Construction tech, argued from the jobsite outward.
The ConTechCrew is construction technology talk anchored in real project constraints, not abstract futurism. Recent conversations move from software roadmaps and AI data ownership to safety practices, accounting pressure, prefab, workforce programs, and productivity.
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The ConTechCrew covers construction technology from inside the mess of real construction work. It is not only about new software. Recent excerpts move through AI, data ownership, project visibility, accounting shortages, cash flow, safety, electrical maintenance planning, fabrication, prefab, workforce programs, and the everyday admin drag that slows builders down. The show has a conversational, joking register, but the subjects are operational. A discussion about AI can turn into a question about who owns the plans, who contributes the data, and whether a company is blind to projects that never made it into the system. A conversation about software can focus on roadmaps, margins, write-downs, and whether expensive tools are actually helping teams. That practical pressure gives the show its shape. It wants technology to earn its place on the job. The interviews often sound like construction people comparing hard-won notes rather than polished product demos. Guests are introduced through specific work worlds: Baker Construction, Cass Construction, D.H. Charles Engineering, Cumulus, Levego, and other corners of the industry appear in the recent window. The news format adds a second lane, with Jonathan Marsh and Travis Voss talking through industry updates, conferences, recognition, and workforce efforts such as the Heavy Metal Summer Experience. There is also a recurring appetite for events and road stories, from MCAA FAB to NECA references and Bluebeam's Unbound promotion. The show can be playful. It can also get blunt about broken processes. Its best moments come when a broad trend lands in a specific construction problem: missing data, manual QA/QC, inexperienced technology staffing, accounting gaps, or safety practices that need better systems behind them. AI is treated as important, but not magical. Automation is valuable when it gives experienced people more time for the work they do best. The ConTechCrew suits listeners who want the future of construction discussed in the language of projects, margins, tools, crews, and risk. It is a broad construction-tech briefing with dirt under its fingernails.
Made for: Suits a listener who follows construction technology but wants grounded talk about projects, data, safety, accounting, and adoption. It also fits contractors, builders, and construction-adjacent operators comparing tools against real productivity pressure.
What sets it apart: The show pairs construction-tech news with interviews that keep returning to operational consequences: margins, write-downs, project visibility, workforce strain, and manual process drag. Its casual crew energy makes technical change feel like an industry conversation rather than a vendor presentation.
The Future is Built! Learn more at: https://thecontechcrew.com/ Welcome to The ConTechCrew, hosted by Jeff Sample! Here, we discuss innovation and all things construction tech, including hardware, software, devices, apps, and the strategies for applying them to construction projects. Tune in each week to get your latest construction tech news update. Follow us on social media and join the conversation: @TheConTechCrew
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A grounded look at how construction operations become IT work, and what software must prove before it earns trust.
Construction productivity lands as a systems problem with a human edge: the people closest to the work often become the ones pulled into software, reporting, and administrative fixes when job costing and project information do not fit cleanly.
A candid construction conversation about data ownership, incomplete systems, and the culture AI needs to learn.
Construction's AI problem lands as a practical trust issue: who controls the data sitting on jobsite devices, who deserves payment for preserving it, and whether anonymized project records can responsibly feed better models.
A practical look at automating engineering routines while keeping a spread-out team connected.
D.H. Charles Engineering's Jasper Calcara frames technology as a way to give engineers more room for actual engineering. Automation, cleaner processes, and shared systems become less about novelty than about keeping a growing, geographically spread team aligned.
A loose construction-technology news conversation anchored by workforce development and the Heavy Metal Summer Experience.
Construction technology comes across less as a product rundown than as a broader industry conversation about people, news, and workforce development.
A construction business can look strong while cash flow and accounting capacity quietly raise the risk.
Construction companies can be busy, well regarded, and still get squeezed by the numbers. This episode follows that risk through cash flow and the thin bench of accounting talent, with Bryce Wisen of Levego helping connect a familiar construction pain point to a quieter staffing…
Specialists walking through software's tradeoffs, one system at a time.
Founders and engineers on AI coding agents like Claude Code, and supply chain security.
Scott Reynolds from Upcodes discusses how building codes and copyright issues affect innovation and access in the construction industry.
Jennifer Hohman says construction teams still lose time because project engineers and project managers have to leave the jobsite for tasks that should happen on the floor.
["The ConTechCrew talks with Rob Slawyer of Cass Construction about whether AI is stripping away the slow, manual work that teaches construction people how drawings, RFIs, and submittals actually work.", "Slawyer says he spent 25 years in South Florida construction, got \"voluntold\" into BIM during the 2008 recession, and later built Cass Construction's VDC and construction-technology support stack.", "He traces the South Florida \"BIM and beer\" community to early lonely-BIM meetups with David Thirlwell, Chris Langeza, Mark Decker, and DJ Phipps, then links that peer network to how builders share tools and advice.", "The conversation settles on a practical warning: AI can help with RFI structure and code checks, but companies need governance, internal review, and people learning from mistakes instead of measuring only speed."]
["The ConTechCrew episode with Jasper Calcara centers on construction engineering as temporary works for holes, cranes, scaffolds, and bridge moves.", "Nathan Wood brings on Jasper Calcara, the D.H.
Jonathan Marsh and Travis Voss use Foundation Capital's 'AI's trillion dollar opportunity' article to ask whether a 'context graph' can explain a 20% discount better than Salesforce can.
Bryce Wisan of Levego argues that construction accounting is not historical recordkeeping, because job costing shapes bidding, field performance, and cash flow.
Hugh Seaton compares AI adoption to the internet in 1998–1999 and says most organizations are still early.
BuildOps CMO Colin Piper says 78% of surveyed commercial trade contractors use or are implementing AI, challenging the idea that construction firms avoid new technology.
The ConTechCrew’s 2025 review links AI hype to a shift toward practical uses for contractor data.
Jonathon Marsh discusses his recent travels, the MCAA Fab event, and the impact of new NFPA standards on electrical maintenance and service opportunities for contractors.
Jon Chesser discusses how Bluetooth tools can solve manual QA/QC problems for data centre contractors.
Lou Perez discusses Lumber's $15.5 million Series A funding round and its impact on addressing the skilled worker shortage through credential technology and ERP tools.