The CADDle Call

Rob Herrington, VP of Strategic Partnerships and Market Development at TopBuilder Solutions, joins us as we delve into the concepts of controlling and understanding construction data via Business Intelligence. Specifically we'll discuss Contractor BI and how its business and data intelligence is really changing the way senior construction management is addressing and controlling all the information challenges that come with running construction projects.

Tim Yarris, Senior Product Manager for Civil 3D, and Ramesh Sridharan, Director of AEC-Building & Infrastructure Design, at Autodesk join us to discuss the latest release of Civil 3D. They'll tell us about the new design tools in Civil 3D 2026, as well as the improvements to existing tools and processes. Listen to The CADDle Call podcast on these platforms: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Anchor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://anchor.fm/zentekconsultants], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-caddle-call/id1494345773], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xMDkzYTBjMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/2ea66628-99da-42ff-9e43-a123bf9fdc26], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/2j9MKgyzwTx01CPY4ihx1a], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Overcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://overcast.fm/itunes1494345773/the-caddle-call], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pocket Casts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://pca.st/hv66orkg], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RadioPublic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://radiopublic.com/the-caddle-call-GA4PoB], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Castbox⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://castbox.fm/app/castbox/player/id2602871], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠iHeart Radio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-caddle-call-55239446/].

In this episode, we discuss the impacts of recent political decisions regarding tariffs on the costs and capabilities of doing business in the design/build world. These across-the-board tariffs will affect all construction projects, and it's important to start thinking about how it’s going to impact business and what you can do to survive the financial storm. Listen to The CADDle Call podcast on these platforms: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Anchor⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://anchor.fm/zentekconsultants], ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-caddle-call/id1494345773], ⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xMDkzYTBjMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==], ⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/2ea66628-99da-42ff-9e43-a123bf9fdc26], ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/2j9MKgyzwTx01CPY4ihx1a], ⁠⁠⁠⁠Overcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://overcast.fm/itunes1494345773/the-caddle-call], ⁠⁠⁠⁠Pocket Casts⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://pca.st/hv66orkg], ⁠⁠⁠⁠RadioPublic⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://radiopublic.com/the-caddle-call-GA4PoB], ⁠⁠⁠⁠Castbox⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://castbox.fm/app/castbox/player/id2602871], ⁠⁠⁠⁠iHeart Radio⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-caddle-call-55239446/].

Ken D’Amato, CEO and Founder of SmarTwin, joins us to discuss the growth and future of AI in the AEC workplace. We'll focus on a new tool, PlexifyAEC powered by SmarTwin AI, and how it has the potential to be a game changer in the AEC space. Listen to The CADDle Call podcast on these platforms: ⁠⁠⁠Anchor⁠⁠⁠ [https://anchor.fm/zentekconsultants], ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-caddle-call/id1494345773], ⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xMDkzYTBjMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==], ⁠⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠⁠ [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/2ea66628-99da-42ff-9e43-a123bf9fdc26], ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/2j9MKgyzwTx01CPY4ihx1a], ⁠⁠⁠Overcast⁠⁠⁠ [https://overcast.fm/itunes1494345773/the-caddle-call], ⁠⁠⁠Pocket Casts⁠⁠⁠ [https://pca.st/hv66orkg], ⁠⁠⁠RadioPublic⁠⁠⁠ [https://radiopublic.com/the-caddle-call-GA4PoB], ⁠⁠⁠Castbox⁠⁠⁠ [https://castbox.fm/app/castbox/player/id2602871], ⁠⁠⁠iHeart Radio⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-caddle-call-55239446/].

In this episode, we discuss the issues that can come along with overly complex design/build software systems that try to accomplish everything in one system. Listen to The CADDle Call podcast on these platforms: ⁠⁠Anchor⁠⁠ [https://anchor.fm/zentekconsultants], ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠ [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-caddle-call/id1494345773], ⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠ [https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8xMDkzYTBjMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==], ⁠⁠Amazon Music⁠⁠ [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/2ea66628-99da-42ff-9e43-a123bf9fdc26], ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/show/2j9MKgyzwTx01CPY4ihx1a], ⁠⁠Overcast⁠⁠ [https://overcast.fm/itunes1494345773/the-caddle-call], ⁠⁠Pocket Casts⁠⁠ [https://pca.st/hv66orkg], ⁠⁠RadioPublic⁠⁠ [https://radiopublic.com/the-caddle-call-GA4PoB], ⁠⁠Castbox⁠⁠ [https://castbox.fm/app/castbox/player/id2602871], ⁠⁠iHeart Radio⁠⁠ [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-caddle-call-55239446/].