{"id":15658,"date":"2023-09-13T14:57:21","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T19:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/?p=15658"},"modified":"2024-04-15T10:56:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T15:56:22","slug":"top-10-imeg-podcast-quotes-of-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/insights\/blog\/top-10-imeg-podcast-quotes-of-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 IMEG podcast quotes of 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IMEG produced 21 new episodes in 2023 for the firm&#8217;s podcast, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/insights\/the-future-built-smarter-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Future Built Smarter<\/a>. While all episodes provided thoughtful insight into a variety of topics, here are several of our favorite quotes from our guests, along with with a link to their episode.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> &#8220;The knee-jerk reaction is, I don&#8217;t want to lose my job. I don&#8217;t want the robots to take my job. But as people start using it they realize there is skill that&#8217;s involved and it is actually really useful.&#8221; &#8212; <em>Michael Kilkelly, a registered architect and member of IMEG\u2019s internal Technical Operations team, on AI in the fields of architecture and engineering<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px); height: 150px;\" title=\"Used as a \u2018copilot,\u2019 AI can positively assist designers\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=aafp2-145b292-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=3\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> \u201cWhat would it mean if you flipped the script on a neighborhood that we sort of just forgot about and made it be the centerpiece of climate action? And then this project came about.\u201d <em>&#8212; Missy Stults, Sustainability and Innovations Director for the City of Ann Arbor, MI, on the city&#8217;s planned geothermal heating and cooling system for the Bryant Neighboorhood<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px); height: 150px;\" title=\"How Ann Arbor seeks to lift up an underserved neighborhood through community geothermal\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=a39ic-14f606b-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=3\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> \u201cWe&#8217;ve been a very reactive culture in the United States with school security and safety. We can&#8217;t do that anymore\u2014that&#8217;s become very apparent. Schools are reaching out saying, \u2018Come show us what we need to do to keep these kids safe.\u2019 \u201c <em>&#8212; Ryan Searles, IMEG\u2019s security consulting group leader, on how to keep K-12 students safe<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px); height: 150px;\" title=\"Keeping K-12 students safe demands a holistic security approach\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=wy8z3-149b46a-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=3\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> &#8220;We are touting that we basically will have a carbon-neutral proton therapy center in Madison, Wisconsin.\u201d <em>&#8212; Steve Mumm, senior project manager for University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, on UW Health&#8217;s Eastpark Medical Center<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px); height: 150px;\" title=\"UW Health bringing a proton center powered by the sun to Madison\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=n38jq-14cdaef-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=3\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> &#8220;It ended up becoming a little bit like &#8216;Frogger&#8217; in that we were repeatedly bending down, getting up, and moving around as cars and semi-trucks drove past us.\u201d <em>&#8212; IMEG Architectural Lighting Leader Shanna Olson, describing the experience of nighttime exterior lighting site assessments<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px); height: 150px;\" title=\"Innovation ends the game of \u2018Frogger\u2019 at site assessments\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=xcs4u-141756c-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=3\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>6.<\/strong> &#8220;What vexes a lot of teams is they haven\u2019t set themselves up for success by providing the forum for discussion, discernment, decision, and then action.\u201d <em>&#8212; Thom Kurmel, President of TDK Consulting, on what happens when complex project teams don&#8217;t have clear accountability, proper alignment, and identification of roles and responsibilities<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px); height: 150px;\" title=\"Team Commissioning, Part 1: Maximizing the \u2018Power of the Team\u2019\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=6h3gq-13cada8-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=3\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>7.<\/strong> \u201cThere\u2019s always an interesting story behind every building. I had a ride I called \u2018Cliff\u2019s Decaying Infrastructure Ride.\u2019 \u201c <em>&#8212; IMEG structural engineer Cliff Schwinger, on bike tours he used to lead around Philadelphia<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px); height: 150px;\" title=\"From balsa airplanes to a lifetime achievement award: An interview with Cliff Schwinger\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=bg78v-138db8b-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=3\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>8.<\/strong> &#8220;Just seeing how those improvements benefit people and how thankful they are, that\u2019s motivation enough for me.&#8221; <em>&#8212; IMEG Water and Wastewater Market Leader Jack Kusek, on the reward he receives when he\u2019s able to help a community with one of the fundamental needs of life<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px); height: 150px;\" title=\"Water, water everywhere\u2014with many improvements needed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=jyusn-14781ab-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=3\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>9.<\/strong> &#8220;I think each individual owner needs to brainstorm about what kinds of benefits they are not getting that they probably should be getting.&#8221; <em>&#8212; Brendon Buckley, IMEG Protect Executive for Building Intelligence and Integration, on the importance of deciding how to leverage building data<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px); height: 150px;\" title=\"Data is the key to getting more help from your building\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=uy3jd-13df83a-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=3\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>10.<\/strong> &#8220;I actually came out to the Midwest to become a chiropractor.\u201d <em>&#8212; IMEG President and CEO Paul Vanduyne, looking back on the career pivot that led to 47 years (and counting) in the engineering industry<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px); height: 150px;\" title=\"IMEG CEO reflects on firm\u2019s growth and career of 47 years (and counting)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=eq6d3-150ccb2-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=3\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IMEG produced 21 new episodes in 2023 for the firm&#8217;s podcast, The Future Built Smarter. 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