The ConTechCrew Episode 90 – Construction Project Controls with Marcel Broekmaat from Trimble
Starting Off:
Last Friday, The ConTechCrew aired episode 90 of the podcast with special guest, Marcel Broekmaat, Market Manager of Project Controls at Trimble and discussed project controls in construction. The top headlines included Otterbox uniVERSE Case System, Construction Executive’s Technology & Software Rundown, Procore’s live Q&A with Mike Rowe, Oculus’ wireless VR headset and much more!
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ConTechTuesday:
This week on ConTechTuesday, Rob McKinney discusses how to accessorize your smartphone on the jobsite with the Otterbox uniVERSE Case System.
Construction Tech News:
Industry Education, Insights & Trends
Construction Executive’s Technology & Software Rundown featuring Scope AR’s remote-assistance application, Google Jamboard collaboration tool, Yuneec International’s H520 sUAS drone and much more!
Live Q&A with Mike Rowe and Tooey Courtemanche, the CEO of Procore discussed technology, trades, and the next ten years in the construction industry. Watch the discussion here!
Augmented & Virtual Reality
Augmented reality tape measure smartphone apps are now available for free download after Apple’s iOS 11 release.
Last week, Oculus announced that their new standalone, high-end “Santa Cruz” wireless VR headset will be shipped early next year to developers. Stay tuned for more details to come!
Emerging Technology
Technology is redrawing the line between design and construction and bridging the gap early on projects between the design team and general contractors.
Dynamo BIM is an open source graphical programming software for design that’s helping professionals get educated on visual programming.
Geek of the Week:
We Interviewed: Marcel Broekmaat 
Day Job: Market Manager of Project Controls at Trimble
Resume: Marcel is originally from the Netherlands and received a bachelor’s degree in structural engineering and then earned his master’s in construction management. Marcel’s first job was working for a company called BAM, where he focused on implementing building information modeling (BIM) into their engineering department. Marcel then worked as a project manager at Graphisoft and Vico before joining Trimble in 2013.
Joined the Podcast to Geek Out On: Project control programs and how they are relevant for construction companies, as well as, Trimble evolving from a hardware company to a software company. Marcel and The ConTechCrew also explained how Trimble is bringing consistency to the industry, and lastly discussed how Trimble’s ProjectSight is unifying project data in the field.
Next Week on The ConTechCrew: Roy Chipley from Chipley Company will be joining the podcast to discuss Equipment World 2017. Don’t miss it!
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