The Podcast Roundup – Episode 095 – Oct. 27th – Nov. 2nd, 2019.

The BIMsider’s favourite Podcasts, Vodcasts and Videos from the world of AEC and BIM – for the week of Oct. 27th – Nov. 2nd, 2019.

I’m going to start this week’s Podcast roundup off with a new video from the sixtysecondrevit YouTube Channel by John Pierson.

Monocle for Dynamo Overview

2) Podcast – From the Life of an Architect Podcast

036: Labor is Cheap, Skill is Not

Summary from the Podcast website:

“Architecture and skilled craft go hand in hand, but you may not be aware that the number of skilled individuals that are required to bring an architect’s ideas to reality and in today’s episode, Andrew and I are talking about the state of skilled labor in the construction industry. This is not a subject that receives a ton of attention, but one that can have a big impact on the work of an Architect. Currently, there is a major shortage of skilled workers in the Construction Industry and without concerted efforts on many fronts, this shortage will continue to grow.”

3) Video – From the SF Computational Design Institute YouTube Channel

SFCDI Python Workshop – Read CSV Files

Summary from the YouTube Channel:

“Danny Bentley, Board of Directors at SFCDI and Director of Education will teach you about Python. “

4) Podcast – From The ConTechCrew Podcast

The ConTechCrew 193: “There are things I can’t unsee here!” with Ian Tallett of Climacell

Summary from the Podcast website:

“This week’s construction tech news with James Benham (@JamesMBenham), and Josh Bone (@BIM2theBone)

Featuring:
– Interview with Ian Tallett from ClimaCell (@climacell)
– Construction Tech News of the Week”

5) Podcast – From the Future Distributed Podcast

03: Future of Consultancy with Hannah Vickers (ACE)

Summary from the Podcast website:

“This week’s show comes from London. I sat down with Hannah Vickers, the CEO of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering and the woman behind many important industry transformation programmes within the UK”

6) Video – From the Aussie BIM Guru YouTube Channel

Rhino Inside: Revit Elements into Rhino (Part 1)

Summary from the YouTube Channel:

“Time to kick off a series on Rhino Inside – a great new tool which connects Rhino and Revit together! This means we can use Grasshopper in Revit, a massive breakthrough for computational designers. In this first part, I cover how to bake out elements from Revit into Rhino using filtering criteria. In the next parts we will cover reading and setting parameter values in Revit.”

7) Podcast – From The IoT Podcast

Episode 240: Wave goodbye to Wink?

Summary from the Podcast website:

“This week Kevin and I lamented about the future state of Wink. Its status is almost dead. We also discussed Apple’s renewed interest in the smart home, Google’s rumored interest in Fitbit and Microsoft’s certain interest in improving its credentials for edge IoT. We also talked about security vulnerabilities enabled by smart lights, why you shouldn’t connect a phone to your rental car, and Wi-Fi getting a long-distance boost for the IoT. Particle raised $40 million, Google Home gets a new interface, Alexa can now add dimming to routines, Tile talks to Google Assistant, and a new smart button from IKEA hit the FCC. We also answer a listener question about smart pools.”

8) Podcast – From The Shared Pains Podcast

Investing in AEC Innovation Pt 2: Measurement & Impact

Summary from the Podcast website:

“We’ll digest how measurement impacts our incentive to innovate, before debating the return on investment of learning from failures. What changes in measurement are required to drive innovation in construction? How can AEC professionals, project owner/operators, and technology solutions provide a new level of transparency and accountability to thrive in the digital age? What metrics will drive the right behavior changes and deliver measurable improvements to the bottom line?”

9) Podcast – From the Getting Simple Podcast

Nate Peters – Design for Good

Summary from the Podcast website:

“Nate Peters on democratizing design tools and using his design skills for good, dealing with internet junk, potential misuses of machine learning, and more”

10) Video – From DiRoots YouTube Channel

Dynamo Advanced Course I – Lesson 4

Summary from the YouTube Channel:

“Dynamo for Revit Lesson 4: More on Data Structures and geometry manipulation using Python”

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

047 Physical computers vs virtual computers with Evelio Sánchez

Summary from the Podcast website:

“Physical computers vs. virtual computers, remote machines, external access, remote desktops… The work modes have changed and the tools too. We start by removing the cable from the mice, by unplugging the keyboards and by eliminating the ethernet connection so we have fewer and fewer reasons to remain plugged into the office table. Even so, it is important to keep some points in mind when deciding to leave the swivel chair once and for all and go to the terrace of the beach bar with our laptop.”

Until next week