The Downtime Talk brings you the latest insights and expert perspectives on the construction industry and beyond. We discuss trending topics, innovative ideas, and sources of inspiration shaping the world of construction. From cutting-edge technology to sustainable practices and the challenges this industry faces, our host Soeren Brogaard, CEO at Trackunit, explores new ways to eliminate downtime in construction with his guests.
What is Eliminate Downtime? It's a global initiative bringing construction’s brightest minds to collectively push the industry forward. We genuinely believe that we can achieve the impossible and eliminate downtime. This is your invitation to join: https://trackunit.com/eliminate-downtime/join-the-movement/
Unveiling Trackunit's Blueprint for Eliminating Downtime | Downtime Talk
Join host Søren Brogaard, CEO at Trackunit, for the Season 2 premiere of Downtime Talk Podcast with guest COO at Trackunit, Evan Barnes, giving insights into Trackunit's blueprint to eliminate downtime. Dive into Trackunit's innovative strategy to eliminate downtime in construction, featuring product insights, collaborations, and a focus on customer success. Gain exclusive insights into Trackunit's approach as Søren Brogaard emphasizes, "Trackunit’s mission is to eliminate downtime to build the most useful industry for the world." Explore the transformative potential of a connected ecosystem as Evan Barnes highlights, "The challenges are substantial and require collaboration and commitment."
Please share your feedback at downtime@trackunit.com (mailto:downtime@trackunit.com) to help drive industry innovation.
Sign up for the Inside Eliminate Downtime newsletter (https://trackunit.com/eliminate-downtime/join-the-movement/) for industry trends, insights, and the latest reports.
25 Mar 2024
How Cloud Technology Fuels Collaborative Construction | Downtime Talk
Join a conversation on why cloud technology helps construction become more collaborative and limiting factors for new ways of working on construction. With a career at the intersection of tech and construction Britton Langdon, Chief Strategy Officer at Snaptrude, shares a perspective on how to bring workflows and people together even when processes aren’t perfectly linear.
You want to hear more about data, tech and strategy in construction? Make sure to sign up to the Inside Eliminate Downtime newsletter (https://trackunit.com/eliminate-downtime/join-the-movement/).
15 Mar 2024
From push to pull: How OEM’s connectivity ambitions change | Downtime Talk
Dedicating his professional career to construction, Fred Rio, SVP OEM sales at Trackunit, taps into the rich history he has with the industry for an account on what's driving connectivity with OEMs. A conversation about how ambitions are changing and what kind of people OEMs need to have at the table to not fall short on their digital journey.
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19 Dec 2023
Bringing the share economy to heavy equipment | Downtime Talk
Born out of the frustration with snow plowing equipment sitting idle, Kevin built a marketplace for heavy equipment. Kevin Forestell, CEO and Co-founder of Dozr joins Soeren Brogaard on the Downtime Talk to speak about a new model for equipment rental and machine utilization.
You want to hear more about data, tech and strategy in construction? Make sure to sign up to the Inside Eliminate Downtime newsletter (https://trackunit.com/eliminate-downtime/join-the-movement/).
13 Dec 2023
‘Yes we have’ - on IoT in construction | Downtime Talk
Matt Hatton provides an analyst’s view across different sectors, pointing to those that construction should look for inspiration and lessons learned. Tune in for an episode on all things IoT and how to avoid getting stuck in the proof of concept phase.
Further reading and resources mentioned on the show:
Report: Digital Transformation in the Construction sector (https://transformainsights.com/research/reports/digital-transformation-construction-sector-2022)
You want to hear more about data, tech and strategy in construction? Make sure to sign up to the Inside Eliminate Downtime newsletter (https://trackunit.com/eliminate-downtime/join-the-movement/).
23 Oct 2023
Tech, AI and Humans in Construction | Downtime Talk
How do humans and tech work best together on construction jobsites? Demi Knight Clark, founder of 1 of the 2% women-owned construction businesses in the US, talks with Soeren Brogaard about efficiencies, innovation, and how the human element plays into it. Demi’s energy and passion to make a dent in the industry is certainly contagious - tune in!
Further reading and resources mentioned on the show:
Watch Demi’s TEDx Talk on empowering girls and women in construction https://youtu.be/4nvs0Qtc2nA (https://youtu.be/4nvs0Qtc2nA)
You want to hear more about data, tech and strategy in construction? Make sure to sign up to the Inside Eliminate Downtime newsletter (https://trackunit.com/eliminate-downtime/join-the-movement/).
28 Aug 2023
From ‘Hard Down’ to Full Utilization in Rental | Downtime Talk
Why supply-chain constraints have completely changed what is considered downtime in the equipment rental industry and how to find the sweet spot in preventive maintenance processes.
With serious disruptions of the equipment supply chain, simply adding new equipment to the fleet whenever you experience downtime is not an option anymore.
Josh Nickell, Vice President, Equipment Segment at ARA, pulls from his extensive experience of running one of the fastest growing rental companies in the US and his work with ARA members and shares what other ways rental companies can look to keep their fleets moving.
Further reading and resources mentioned on the show:
RentalU – training on a variety of topics from customer service to safety: https://ararental.org/rentalu
ARA Certified - program for service technicians specifically in the rental environment https://ararental.org/Learn/ARA-Certified-Sales-Service
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26 Jun 2023
Digital and Dirt: Reducing the Carbon Footprint in Construction | Downtime Talk
From machine, to site, to the construction industry as a whole - Holger Pietzsch joins Soeren Brogaard on the the Downtime Talk to discuss emission tracking.
Combining insights from his work at Hexagon and his role as Chair of the CECE Digitalisation Task-Force, Holger shares three steps to benchmark your efforts on reducing carbon footprint of your operations and why the opposite of downtime is not necessarily uptime. Tune in.
Further reading and resources mentioned on the show:
Sign up to the CECE newsletter (https://www.cece.eu/publications/cece-newsletter).
Learn more about Hexagon's Heavy Construction Solutions (https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/hexagon-heavy-construction)
More about Leica Geosystems (https://www.linkedin.com/company/leica-geosystems/).
You want to hear more about data, tech and strategy in construction? Make sure to sign up to the Inside Eliminate Downtime newsletter (https://trackunit.com/eliminate-downtime/join-the-movement/).
9 Jun 2023
Sustainability in Construction: Asking the Right Questions | Downtime Talk
An inspiring conversation about the power of asking the right questions and how to reframe sustainability regulations as opportunities for business and people. With Flor Massei, hosted by Soeren Brogaard.
Not sure where to even start? Tune in for great questions to ask when your organization is still figuring out its path to more sustainable operations.
Further reading and resources mentioned on the show:
EU CSR directive (https://finance.ec.europa.eu/capital-markets-union-and-financial-markets/company-reporting-and-auditing/company-reporting/corporate-sustainability-reporting_en%20)
EU Directive on Energy performance of buildings (https://energy.ec.europa.eu/topics/energy-efficiency/energy-efficient-buildings/energy-performance-buildings-directive_en)
re-vamped SCOR model (https://scor.ascm.org/processes/introduction) including the sustainability angle
Connect with Flor via LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/flor-massei/?locale=en_US)
You want to hear more about data, tech and strategy in construction? Make sure to sign up to the Inside Eliminate Downtime newsletter (https://trackunit.com/eliminate-downtime/join-the-movement/).
26 Apr 2023
Talent, People, and DEI in Construction | Downtime Talk
Tune in for a conversation about talent and diversity in construction with Louisa Dickins, Co-Founder & Director LMRE and Romey Oulton, Consultant at LMRE.
A unique outside in perspective on how construction can attract the people that are so much needed in an industry struggling with workforce gaps. Lousia and Romey are experts in the field when it comes to more diversity in hiring people and share their experiences and learnings.
Further reading and resources:
Sign up for the database (https://www.womeninconstructiontech.com/%20) and reach out to info@womeninconstructiontech.com (mailto:info@womeninconstructiontech.com) for onboarding info.
Educate yourself on industry trends, get exposure to new opportunities, and make new connections here (https://constructionblog.autodesk.com/top-construction-conferences-events/) or join the events here. (https://www.procore.com/jobsite/top-construction-conferences-for-2023/)
If you haven’t already read this milestone piece of research, check out this article by McKinsey (https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/gender-equality/the-future-of-women-at-work-transitions-in-the-age-of-automation).
LMRE’s DEI Digest series – celebrating changemakers who are championing DEI in the ConTech space:
https://www.lmre.tech/interviews/the-dei-digest-with-maximillian-diez-25-ventures/ (https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lmre.tech%2Finterviews%2Fthe-dei-digest-with-maximillian-diez-25-ventures%2F&data=05%7C01%7CHLE%40trackunit.com%7C8ea76600129e4f08aee308db463a9b00%7Ce53a5487b04143e983449e9380891d11%7C0%7C0%7C638180989804477871%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=xHd7GFXy14AsoOKhkKJ7Dz0c0AmtiOTYFp3hiZvHDDs%3D&reserved=0)
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24 Apr 2023
How 'Situational Awareness' Eliminates Downtime | Downtime Talk
Soeren Brogaard welcomes Aarni Heiskanen, who’s been listed as a Top 100 construction tech influencer to speak about 'situational awareness'.
Only about 30% of a construction worker’s time is spent on value-adding activities. Drawing from his experience with clients and studies, Aarni shares how situational awareness can tackle this productivity gap, reducing meetings, inspections, lead times and quality issues on construction jobsites.
The Aalto University’s Building 2030 studies: https://www.aalto.fi/en/building-2030 (https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aalto.fi%2Fen%2Fbuilding-2030&data=05%7C01%7CHLE%40trackunit.com%7C3d891b2acbdc4506f42008db40205392%7Ce53a5487b04143e983449e9380891d11%7C0%7C0%7C638174279807443928%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=nL798vlkCpTKfLo6nbgMy1KmH4qGwFBPYhwaM3XIxuU%3D&reserved=0)
Their research reports in English: https://www.aalto.fi/en/listing/162951 (https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aalto.fi%2Fen%2Flisting%2F162951&data=05%7C01%7CHLE%40trackunit.com%7C3d891b2acbdc4506f42008db40205392%7Ce53a5487b04143e983449e9380891d11%7C0%7C0%7C638174279807443928%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=N8T54YMv%2FRPyVx%2FwV5apJOw6RIlMQAY81JmUp5iYDaU%3D&reserved=0)
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10 Apr 2023
Inclusion at Work: A Nordic Perspective | Downtime Talk
Tune in for a conversation about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with Karin Nars, Managing Director of Dinolift and President of IPAF, and Soeren Brogaard, CEO of Trackunit.
Drawing from her experience in powered access and her work at IPAF, Karin shares ten guiding principles for more inclusion at the workplace. Because to create an organization that’s truly transformative we need to take care of our people.
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About Karin Nars
Karin is the Managing Director and the co-owner of Dinolift. During her time in operative roles at the company she has mainly held sales and marketing-related positions and is passionate about developing excellent long-term customer and distributor relations.
Karin Nars joined the International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) in 2010 as a member of the council and became the first female president of IPAF in its near 40-year history.
“It’s a fantastic opportunity to be IPAF’s first female President and to speak about how we can help other women see that there is opportunity in our business. We also have to make visible and highlight women who have already made careers in our industry.”
16 Mar 2023
Why Mindful Leadership Matters in Construction | Downtime Talk
Tune in for a conversation about Mindful Leadership with Michael Bunting, Founder of The Mindful Leader, and Soeren Brogaard, CEO of Trackunit.
One way to measure downtime in any organizations is to look at time wasted in what Michael calls “image management” – that is time and energy people spent on covering up mistakes, being political, or avoiding difficult conversations.
Listen in to find out how much time your organizations might spend on image management and how mindful leadership can help improve mental well-being and business performance.
If you want to learn more about Michael’s work around mindful leadership, find additional resources here (https://themindfulleader.com/ebooks/).
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