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In today\u2019s episode, we are joined by Mike Marshall from Kinsol Timber to discuss how he has built his own timber business and what he hopes to achieve with it.

Mike\u2019s CV boasts over 20 years of experience spanning all aspects of the timber industry, from manufacturing work all the way to marketing and management.

Mike has even been involved in some of the most innovative Timber structures in Canada and has led countless other innovative timber structures.

In today\u2019s episode, we discuss how Mike got into the timber business, how we can design for constructability, the challenges of building with timber, as well as a round-up of all the latest construction news in the last week.

Make sure to check it out!

Key Takeaways:

Intro (00:00)
What is mass timber? (11:12)
Is mass timber taking its place at the table? (19:16)
Mike\u2019s role (25:15)
Designing for constructability (31:07)
The challenges of timber (40:12)
Are robots taking our jobs? (56:59)
Weekly news round-up (1:00:50)
Episode wrap-up (1:27:35)

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See more about Kinsol Timber here: https://www.kinsoltimber.com/

Check out Mike on Linkedin: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/michael-marshall-00368420

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See this week\u2019s news articles! \U0001f5de\ufe0f\u2b07\ufe0f

\u27a1\ufe0f Construction labor gap tops 500k: https://www.constructiondive.com/news/construction-worker-demand-over-half-million/642710/

\u27a1\ufe0f How PlantD aims to carbonize new buildings: https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/16/pass-the-grass-how-plantd-aims-to-decarbonize-new-buildings/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABFuFdSS5QC_g-D9K0w71OAGeKzT35sFbdbLnZEJUqG9PdvJvInRNg7HlhwEB5mGPvwnoNgf5NGrEA4IWN0q8G-v_oXvzVEWxuP83D_kZZggp91gG4TO5djwqa0vGzfIxNMyxT1EL0ZtoXXnIJW0eyh9JzRr-KWvqx2UVdzTPA7T

\u27a1\ufe0f Decisions, not data, should drive analytics programs: https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/decisions-not-data-should-drive-analytics-programs?utm_source=mitsloanlinkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=decisiondriven

\u27a1\ufe0f Why 3D printing is still flat in commercial construction: https://www.constructiondive.com/news/why-3d-printing-still-flat-commercial-construction/641731/

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