Build Me Up Podcast

Kraus-Anderson Executive Vice President Rich Jacobson and FMI Corporation Managing Director of Research Jay Bowman discuss construction industry trends, challenges and outlook heading into 2020. Topics of discussion include solutions to the affordable housing crisis, how companies are addressing the workforce shortage, and the future… READ MORE

Part 2 of Kraus-Anderson COO Al Gerhardt and APi Group Inc. CEO Russ Becker's discussion of construction industry trends, technology and challenges. Gerhardt and Becker discuss solutions to the workforce shortage, an industry trend that takes their breath away, and get put on the hot… READ MORE

Al Gerhardt is the President and COO of Kraus-Anderson Construction Company. Under Al's leadership, Kraus-Anderson has been consistently ranked in the top 50 Construction Management firms at Risk by Engineering News-Record. Russ Becker is the President of CEO of APi Group Inc., one of the… READ MORE

Kraus-Anderson's BIM Manager Heather Kossila and POWER Engineers' Facilities BIM Coordinator Liberty Longalong discuss the constant evolution of the built marketplace with Tom and Mary. Building Information Modeling is offering high-tech advancements, from laser scanning to 3D modeling, and Heather and Liberty discuss how a… READ MORE

The new Delta Dental of Minnesota Operations Center in Bemidji provides a modern, open workspace for 150 employees. The final product is beautiful, but it was far from easy. Tamera Robinson, CFO of Delta Dental of Minnesota; Nate Enger, VP at ESG Architects; and Matt… READ MORE