The ConTech Crew 382: Risky Data with Chris Greene, VP of Strategy, Analytics, and Knowledge at NFP

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How does data help in mitigating risk in construction job sites?

In this week’s episode, my co-host, Nathan Wood, and I sit down with Chris Greene, vice president of strategy, analytics, and knowledge at NFP, a leading insurance brokerage and consulting company.

Today, Chris, Nathan, and I discuss mitigating risks in construction job sites through data and how it helps GCs, project managers, or owners make better decisions.

Chris also talks about the role and impact of insurance brokers in construction technology innovation, how insurance works, how to tackle insurance costs with clients, emerging tech innovations, and, of course, our construction technology news of the week.

Tune in now!


Key Takeaways:

Introduction (00:00)
Meet Chris Greene (07:45)
Best client approach in introducing construction tech (10:16)
Areas in construction that need to be measured to mitigate risks (14:49)
What’s the role of an insurance broker in construction? (18:03)
The impact of data integration on risk, health, and safety management (20:49)
Zero-sum mindset vs. infinite mindset (24:12)
What it’s like working with different client types (25:08)
The difference between OCIP and CCIP (27:21)
How to leverage risk data for “better” decision-making (29:39)
How to tackle insurance costs with clients (32:36)
Chris’ insights on the emerging techs (42:37)
Construction technology news of the week (46:37)


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See this week’s news articles! 🗞️⬇️

➡️ Apple and Patagonia love Gavin Newsom’s move to make big firms disclose their emissions
https://fortune.com/2023/10/10/climate-change-greenhouse-gas-emissions-california-gavin-newsom-disclosure/

➡️ Meta Quest 3 takes a step closer to mainstream AR/VR
https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/09/meta-quest-3-takes-a-step-closer-to-mainstream-ar-vr/amp/

➡️ Discover the Top 10 Construction Trends & Innovations in 2024
https://www.startus-insights.com/innovators-guide/top-10-construction-industry-trends-innovations-in-2021/

➡️ How Coca-Cola, Netflix, and Amazon Learn from Failure
https://hbr.org/2017/11/how-coca-cola-netflix-and-amazon-learn-from-failure

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