Tiny Modular Homes in Lieu of Tent Encampments. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Ken Rogers. Dr. Ken Rogers helps us understand some of the creative solutions that may be available to address the housing crisis in Canada and the US, including new technologies, building materials and construction techniques, modular […]
Why Don’t we Build Lots of Homes (View from the North)
There Must be a Better Way to Build. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Ken Rogers. Retired businessman Ken Rogers helps us understand what it takes to develop housing: land; location; design; lawyers; financing; contractors; builders; sales team; escrow; and how these things can be done more efficiently and cheaper […]
Digging up the Kakaako Makai Landfill (Catching up on Kakaako)
It Won’t be Easy and it Won’t be Cheap. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Lee Sichter. Lee Sichter, planner, will help us understand the problems associated with the landfill subsurface under Kakaako Makai, the toxins and materials that are there, whether business or residential structures can be build on […]
Habitat for Humanity and Wahine Build (Connecting Hawaii Business)
Empowering Women to Build Affordable Homes. The host for this show is Kathleen Lee. The guest is Bri Littlefield. Bringing together women from across Oahu, Wahine Build is an annual initiative to mobilize, educate and empower women to build affordable homes with Honolulu Habitat for Humanity. Women are disproportionately underrepresented on Habitat’s build sites. Whether […]
The Future of Stackable Power (Adventures in Commercialization)
Power Where You Need it. The host for this show is Xoe Heeney. The guest is James Wagoner. James Wagoner is the co-founder and CEO of Joule Case. Joule Case is a company he founded back in 2015 that designs and manufactures battery systems that can ideally size for all applications from a campsite to […]
RMY Construction President Russell Yamamoto (Beyond the Lines)
Beyond Construction. The host for this show is Rusty Komori. The guest is Russell Yamamoto. We talk with Russell about the reasons why RMY Construction is a successful business and why his popular Izakaya Nonbei Restaurant is thriving. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mTzxc4G7w47Jcr_G482jrb Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and […]
How Do You Build Ukraine Back from Rubble (Community Matters)
Where Do You Start Rebuilding. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Song Choi. Song Choi, Associate Dean of the School of Engineering at UH Manoa, helps us understand the engineering that will be necessary to rebuild Ukraine, which is now being reduced to rubble, after the invasion is over. What […]
How Do You Build Ukraine Back from Rubble (Community Matters)
Where Do You Start Rebuilding. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Manfred Zapka. Manfred Zapka, a civil engineer, helps us understand what will be necessary to rebuild Ukraine, which is now being reduced to rubble, after the invasion is over. What systems and infrastructure do you rebuild first, what steps […]
The Future of Esports & Gaming Venues (The Wide World of Esports)
Why is Infrastructure Important Post Covid. The host for this episode is Katharine Nohr. The guests for this episode are Simon Stotz and Marcel Sema. We discuss why infrastructure projects are important to esports and gaming, what can people do in venues that they can’t do at home, future projects, and how Wolfpack management can […]
To a Hawaii construction site near you! (Where The Drone Leads)
Making Drones useful – doing real work. Kainoa Jimenez and two members of Kevin Funasaki’s UAS Team at Bowers Kabota Consultants, Waipahu, join Ted Ralston on Where the Drone Leads to discuss how Bowers Kubota uses Drones in Construction in Hawaii. The host for this episode was Ted Ralston. The guest for this episode was […]