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Appetite for Construction

314 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago -

Mechanical Hub Media's John Mesenbrink and Tim Ward turn up the volume as hosts of this weekly Appetite for Construction podcast. The chat fest digs deep into the building trades industry, and features interviews with industry professionals and a variety of irrelevant, fun stuff that we hope you will enjoy. Trust us, we are just two regular guys with lots of thoughts, ideas and opinions. #construction #trades #tradetalk #plumbing #mechanicalsystems #buildingtrades #hvac #heatingandcooling

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Episodes

Ryan Pfund, Bradley Corporation

June 27, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MB

Send us a Text Message. We head back to the state of cheese to talk with Ryan Pfund—the "P" is silent. Ryan is the Sr. Product Manager at Bradley Corporation with more than 20 years of product management experience. He is responsible for the Safety & Industrial products at Bradley, including managing the Emergency Drench Showers and Eyewash product lines, and Thermostatic Mixing Valves product line at Bradley Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite stream...

Friday Shorty: Air

June 23, 2023 11:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MB

Send us a Text Message. In most hydronic installations, often times techs go to great lengths to eliminate air from the system, but for submersibles? Every molecule matters. We talk about it. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team! Follow Plumbing Perspective IG @plumbing_perspective Follow Mechanical Hub IG @mechanicalhub Sign up for our newsletter a...

Behind the Lens with Marc Womack

June 20, 2023 11:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MB

Send us a Text Message. The boys talk with Marc Womack. Who is Marc, you ask? Owner of Sub7 LLC, the production company that shoots the American Plumber Stories docuseries on YouTube. Marc talks about the what's it like behind the scenes, working with Spencer Brown—who also joins the show—and talks about the importance of the mission of telling these stories to get the trades into the limelight. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels a...

Friday Bonus: The State of the Trades and Reading the Room with Branding

June 16, 2023 16:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MB

Send us a Text Message. John & Tim talk about the current state of worker shortages in the construction industry and why now is the time to join a trade. The $$$ is there! We also talk about branding and how to read a room and know your audience. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team! Follow Plumbing Perspective IG @plumbing_perspective Follow Mechanica...

Buzz, Buzz, Buzz: A Pragmatic Approach to Heat Pump Technology & Electrification

June 13, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MB

Send us a Text Message. Tim and John talk heat pump technology and electrification with Lochinvar's Jennifer Russell, Segment Development Manager, Decarbonization, and A.O. Smith's Josh Greene, Corporate Vice President, Government, and Industry Affairs. What's all the buzz about? Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team! Follow Plumbing Perspective IG @plumbi...

Friday Bonus: Allergies, Canadian Wildfires, Mosquitoes, Beer and Social Media Influencers

June 09, 2023 16:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MB

Send us a Text Message. The boys slide into the weekend airing out their thoughts on allergies, Canadian wildfires, pesky mosquitoes, cold beer and a couple cool events in Cleveland involving social media influencers. We are airing it out...get the pun? Cheer and enjoy the weekend everyone! Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team! Follow Plumbing Perspective...

Up Close with Caleffi's Cody Mack

June 06, 2023 10:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MB

Send us a Text Message. Tim & John head to the secret bunker in Milwaukee where we find Caleffi's national training manager, Cody Mack. Nothing too technical, we talk about Cody's beginning as a HVAC tech, getting hired at Caleffi, his job and the latest products and innovation from Caleffi. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team! Follow Plumbing Perspectiv...

Codes and the Regulatory Environment with Chris Forth, Johnson Controls

May 30, 2023 10:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MB

Send us a Text Message. This week Tim & John welcome in Chris Forth, an HVAC industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience working in engineering, product management and most recently the regulatory and codes space as the Vice President of Regulatory, Codes & Environmental Affairs for the Ducted Systems division of Johnson Controls.  Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with ...

Friday Bonus: Private Equity, Immigration Reform & the Case of Missing Buffalo Trace Whiskey

May 26, 2023 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MB

Send us a Text Message. The boys talk about the efficacy of good immigration reform, private equity entering the PHVAC industry, fashion hair tips and the mysterious case of the missing Buffalo Trace whiskey. BOOM! Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team! Follow Plumbing Perspective IG @plumbing_perspective Follow Mechanical Hub IG @mechanicalhub Sign ...

Seán Kearney, Managing Director, IWSH Foundation

May 23, 2023 10:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MB

Send us a Text Message. Tim & John set sail for Ireland as they talk to Seán Kearney, managing director for the International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (IWSH) Foundation. While at the ISH Show in Germany, Tim and John covered the Plumbing Champions event where 12 plumbers/apprentices from eight different countries came together to prefab bathroom fixtures (toilets, urinals, sinks) on the show floor and then moved them to a local Frankfurt sports facility.  Subscribe to the Appetite for...

Friday Bonus: TikTok Bans, Favorite Movies & Poop Nuggets

May 19, 2023 16:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MB

Send us a Text Message. They guys end the week talking about the recent TikTok ban in Montana, favorite movies, and do older movies stand the test of time like music does? Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team! Follow Plumbing Perspective IG @plumbing_perspective Follow Mechanical Hub IG @mechanicalhub Sign up for our newsletter at www.mechanical-hub...

Training, Training, and More Training with Dan Clapper & Ken Midgett

May 16, 2023 11:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MB

Send us a Text Message. This week the boys talk training with Dan Clapper and Ken Midgett with Interplay Learning, an online and VR training for the essential skilled trades, which is scalable and more effective than traditional training methods. Clapper is the Commercial HVAC and Facilities Maintenance Market Director for Interplay Learning, while Midgett serves as the Plumbing Market Director at Interplay. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streami...

Friday Bonus: The Anxiety Behind Starting—and Selling—Your Plumbing Business

May 12, 2023 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MB

Send us a Text Message. Friend and regular guest Danny G from Gronendyke Plumbing joins the show to talk about what it was like when he went off on his own. How did he get his phone to ring? Was there anxiety? Ask his wife. He also talks about the transition of his business to his apprentice Mason T. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team! Follow Plumbing P...

Friday Bonus: The Anxiety Behind Starting—and Selling—Your Business

May 12, 2023 17:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MB

Friend and regular guest Danny G from Gronendyke Plumbing joins the show to talk about what it was like when he went off on his own. How did he get his phone to ring? Was there anxiety? Ask his wife. He also talks about the transition of his business to his apprentice Mason T. PERC, the Propane Education & Research Council www.propane.com Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the...

BOOM! Improving People's Lives Through Plumbing with Judaline Cassidy

May 09, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MB

Send us a Text Message. A feminist plumber, activist, mentor for young girls, and a plumber for the New York Housing Authority, Judaline tells her story of coming from nothing, a poor girl living in Trinidad & Tobago with her great grandmother. She has been a positive spokesperson for the plumbing industry pushing forward with the mantra—trades have no genders. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other way...

Friday Bonus: Body Slams and Long Duck Dong

May 05, 2023 14:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MB

Send us a Text Message. This week, John welcomes his cousin and his son—Tim and Michael McRaith—to the Friday episode of Appetite for Construction. Michael, aka Flex Murphy, talks about pursuing professional wrestling and Tim talks about being an extra in movies, dating back to the mid-'80s with Sixteen Candles and Ferris Bueller's Day Off, to working on current TV sets. And, John retells the story of his "encounter" with Hulk Hogan. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at an...

Finding Success in a Business Management Solution

May 02, 2023 10:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MB

Send us a Text Message. The guys talk with Chris O'Grady, chief sales officer for Successware, a contractor-founded business and field service management software company for the home services industry. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team! Follow Plumbing Perspective IG @plumbing_perspective Follow Mechanical Hub IG @mechanicalhub Sign up for our n...

Friday Bonus: Name Droppin' with Danny G

April 28, 2023 10:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MB

Send us a Text Message. Rap Master Danny G joins John on this Friday Bonus edition to talk about his latest rap release, "Name Drop," which can be downloaded on iTunes. We talk about his love for rap music, how he got started, Shaq, and he debuts the full rap song from his America's Got Talent audition. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team! Follow Plumbin...

Getting into Hot Water with Gary Klein

April 25, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MB

Send us a Text Message. This week we talk with Gary Klein, Gary Klein & Associates. Gary has been talking energy efficiency since the late '70s and has been carrying the torch for better plumbing systems through better design, right-sizing pipes, understanding behaviors and ultimately striving to better integrate a high performance hot water system into these buildings. What does he think about tankless, heat pumps, and interconnectivity? We talk codes, Hunter Curves and much more. Subscri...

Brandon Patterson: Iowa Skilled Trades

April 21, 2023 15:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MB

Send us a Text Message. The Hub team returns from another successful Iowa Build My Future Event in Des Moines. Tim & John jump on with Brandon Patterson, Iowa Skilled Trades, and the primary  architect of this impressive event. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team! Follow Plumbing Perspective IG @plumbing_perspective Follow Mechanical Hub IG @mechanica...

Mike Prencavage Jr.: The Man of the People

April 18, 2023 10:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MB

Send us a Text Message. Tim & John head to Southern California to talk with Mike Prencavage Jr. (@socalplumbguy), president/owner of The Family Plumber in Los Alamitos, Calif. Not only does Mike run a successful plumbing business, he is also active with PHCC, as he is president of PHCC Orange County, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties (PHCC-ORSB), and on the board of directors for PHCC California. Oh, did we mention that he is running for President of PHCC California? Subscribe to the A...

Friday Bonus: Flying Follies

April 14, 2023 15:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MB

Send us a Text Message. Tim & John talk about crazy airport/airplane stories over the years. Also, the Iowa Build My Future event is next week. We talk about it. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team! Follow Plumbing Perspective IG @plumbing_perspective Follow Mechanical Hub IG @mechanicalhub Sign up for our newsletter at www.mechanical-hub.com/enews...

Up Close with PHCC's Cindy Sheridan & David Frame

April 11, 2023 10:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MB

Send us a Text Message. The boys sit down with new CEO Cindy Sheridan and president David Frame, Bob Frame Plumbing, South Bend, Ind. In addition to adding union shops to the PHCC membership, see what else the two are doing to push the association, and the industry, forward through continued collaboration. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team! Follow Plum...

Friday Bonus: The Boys Riff on The Masters, Dreamy Retirement Locations and Easter Plans

April 07, 2023 15:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MB

Send us a Text Message. The boys get together for a Friday Bonus episode! Tim quizzes John on The Masters, including lots of Green Jacket and Champions Dinner talk, Retirement Locations, share their Easter plans and end the week looking forward to family time. Happy Easter to all our listeners. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team! Follow Plumbing Perspec...

The Wrap Around

April 04, 2023 10:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MB

Send us a Text Message. We were thinking of a different title but it wasn't family friendly. Tim & John reconnect from a busy 2+ months of traveling. What are the top 5 things forgotten in a returned rental car? John talks about his trip to South Carolina, we talk NCAA Tournaments, sportsmanship, Tim's fear of heights and all sorts of good stuff. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact w...

Catching up with Da Coach Alan Carlson

March 28, 2023 11:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MB

Send us a Text Message. The boys catch up with Da Coach Alan Carlson to discuss Mental Health, WWETT, Scooter Riding, Social Media Influencers, Community over Competition, Chicago Sports Scene and debate the vocabulary evolution of the phrase, "that shit is so ass." Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team! Follow Plumbing Perspective IG @plumbing_perspective...

Friday Bonus: Visiting Germany with Friends Janik and Bruno

March 24, 2023 15:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MB

Send us a Text Message. Tim and John return from a whirlwind tour of 10 days in Germany and we talk with Janik Tscheschlok with REMS and Bruno Frie about the REMS experience in Stuttgart. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team! Follow Plumbing Perspective IG @plumbing_perspective Follow Mechanical Hub IG @mechanicalhub Sign up for our newsletter at ww...

Life Begins Again with Ty Young

March 21, 2023 10:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MB

Send us a Text Message. Tim & John talk with Ty (Thomas) Young out of California about his journey and battling colon cancer. From not wanting to live to now owning his very successful plumbing and whole-house remodeling company, Ty is grabbing life by the balls and living his good life. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team! Follow Plumbing Perspective IG...

Friday Bonus: Ellen Rohr

March 17, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MB

Send us a Text Message. Recorded at the WWETT Show in Indy, Tim & John sit down with Ellen Rohr. How does she maintain the same amount of enthusiasm and passion for the industry as she did 20+ years ago? Also, we dabble in franchising, talk about tardiness and alcohol and a special guest joins the chat. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team! Follow Plumbin...

American Plumber Stories: Hiller Plumbing

March 14, 2023 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MB

Send us a Text Message. This week the boys head to Nashville to talk to Jimmy Hiller Sr. to talk about his journey into the trades, albeit not an easy one. We talk about his revolutionary Transition to Trades program that shows people transitioning from the military to civilian life that work in the trades is a viable path. Oh, and did we mention that Hiller Plumbing was featured on the American Plumber Stories YouTube series—Season 3, Ep. 6?  Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction pod...

Friday Bonus: RIDGID's Director of Fun and the Director of Software Development

March 10, 2023 11:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MB

Our Friday Bonus edition includes interviews we did from the WWETT Show with RIDGID's Maggie Suvak, engagement marketing manager, and Brad Yorunich, director of software development. Maggie talks about her relatively new position that includes the RIDGID Experience, booth meet-ups and other really fun stuff. Brad talks  on the software side and collecting as much data so the contractor, customer, and RIDGID, can benefit. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favo...

Friday Bonus: RIDGID's Director of Fun and Director of Software Development

March 10, 2023 11:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MB

Send us a Text Message. Our Friday Bonus edition includes interviews we did from the WWETT Show with RIDGID's Maddie Suvak, engagement marketing manager, and Brad Yuronich, director of software development. Maddie talks about her relatively new position that includes the RIDGID Experience, booth meet-ups and other really fun stuff. Brad talks  on the software side and collecting as much data so the contractor, customer, and RIDGID, can benefit. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction po...

Talking Tech with Bradford White's Carl Pinto & Louise Prader

March 07, 2023 11:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MB

Send us a Text Message. This week, Tim and John talk to Carl Pinto and Louise Prader from Bradford White as they talk about new tech and innovation from the company, as well as industry buzzwords such as electrification and heat pumps, and they talk workforce development with Bradford White's Industry Forward initiative. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Tea...

Friday Bonus: Jay Amstutz, Ohio Power Tool

March 03, 2023 14:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MB

Send us a Text Message. What a treat! While at the WWETT Show in Indy, we run into Jay Amstutz, president, Ohio Power Tool, a primary tool supplier for contractors and businesses all over the country. Jay talks about the ever-evolving tool industry and the changes he's seen over his 17 years with the company. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team! Follow P...

Salt Lake City's Finest: Bob Dudley, Harris-Dudley Plumbing & Heating

February 28, 2023 11:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MB

Send us a Text Message. Tim & John head to the beautiful part of the Southwest to talk with contractor Bob Dudley, co-owner of Harris-Dudley Plumbing & Heating. We talk about the company's roots, working snowmelt on multi-million dollar Park City homes, workforce development and what Bob and his company are doing to get more "yutes" into the trades. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interac...

Friday Bonus: Danny G & Louie the Boilerman from AHR

February 24, 2023 11:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MB

Send us a Text Message. Live from the AHR podcast pavilion, Louie the Boilerman and Danny G join the Tim & John as they discuss working together, attracting the younger generation to the trades, the importance of social media, and, of course, Danny busts out a Run DMC rap. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team! Follow Plumbing Perspective IG @plumbing_pers...

AHR Part II: Jennifer Russell, Lochinvar & Dino Pioli, Spirotherm

February 21, 2023 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MB

Send us a Text Message. Straight outta AHR, we talk with Jennifer Russell, Segment Development Manager, Lochinvar, LLC and Dino Pioli, Senior Regional Manager, Spirotherm. Jennifer talks decarbonization, heat pumps and electrification, and what Lochinvar is doing to spearhead sustainability initiatives. Dino talks about his foray into the industry, social media, and he brings a new product to AHR. Listen to find out. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorit...

Friday Bonus: RIDGID's Becky Brotherton & Jeff Albertini

February 17, 2023 17:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MB

Send us a Text Message. With the WWETT Show next week, John sits down with Becky Brotherton, Director of Brand and Engagement, RIDGID, and Jeff Albertini, Director of Product, RIDGID, as they talk about what's hot at the RIDGID booth, the meet-up at the show, the RIDGID experience and how RIDGID is a leader in the ambassador space, treating contractors like family. #appetiteforconstructionpodcast #appetiteforconstruction #mechanicalhub #plumbingperspective #supportthetrades #plumbing #hvac ...

AHR Podcast Pavilion: Bruce Carnevale, Bradford White; Randy Roberts, Rheem

February 14, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MB

Send us a Text Message. Tim & John broadcast from the Podcast Pavilion at AHR and welcome guests Bruce Carnevale, president and CEO, Bradford White and Randy Roberts, Vice President,  Sales & Marketing, Rheem. Bruce talks inflation, Chinese balloons, our potential over-reliance on China and Bradford White's commitment to the contractor. Randy talks install date standards, supply chain stuff, cautious optimism and how Rheem is positioning itself to be stronger when the economy amps back up. ...

Friday Bonus: AHR Expo Recap

February 10, 2023 17:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MB

Send us a Text Message. Tim & John, fresh off the AHR Expo, talk about the show, and they're tired. The boys talk about the logistics of having the show in Atlanta, and pose the question, which is the best AHR location? Also, they talk about their podcasts and the future of AHR. #appetiteforconstructionpodcast, #appetiteforconstruction, #mechanicalhub #plumbingperspective #supportthetrades #plumbing #hvac #trades #TradePros #AHRExpo2023 #AHRExpo #AHR2023 Subscribe to the Appetite for Const...

Louie the Boilerman

February 07, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MB

Send us a Text Message. Tim & John talk with Louie the Boilerman, and you are in for a treat because Louie tells it like it is. We talk about doing business in NYC, working with Danny G and what happened to have Louie end up in the hospital. Wepa! Warning: this episode contains explicit language. #appetiteforconstructionpodcast #appetiteforconstruction #construction #plumbing  #supportthetrades #mechanicalhub #plumbingperspective #pathtothetrades #trades #socialmedia #wepa #boilers #waterhe...

Friday Bonus: Construction Week Activities at 2023 KBIS & IBS

February 03, 2023 17:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MB

Send us a Text Message. John and Tim discuss the enormous crowds at IBS & KBIS, rooms at the Big D and in Beaver; not too mention products that caught their eye; workforce development focus; IAPMO's support of Judaline Cassidy's powerful plumber attitude and her new coloring book, as well as, "The House that She Built" book championed by Oatey. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact wit...

American Plumber Stories: Loyal Plumbing

January 31, 2023 14:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MB

Send us a Text Message. Tim & John talk with the guys from Loyal Plumbing, Rapid City, S.D., which was the latest feature "Misfits" on the American Plumber Stories. Hear how plumbing changed the direction of co-owners Mark Falcon and Jeff Mulz, and it how it was the first time Jeremy Davis heard his mother say she was proud of him. Listen from the latest Season 3, Episode 5 of the APS series. #appetiteforconstructionpodcast #appetiteforconstruction #construction #plumbing #americanplumberst...

Friday Bonus: DC Insider Dain Hansen

January 27, 2023 16:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MB

Send us a Text Message. Tim & John talk with DC Insider Dain Hansen, Executive Vice President, Government Relations, The IAPMO Group. We talk about what's hot in DC, anything new with the infrastructure bill, where those classified documents at, and why is DC so dysfunctional? #mechanicalhub #plumbingperspective #appetiteforconstructionpodcast #appetiteforconstruction #washingtonDC #DC #infrastructurepackage #infrastructure #plumbing #codes #codecompliance #iapmo #supportthetrades Subscrib...

Heat Pumps and the Regulatory Environment with Mitsubishi's Dana Fischer

January 24, 2023 11:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MB

Send us a Text Message. Tim & John welcome Dana Fischer, Director, Regulatory Strategy for Mitsubishi Electric, to the show to talk about the regulatory environment, heat pumps, and the what Mitsu is doing to help train and educate contractors. #appetiteforconstructionpodcast #appetiteforconstruction #mechanicalhub #plumbingperspective #construction #constructionindustry #supportthetrades #trades #plumbing #skilledtrades #residentialconstruction #commercialconstruction #industryforecast #20...

Friday Bonus: World of Concrete Recap

January 20, 2023 18:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MB

Send us a Text Message. With words like faster, harder, last longer, stud finder, penetrating radar, you'd think we were talking about a Viagra commercial, but alas we are talking about this week's World of Concrete show. Eric Aune joins the guys as Tim & Eric ventured to Vegas to talk tools. #appetiteforconstructionpodcast #appetiteforconstruction #mechanicalhub #plumbingperspective #crosstalk #MTGA #maketradesgreatagain #supportthetrades #plumbing #hvac #trades #worldofconcrete #worldofco...

The Freeze Will Provide with Chris Sbrocco

January 17, 2023 11:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MB

Send us a Text Message. At first we thought it could be an episode from "Game of Thrones," but talking with Chris Sbrocco, Pro Service Plumbing, Cleveland, we learn that the term "the freeze will provide" means that this time of year is a busy one and work is aplenty due to the frigid temps. Let's get to know Chris Sbrocco. #appetiteforconstructionpodcast #appetiteforconstruction #construction #plumbing  #supportthetrades #mechanicalhub #plumbingperspective #pathtothetrades #trades #socialm...

Friday Bonus: Wienermobilin'

January 13, 2023 12:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MB

Send us a Text Message. You've all seen them on the road. Tim and John have some fun as they talk with Kaitlyn Bross and Ben Godfrey, two Wienermobile drivers for Oscar Mayer. Why are we talkin' dogs on this podcast? Give it a listen. #appetiteforconstructionpodcast #appetiteforconstruction #construction #plumbing  #supportthetrades #mechanicalhub #plumbingperspective #pathtothetrades #weinermobile #oscarmayer #hotdoggin #kraftfoods #madison #madtown #universityofwisconsin Subscribe to the...

Tankless Talk with Rinnai president Frank Windsor

January 10, 2023 11:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MB

Send us a Text Message. The boys chat with Rinnai president Frank Windsor about the tankless water heater market, the new manufacturing facility in Griffin, Ga., Rinnai's training initiatives, and how he sees 2023 unfolding. #appetiteforconstructionpodcast #appetiteforconstruction #mechanicalhub #plumbingperspective #tankless #tanklesswaterheaters #construction #constructionindustry #supportthetrades #trades #plumbing #skilledtrades #residentialconstruction #commercialconstruction #industry...

Friday Bonus: Stay Healthy, My Friends

January 06, 2023 15:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MB

Send us a Text Message. A couple of weeks ago the John & Tim talked with Danielle "Twig" Browne about mental health. This episode the boys talk about physical health. As we both reach our 50s, we need to take health more seriously, whether we like it or not. Also, Tim learns what a parkway is. Check this banger out! #appetiteforconstructionpodcast #appetiteforconstruction #construction #plumbing  #supportthetrades #mechanicalhub #plumbingperspective #pathtothetrades #health #physicalhealth ...