The ConTech Exec Podcast is your weekly deep dive into the rapidly evolving world of construction technology and innovation. From AI in construction to digital transformation on the jobsite, every episode explores the tools, strategies, and trends reshaping how projects get built. In today’s fast-moving industry, timelines and leaders can’t afford to fall behind.
Hosted by Robert Zimmerman, the podcast features candid conversations with construction executives, technology experts, and field professionals who are navigating the challenges, breakthroughs, and real-world impacts of new tech. Whether it’s AI-driven safety tools, productivity tracking, or emerging jobsite technology, The ConTech Exec Podcast delivers practical insights to help contractors, project managers, and executives make smarter, faster decisions.
👉 Are you a construction thought leader, executive, or innovator with a perspective to share? We’re always looking for guests who can bring fresh insights to the conversation. Connect with Robert Zimmerman on LinkedIn or reach out through ConTech-Exec.com to join the podcast and help drive the future of construction technology.
The construction industry doesn’t need another app — it needs one that actually works on Monday morning.
In this episode of The ConTech Exec Podcast, host Robert Zimmerman sits down with Lou Perez, co-founder of Lumberfi, to talk about how AI, automation, and gamification are changing the way contractors manage their workforce.
They dive into the realities of payroll chaos, tech fatigue, and the talent crisis hitting every jobsite. From smarter payroll systems to digital credentials with BuilderFax.
Lou shares how technology can motivate, simplify, and maybe even make construction a little fun again.
Because let’s be honest — if an app can get a foreman to smile while running payroll, that’s innovation.
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Featuring:
Lou Perez, Co-Founder of Lumberfi
Hosted by Robert Zimmerman, The ConTech Exec Podcast
My wife’s car can tell me everything I’m doing wrong behind the wheel — but construction still can’t tell me when the chillers are showing up.
In this episode of The ConTech Exec Podcast, Robert Zimmerman sits down with Mike Powers, CEO of BuildVision, to talk about the chaos of equipment procurement and why lead times have become the industry’s favorite four-letter word.
From smart cars to “dumb” supply chains, we break down why construction’s biggest scheduling problems aren’t about labor or design — they’re about logistics.
And how AI, when used correctly, might finally help us stop guessing when the gear will arrive.
What you’ll learn:
Construction doesn’t have a technology problem.
It has a too-much-technology problem.
In this episode of The ConTech Exec Podcast, Robert Zimmerman talks with Emma Nazim and Molly Abbott, the co-founders of Constructable.AI, a next-generation platform taking aim at Procore, Autodesk Build, and the growing fatigue of “one-more-software” syndrome.
They break down how Constructable started with the heart of every project — the drawings — and built an all-in-one system around them: RFIs, submittals, markups, punch lists, and financials, all connected in one workflow.
You’ll hear how they:
For builders, executives, and innovators tired of digital noise, this episode is a master class in what real construction technology progress looks like — pragmatic, grounded, and built by people who know the jobsite.
🎧 Listen now on Spotify or YouTube, and discover how Constructable.AI is changing how construction actually gets done.
We spend a ton of time looking for solutions, but it is difficult seeing the forest for the trees.
Plenty of people in an organization can spot the holes, but not many have a method for filling them.
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