The ConTech Crew 356: A Game-changer For Construction Jobsites with Michael Filippakis

In today’s episode, we are joined by Michael Filippakis, CEO and co-founder of Loris!Michael’s passion for construction began when he was a child, helping his own father to renovate their house, before later deciding to study Construction Management at Ohio State University.After graduating, Michael worked for Turner for over a decade in a number of roles. Michael also worked on Ohio State Campus Hospital, a $600 million project, which was the largest in Ohio State History at the time.But in 2018, Michael started Loris to help build a leaner, safer, and greener job site for everyone.Today we discuss his background, what Loris does, as well as the latest construction news of the week.Check it out!Key Takeaways:Intro (00:00)Michael’s background (06:35)What problems does Loris solve? (09:12)What’s coming in the future (24:15)Automating data capture (32:17)What’s coming up in the next 19 months (40:10)Weekly news round-up (51:54)Additional Resources:Listen to the show at http://thecontechcrew.comFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecontechcrew–Check out the work Loris do here: https://www.getloris.com/Check Michael out on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-filippakis-86a79858/–See this week’s news articles! 🗞️⬇️➡️ Construction jobs are plentiful, but workers are scarce: https://www.npr.org/2023/04/06/1158576556/where-did-the-workers-go-construction-jobs-are-plentiful-but-workers-are-scarce➡️ Birmingham-based conduit raises seed round as EV charging needs growth: https://hypepotamus.com/startup-news/electric-growth-birmingham-based-condoit-raises-seed-round-as-ev-charging-needs-grow/➡️ Toga.ai raises $5million: https://www.constructiondive.com/news/togalai-raises-5m/646254/--The ConTech Crew is a construction news podcast dedicated to keeping you up to date with all the latest in construction technology.Give us a follow so you never miss an episode