Building Consensus Podcast
1) New Year, New Me
The fellas decide what from 2025 should be left behind and what change they will push for in 2026. From celebrating growth to making some strategic contractions, new materials that worked great or har...Show More
2) Pick Em’: Follows Instructions or Knows Their Stuff
When our team fails to follow instructions because they think they know better it wastes the time taken to plan the job, time spent to visit the site and lay out the crew as well as the time required ...Show More
3) The Unbearable Burden of Certainty
While it’s frustrating to be mistaken it absolutely maddening to be right when you think “this is going to be a problem”. Finding a way to work with a subcontractor who you knew was going to be a prob...Show More
4) Easier to Build New or Re-Do?
It may seem so obvious as to not even warrant a discussion, but when considering the challenge of building a new home versus renovating an existing home there’s an awful lot to argue about. High stake...Show More
5) Certifiably Passive with Jeremiah Sommer
Many view the Passive House building standard as the pinnacle of high performance building but so often that view gets tied to specific products. While some make it easier than others, the technique i...Show More
6) Not Mustard, Catch up.
It's been a minute since we got together so rather than seek a debate we just tried to connect on what's been going on with our projects, our teams and our lives. We won't solve your problems this wee...Show More
7) HOA: Highly Onerous Assessment With Stephanie Dailey
Some jurisdictions have a notoriously tough codes enforcement official and others have almost no oversight. But what about the non-governmental burden of the HOA? Does this “authority” protect the com...Show More
8) Serving, Not Selling with Dan Edelman
Don’t let the salesman waste your time! Our suppliers, vendors, and product reps can be an untapped resource if we don’t take a minute to hear what they’ve got going. Especially when the “help me help...Show More
9) Affordable High Performance? with Jordan Smith
Don’t let the salesman waste your time! Our suppliers, vendors, and product reps can be an untapped resource if we don’t take a minute to hear what they’ve got going. Especially when the “help me help...Show More
10) The Skill of the Irish (it ain’t luck!) With Michael Conneely
The sheer quantity of details and decisions required to build a home can be staggering. Take that number and add 10x for luxury homes since multiple kitchens require multiple cabinet and appliance pac...Show More