The Podcast Roundup – Episode 080 – July 14th – July 20th, 2019.

The BIMsider’s favourite Podcasts, Vodcasts and Videos from the world of AEC and BIM – for the week of July 14th – July 20th, 2019.

I’m going to start this week’s Podcast roundup off with a new video that was posted on the BIMedge YouTube Channel.

BIMedge – Enscape Trees and Plants – Light Weight in Revit, Look Good in Enscape

2) Podcast – From the BIMrras Podcast (Spanish Language)

040 Traceability in communications with Manuel García Navas

Summary from the Podcast website:

“Traceability in communications: in the hands of Manuel García Navas we have tried to advance communication strategies as a first-rate collaborative tool and in the definition of communication channels, services and protocols as a guarantee of collaborative project management.”

3) Podcast – From The ConTechCrew Podcast

The ConTechCrew 178: Women Building America with Lorien Barlow of Hard Hatted Woman

Summary from the Podcast website:

“Episode 178 of The ConTechCrew features the construction documentary you need to know! Our guest this week is Lorien Barlow, documentary filmmaker of Hard Hatted Woman. Hard Hatted Woman follows the journey of women in the trades and is essential viewing for anyone in our industry! Topics in ConTech news this week includes: password elimination, FaceApp, Walmart VR, Azure uptime, and more.”

4) Video – From the Proving Ground YouTube Channel

Export Revit Rooms for use in a Power BI Shape Map Visual

Summary from the YouTube Channel:

“A simple app for exporting Shape Maps directly from Revit for use in Power BI (using the TopoJSON format) Learn more about us at http://ProvingGround.io”

5) Podcast – From The IoT Podcast

Episode 225: How to fix smart speaker privacy issues

Summary from the Podcast website:

“This week on the show Kevin and I share our misgivings about smart speakers and some ideas to help address the privacy issues for those who want to continue to embrace the convenience, but don’t want strangers hearing their fights, farts, and friends. We also talk about the acquisition of Centralite’s assets by Ezlo, which has acquired other struggling home automation startups in the last year. Then we tackle ARM’s new licensing plan, Intel’s neuromorphic chips, and an update on Wyze (plus its next device). News bits include a new drone platform, UbiquitiLink’s funding, Eve’s new Bluetooth extender, and hacked insulin pumps. In our voicemail this week we answer a reader question about an outdoor Amazon Echo speaker.”

6) Podcast – From The Art of Construction Podcast

AOC Show 152: Virtual Pre-Inspections with Local Authorities

Summary from the Podcast website:

“Derek Zero, a Virtual Design & Construction Engineer at Turner Construction, joins us on this episode 152 of Art of Construction.

This episode rounds out our Digital Built Week pre-shows as the conference is currently underway in Seattle! In this conversation we discussed yet another aspect of the benefits of new construction technology: coordinating with local authorities and municipalities for inspections. With virtual reality and building information modeling, the process of getting approval from fire chiefs, health inspectors and other city officials can now take place well before the actual construction begins.”

7) Podcast – From The Getting Simple Podcast

Cristóbal Valenzuela — Machine Learning for Creators

Summary from the Podcast website:

“Technologist and artist Cristóbal Valenzuela on powering your creative work with artificial intelligence, putting machine learning in the hands of creators, and his take on simple living and creativity.”

Until next week