
Mass Construction Show
By Joe Kelly

Mass Construction ShowMay 25, 2021

Your Language is Your Destiny
Real Estate, Leadership & Management with Mike Procopio
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College
Real Estate, Leadership & Management with Mike Procopio
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Blue Collar Bobby: Creator & Host of The Dope & Tape Show
In this episode of the Mass Construction Show we speak with Blue Collar Bobby, Sprinkler fitter, Instagram and Podcast creator. Bobby and I discuss his approach to content creation as a trades person, encouraging the next generation of sprinkler fitters, what you need to know about impairments and a great what we will see more of.
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Live Presentation on Community Leadership (and Building)

Hire & Fire for Culture
Real Estate, Leadership & Management with Mike Procopio
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Get Sh!t Done
Real Estate, Leadership & Management with Mike Procopio
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Invest in Understanding Your People
Real Estate, Leadership & Management with Mike Procopio
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The Purchasers: Greg Garvin & Peter Capone
Guests: Greg Garvin, Chief Purchasing Agent - New England, at Gilbane Building Company and Peter Capone, Director of Purchasing at Consigli Construction.
In this episode Joe sits down with Peter and Greg to discuss the role of purchasing in the construction process. What the role is, where it crosses over with pre-construction, estimating, project management. Purchasing is not an independent position at all firms so this is a great episode for GC’s to learn and improve your processes, subs to understand a GCs perspective and for owner’s to see the value a purchaser brings to the table.
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Leadership w/ Shaun Lover - President @ Columbia
In this episode of the Mass Construction Show, Shaun and I discuss his approach to leadership as part of a dean’s panel discussion at Wentworth School of Management. Shuan’s candidness brought a lot of value that even non-construction professionals could learn from. There are plenty of take-aways and some great book recommendations to boot!
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3 Things To Steal From Iceland

Dope and Tape Show

Is Climate a Religion? and a Mass Con Meet-up🍸🍻🥃
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Climate Change EVs CM Club PodcastHosts:
Meredith Borden – CM Club President
Chaise Kakuk – VP of CM
Addie Stifter – Associate VP of FM
Koko Lyon – Treasurer
DayLee Rivera – Associate Director of Marketing
Tallah Ryan – Associate Treasurer
Mikayla Evangelista – Assistant Director of Marketing Today's Show is brought to you by Central, commercial carpenters and supporters of our conversations. Enjoy the show! Follow the Mass Construction Show here:
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Are Subcontractors Becoming Manufacturers? w/ Central Ceilings
In this episode of the Mass Construction Show, Chris and I discuss Central’s decision to purchase a stud roller that will not only manufacture stud and track in-house but cut all the pieces to length based on the model uploaded. This a a fascinating first step in the carpentry world from builders to manufacturers. I’m excited to see what this means for the future of construction.
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I Don't Buy Real Estate for Cash Flow
Real Estate, Leadership & Management with Mike Procopio
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The Crowd IS Wrong
Real Estate, Leadership and Management with Mike Procopio.
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Opportunity Zones
Real Estate, Leadership and Management with Mike Procopio.
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Conquer Your Fears to Gain Success
Real Estate, Leadership & Management with Mike Procopio
1) Everyone has one big (personal) thing that stands in the way of their success. Find yours, and deal with it, ASAP.
2) 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐭!
A good plan violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan executed next week - George S. Patton.
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Why Multifamily Outperforms During an Inflationary Environment
Real Estate, Leadership and Management with Mike Procopio.
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Plastics, Good Government, Mass Timber & Less Traffic "Safety" Devices
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Mass Con Real Estate & Personal Growth w/ Mike Procopio [Teaser]
Coming soon... a series of conversations on Real Estate, Leadership & Personal Growth with Mike Procopio, CEO of The Procopio Companies
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Mass Con Real Estate & Personal Growth w/ Mike Procopio
Coming soon... a series of conversations on Real Estate, Leadership & Personal Growth with Mike Procopio, CEO of The Procopio Companies
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NFPA 241 (2022) Updates w/ Lt. Towski CFD

Tokenization of Real Estate w/ Bryan Wickson of IronSell
In this episode of the Mass Construction Show with Brian Wickson Founder of IronSell.com and operator of equipment exchange we discuss tokenizing of real estate and what that means for the future of investing and raising capital.
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Firestopping and Chemicals
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Rob McKinney: Tech, Safety, Podcaster, AGC & More
In this episode of the Mass Construction Show we speak with Rob Mckinney. Rob has a truly unique path of religious Studies major, to construction, to technology and beyond. Rob is an amazing example of leveraging continual growth and learning to position himself into a career that fits his interests and lifestyle. I found Rob’s story to be a great inspiration about what is possible for all of us, and proof that anyone can step out of the predetermined paths we might find ourselves on.
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Chris Fontaine of Commonwealth Building: Succession, Growth & Culture
In this episode of the Mass Construction Show we speak with Chris Fontaine who performed the rare fete of going from Co-op to CEO at Commonwealth Building. We discuss his career, how somebody goes about buying a company and what it was like trying to make an existing company his own.
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New... Classes, Codes, Store & Network
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The Blue Ocean of Roofs, Pollution Masquerading as "Green" & a 3.5B Dollar EV Plant
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Josue Velney: Real Estate Development and Mindset
This episode of the Mass Construction Show is with Josue Velney of Velney Development. We cover his journey from a Marine, to Fire Fighter, Construction Manager and Developer. It quickly became evident that Josue's ambition, perseverance and mindset are his keys to success. I think you’ll make yourself better by hearing what he has to say.
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How the drastic shift in the equipment market will affect Owners, GCs & Subs w/ Brian Wickson
In this episode of the Mass Construction Show with Brian Wickson Founder of IronSell.com and operator of equipment exchange we discuss:
What Brian is seeing in current market with equipment? What are the indicators or trends that indicate further changes in the market (manufacturers becoming rental companies, agreements with unions, remote operation, electric, carbon tax, etc) What effect does this have on projects? What should a contractor that relies on heavy equipment do? Where does Brian see the equipment market going? (NFT wise)Today's Show is brought to you by Central, commercial carpenters and supporters of our conversations. Enjoy the show!
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Electrical Industry Forecast from Gaston & Sign up for the Mass Construction Network!
In this episode of the Mass construction Show - Mike Weber and Joseph Kelly discuss the release of Gaston's Pulse, a market overview of lead times and cost for the electrical industry. The Pulse will be published quarterly and we're excited to say, it will be part of the Mass Construction Network! Sign up here if you'd like to be included: https://lnkd.in/dKZbiag
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Massachusetts BBRS Votes on 10th Edition of Building Code
In this episode of the Mass Construction Show, Joe and Mike discuss the upcoming 10th Edition of the Massachusetts Building Code a.k.a 780 CMR. They also discuss structure of the code, concurrency period, changes of note and what you should do to prepare.
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Prefabrication w/ Mike Jackson of Durapods
Co-host: Erik Sanford Director of VDC at Dellbrook JKS
In this episode of the Mass Construction Show Mike speaks with us about Durapods. Durapods is a multi-trade prefabrication company that produces a number of building components, up to and including full rooms for install themselves or for install by others. Their ability to improve a number of internal metrics as well as break into new markets by shipping pods is great news for the future of safety, waste reduction, cost and schedules in construction. If you’re a true believer in pre-fab then this episode’s for you!
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Lee Kennedy Quality Control: Management, Execution, Successes & Failures
Today’s guests are Jason Edic, Vice President of Risk Management and Chris Jamieson, Quality Control Manager at Lee Kennedy Company.
In this episode of the Mass Construction Show Chris and Jason discuss:
How data determines what areas should be focused on from a quality control perspective Creating and executing of the plan Successes and failures along the way.Today's Show is brought to you by Central, commercial carpenters and supporters of our conversations. Enjoy the show!
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Why Job Titles Are Inhumane

Chuck Marohn, P.E.: Strong Towns, Freedom of Speech & MN's abuse of Power
In this episode we speak with Charles Marohn, Founder of Strong Towns, about the Minnesota Board of Engineering's frivolous investigation and censure of him. We also talk about the work of Strong Towns and why the board would be threatened by their advocacy. Here's the full info on the case and here's the hearing we spoke about.
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Cigar meet-up 2022

2 Construction Organizations Making A Difference 🔨Let's meet up!
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Ryan Walsh: JMA, Value Engineering, Code Reviews, Constructabilty & Scope Gaps
This is another episode of "carving your own path". Ryan talks about how he got into his position at JMA and what it entails. We also cover code, scope gaps, QA/QC and share some ideas about Mass Construction as a place for people to grow themselves. Ryan is one of the most technically knowledge people in the business who also likes to think in depth about ideas. This is a rare combination that should grab your attention.
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Why NH could disrupt MA, New Classes, & Update of MCS
This episode of the Mass Construction Show is a solo episode where we chat about what's new at MCS. Gauge interest on helping BHI and ponder how the hot New Hampshire market could pose a threat to the Massachusetts construction market.
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Monocropping Real Estate: Pre-interview with Seth Zeren & Greg Garvin
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What thinking like a mountain has to teach us about thinking like a city.
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