A few weeks ago, I got called out on a statement I made on stage. Turns out, I was wrong.
Read more on the contech lie we all bought & how to get past it here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/how-con...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife
#construction #contech #digitaltransformation #enablinginnovation
Read more on the contech lie we all bought & how to get past it here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/how-con...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife
#construction #contech #digitaltransformation #enablinginnovation
November 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A few weeks ago, I got called out on a statement I made on stage. Turns out, I was wrong.
Read more on the contech lie we all bought & how to get past it here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/how-con...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife
#construction #contech #digitaltransformation #enablinginnovation
Read more on the contech lie we all bought & how to get past it here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/how-con...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife
#construction #contech #digitaltransformation #enablinginnovation
You can’t buy innovation, especially not when your culture constantly punishes curiosity.
But don't just take my word for it. Read more with tips from others here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/what-it...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech #enablinginnovation #culture
But don't just take my word for it. Read more with tips from others here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/what-it...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech #enablinginnovation #culture
October 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
You can’t buy innovation, especially not when your culture constantly punishes curiosity.
But don't just take my word for it. Read more with tips from others here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/what-it...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech #enablinginnovation #culture
But don't just take my word for it. Read more with tips from others here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/what-it...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech #enablinginnovation #culture
The countdown to Kahua's Enabling Innovation is on…and so is the shoe game.
Every speaker has a "thing."
Some speakers pace the stage.
Some talk with their hands.
Me?
I bring the shoes.
Special debut coming next week!
#enablinginnovation #construction #contech #jordan @kahuainc.bsky.social
Every speaker has a "thing."
Some speakers pace the stage.
Some talk with their hands.
Me?
I bring the shoes.
Special debut coming next week!
#enablinginnovation #construction #contech #jordan @kahuainc.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The countdown to Kahua's Enabling Innovation is on…and so is the shoe game.
Every speaker has a "thing."
Some speakers pace the stage.
Some talk with their hands.
Me?
I bring the shoes.
Special debut coming next week!
#enablinginnovation #construction #contech #jordan @kahuainc.bsky.social
Every speaker has a "thing."
Some speakers pace the stage.
Some talk with their hands.
Me?
I bring the shoes.
Special debut coming next week!
#enablinginnovation #construction #contech #jordan @kahuainc.bsky.social
Good morning from Columbus, OH! It's a beautiful day to talk construction and energy along with my friend Jared!
Time to push some boundaries, share some ideas and build smarter together.
@kahuainc.bsky.social #captialprojects #construction #contech #enablinginnovation #TheEngiNerdLife
Time to push some boundaries, share some ideas and build smarter together.
@kahuainc.bsky.social #captialprojects #construction #contech #enablinginnovation #TheEngiNerdLife
October 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Good morning from Columbus, OH! It's a beautiful day to talk construction and energy along with my friend Jared!
Time to push some boundaries, share some ideas and build smarter together.
@kahuainc.bsky.social #captialprojects #construction #contech #enablinginnovation #TheEngiNerdLife
Time to push some boundaries, share some ideas and build smarter together.
@kahuainc.bsky.social #captialprojects #construction #contech #enablinginnovation #TheEngiNerdLife
We are just one week away from the biggest innovation conference of the year!
If your in Alpharetta next week, come say hi. I can't wait to hear what your idea is for the next Kahua app.
#construction #contech #enablinginnovation #projectmanagementsoftware #innovation @kahuainc.bsky.social
If your in Alpharetta next week, come say hi. I can't wait to hear what your idea is for the next Kahua app.
#construction #contech #enablinginnovation #projectmanagementsoftware #innovation @kahuainc.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
We are just one week away from the biggest innovation conference of the year!
If your in Alpharetta next week, come say hi. I can't wait to hear what your idea is for the next Kahua app.
#construction #contech #enablinginnovation #projectmanagementsoftware #innovation @kahuainc.bsky.social
If your in Alpharetta next week, come say hi. I can't wait to hear what your idea is for the next Kahua app.
#construction #contech #enablinginnovation #projectmanagementsoftware #innovation @kahuainc.bsky.social
Everyone is talking about AI, but few will actually admit what it is. Or more importantly what it isn’t.
Let’s look at that. To get #TheEngiNerdLife in your inbox first, subscribe here: www.theenginerdlife.com/subscribe
#construction #contech #artificialintelligence #enablinginnovation
Let’s look at that. To get #TheEngiNerdLife in your inbox first, subscribe here: www.theenginerdlife.com/subscribe
#construction #contech #artificialintelligence #enablinginnovation
October 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Everyone is talking about AI, but few will actually admit what it is. Or more importantly what it isn’t.
Let’s look at that. To get #TheEngiNerdLife in your inbox first, subscribe here: www.theenginerdlife.com/subscribe
#construction #contech #artificialintelligence #enablinginnovation
Let’s look at that. To get #TheEngiNerdLife in your inbox first, subscribe here: www.theenginerdlife.com/subscribe
#construction #contech #artificialintelligence #enablinginnovation
Riddle me this: how does one build a “living” building?
That’s exactly what Georgia Tech did with the Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design.
#Construction is cool, tell your friends!
#constructioniscool #sustainability #enablinginnovation #TheEngiNerdLife
That’s exactly what Georgia Tech did with the Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design.
#Construction is cool, tell your friends!
#constructioniscool #sustainability #enablinginnovation #TheEngiNerdLife
September 25, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Riddle me this: how does one build a “living” building?
That’s exactly what Georgia Tech did with the Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design.
#Construction is cool, tell your friends!
#constructioniscool #sustainability #enablinginnovation #TheEngiNerdLife
That’s exactly what Georgia Tech did with the Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design.
#Construction is cool, tell your friends!
#constructioniscool #sustainability #enablinginnovation #TheEngiNerdLife
For years I bought into a lie, and if you're in construction, I'm guessing you believe this lie too.
Engineers are not creative
That's false, read more here:
www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/take-ba...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #engineering #contech #enablinginnovation
Engineers are not creative
That's false, read more here:
www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/take-ba...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #engineering #contech #enablinginnovation
September 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
For years I bought into a lie, and if you're in construction, I'm guessing you believe this lie too.
Engineers are not creative
That's false, read more here:
www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/take-ba...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #engineering #contech #enablinginnovation
Engineers are not creative
That's false, read more here:
www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/take-ba...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #engineering #contech #enablinginnovation
It has been too long!
After a great stint at home, I am so pumped to get back out with the construction industry!
If you’re in and around ATL, hit me up!
#construction #contech #infrastructure #enablinginnovation #TheEngiNerdLife
After a great stint at home, I am so pumped to get back out with the construction industry!
If you’re in and around ATL, hit me up!
#construction #contech #infrastructure #enablinginnovation #TheEngiNerdLife
September 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
It has been too long!
After a great stint at home, I am so pumped to get back out with the construction industry!
If you’re in and around ATL, hit me up!
#construction #contech #infrastructure #enablinginnovation #TheEngiNerdLife
After a great stint at home, I am so pumped to get back out with the construction industry!
If you’re in and around ATL, hit me up!
#construction #contech #infrastructure #enablinginnovation #TheEngiNerdLife
Forbes calls it the most dangerous phrase in all of business, yet sometimes we throw it out there without even thinking.
Catch the full debate here: info.kahua.com/build-versus...
@KahuaInc #enablinginnovation #construction #contech #digitaltransformation #buildvsbuy
Catch the full debate here: info.kahua.com/build-versus...
@KahuaInc #enablinginnovation #construction #contech #digitaltransformation #buildvsbuy
September 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Forbes calls it the most dangerous phrase in all of business, yet sometimes we throw it out there without even thinking.
Catch the full debate here: info.kahua.com/build-versus...
@KahuaInc #enablinginnovation #construction #contech #digitaltransformation #buildvsbuy
Catch the full debate here: info.kahua.com/build-versus...
@KahuaInc #enablinginnovation #construction #contech #digitaltransformation #buildvsbuy
Coffee’s hot. Sunrise beautiful. And my talk on the future of construction? …TBD.
Here’s to a great week at Kahua’s Revenue Midyear!
#construction #contech #FutureOfConstruction #enablinginnovation #TheEngiNerdLife
Here’s to a great week at Kahua’s Revenue Midyear!
#construction #contech #FutureOfConstruction #enablinginnovation #TheEngiNerdLife
August 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Coffee’s hot. Sunrise beautiful. And my talk on the future of construction? …TBD.
Here’s to a great week at Kahua’s Revenue Midyear!
#construction #contech #FutureOfConstruction #enablinginnovation #TheEngiNerdLife
Here’s to a great week at Kahua’s Revenue Midyear!
#construction #contech #FutureOfConstruction #enablinginnovation #TheEngiNerdLife
Infrastructure builds in the Pacific Northwest are anything but slowing down.
Construction is cool. And in the PNW, it’s downright inspiring. I can’t wait to return with my family to experience it.
#construction #contech #enablinginnovation #infrastructure #infraday
Construction is cool. And in the PNW, it’s downright inspiring. I can’t wait to return with my family to experience it.
#construction #contech #enablinginnovation #infrastructure #infraday
August 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Infrastructure builds in the Pacific Northwest are anything but slowing down.
Construction is cool. And in the PNW, it’s downright inspiring. I can’t wait to return with my family to experience it.
#construction #contech #enablinginnovation #infrastructure #infraday
Construction is cool. And in the PNW, it’s downright inspiring. I can’t wait to return with my family to experience it.
#construction #contech #enablinginnovation #infrastructure #infraday
Ever try to be in two places at once? I bet you do it more often than you think.
This week it’s all about the Pacific Northwest at Infraday, yet here I am talking AWP with Houston.
See you in Seattle!
#construction #contech #enablinginnovation #TheEngiNerdLife #InfradayPNW
This week it’s all about the Pacific Northwest at Infraday, yet here I am talking AWP with Houston.
See you in Seattle!
#construction #contech #enablinginnovation #TheEngiNerdLife #InfradayPNW
August 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Ever try to be in two places at once? I bet you do it more often than you think.
This week it’s all about the Pacific Northwest at Infraday, yet here I am talking AWP with Houston.
See you in Seattle!
#construction #contech #enablinginnovation #TheEngiNerdLife #InfradayPNW
This week it’s all about the Pacific Northwest at Infraday, yet here I am talking AWP with Houston.
See you in Seattle!
#construction #contech #enablinginnovation #TheEngiNerdLife #InfradayPNW
We are heading to Infraday PNW next week to chat with industry experts about what it takes to find real ROI in #contech.
It will be a power packed day that you don't want to miss.
See you in Seattle!
@kahuainc.bsky.social #enablinginnovation #construction #infrastructure #Infraday
It will be a power packed day that you don't want to miss.
See you in Seattle!
@kahuainc.bsky.social #enablinginnovation #construction #infrastructure #Infraday
August 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
We are heading to Infraday PNW next week to chat with industry experts about what it takes to find real ROI in #contech.
It will be a power packed day that you don't want to miss.
See you in Seattle!
@kahuainc.bsky.social #enablinginnovation #construction #infrastructure #Infraday
It will be a power packed day that you don't want to miss.
See you in Seattle!
@kahuainc.bsky.social #enablinginnovation #construction #infrastructure #Infraday
Prove me wrong: The best view of a project is from the cab of the tower crane.
#Construction is cool, tell your friends!
#constructioniscool #contech #infrastructure #enablinginnovation
#Construction is cool, tell your friends!
#constructioniscool #contech #infrastructure #enablinginnovation
August 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Prove me wrong: The best view of a project is from the cab of the tower crane.
#Construction is cool, tell your friends!
#constructioniscool #contech #infrastructure #enablinginnovation
#Construction is cool, tell your friends!
#constructioniscool #contech #infrastructure #enablinginnovation
Does having a “figure it out” mentality get too much praise sometimes?
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#TheEngiNerdLife #construction #projectmanagement #contech #enablinginnovation
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#TheEngiNerdLife #construction #projectmanagement #contech #enablinginnovation
August 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Does having a “figure it out” mentality get too much praise sometimes?
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#TheEngiNerdLife #construction #projectmanagement #contech #enablinginnovation
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#TheEngiNerdLife #construction #projectmanagement #contech #enablinginnovation
Why do I love construction?
Because even after a week packed with low sleep, long delays, information overload and way too much coffee, I still walk away energized.
Worth it every time.
Construction is cool, tell your friends!
#TheEngiNerdLife #construction #contech #enablinginnovation #fridayvibes
Because even after a week packed with low sleep, long delays, information overload and way too much coffee, I still walk away energized.
Worth it every time.
Construction is cool, tell your friends!
#TheEngiNerdLife #construction #contech #enablinginnovation #fridayvibes
August 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Why do I love construction?
Because even after a week packed with low sleep, long delays, information overload and way too much coffee, I still walk away energized.
Worth it every time.
Construction is cool, tell your friends!
#TheEngiNerdLife #construction #contech #enablinginnovation #fridayvibes
Because even after a week packed with low sleep, long delays, information overload and way too much coffee, I still walk away energized.
Worth it every time.
Construction is cool, tell your friends!
#TheEngiNerdLife #construction #contech #enablinginnovation #fridayvibes
Unpopular opinion: In construction, we are risk averse.
So what are some practical steps to building a culture that embraces failure? Read more here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/risk-av...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech #engineering #enablinginnovation #embracefailure
So what are some practical steps to building a culture that embraces failure? Read more here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/risk-av...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech #engineering #enablinginnovation #embracefailure
August 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Unpopular opinion: In construction, we are risk averse.
So what are some practical steps to building a culture that embraces failure? Read more here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/risk-av...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech #engineering #enablinginnovation #embracefailure
So what are some practical steps to building a culture that embraces failure? Read more here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/risk-av...
Welcome to #TheEngiNerdLife.
#construction #contech #engineering #enablinginnovation #embracefailure
Projects (and margins) are won or lost at the starting line, not the finish.
Read more about what preconstruction can do for you here: constructionyeti.substack.com/p/constructi...
#TheEngiNerdLife @kahuainc.bsky.social #enablinginnovation #construction #contech #preconstruction
Read more about what preconstruction can do for you here: constructionyeti.substack.com/p/constructi...
#TheEngiNerdLife @kahuainc.bsky.social #enablinginnovation #construction #contech #preconstruction
August 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Projects (and margins) are won or lost at the starting line, not the finish.
Read more about what preconstruction can do for you here: constructionyeti.substack.com/p/constructi...
#TheEngiNerdLife @kahuainc.bsky.social #enablinginnovation #construction #contech #preconstruction
Read more about what preconstruction can do for you here: constructionyeti.substack.com/p/constructi...
#TheEngiNerdLife @kahuainc.bsky.social #enablinginnovation #construction #contech #preconstruction
Failure is one of the greatest teachers we’ll ever have, yet in construction we often treat it as an embarrassment.
Instead, let’s embrace it.
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#enablinginnovation #construction #contech #engineering
Instead, let’s embrace it.
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#enablinginnovation #construction #contech #engineering
August 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Failure is one of the greatest teachers we’ll ever have, yet in construction we often treat it as an embarrassment.
Instead, let’s embrace it.
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#enablinginnovation #construction #contech #engineering
Instead, let’s embrace it.
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#enablinginnovation #construction #contech #engineering
No good ideas come from the office.
At least not ones that actually move the needle. Innovation doesn’t happen in isolation. It happens in collaboration.
#Construction #contech #enablinginnovation #BuildDifferent
At least not ones that actually move the needle. Innovation doesn’t happen in isolation. It happens in collaboration.
#Construction #contech #enablinginnovation #BuildDifferent
July 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
No good ideas come from the office.
At least not ones that actually move the needle. Innovation doesn’t happen in isolation. It happens in collaboration.
#Construction #contech #enablinginnovation #BuildDifferent
At least not ones that actually move the needle. Innovation doesn’t happen in isolation. It happens in collaboration.
#Construction #contech #enablinginnovation #BuildDifferent
Where is the proof that change adds value?
That's the question circulating the technology subcommittee meeting at the CII Annual Conference. And to be fair, it's one we don’t ask nearly enough.
@kahuainc.bsky.social #enablinginnovation #construction #contech #digitaltransformation #CII2025
That's the question circulating the technology subcommittee meeting at the CII Annual Conference. And to be fair, it's one we don’t ask nearly enough.
@kahuainc.bsky.social #enablinginnovation #construction #contech #digitaltransformation #CII2025
July 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Where is the proof that change adds value?
That's the question circulating the technology subcommittee meeting at the CII Annual Conference. And to be fair, it's one we don’t ask nearly enough.
@kahuainc.bsky.social #enablinginnovation #construction #contech #digitaltransformation #CII2025
That's the question circulating the technology subcommittee meeting at the CII Annual Conference. And to be fair, it's one we don’t ask nearly enough.
@kahuainc.bsky.social #enablinginnovation #construction #contech #digitaltransformation #CII2025
It’s no secret that I love Lego, and I’ll follow the instructions out-of-the-box. But is that the best use of them?
And can we relate this to #contech?
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#construction #digitaltransformation #enablinginnovation
And can we relate this to #contech?
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#construction #digitaltransformation #enablinginnovation
July 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
It’s no secret that I love Lego, and I’ll follow the instructions out-of-the-box. But is that the best use of them?
And can we relate this to #contech?
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#construction #digitaltransformation #enablinginnovation
And can we relate this to #contech?
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#construction #digitaltransformation #enablinginnovation
Fresh off a week of recharging we are gearing up for the next big event, who is headed to Nashville for Construction Industry Institute??
Stop by to say hey, I'd love to meet you!
#enablinginnovation #cii #ac25 #contech #construction
Stop by to say hey, I'd love to meet you!
#enablinginnovation #cii #ac25 #contech #construction
July 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Fresh off a week of recharging we are gearing up for the next big event, who is headed to Nashville for Construction Industry Institute??
Stop by to say hey, I'd love to meet you!
#enablinginnovation #cii #ac25 #contech #construction
Stop by to say hey, I'd love to meet you!
#enablinginnovation #cii #ac25 #contech #construction
If you want big data, stop stitching together tech. Period.
The ConTech landscape today is cluttered with vendors selling “platforms” that are really just Frankensteins.
Read more here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/the-dif...
#contech #construction #projectmanagementsoftware #enablinginnovation
The ConTech landscape today is cluttered with vendors selling “platforms” that are really just Frankensteins.
Read more here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/the-dif...
#contech #construction #projectmanagementsoftware #enablinginnovation
July 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
If you want big data, stop stitching together tech. Period.
The ConTech landscape today is cluttered with vendors selling “platforms” that are really just Frankensteins.
Read more here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/the-dif...
#contech #construction #projectmanagementsoftware #enablinginnovation
The ConTech landscape today is cluttered with vendors selling “platforms” that are really just Frankensteins.
Read more here: www.theenginerdlife.com/blog/the-dif...
#contech #construction #projectmanagementsoftware #enablinginnovation