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EP #154: Why Concrete Is on the Critical Path for AI Data Centers
April 21, 2026

EP #154: Why Concrete Is on the Critical Path for AI Data Centers

PRESENTED BY: GPRS Construction professionals know that utilities and concrete reinforcements can cause big problems when you’re on the job. GPRS helps you avoid them. We use ground penetrating radar to detect rebar, conduit,...
EP #153: Your Concrete Mix Design Still Isn’t Ready… Until You Do This
April 14, 2026

EP #153: Your Concrete Mix Design Still Isn’t Ready… Until You Do This

PRESENTED BY: GPRS Construction professionals know that utilities and concrete reinforcements can cause big problems when you’re on the job. GPRS helps you avoid them. We use ground penetrating radar to detect rebar, conduit,...
EP #152: Concrete Mix Design Isn’t Complicated… Here’s the Proof
April 2, 2026

EP #152: Concrete Mix Design Isn’t Complicated… Here’s the Proof

PRESENTED BY: GPRS Construction professionals know that utilities and concrete reinforcements can cause big problems when you’re on the job. GPRS helps you avoid them. We use ground penetrating radar to detect rebar, conduit,...
EP #151: Most Concrete Durability Problems Start Here (Alkalinity Explained)
March 24, 2026

EP #151: Most Concrete Durability Problems Start Here (Alkalinity Explained)

PRESENTED BY: GPRS Construction professionals know that utilities and concrete reinforcements can cause big problems when you’re on the job. GPRS helps you avoid them. We use ground penetrating radar to detect rebar, conduit,...
EP #150: Most Concrete Floors Aren’t Flat Enough. Here’s Why.
March 12, 2026

EP #150: Most Concrete Floors Aren’t Flat Enough. Here’s Why.

PRESENTED BY: CONCRETE LOGIC ACADEMY Practical education and ongoing development for concrete professionals at every stage of their career. Join here: https://www.concretelogicacademy.com/ Superflat concrete floors didn’t jus...
Guest: Chad White
EP #149: Got a Low Concrete Break? Here’s What To Do Next
March 3, 2026

EP #149: Got a Low Concrete Break? Here’s What To Do Next

PRESENTED BY: CONCRETE LOGIC ACADEMY Practical education and ongoing development for concrete professionals at every stage of their career. Join here: https://www.concretelogicacademy.com/ EPISODE SUMMARY You get the 28-day r...
Guest: Josh Agee
EP #148: If You Think Today’s Concrete Is Better Than 30 Years Ago, Listen to This
Feb. 19, 2026

EP #148: If You Think Today’s Concrete Is Better Than 30 Years Ago, Listen to This

PRESENTED BY: CONCRETE LOGIC ACADEMY Practical education and ongoing development for concrete professionals at every stage of their career. Join here: https://www.concretelogicacademy.com/ EPISODE SUMMARY Thirty years ago, co...
Guest: Jeff Slagle
EP #147: Concrete Cracks Don’t Lie - ASR, AAR, and What’s Really Happening Inside Your Concrete
Feb. 10, 2026

EP #147: Concrete Cracks Don’t Lie - ASR, AAR, and What’s Really Happening Inside Your Concrete

PRESENTED BY: CONCRETE LOGIC ACADEMY Practical education and ongoing development for concrete professionals at every stage of their career. Join here: https://www.concretelogicacademy.com/ EPISODE SUMMARY Concrete cracks are ...
EP #146: Patents vs. Trade Secrets — Protect Your Concrete Ideas
Jan. 29, 2026

EP #146: Patents vs. Trade Secrets — Protect Your Concrete Ideas

PRESENTED BY: CONCRETE LOGIC ACADEMY Practical education and ongoing development for concrete professionals at every stage of their career. Join here: https://www.concretelogicacademy.com/ EPISODE SUMMARY If you’re building s...
Guest: Chen Wang
EP #145: The 75-Year Concrete Design Life We’ve Stopped Talking About
Jan. 20, 2026

EP #145: The 75-Year Concrete Design Life We’ve Stopped Talking About

We design concrete for 75 years. So why are we okay watching it fail in 12 to 24 months? That’s the uncomfortable question Seth Tandett puts on the table with Dr. Jon Belkowitz in this episode. Codes, specifications, and budg...
EP #144: Concrete Isn’t Too Expensive — The System Around It Is
Jan. 8, 2026

EP #144: Concrete Isn’t Too Expensive — The System Around It Is

Concrete Is Losing on Cost. Here’s How to Take It Back. Concrete keeps getting priced out of jobs, not because it can’t compete, but because we keep doing the same things the same way. In this episode, Seth Tandett sits down ...
Guest: Rich Szecsy
EP #143: Analog vs. DIGITAL Concrete Formwork
Dec. 30, 2025

EP #143: Analog vs. DIGITAL Concrete Formwork

Most concrete looks the way it does for one simple reason. We keep designing around the forms we know how to build. In this episode, Seth sits down with Darren Baldwin, President of PIKUS, to break down the real difference be...
EP #142 Concrete Moisture Myths Busted
Dec. 18, 2025

EP #142 Concrete Moisture Myths Busted

Most people think moisture problems in concrete come from below the slab. Concrete Bob Higgins explains why that assumption keeps blowing up floors. In this episode, Bob Higgins breaks down how moisture actually moves through...
EP #141: Concrete Data - How to Spot the BS
Dec. 9, 2025

EP #141: Concrete Data - How to Spot the BS

Most people believe the chart on the screen — Dr. Jon explains why you shouldn’t. If you’ve ever sat in a conference session staring at a chart and wondering whether you’re seeing real data or a dressed-up story, this episode...
EP #140: Building the #1 Concrete Contractor in America: Grit, Growth & 50+ Years of Lessons
Nov. 27, 2025

EP #140: Building the #1 Concrete Contractor in America: Grit, Growth & 50+ Years of Lessons

Everyone in the concrete world knows the Baker name, but very few know the real story. This episode finally gets it on record. Dan Baker walks through how the company started with three brothers, $500, and a truck that needed...
EP #139: Concrete Reality Check - INDOT Calls Out the Cement Industry
Nov. 18, 2025

EP #139: Concrete Reality Check - INDOT Calls Out the Cement Industry

Indiana just told the cement industry it won’t accept any blended cement with more than 10% limestone. That’s a first - and it’s not sitting well with the people who pushed Type IL cement in the first place. For the first tim...
EP #138: Is Low Rho Concrete the Hidden Key to Cooler, More Efficient Data Centers?
Nov. 6, 2025

EP #138: Is Low Rho Concrete the Hidden Key to Cooler, More Efficient Data Centers?

What if your concrete mix could cut a data center’s power bill by 15%? In this episode of the Concrete Logic Podcast, host Seth Tandett talks with Frank Stankunas Sr., Frank Stankunas Jr., and James Cordeiro from Silverback C...
EP #137: Silica Fume vs. Colloidal Silica in Concrete - Which One Really Performs?
Oct. 28, 2025

EP #137: Silica Fume vs. Colloidal Silica in Concrete - Which One Really Performs?

What happens when the concrete industry’s “wonder dust” meets its high-tech rival? In this episode of the Concrete Logic Podcast, host Seth Tandett brings back Dan McCoy and Dr. Jon Belkowitz to challenge everything we though...
EP #136: Concrete Profit — 7 Ways Ready-Mix Producers Can Stop Losing Money
Oct. 16, 2025

EP #136: Concrete Profit — 7 Ways Ready-Mix Producers Can Stop Losing Money

What if the problem isn’t your concrete, but how you run your business? In this episode of the Concrete Logic Podcast, Seth Tandett talks with Tamson Omps, Director of Operations at Thomas Concrete, about how ready-mix produc...
Guest: Tamson Omps
EP #135: Concrete Job Market - 2025 Reality
Oct. 7, 2025

EP #135: Concrete Job Market - 2025 Reality

Have we’ve moved from the “Great Resignation” to the “Great Staying Put” era? In this episode of the Concrete Logic Podcast, Seth Tandett sits down with Patrick Narron and Parker Jackson to talk about what’s really going on i...
EP #134: Concrete vs. Mass Timber – Sorting Fact from Hype
Sept. 25, 2025

EP #134: Concrete vs. Mass Timber – Sorting Fact from Hype

Mass timber is often promoted as faster, cheaper, and greener—but does it really hold up against concrete? In this episode of the Concrete Logic Podcast, we examine where timber actually competes, where it falls short, and wh...
EP #133: Concrete, Climate, and the Missing Science of Evaporation
Sept. 16, 2025

EP #133: Concrete, Climate, and the Missing Science of Evaporation

What if sunlight alone—not heat—was silently destroying your concrete? In this episode of the Concrete Logic Podcast, Seth Tandett and Bob Higgins uncover a groundbreaking MIT study that reveals evaporation can be driven by l...
EP #132: Concrete Truth - What the 2024 PLC Report Admits That 2011 Didn’t
Sept. 4, 2025

EP #132: Concrete Truth - What the 2024 PLC Report Admits That 2011 Didn’t

Back in 2011, the industry said portland-limestone cement (PLC) came with “no significant risks.” By 2024, the updated report admits higher carbonation rates, chloride ingress concerns, admixture sensitivity, and tighter curi...
EP #131: AI in Concrete Construction: Threat or Opportunity?
Aug. 26, 2025

EP #131: AI in Concrete Construction: Threat or Opportunity?

Is Artificial Intelligence coming for your job in concrete? That’s the big question in this episode of the Concrete Logic Podcast. Seth sits down with Chad Gill , President of VAs for Construction, to unpack how AI is already...
Guest: Chad Gill