The Build Up

Growing a sustainable business from a 2-man operation to a company that employs nearly a hundred employees doesn't happen overnight – and many never make it there. This is the story of how Hana Engineering did it.
On the day they graduated from the SBA 8(a) program, Co-Founders Jeff Zoeckler and Marcus Kim came on The Build Up to share how a strategy of prioritizing quality and people over revenue has found them sustained success.
 
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Allison Freed, Producer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonfreed/
 
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The AI boom is here. It's making major waves in every industry, including construction. At least, that's what Himanshu Bari, Co-Founder of InstinctIQ, believes.
His AI-driven start-up tackled some of the most inefficient parts of a PM/CM firm and is on its way to building a full automation platform. He explains why the leaps in AI-backed tech has allowed for products that weren't possible 4 years ago.
Thanks to Himanushu for joining us on the show.
 
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On this episode of The Build Up we sit down with Chowdary Gondy, Co-Founder of CES. As a former VDOT and CalTrans alum, he's spent his career learning the ins and outs of infrastructure and project controls.
He's here to walk us through the state of infrastructure in America from an AEC business perspective and share all his insights on everything from federal funding and PPPs to the looming needs on the horizon. He also shares his unique journey in co-founding a company alongside 2 other VDOT alums.
 
Thanks to Chowdhary for joining us on the show.
 
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On this episode of The Build Up we sit down with Whitney Stowell, CEO and Founder of Cribworks. He's an expert in selling to the government, and he guides his clients through navigating the turbulent world of government contracting.
He's here to do the same for all of us today. He lays out where the opportunities are, what changes lie ahead, and how government contractors big and small can come out ahead.
Thanks to Whitney for joining us on the show.
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here is a critical lack of affordable housing options in the US. Dr. Andrew McCoy and his team of researchers at the Virginia Center for Housing Research are trying to tackle that problem with an unexpected Solution: Giant robots. More specifically, 3D concrete printers.
He'll be the first to tell you, it's still early days, it still costs more to build a house this way. But they've produced 4 houses already that residents are living in and they're discovering some surprising benefits. As Kyu and Andrew unpack it all, they cover the slow adoption of technology, the challenges around R&D, the future of our workforce, and the role academia and government play in this equation.
A big thank you to Virginia Tech and the team at the Myers-Lawson School of Construction for their support in making this episode.
 
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Building quality relationships is often the key to success. That's true in business and in life. Procon know that' first hand from the many joint ventures we've embarked upon, including most recently with the Impact Group.
That pairing came together because Procon's co-founder was long-time personal friends of Sulaiman Harris, the co-founder of the Impact Group. On this episode of The Build Up they talk about how Sulaiman's journey from a child who faced every imaginable obstacle growing up to a successful engineer and entrepreneur was shaped by critical relationships.
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The last decade has seen double-digit growth year after year for the AEC industry, all while the GDP has hovered around 2 or 3 percent. But can it last? That's question AEC industry expert Steve Gido is here to answer.
On this episode of The Build Up, host Kyu Jung and Steve discuss all the forces at play, how we've seen so much success and so much consolidation, and what might happen now. The future isn't guaranteed, but the clues are there. Steve breaks down what to look for and what they mean.
 
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Donald Trump was just sworn in as President of the United States, again. Regardless of what your feelings might be, one thing is clear: major changes are ahead.
No one is quite sure what will happen now and speculation is rampant. With so much uncertainty for the implications for the the AEC industry we've brought on Tom Williams who has extensive experience on The Hill, including serving as the Director of Legislative Affairs for the Army Corp of Engineers to share his insights and help breakdown what what the impacts will be.
 
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This is part two of our conversation with the President and CEO of the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA), Andrea Rutledge. 
The Build Up host Kyu Jung and Andrea discuss the success of the association, including their rebranding to encompass program management, the most recent national conference which was the biggest to date, and what the future holds. Then they dive into Andrea's personal career journey that led her from being an actor to the leader of an association– but included a few pit stops along the way like a stint at the White House and in higher education.
 
 
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In the first half of this two-part conversation, The Build Up host Kyu Jung discusses the state of the construction industry with the President and CEO of the Construction Management Association of America, Andrea S. Rutledge, CAE.
They breakdown the successes and challenges the industry has faced for many years including growing attention and value being placed on the profession of construction management, the increased investment in infrastructure, but also the shortage of labor to meet those needs. And they talk about the future, from the thing everyone what to know about, AI, to all the technology we are maybe overlooking.
 
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