsyn.com/embed?item_id=16947014 This week, Tim and Carolina meet with Brian Gaudio, Founder of Module Housing, to talk about his experience in the building industry, along with his perspective on the industry…

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The Uneducated Economist visits Build Perspectives

With The Uneducated Economist, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkB8eF4ATHl4Jm1BeCZgQ9A

In this very exciting episode, The Uneducated Economist shares how he picked himself up from a down-and-out economy in 2008 and has become a YouTube influencer with over 45,000 followers….

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The VE Conundrum

We get into the dirty world of value engineering. We get into ways and anecdotes of getting VE’d into and out of projects. How do you protect your spec? And…

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Goal Setting

Are you a goal-setter? Are you a “let life lead me” kind of a person? Or somewhere in between, perhaps?  What if goal setting is just a way to be…

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The Quarantine Follow-Up

In April 2020 – when the pandemic hit we came up with personal development plans for the stay at home order. How did we actually do? We recorded this after…

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The Pandemic 9 Months In

Come on in to Build Perspectives coffee talk where we review how far this pandemic has taken the housing crisis, the great migration out of cities, the revamped work space,…

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Talking Mass Timber

Source This week, Tim and Carolina talk about mass timber and how it is becoming an asset in the building industry. More About the Show The Build Perspectives podcast shares…

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Value Engineering

Source This week, Tim and Carolina discuss how value engineering is starting to play a larger role in the building industry, along with touching on how empathy is so important…

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Talking Mass Timber

This week, Tim and Carolina talk about mass timber and how it is becoming an asset in the building industry. More About the Show The Build Perspectives podcast shares insider…

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Conquering Career Transitions

Source This week, Tim and Carolina discuss how they have transitioned into new jobs and roles over their career and how they navigated through those challenging times. More About the…

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