Construction is at a turning point, and electrification is at the centre of it.

In this episode of Built To Code, Rory Smith is joined by Jolene McLaughlin, VP of Climate & Sustainability at EllisDon, and Matthew Jackson, Senior Director of Marketing at Hilti North America, to unpack what job site electrification really looks like in practice.

From battery-powered breakers and charging infrastructure to data visibility, grid constraints, and total cost of ownership, this conversation explores:

• Why construction-phase emissions are underestimated, and why that matters
• How electrified tools and equipment can reduce carbon without sacrificing performance
• The role of data in understanding energy use, efficiency, and waste on site
• Why collaboration across contractors, manufacturers, and trades is essential to scaling change

It’s an honest discussion about innovation, adoption, and the realities of transforming one of the world’s most complex industries.

Construction is at a crossroads. After decades of flat productivity and a looming labour shortage, the industry is under pressure to change—and fast.

Rory Smith sits down with Mike McGowan, CEO of Hilti North America, and Brandon Milner, CIO of EllisDon, to explore what real transformation looks like. From fixing broken processes and unlocking the power of data, to finding the right role for robotics and automation, discover why collaboration (not competition) could be the key to accelerating change.

Is construction slow to adopt technology?

Rory Smith sits down with EllisDon’s Matthew Coombes and ForwardPath AI’s Andrew Viola to unpack the real-world challenges of adopting technology in construction. From language gaps and legacy workflows to the need for bottom-up insights and top-down support, they explore why tech adoption often stalls—and what it takes to make it stick.

Built To Code is back, and we’re talking disruption.

Rory Smith sits down with Bryan Kerr, Co-Founder of The Phil App, and Mahir Dheendsa, Head of Digital Innovation at Amrize, to explore how construction and tech are finally converging in meaningful ways.

From marketplace apps and automation to robotics and data-as-a-commodity, this episode dives into:

• Why construction is ripe for innovation, and what’s holding it back
• How startups like The Phil App are reshaping supply chains and soil management
• What it takes to build tech that construction teams actually want to use

It’s a candid conversation about culture, adoption, and the future of building. The tools are here. The appetite is growing. Is construction finally ready to scale innovation?

Is workforce management software taking a toll on construction culture? From it's impact on site efficiency to the human elements of leadership and collaboration, what does the modern construction site look like and how is it managed? We sat down with Calvin Benchimol, Co-Founder and CEO of Crewscope, and Paul Gooch, Construction Manager at EllisDon, to break down the tools and talk about what the future looks like. The road ahead for workforce management is full of potential—if properly deployed.

Today, we're tackling the presently theoretical topic of the Master Builder AI. What would it look like, what are the challenges—is it even possible with the industry the way it is? We sat down with Krigh Bachmann, Tech Consultant with years of design experience, and Andrew Visconti, Senior Project Manager at EllisDon to break down this Master Builder topic. It’s a vast subject to explore, and we’re only scratching the surface.

Today we’re breaking ground on a big conversation: robotics in the workforce. Robots are appearing on construction sites, and they aren't going away anytime soon, so we sat down for a candid conversation with Ryan Sutton, General Superintendent with EllisDon, and Sina Karimi, Lead R&D of AxLabs Innovations at Pomerleau. Are robots tools or teammates? Let's talk about it.

We're talking about drones! We sit down with Neil Chauhan, Director of Virtual Design & Construction at EllisDon, and Ryan Rizzo, CEO of TerreSky, to imagine what the future of drones could be and how we get there from here. We get into current applications, future capabilities, and take off into some sci-fi hopes for the industry.