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Sept. 13, 2026
Why Construction Schedules Fail and What Last Planner Does Differently
What happens when an architect, AI researcher, manufacturing process thinker, and construction production planner starts questioning how projects are scheduled? Samir Emdanat, President of vPlanner, joins Felipe Engineer-Manriquez to unpack the evolution of vPlanner and the thinking behind better construction planning. From early work with General Motors and Sutter Health to Integrated Project Delivery, Last Planner System, healthcare commissioning, takt planning, PPC, visual management, and Kan
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June 28, 2026
Why Respect for People Is Construction's Best Metric with Adam Hoots
In this episode of The EBFC Show, Adam Hoots shares why respect for people is the foundation of Lean Construction, field leadership, psychological safety, trust, construction metrics, and continuous improvement. Felipe and Adam explore how construction leaders can move beyond traditional dashboards to create environments where people perform at their best and projects become safer, more predictable, and more enjoyable.
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May 17, 2026
Using Lean Construction to Takt with Ines Verdun
In this episode of The EBFC Show, Ines Verdun shares her experiences about takt planning, Integrated Project Delivery, Lean Construction, production engineering, and how contracts shape production flow in construction. Ines Verdun is a civil engineer with expertise in construction management and project delivery. She holds a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from UC Berkeley College of Engineering, where she was an active member of the IPD Team at Cal Construction, focusing on Integrated P
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March 26, 2026
Your Project Is Late Because You Believe These 10 Lies | Victor Ortiz Part 5
Most construction projects run on beliefs nobody questions. Victor Ortiz breaks down 10 misconceptions that keep teams late, over budget, and stuck in blame. From treating projects as anything other than production systems to relying on schedules that only report failure, this episode challenges how construction actually operates. If you lead projects or work in the field, this conversation will change how you see control, planning, and team performance.
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Feb. 23, 2026
No Estimates, Maximum Results with Vasco Duarte
What if the estimates we fight so hard to defend are actually the very thing slowing us down? In this episode, Felipe sits down with Vasco Duarte --- Agile coach, author of #NoEstimates, and host of the Scrum Master Toolbox podcast --- for a candid conversation about why traditional estimation may be creating more illusion than clarity... and what to do instead. Vasco brings serious field credibility. He led initiatives at Nokia involving 500 people, 100 teams, across four continents. And he s
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Jan. 24, 2026
AI in Construction: How to Apply AI to Real Projects with Tom Feliz
In this episode filmed live at LCI Congress 2025, Tom Feliz, DataGrid’s Head of Growth, delivers a compelling case for how construction professionals can practically harness AI to eliminate waste, boost productivity, and reclaim their evenings—not by replacing workers, but by automating energy-draining administrative tasks that keep them from focusing on creative problem-solving and getting home by 5 PM. Feliz demystifies AI adoption in construction by walking through actionable applications lik
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March 28, 2026
PPC - The Number on the Whiteboard
Every week, teams write down their PPC number. It goes on the whiteboard. It lands in a spreadsheet. Someone circles it, maybe comments on it, and then the meeting moves on. That has been the pattern for a long time. The metric exists. The follow-t…
Feb. 26, 2026
I Built a Team of AI Agents. Here's What They Taught Me About Construction.
Yesterday I showed my friend Marcus something I’ve been building. Not a building — though that’s still my day job. I showed him my Mission Control. He stared at the screen for a minute and said,“Wait… this is all running on your computers?” Y…
Feb. 26, 2026
Ten Misconceptions in Traditional Construction Changed by Lean
By Victor Ortiz I have always been interested in Psychology – the study of the human mind. Early in my career, I learned this important truism: Success and failure in life are the result of the solutions we choose to deploy. Life's challenges com…
About the Hosts
Felipe Engineer-Manriquez
CEO & Host 🎙
An international keynote speaker, Felipe is a proven business leader guiding individuals, teams, and organizations in easier, better, and faster value delivery across the construction industry. Felipe works to engineer proven strategies in short timeframes for projects constantly firefighting or looking to become agile.
Felipe Engineer-Manriquez is a Registered Scrum Trainer™ (RST), Registered Scrum Master™ (RSM), Registered Product Owner™ (RPO), and Registered Scrum@Scale Practitioner™ (RS@SP). The Lean Construction Institute awarded him the Chairman’s Award (2019) for contributions to the Institute and the design and construction industry as a whole.
Mike Chiles
Victor Ortiz