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The Construction Corner

Dillon Mitchell

We Cover Commercial Construction. If you are in commercial construction as an Architect, Engineer, Contractor or Owner, this is the show for you. Hosted by Dillon Mitchell, PE, Founder of Kowabunga Studios

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472 episodes

  1. #472 - Documentation: The Construction Lesson Nobody Wants to Learn (Until It's Too Late) 9:04
  2. #471 - Don't Yell at the Lineman 3:40
  3. #470 - 8 Weeks, 8 Cities, and What I Learned Along the Way 13:29
  4. #469 - The Prefab Dilemma: Scale, Cost, and the Future of Electrical Fabrication 8:16
  5. #468 - From Bluebeam to BIM: How VDC Is Changing Electrical Layout 7:21
  6. #467 - The Electrician Shortage: What It Means for Your Next Project 7:01
  7. #466 - Why Value Engineering Doesn't Belong in Mission-Critical Facilities 11:00
  8. #465 - Arc Flash Compliance: What's Actually Required Under NFPA 70E 22:21
  9. #464 - The New Starting Salary: Why $80K is the Baseline and What Changed 8:21
  10. #463 - Data Centers vs. Factories: What Happens When Industry Comes to a Small Town? 5:25
  11. #462 - Tribal Sovereignty: The Shortcut for Data Center Development? 3:02
  12. #461 - The Construction Market is Booming — Prices, Lead Times & Why You Need to Start Now 23:27
  13. #460 - Hiring & Interview Etiquette: What Gets You Hired (or Rejected) 30:03
  14. #459 - AI, Data Centers, and the Future of Construction 13:40
  15. #458 - Building the Playbook: A Founder's Retreat with Peers 10:36
  16. #457 - Why Speed Wins in Construction 7:59
  17. #456 - How do you show clients you actually care? 4:35
  18. #455 - Our Growth Trajectory: Lessons from Bezos's 1997 Letter 10:26
  19. #454 - Summer Internship Recap 5:53
  20. #453 - Deadlines, Hiring, and Surviving the Growth Curve 14:55
  21. #452 - Data Centers, Power, and the Race to Space 10:19
  22. #451 - The Real Bottleneck: Why Power, Not AI, Will Decide the Next Decade 10:19
  23. #450 - The PE Path: Is a Four-Year Commitment Worth It? 13:21
  24. #449 - Leadership, Growth, and Grit: What the VDS Summit Is All About 5:31
  25. #448 - Cutting the Noise: Social Media, the Economy, and Staying Focused on What You Can Control 16:14
  26. #447 - Why Electrical is the Trade of the Decade — And What That Means for Your Career 10:26
  27. #446 - Building Client Relationships in a Labor-Short World 5:19
  28. #445 - Vertical Design Build Summit: Innovation, Networking & Leadership for Every Contractor 6:47
  29. #444 - Seizing the Opportunity: From Apprentice Electrician to Engineering Entrepreneur 12:24
  30. #443 - Inside VDS: Automating Construction Engineering from the Ground Up 7:37
  31. #442 - The Future of Construction: AI, Prefab, Design-Build & Why Contracts Change Everything 20:25
  32. #441 - Plugged In or Gassed Up: America's Energy Debate 11:58
  33. #440 - Big Firm vs. Small Firm: What Actually Matters for Your Career 11:50
  34. #439 - Off the Grid in Oregon: How Living Without Power Shaped an Electrical Engineer 9:27
  35. #438 - Almonds, Aqueducts, and Air Boards: Water West of Colorado 8:43
  36. #437 - Your Personal Economy: Why the Headlines Don't Determine Your Success 8:53
  37. #436 - Workforce Development, Prefab & Leadership: What's Coming to the VDS Summit 17:06
  38. #435 - The Grid, the GPUs and the Gap 18:08
  39. #434 - Advanced BIM, Automation, AI, and the Future of Construction 42:54
  40. 433 - AI Won't Replace You: Construction & Engineering Jobs Are Here to Stay 14:53
  41. #432 - The Infrastructure Behind AI: Power, Data Centers & the Future of Construction 28:59
  42. #431 - Check It Twice: How to Eliminate RFIs and Engineering Failures 7:35
  43. #430 - Big Projects, Big Lists: The Secret to Scaling as an Engineering Firm 8:57
  44. #429 - Coordination & Clash Detection: How to Build It Right Before You Break Ground 7:38
  45. #428 - Design Build Done Right: Procurement, Partnerships & Pitfalls 12:24
  46. #427 - Remote vs. On-Site: Building a Winning Culture in Construction 11:57
  47. #426 - AI, Starlink, and the Future of Engineering 13:08
  48. #425 - More Than Drawings: Spending Time Adds Real Value 5:58
  49. #424 - All in Before the Win: Hidden Effort behind Design Build 6:03
  50. #423 - Run Your Own Race: Lessons from the Zion 100 21:07