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How Technology Is Reshaping The Construction Workforce with Dexter Bachelder
Builders, Budgets, and Beers
Reece and Dexter Bachelder, Head of Sales at Speckle, examine whether construction’s labor shortage can be solved by hiring more people alone, or whether contractors need to redesign how work gets done. They discuss using AI, automation, BIM data, and frontline change agents to eliminate bottlenecks, reduce wasted labor, and make better decisions before problems reach the field. Dexter also explains why pairing a tech-forward employee with an experienced operator may be one of the most practical ways to make new tools stick.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dexter-bachelder
Show Notes:
00:00 Intro
00:52 Meet Dexter
03:22 Construction’s Labor Gap
07:42 Technology Attracts Talent
11:18 Two Change Champions
14:14 Making AI Table Stakes
18:30 Learning From Projects
20:34 Connecting Construction Data
23:53 Unlocking BIM Data
27:32 Rethinking The Workforce
30:35 Redesigning Construction
31:37 Connect With Dexter
Find Our Hosts:
Reece Barnes
Matt Calvano
Podcast Produced By:
Motif Media
