Building Forward Podcast
1) Sal Verrastro
Sal Verrastro has become an ardent student of the building envelope. It provides a fascinating paradox—even as material science and building technology evolve, the industry is seeing more building env...Show More
2) David Everson
For David Everson, there’s an important distinction between committing to a construction goal and committing to a path to get there. The CEO of Prescott, Ariz.–based Mandalay Homes says locking yourse...Show More
3) Patrick Hamill
When Patrick Hamill gives a speech, one of his favorite slides to show is of the framing of a house through the ages. The trick is that whether he’s showing a house from 50 years ago or from today, th...Show More
4) Clark Ivory
When Clark Ivory returned in the summer of 2017 from a three-year sabbatical for his church in Romania, he took a look at the housing market to figure out what was coming next. Ivory saw a number of f...Show More
5) CR Herro
CR Herro got to make up his own job title. As vice president of innovation at Meritage Homes, the seventh largest home builder in the United States, Herro’s role is to serve as an internal disrupter, ...Show More
6) Michael Dickens
Michael Dickens is the co-founder of IBACOS, an organization he helped create to bring innovation to American home building. In the more than 25 years that IBACOS has been around, it’s been a driving ...Show More
7) Steve Glenn
Steve Glenn is CEO of Plant Prefab, a Rialto, Calif.-based builder of high-quality, sustainable, prefabricated single-family and multifamily homes. The company made a splash last year when Amazon anno...Show More
8) Dason Whitsett
Dason Whitsett is principal architect at Kasita, a modern builder of prefabricated micro-homes. His belief is that buildings should enhance life for both the individual and for the environment and tha...Show More
9) Zenon Radewych
Zenon Radewych, a principal with WZMH Architects, has led the charge in his firm’s work on prefabrication and other new and emerging technologies. He’s always been inspired by thinking about how his f...Show More
10) Kent Colton
Housing affordability is one of the building industry’s most important challenges. That made it a perfect topic for Kent Colton to study. The former CEO of the National Association of Home Builders ha...Show More