Said Differently - A Barton Malow Podcast

Same Plant, New Purpose: Automotive's Next Wave

Four years ago, the auto industry was all in on electric. Then demand cooled, and plants built for one job had to find another. On this episode of Said Differently, Vice

Autonomous Eyes on the Stadium of the Future

With a renovation on an active NFL stadium around a season that can't pause, a fixed 2028 deadline, and a site too large for anyone to walk in a day, seeing the whol

Call in the Bucket Brigade

A stalled concrete pour. A schedule that couldn't wait. And a team that decided to solve the problem by hand - literally. This is the story of how five-gallon bucket

Thermal Energy and the New Power Equation

A strained grid has created a power gap that renewables alone can't close. Vice President Brian Miller and Project Director JD McNulty join the podcast to explain ho

Building Together: People, Projects, and Communities

In the latest episode of Said Differently, we discuss the partnership and impact between Barton Malow and Habitat for Humanity. We’re joined by Barton Malow Senior Founda

Concrete Heroes: The Inside Story of the 'MegaSlab'

Consisting of 6,470 cubic yards across 256,100 SF over 32.5 consecutive hours, the “MegaSlab” placement at General Motor’s Arlington, Texas, plant in 2019 as part of the

Under Pressure: Raising the Roof on the Pontiac Silverdome

In this episode of Said Differently, we revisit the Pontiac Silverdome project that changed both sports construction and Barton Malow. From use of the Construction Manage

Blueprints and Buried Treasure

There are a variety of challenges involved with building projects on undeveloped land – but uncovering historical artifacts or cultural finds might not be among the chall

Transformation, Innovation, and Brick-Laying Robots

Progress and back to zero. It’s not that construction has been completely absent of innovation, it’s just the start and finish nature of projects makes it difficult to ca

Paving the Way to an Electric Future

The auto industry is well on its way to an electric future. Yet in order to get there, automakers need battery cells to power electric drivetrains – and they need a lot o

Downtown: A Hudson's Story

Standing on the corner of Woodward and Gratiot Avenues in downtown Detroit, the J.L. Hudson’s building was once as synonymous in describing Detroit as the automobiles tha

Transforming How the World is Built

With an industry ready for change and advanced delivery methods in place that could increase efficiencies, Barton Malow accelerated its journey to transform construction

The Ballpark That Forever Changed Baseball

Exposed steelwork. Brick construction. A historic look. When Oriole Park at Camden Yards opened in 1992, it bucked the multi-use stadium fad at the time and represented a

Winds of Change

In Episode 4 of Said Differently–A Barton Malow Podcast, we take a look at all-things wind energy and how Barton Malow is helping to build a more sustainable future. Our

Building the Unbuildable

In Episode 3 of Said Differently, we take a look at how there’s nothing quite like the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum – both on the banks of the Red Cedar on Michigan St

Hot Starts, Golden Arms, Can’t Lose

Women are a largely untapped demographic with great potential to offset skilled labor shortages in construction. One Detroit-area organization is on the front lines of ma

Who You Gonna Call?

The project is the new Center at Belvedere Senior Center and Hospital Clinic in Charlottesville, Virginia – a 48,000 square foot building that our team finished up in Apr