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The Construction Life

What is The Construction Life? The Construction Life is a daily routine of waking up at 5am, working out, showering, preparing lunch, sending off the family, driving to the construction site, organizing and preparing for the day's work, building, having fun on the job, wrapping up at the end of the day, returning home, spending time with the family, and preparing for the next day. It's a lifestyle that involves a constant commitment to hard work and a love for what you do, and it's never about settling for "good enough." The Construction Life is about striving for excellence every...

#672 Mastering the Art of Stereotomy with Fred Garceau: From Temples to Timber Frames

112 hours 4 mins; December 01, 2024

#671-8 Safety Corner: The Hidden Struggles of Undocumented Workers in Construction

80 hours 30 mins; November 29, 2024

#670 Drywall, Mudding, and the Social Media Shift in Construction with Shawn Ramsden

109 hours 14 mins; November 27, 2024

#669 The Green Building Illusion: Costs, Delays, and Misguided Standards with Michelle Dada, P.Eng.

97 hours 47 mins; November 26, 2024

#668 Building the Future: Modular Innovations with Adnan Zabian of ACAD Modular Design + Build

93 hours 35 mins; November 25, 2024

#667-7 Safety Corner: Defining Duties & Responsibilities Workers Supervisors Employers & Constructors

73 hours 2 mins; November 22, 2024

#666 Where’s the Money Going? Breaking Down Canadian Construction Funding with Ryan Borkowski

108 hours 19 mins; November 20, 2024

#665 Building an Ironclad Brotherhood of Strength: A Journey of Fortitude and Sobriety with Ivan Fredette

92 hours 44 mins; November 18, 2024

#664-6 Safety Corner: The Impact of Unemployment on Job Site Safety in Construction

46 mins; November 15, 2024

#663 Libertarianism and the Future of Construction: A Global Perspective with Daniel Zalcman

116 hours 8 mins; November 13, 2024

#662 Framing Resilience: Mathew Guluzian’s Journey in the Trades as a framer and a Story of Loss

105 hours 23 mins; November 10, 2024

#661-5 Safety Corner and Strength: A 40-Year Retrospective with Frank Tancredi

68 hours 50 mins; November 08, 2024

#660 TCL Roundtable Tile Talk: Mastering the Art of Installation with Industry Veterans and Laticrete

145 hours 13 mins; November 06, 2024

#659 Elevating Spaces: The Art and Excellence of Stone with Cava Surfaces and Massimo Ferrara

93 hours 7 mins; November 05, 2024

#658 Inside RONI Group: Building Ontario’s Future with Hamaza Momade and Mike Jesus

90 hours 51 mins; November 03, 2024

#657 Building Beyond Limits: A chat with Rezan Mert of Engineering Building Solutions Corp EBS Global

58 mins; November 01, 2024

#656-4 Safety Corner: Defining Roles and Responsibilities for Workplace Safety – Who’s Accountable?

40 mins; November 01, 2024

#655 AVAS Automation: Mastering the Future of Home Automation Sound Video Security with Dennis & Ken

107 hours 18 mins; October 31, 2024

#654 Crafting Legacies:The Art and Architecture of John Le Blancq Special TCL Series Part Three of Three

49 mins; October 28, 2024

#653 Building a Legacy: James Andich’s Journey from High School Shop Class Student to Master Framer

93 hours 49 mins; October 27, 2024

#652 Crafting Legacies: The Art and Architecture of John Le Blancq – Special TCL Series - Part Two of Three

70 hours 11 mins; October 26, 2024

#651-3 Safety Corner: Analyzing the recent Uptown Toronto Crane Collapse – What Went Wrong?

61 hours 0 mins; October 25, 2024

#650 Crafting Legacies: The Art and Architecture of John Le Blancq – Special TCL Series - Part One of Three

91 hours 2 mins; October 24, 2024

#649 Hammering Through the Hard Times: The Life of a Framer with Chris Wren of Wren Contracting

98 hours 10 mins; October 23, 2024

#648 Turning Wood and Changing Lives: Sarah Goldstein’s Mission with Rosie’s Woodshop

89 hours 7 mins; October 22, 2024

#647 Building & Designing Dreams: The Husband & Wife Team Behind Jarvis Contracting & Juliette Interiors

96 hours 43 mins; October 21, 2024

#646-2 Safety Corner with Phillip Ferreira of S1 We talk about the Green Book Explaining the Safety Game

35 mins; October 18, 2024

#645 From the Cave to Craftsmanship: Building Finland’s Future with David Myers of Finnralia

110 hours 55 mins; October 17, 2024

#644 Wired for Success: A Deep Dive into Electrical Trade with John Pirillo of CINQ Electrical & Home Automation

93 hours 40 mins; October 16, 2024

#643 Evan's Workshop Returns: Growth, Giving Back, and Building for the Future

82 hours 56 mins; October 15, 2024

#642 Threads of Life: Healing Hearts and Saving Lives in the Construction Industry with Johanna and Melanie

84 hours 3 mins; October 14, 2024

#641 Heroes, Villains, and the Future of Canada: A Candid Political Conversation with Liam DeBoer

112 hours 52 mins; October 13, 2024

#640 Planning for the Unexpected: Carlo Di Renzo on Navigating Economic Downturns and Electrical Projects

96 hours 38 mins; October 12, 2024

#639 Running Through Construction and Demolition: Mustafa Memon of Reno Rabbit & Demo Rabbit

119 hours 38 mins; October 11, 2024

#638-1 Safety Corner with Phillip Ferreira of S1 First show on everything safety in the construction industry

47 mins; October 11, 2024

#637 Framing Life's Challenges: Brayden Harkness on Loss, Mentorship, and Moving Forward

80 hours 49 mins; October 08, 2024

#636 Building Resilience: Mark Davies on Construction, Triathlons, and Life’s Hard Lessons

100 hours 3 mins; October 07, 2024

#635 Mike & Eugene Explore the Art of Metal Fabrication & Highlight MNR Metal Accomplished Projects

123 hours 18 mins; October 06, 2024

#634 Jake Aronson from MZL Roofing & Metal Works talks about exterior challenges that get done well

107 hours 2 mins; October 05, 2024

#633 Sealing and Snowing the Deal: Protective Coatings, Epoxy & Snow with Mikayel and Nem

113 hours 17 mins; October 04, 2024

#632 Transforming Spaces and Mindsets: Roc Renovations on Barbershops, Remodels, & Trade Education

113 hours 16 mins; October 01, 2024

#631 Flipping the Script on Construction: Bold Design to Rental Nightmares Adam Popovic of 804 Group

118 hours 6 mins; September 28, 2024

#630 From Construction to Politics: Will He Change the System or Will the System Change Him?

97 hours 26 mins; September 24, 2024

#629 Becoming a Project Manager and what all of that means in today’s construction industry

107 hours 21 mins; September 18, 2024

#628 Has the level of Corruption in Construction Reached a Point of No Return?

103 hours 19 mins; September 17, 2024

#627 Teresa Greco / Building Joy with Erica about socially reconnecting & finding fun things to do

49 mins; September 15, 2024

#626 Fighting cost and everything else for great building with Zeke Kaplan of ZZ Contracting

111 hours 21 mins; September 15, 2024

#625 Teresa Greco / Building Joy - Punam joins us and talks about creating happiness in the work place

32 mins; September 13, 2024

#624 The art and skill of surface finishing with Enrico Del Frate of Bell'Italia

107 hours 11 mins; September 13, 2024

#623 New TNT show - Training construction leaders with Marianick Pichon of Schulich ExecEd.

90 hours 56 mins; September 07, 2024

#622 When clients don't care about art, skill and trade of paint with Steven Brum of Just Painting Co.

102 hours 24 mins; August 31, 2024

#621 Teresa Greco Building Joy Pat talks about putting personal life in front of the construction life

32 mins; August 29, 2024

#620 Dealing with Divorce and self-awareness with Antonio Di Santo on the latest TNT show.

93 hours 13 mins; August 27, 2024

#619 Teresa Greco - Building Joy Tammeron of Inner Lights Academy TV about finding truths

49 mins; August 25, 2024

#618 Feeling the flooring experience with manufactures, installs & clients Antonio Troiani of Floorzilla

94 hours 10 mins; August 24, 2024

#617 Teresa Greco New TCL Series Building Joy with call in guest Mark dealing with divorce

26 mins; August 23, 2024

#616 Brought up HVAC hard with Marc, Prab and Luke of Parc Mechanical

103 hours 21 mins; August 22, 2024

#615 Standing up for your value with Tony Alderete of Alderete Construction

106 hours 22 mins; August 18, 2024

#614 Teresa Greco / Building Joy with call in guest Daniel Bax surviving a motorcycle collision.

41 mins; August 17, 2024

#613 Tackling salt problems in our water supply Les Purcell of O'Rourke Electric & Ontario Pump Supply

100 hours 30 mins; August 16, 2024

#612 Creating spaces for kids and adults to play with Emily Dragoman of Movement Rooms Inc.

98 hours 52 mins; August 11, 2024

#611 The Death of the Canadian Dream of buying a home with Paul Rocha of Mortgage Scout

100 hours 22 mins; August 10, 2024

#610 Tapping into your true self with Teresa Greco on another Building Joy show

80 hours 42 mins; August 08, 2024

#609 Teens in the trades, working foundation waterproofing with Antonio, Shaan and Alex from AquaStop

103 hours 41 mins; August 04, 2024

#608 Sending European tradespeople abroad with Samuel Schneider of Journeyman.

83 hours 31 mins; August 02, 2024

#607 Dead paint trends and "co-petition" with Scott Fitch of Fitch Painting

100 hours 14 mins; July 31, 2024

#606 Tips for new trades entering the industry with Larry La Gamba of Trade Links Consulting

98 hours 3 mins; July 28, 2024

#605 Turning talent and tech into quality with Charles Magalhaes of The Finish Carpenter

86 hours 3 mins; July 25, 2024

#604 Choosing happiness every day with Teresa Greco on the latest episode of Building Joy

79 hours 42 mins; July 23, 2024

#603 Firefighting and plumbing up north with Joe Debruge of Morrow's Plumbing and Heating

92 hours 42 mins; July 21, 2024

#602 Real marketing in the construction industry with Eddie Brenes of Toolbox Marketing

122 hours 5 mins; July 19, 2024

#601 Being in the people business with Kyle Springer of 2x2 Construction

94 hours 48 mins; July 17, 2024

#600 Celebrating Portuguese construction tradespeople and business owners on the 600th episode of TCL

131 hours 36 mins; July 14, 2024

#599 Always pushing forward on your business with Ben Nasarri of Tee Thrones

99 hours 13 mins; July 13, 2024

#598 Correcting the overall view of the industry about where the work is with Ryan Borkawski

99 hours 7 mins; July 12, 2024

#597 Realistic toolbox of nutrition with Kim Doyle of Brant Nutrition

131 hours 23 mins; July 11, 2024

#596 Realizing what's important with Building Joy the new TCL series with Teresa Greco

89 hours 24 mins; June 28, 2024

#595 Finding hope in hard times on the latest TNT / The New Tough with Jonathan Cinelli

91 hours 59 mins; June 28, 2024

#594 Uncovering lost money & putting it towards your business Erica of Schooley Mitchell Nick of Revalate

93 hours 23 mins; June 28, 2024

#593 Dealing with cheaters and learning to feel with Anja Rose Tyrrell, love, sex & relationship counsellor

98 hours 17 mins; June 27, 2024

#592 Unpacking the modular future of construction with Sabrina Fiorellino of Fero International

88 hours 9 mins; June 21, 2024

#591 Satisfaction from an ugly job with Matt Pietrzyk of Wetness Protection

89 hours 21 mins; June 19, 2024

#590 Surviving a rigged financial system with John W. McGuire of Wealth Eazy

94 hours 0 mins; June 15, 2024

#589 Heavy equipment renting with Camille and Phil of Edge1 Equipment Rentals.

98 hours 11 mins; June 11, 2024

#588 Building Joy, a call-in podcast for Trades seeking a brighter, more fulfilling life on & off the job site!

127 hours 26 mins; June 09, 2024

#587 Building a painting business with Justin and Mark of 519 Painters.

94 hours 34 mins; June 08, 2024

#586 Leaving clients better than you found them with James Kenneth of The Door Supply

89 hours 4 mins; June 06, 2024

#585 The truth about brain injuries with Mind Forward Brain Injury Services

86 hours 6 mins; June 04, 2024

#584 The truth of cyber safety with Robert Falzon of Check Point Software Technologies

92 hours 9 mins; June 02, 2024

#583 Toronto infrastructure developments with Charles G. Crans of Geo-Structural Project Services.

87 hours 25 mins; June 01, 2024

#582 Out-of-the-box reno details with Karl Wawrzyniak of @Renos_by_Karl

100 hours 5 mins; May 30, 2024

#581 Getting paid in commercial high-rise construction with David Sierra of RCS Insulation

95 hours 0 mins; May 26, 2024

#580 Making children in need smile with Mike Valchuk of Building Dreams Contracting

111 hours 30 mins; May 19, 2024

#579 Getting into the tradesperson’s longevity mindset with Dr. Luigi Nalli of PinPoint Health

110 hours 15 mins; May 12, 2024

#578 Affordable housing for the aging population with Ian Jones of BGI Group and The Joy Concept

89 hours 36 mins; May 06, 2024

#577 Building infrastructure and economic struggles with Jason Farris of Glenmore Custom Homes.

91 hours 14 mins; May 01, 2024

#576 Too impatient to succeed with AJ Cappuccitti thoughts on trades today, AC Custom Reno

89 hours 5 mins; April 28, 2024

#575 Escaping track building prison with Daniel da Costa of Sons of Carpentry

86 hours 42 mins; April 27, 2024

#574 Different perspectives in woodworking with Mike Huber, James Goerzen, Jamie Robert, & Gavin Gaudreault

102 hours 35 mins; April 24, 2024

#573 Starting sustainability conversations with Aron Jones of Big Dog Construction

93 hours 56 mins; April 23, 2024

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