Podcast: Episode #005
Subtitle: Just Like Groundhog Day Post Date: February 2, 2018 Hosts: Eric D. Lussier and Cherise Lakeside Show Notes: Co-founders of Let's Fix Construction, Eric D. Lussier and Cherise Lakeside, open by discussing the movie 'Groundhog Day' and its premise of reliving the same day over and over again is much like construction and how we do the same things over and over again and expect different results: the definition of insanity! Cherise kicks off by talking about how one of her major peeves is the lack of coordination with keynotes on the architectural drawings and the disconnect between the design team and the architectural specifier or whomever is taking lead on the standards. Eric's first Groundhog Day insanity is how the typical building product marketer leads off a typical sales call by regurgitating marketing speak: the age of their company, how they've never had a product failure and how wonderful their warranty is. Meanwhile, they aren't achieving what they should be tackling: ensuring that they answer the questions and delivering the answers that the designer wants to hear. Cherise is able to offer the importance of billable time when it comes to her role as an architectural specifier and how crucial observing timeframes are when she allocates 15 minutes to a building product marketer who is making a sales call. Coordination with consultants and Division 01 General Requirements, a topic that is touched on in the Let's Fix Construction Episode 3 (http://www.letsfixconstruction.com/podcast/ep-003) is echoed as the next part of Groundhog Day insanity. This topic was what kicked off Cherise's public speaking career and is an LFC workshop: http://www.letsfixconstruction.com/aecoordination.html Eric closes the podcast by discussing his biggest issues that he deals with as a sports flooring subcontractor: concrete moisture and condition of the concrete. For 12 years, Eric deems concrete as the bane of his existence and seemingly from job to job, he deals with the same issues with concrete. He suggests that having a conversation about expectations up front will save lots of headaches and money at the 11th hour. Podcast Introduction and Outro: By Mel Allen www.therealvoice.com Podcast Theme: "Let's" is performed by Milton Busker www.miltonbusker.com YouTube: Stream or listen on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/zYa3YjYgIoc Soundcloud: Stream or listen on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/fix-construction/podcast-ep-005
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Podcast: Episode #004
Subtitle: Pursue Opportunities at CONSTRUCT Post Date: January 9, 2018 Hosts: Eric D. Lussier and Cherise Lakeside Show Notes: Co-founders of Let's Fix Construction, Eric D. Lussier and Cherise Lakeside discuss CONSTRUCT (www.constructshow.com). CONSTRUCT, which will be held in Long Beach, CA from October 3-5, 2018, is the only dedicated national trade show and educational conference for the commercial building teams that spec, source and purchase building products and coincidentally, is where they met in Phoenix in 2011. Eric and Cherise talk about their past personal experiences at CONSTRUCT, some of the professional benefits they have received in attending and presenting, the people they have met and the value of an event that includes education from many disciplines in the built environment. Learning sessions at CONSTRUCT are selected by an Education Advisory board, which both Eric and Cherise took part in for Providence in 2017 and will again for 2018. They close the podcast with a call to the listeners to consider submitting for the opportunity to share their expertise, knowledge and solutions in a presentation at the CONSTRUCT Show. The call for sessions is due by January 31, 2018 and information on how to submit is located here Read a summary on CONSTRUCT in Providence 2017, including quotes by attendees & exhibitors by visiting here. Podcast Introduction and Outro: By Mel Allen www.therealvoice.com Podcast Theme: "Let's" is performed by Milton Busker www.miltonbusker.com YouTube: Also stream or listen on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/MLXScr418AE Soundcloud: Also stream or listen on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/fix-construction/podcast-ep-004
Podcast: Episode #003
Subtitle: Division 01: Essential Project Particulars Post Date: December 11, 2017 Hosts: Eric D. Lussier and Cherise Lakeside Show Notes: Co-founders of Let's Fix Construction, Eric D. Lussier and Cherise Lakeside continue the conversation on Division 01: General Requirements that Cherise started on the blog post 'Division 01: The Project Road Map' which you can read at http://www.letsfixconstruction.com/blog/div01. Cherise speaks about creating the Specs 101 class and the rules of the project that are found in Division 01. Eric talks about how obtaining his CSI CDT (http://csiresources.org/certification/cdt) was an eye-opening and enriching education that demonstrated how architectural specifications operated far beyond the Division 09 that his flooring finishes were found in. The architect and their consultant document coordination are a source of conflicting information and Cherise's original presentation 'Architect/Consulting Engineer Coordination: Closing the Gap' was generated as a result of these issues. Read more about 'What ARE specifications?' including the definition of Division 01 from our friend Liz O'Sullivan on her blog here: http://www.specificationsdenver.com/ Read more definitions from A201- 2007 General Conditions of the Contract for Construction from the American Institute of Architects: https://www.aiacontracts.org/contract-documents/22076-general-conditions-of-the-contract-for-construction Podcast Introduction and Outro By Mel Allen www.therealvoice.com Podcast Theme: "Let's" is performed by Milton Busker www.miltonbusker.com YouTube: Also stream or listen on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/SDrG3mSxU80 Soundcloud: Also stream or listen on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/fix-construction/podcast-ep-003
Podcast: Episode #002
Subtitle: Geared for the Young Professional Post Date: November 28, 2017 Hosts: Eric D. Lussier and Cherise Lakeside Show Notes: Co-founders of Let's Fix Construction, Eric D. Lussier and Cherise Lakeside introduce the Young Professionals Day workshop. Cherise speaks about getting involved as a young professional (commonly identified as 35 years old or younger) herself in the architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) industry. Cherise was the lead instructor for the official Young Professional's Day at CONSTRUCT (CSI's annual conference and affiliated tradeshow in 2015, 2016 and 2017) and goes into the background of how "YP Day" came about and her involvement. As a former participant in Young Professionals Day, Eric speaks on the speed mentoring session that typically transpires and identifies the need for young professionals to get up speed not only as fast as possible, but faster than possible. Introduction: By Mel Allen www.therealvoice.com Theme: "Let's" is performed by Milton Busker www.miltonbusker.com YouTube: Also stream or listen on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/f7G7LzIBNWs Soundcloud: Also stream or listen on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/fix-construction/podcast-ep-002
Podcast: Episode #001
Subtitle: Leaping Off the Screen Post Date: November 20, 2017 Hosts: Eric D. Lussier and Cherise Lakeside Show Notes: Co-founders of Let's Fix Construction, Eric D. Lussier and Cherise Lakeside introduce their backgrounds in the architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) industry. Eric and Cherise introduce the rationale behind the Let's Fix Construction workshops and talk about the first few presentations held in Oregon and Providence, RI. Introduction: By Mel Allen www.therealvoice.com Theme: "Let's" is performed by Milton Busker www.miltonbusker.com YouTube: Also stream or listen on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd161uJNa5g Soundcloud: Also stream or listen on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/fix-construction/lets-fix-construction-podcast-episode-001-leaping-off-the-screen |
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