CIQS Podcast – Knowledge Counts
Knowledge Counts is a podcast created by the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors and produced by Ryan Schriml, featuring one-on-one interviews, presentations and informative discussions from construction industry economists, influencers and experts. Host Wendy Hobbs is a PQS(F) who interviews guests on a variety of topics of interests to Professional Quantity Surveyors (PQS), Construction Estimator Certified (CEC), and professionals from all sectors of the construction industry. For complete show notes, go to https://ciqs.org/podcast.
Episodes
September 7, 2023 • 25 mins
For this issue of Knowledge Counts, we are speaking with three CIQS members who share the path they took to join CIQS and earn their designations.
• Host: Wendy Hobbs, PQS(F)
• Producer: Ryan Schriml
• Guests: Ross Huartt, Erin Brownlow, and Wyatt Clairmont
About Our Guest:
Ross Huartt
Ross is a highly qualified and accredited Professional Quantity Surveyor registered with the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors and is a re...
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July 25, 2023 • 23 mins
In this episode of “Knowledge Counts”, host Wendy Hobbs speaks with Harman Sandhu about Stakeholder Engagement.
• Host: Wendy Hobbs, PQS(F)
• Producer: Ryan Schriml
• Guest: Harman Sandhu
About Our Guest:
Harman is a project manager with Altus Group and has provided project management and consulting services for the commercial real estate industry in Canada for the past eight years. He also instructs second-year Civil Engineerin...
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June 10, 2023 • 31 mins
In this episode of “Knowledge Counts”, host Wendy Hobbs speaks with Mykola Pulnyev, PQS about Modified Design Build Projects.
• Host: Wendy Hobbs, PQS(F)
• Producer: Ryan Schriml
• Guest: Mykola Pulnyev, PQS
About Our Guest:
Born in Ukraine, Mykola embarked on his journey to become a mechanical engineer before migrating to Toronto in 2002. His initial foray into the Canadian job market saw him working on a construction site alon...
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February 8, 2023 • 22 mins
For this episode of “Knowledge Counts”, host Wendy Hobbs speaks with Kelly Parker about the responsibilities of a Mechanical & Electrical (M&E) quantity surveyor on a construction project.
• Host: Wendy Hobbs, PQS(F)
• Producer: Ryan Schriml
• Guest: Kelly Parker, PQS
About Our Guest:
Kelly Parker, PQS, has over 25 years of experience working as a contractor’s mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) quantity surveyor in the UK...
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October 18, 2022 • 38 mins
Host Wendy Hobbs speaks with Jen Hancock, Vice President Collaborative Construction at Chandos Construction, about how IPD’s (Integrated Project Delivery) work and how they differ from other contractual delivery methods.
• Host: Wendy Hobbs, PQS(F)
• Producer: Ryan Schriml
• Guest: Jen Hancock
About Our Guest:
Jen Hancock BA, BEd, LEED AP BD+C
Vice President Collaborative Construction at Chandos Construction
Jen has worked for ...
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September 11, 2022 • 32 mins
For this issue of “Knowledge Counts”, we are speaking with three CIQS members who share the path they took to join CIQS and earn their designations.
• Host: Wendy Hobbs, PQS(F)
• Producer: Ryan Schriml
• Guests: Mykola Pulnyev, Kelly Parker, Michael Gabert
About Our Guests:
Mykola Pulnyev, PQS, MRICS, PMP, GSC was born in Ukraine, where he lived until he moved to Toronto with his family in 2002 in pursuit of new opportunities. H...
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July 16, 2022 • 37 mins
During this episode of “Knowledge Counts”, Wendy and her guest, Richard Ivity, discuss electric vehicle charging and how it relates to new buildings.
• Host: Wendy Hobbs, PQS(F)
• Producer: Ryan Schriml
• Guest: Richard Ivity
About Our Guest:
Richard Ivity and his wife co-own and operate Exigent Endeavors, a consulting firm that specializes in the education, deployment, and management of Smart Charging projects throughout Wester...
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May 10, 2022 • 24 mins
During this episode of “Knowledge Counts”, Wendy and her guest, Michael Gabert will discuss the role of a Professional Quantity Surveyor (PQS) on P3 projects.
Although P3 projects have been used globally for decades, it is only in the last 10 years or so that P3 projects have become common-place in Canada.
A P3 project is different from a traditional procurement process as it integrates every aspect of the project into one contra...
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January 16, 2022 • 30 mins
During this episode of “Knowledge Counts”, Wendy and her guest, Ben Ellard will discuss various aspects of brownfield development including the challenges and benefits of cleaning, restoring and re-using previously developed land. They discuss the social and economic implications of developing space within an existing urban space or in other potentially contaminated sites.
• Host: Wendy Hobbs, PQS(F)
• Guests: Ben Ellard, B.Sc.
•...
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During this episode of “Knowledge Counts”, Wendy and her guest, Kirk Burney will discuss various aspects of site development, such as site selection, self-performing companies and tenant improvements for franchise v. corporate properties. As the senior director hotel and restaurant renovations at Northland Properties, he works with the clients from the beginning of the project, which includes risk assessment to identify any pit fa...
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February 28, 2021 • 31 mins
During this episode of “Knowledge Counts”, Wendy and her guests, Griffin Simony and Josh Peill, discuss ways to break down the stigma of making residential homes accessible and making it possible for homeowners with disabilities to remain in their homes. They offer options to create an accessible home without making it feel like you are in a hospital when you step into your own home. They discussed how homeowner’s often worry that ...
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December 5, 2020 • 24 mins
During this episode of “Knowledge Counts”, Wendy and her guest, Milan Niksic, discuss why possessing strong soft skills is just as, or perhaps more, important than some hard skills. Even though soft skills are not directly relevant to a job such as having a fundamental understanding of budgeting project for a quantity surveyor, without strong communications skills, it can be difficult to make a successful pitch to the company decis...
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October 1, 2020 • 23 mins
During this episode of “Knowledge Counts”, Wendy and her guest, Alex Marsh, discuss the two main types of Value Engineering, CapEx (capital expenses) and OpEx (operational expenditures). Value engineering may be perceived as solely cost cutting or replacing designer recommended material with comparable material at a lower cost. Mr. Marsh explains that although this is part of the equation, there is much more to value engineering th...
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September 2, 2020 • 30 mins
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is a way of resolving disputes without going to court. The three most commonly-used methods of ADR are negotiation, mediation and arbitration. Reasons for choosing ADR instead of a court proceeding would be lesser costs, more private proceedings, or the need for a speedier resolution. Over the next 30 minutes, Níamh will discuss the differences between claim and dispute, the difference between t...
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December 2, 2019 • 31 mins
Carla Ciepliski is an industrial engineer, consultant and coach with over 20 years of multi-sector experience including 6 years in the design and construction value chain. She helps companies along their transformational journey by improving business performance and building processes/systems to simultaneously achieve results, develop people and improve the operating culture. Carla’s career was grounded at Procter & Gamble with the...
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November 13, 2019 • 17 mins
Arif Ghaffur is the President and Founder of Lakeland Consulting Inc. and Adjudico Inc. He is a Professional Quantity Surveyor and Chartered Quantity Surveyor with specializations in Commercial Management and Dispute Resolution. Arif has over 35 years of international experience in the construction industry in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, China, the United States and Canada.
Arif is the Editor of the Construction Economist, a p...
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Knowledge Counts: The Future of Quantity Surveying with Gerard McCabe, PQS - MD at Turner & Townsend
August 21, 2019 • 26 mins
Gerard McCabe graduated from the University of Ulster (Belfast, Ireland) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Quantity Surveying and has practiced in Canada since 1987. Gerard was a founding partner of cm2r and led the merger of cm2r with Turner & Townsend in 2010.
With over 32 years of experience specializing in Budget Control & Cost Planning and Project Management, Gerard has extensive experience in a number of construction indu...
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Cliff has over 15 years of professional experience in the public and private sectors, dedicated to the creation and implementation of planning and building policy for land development.
He possess an urban planning degree with knowledge and experience in multidisciplinary planning and building approval process, planning laws and guidelines such as the Alberta Municipal Government Act, Alberta Safety Codes Act, The City of Calgary ...
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Ross Huartt has over 15 years experience starting his career in the construction industry in the United Kingdom. After relocating to New Zealand, he immersed himself in quantity surveying. In 2013 he finally settled in Canada and quickly applied his experience and professionalism in the post-loss appraisal industry—working on claims of all sizes and complexity.
Ross enthusiastically shares his knowledge (BSc, AssocRICS, ACiArb, P...
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Penelope joined SAIT as an instructor in 2016 with a PhD and 11 years of structural engineering experience. She’s pursuing a career that has included many diverse roles, responsibilities and experiences. Penelope’s project experience has covered projects in many building sectors and includes structural design, analysis, assessments, contract administration and structural monitoring. Her main interests are in historical construction...
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