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The New Big Holes & Air Leakage In Spray Foam Projects with Jamie Kaye of Elm Energy Group – Episode 30

The New Big Holes & Air Leakage In Spray Foam Projects with Jamie Kaye of Elm Energy Group

When it comes to keeping moisture from destroying a home, it’s all in the details, and that’s what Jamie Kaye is focused on. Jamie’s a Building Science Practitioner and Healthy Home Professional at Elm Energy Group and he joins us today to discuss how to prevent moisture intrusion and increase energy efficiency at every step of the build process.

In this podcast…

1:38 – How Jamie became interested in the building science behind mold

3:41 – “The New Big Holes”

10:50 – “You can always improve even a great job.”

13:20 – The 3/4″ hole that ruined an entire set of stairs

15:40 – Yeti vs. Igloo: the small difference that makes a huge impact

17:30 – Can you ever build a house “too tight”?

22:20 – The top violations and places missed in a build

Demand, Supply Scheduling and Creative Recruiting with Joe Arrigo – Episode 29

Demand, Supply Scheduling and Creative Recruiting with Joe Arrigo

Various economic pressures are leading businesses to make creative decisions on supply of product and supply of people. How do you balance business realities with customer satisfaction? Today’s guest, Joe Arrigo, has the latest data and strategies to help you navigate these difficult questions.

Joe Arrigo is the President/Owner of Resource Development Partners, a company that provides training, certification, and education for building material manufacturers. Joe specializes in building science education for residential and light commercial builders and trade contractors.

In this podcast…

2:13 – The increased demand for insulation

6:12 – How do you adjust your company in a way that deals with the supply challenge, keeps your people and continues to make money?

12:09 – There’s no scheduling silver bullet BUT there are some best practices

16:16 – Getting creative with scheduling

22:27 – Business in the front, recruitment in the back

26:00 – Looking for talent in every corner of your community

 

 

5 Points of Failure for Bidding Contracting Businesses with Joe Arrigo – Episode 28

5 Points of Failure for Bidding Contracting Businesses with Joe Arrigo

People think starting a business can be hard, but building a business on the other hand can be even more challenging, ESPECIALLY if you don’t anticipate simple obstacles that can sink your best-laid plans. That’s why business development education is extremely important and why we’re talking to one of the best voices in building business education, Joe Arrigo.

Joe Arrigo is the President/Owner of Resource Development Partners, a company that provides training, certification, and education for building material manufacturers. Joe specializes in building science education for residential and light commercial builders and trade contractors. On today’s episode, Joe reveals 5 elements that have the potential to sneak up on your business and turn it upside down.

In this podcast…

3:30 – The crunch of cash flow

10:00 – “In God We Trust, but in all others we bring data.”

13:17 – The dark side of inventory management

17:33 – Accurately pricing bids based on market conditions

23:00 – The true cost of onboarding a new employee

26:55 – Why you can’t miss on job costing

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