Episodes

In this episode of The EBFC Show, Adam Hoots shares why respect for people is the foundation of Lean Construction, field leadership, psychological safety, trust, construction metrics, and continuous improvement. Felipe and Adam explore how construction leaders can move beyond traditional dashboards to create environments where people perform at their best and projects become safer, more predictable, and more enjoyable.

In this episode of The EBFC Show, Ines Verdun shares her experiences about takt planning, Integrated Project Delivery, Lean Construction, production engineering, and how contracts shape production flow in construction. Ines Verdun is a civil engineer with expertise in construction management and project delivery. She holds a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from UC Berkeley College of Engineering, where she was an active member of the IPD Team at Cal Construction, focusing on Integrated P...

Most construction projects run on beliefs nobody questions. Victor Ortiz breaks down 10 misconceptions that keep teams late, over budget, and stuck in blame. From treating projects as anything other than production systems to relying on schedules that only report failure, this episode challenges how construction actually operates. If you lead projects or work in the field, this conversation will change how you see control, planning, and team performance.

What if the estimates we fight so hard to defend are actually the very thing slowing us down? In this episode, Felipe sits down with Vasco Duarte --- Agile coach, author of #NoEstimates, and host of the Scrum Master Toolbox podcast --- for a candid conversation about why traditional estimation may be creating more illusion than clarity... and what to do instead. Vasco brings serious field credibility. He led initiatives at Nokia involving 500 people, 100 teams, across four continents. And he s...

In this episode filmed live at LCI Congress 2025, Tom Feliz, DataGrid’s Head of Growth, delivers a compelling case for how construction professionals can practically harness AI to eliminate waste, boost productivity, and reclaim their evenings—not by replacing workers, but by automating energy-draining administrative tasks that keep them from focusing on creative problem-solving and getting home by 5 PM. Feliz demystifies AI adoption in construction by walking through actionable applications like visual language models for document analysis, AI agents that capture and prevent repeated mistakes across projects, and automation strategies that require no coding skills—just the same people-management abilities construction professionals already possess. With insights ranging from why AI represents the biggest invention of our lifetime to a powerful story about a 30-year welding veteran who became an AI power user, this conversation combines practical implementation advice with a philosoph…