Episodes

Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Ep #6: Safety, COVID-19 & Construction
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
We use this week's podcast as an opportunity to discuss how COVID-19 has affected our work at Wm. T. Spaeder. We also talk about specific precautions we implemented to ensure the safety of both ourselves and our customers.
To learn more about Wm. T. Spaeder, please visit us at https://wmtspaeder.com

Friday Feb 28, 2020
Ep #5: myComply - On Site Training Visibility
Friday Feb 28, 2020
Friday Feb 28, 2020
Kassie Koser, our Safety Director, co-hosted this week's interview with myComply CEO, Lee Evans. MyComply is a compliance and safety platform that allows companies to keep track of all their employee trainings and certifications in one place with real time status updates. These records can be accessed by scanning a "smart badge" with a phone, so that workers can verify pertinent information at a moment's notice. https://wmtspaeder.com

Monday Feb 03, 2020
Ep #4: Eksobionics Construction Exoskeletons
Monday Feb 03, 2020
Monday Feb 03, 2020
In this episode, we interview the director of business development, Zach Haas, from EksoBionics (https://eksobionics.com/) about how exactly exoskeletons are making a positive impact in construction. Wm.T. Spaeder is a full service mechanical contractor servicing areas of PA, OH, & NY. Visit us at https://wmtspaeder.com for details.

Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
Ep #3: 3D Scanning in Construction
Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
Wednesday Jan 15, 2020
Episode #3 focuses on how construction companies can use 3D Scanning to help save time and money as well as work more efficiently. In this podcast, we're interviewing Frankie Davis Jr. (VDC Coordinator) and Charles Morgan (Point Work Coordinator) at Wm. T. Spaeder. We discuss the virtues, processes and potential problems of 3D scanning, scanners on the market and work flow. https://wmtspaeder.com

Wednesday Jan 01, 2020
Ep #2: LINQ - The "Google" for Your Projects
Wednesday Jan 01, 2020
Wednesday Jan 01, 2020
Jonathan Marsh interviews Kevin Soohoo about the LINQ, an innovative construction tool that makes everything in your project searchable. We're in the process of implementing it at Wm. T. Spaeder. https://wmtspaeder.com

Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Ep #1: Augmented & Mixed Reality in Construction
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
This is our flagship episode of the Wm. T. Spaeder podcast about advances in construction. Episode #1 focuses on how construction companies can use augmented and mixed reality on projects to save time and money as well as work more efficiently. This includes what Wm. T. Spaeder is doing right now with this technology and what the company plans to do within the next year.
We also discuss the limitations we've discovered using the different hardware and software and various improvements on the horizon.
HoloLens Video Demonstration on Live Job Site: https://youtu.be/ylJQcZUQm8E
Tech Hardware: Microsoft HoloLens - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/hololens
Software Used: Visual Live 3D - https://www.visuallive.com/
Other References:
Daqri: https://daqri.com/
Trimble: https://mixedreality.trimble.com/
LINQ: https://www.linqsoftware.com/
Exoskeletons: https://constructible.trimble.com/construction-industry/exoskeletons-for-construction-workers-are-marching-on-site