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Hosted by Alex Molkentin · business · EN
candid conversations with architects, builders, and makers shaping the residential construction world. From design inspiration to jobsite realities, this podcast unpacks the wins, challenges, and stories behind creating thoughtful spaces. Whether you’re in the trades, a designer or just love great stories about the people who build the structures we live in, there’s something here for you.
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Signup to Generate a Pitchcandid conversations with architects, builders, and makers shaping the residential construction world. From design inspiration to jobsite realities, this podcast unpacks the wins, challenges, and stories behind creating thoughtful spaces. Whether you’re in the trades, a designer or just love great stories about the people who build the structures we live in, there’s something here for you.
The Build Project is hosted by Alex Molkentin. The show has published 17 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Pat Buchanan: Spec Changes, Owner's Reps, and the Architect-Builder Relationship" (19 October 2026, 60 minutes), "Culture is a Line Item - A conversation with Mark Schaefer of FS Woodworks" (11 August 2026, 89 minutes), and "Building Family: A Conversation With Steven Reyes of Reyes and Son Construction" (24 June 2026, 52 minutes).
The Build Project publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 45 minutes across 17 episodes.
Booking probability for The Build Project is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Build Project requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Build Project's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for The Build Project are Home Building and Architecture & Engineering. The Build Project has a business audience.
Alex Molkentin hosts The Build Project, a business podcast with 17 episodes published.
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Pat Buchanan of Buchanan Construction Systems has been building custom homes in Boulder since the early '90s. He started as a framer, moved into supervision six months into a five-year build of a 16,000 square foot...
Every house is assembled by people, so every house accumulates error. Traditional trim was never only decoration. Overlapping profiles and reveals were the mechanism that absorbed that error and made the result read as...
Most of my conversations on The Build Project are with architects. This one's with a framer and it might be the clearest case I've made for why a builder belongs in the room early. Steven Reyes runs Reyes and Son...
Episode #13
What does it actually mean to be the guide instead of the hero in luxury residential construction? In this impromptu episode, Alex reflects on a concept that’s been shaping the way Fernhill approaches custom...
In this episode, we talk about what actually makes residential projects work. We break down why bringing the builder into the project early leads to better outcomes, why the traditional bid model often fails on...
What’s the real difference between commercial work and luxury residential....besides the square footage? In this episode, I sit down with Jason Ragan of Ragan Design Studio to talk about what happens when you take 12+...
What started as a series of conversations about building, architecture, and collaboration quickly became something deeper. Nearly every episode pushed me to think more critically about the construction industry, how...
In this episode, Alex sits down with Boulder architect Nick Fiore of Flower Architecture for a candid conversation about what truly makes a good home. They break down the difference between style and substance, the...
In this episode, We sit (virtually) down with Reece Barnes, Head of Construction Network at Adaptive and host of the Builders, Budgets & Beers podcast. What starts as a casual conversation quickly turns into a deep dive...
Alex sits down with Marty Brodsky, a project manager at BUILDWELL who’s spent the last decade going from sweeping floors and laying Ram Board to running some of Boulder’s most impressive custom home projects. Together...
Episode #6
The first Field Note explores what true luxury means in building. It’s not found in finishes or fixtures - it’s in the feeling of confidence that comes from thoughtful systems, collaboration, and trust. Because what...
In this episode of Build Projects, I sit down with architect Laura Marion, founding principal of Flight Architecture. We talk about what it means to grow up in a multi-generational industry, the pressures and privileges...
In this episode, I sit down with architect Mike Piché, founder of Piché Architecture, to explore what it means to design with clarity, collaboration, and craftsmanship. Mike shares insights from his career designing...
When you bring someone into your company and they become both a teammate and a mentor, you know you’ve found something special. In this episode, Alex talks with Fernhill’s Head of Operations, Michael Bettin, about his...
In this episode of The Build Project, I sat down with Harvey Hine — founder of HMH Architecture + Interiors and a major voice in Colorado’s design community — to talk about trust, communication, and the evolving...
In this kickoff episode, Alex sits down with architect and AIA Colorado’s Architect of the Year, Adam Wagoner of High Low Buffalo, for an honest conversation about the state of the residential construction industry...
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