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Component Connection
SBCA's podcast focuses on everything from production and marketing best practices to risk management and leadership tips. We are interviewing fellow component manufacturers and industry experts and teasing out valuable nuggets you can use to improve your company.
Episodes
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EP 204: Lumber Insights
In this episode, Molly Butz is joined by Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) who provide a snapshot of the…
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EP 203: Talking to Building Officials on Their Home Court
In this episode, SBCA’s Director of Strategic Partnerships, Sean Shields, and SBCA’s Technical Director, Greg Greenlee, P.E., discuss the value of exhibiting…
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EP 202: Global Perspectives on Innovation and Automation
In this episode of Component Connection, Abby Langenberg, SBCA's Director of Business Development & Member Engagement, sits down with Paul Uher and Denis…
Component ConnectionEP 201: Putting AI to Work at the Charlotte OQM
AI is creating new opportunities across component manufacturing, but knowing where to start can be a challenge. Ashley Baker, SBCA's Director of Education…
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EP 200: Housing Showcase Helps Solidify Several Valuable Connections
In this episode, SBCA’s Director of Strategic Partnerships, Sean Shields, is joined by Molly Butz, SBCA’s Managing Director, and Christine Wagner, SBCA’s…
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EP 199: Inside the BCMC 2026 Experience
BCMC 2026 brought the structural building components industry together for a week of education, innovation, networking, and an incredible show floor. In this…
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EP 198: Know Before You Go: Making the Most of BCMC 2026
BCMC 2026 is almost here! In this episode of Component Connection, host Abby Langenberg, SBCA Director of Business Development & Member Engagement, is joined…
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EP 197: Lumber Insights
In this episode, Molly Butz is joined by Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) who provide a snapshot of the…
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EP 196: Behind the Innovation with Stiles Machinery
In this episode of Component Connection, Abby Langenberg, SBCA’s Director of Business Development & Member Engagement, sits down with Dario Schmidt, Product…
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EP 195: Built to Belong: Women Shaping the Future of Construction
In this episode, Ashley Baker, SBCA Director of Education, sits down with longtime industry professional, April Burt, for a candid conversation about women in…
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EP 194: Making Connections Within the Production Builder Community
In this episode, SBCA’s Director of Strategic Partnerships, Sean Shields, is joined by SBCA's Director of Business Development & Member Engagement, Abby…
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EP 193: Lumber Insights
In this episode, Molly Butz is joined by Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) who provide a snapshot of the…
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EP 192: The Challenges and Opportunities Facing Industrialized Housing
In this episode of Component Connection, SBCA’s Director of Strategic Partnerships, Sean Shields, is joined by Chris Rausch, an Assistant Professor at the…
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EP 191: Behind the Innovation with Cadynce Software
In this episode of Component Connection, Abby Langenberg, Director of Business Development & Member Engagement at SBCA, sits down with Kenneth Sewell…
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EP 190: Your BCMC 2026 Supplier Education Preview
In this episode, SBCA Director of Education, Ashley Baker, shines a spotlight on the six supplier-led education sessions selected for BCMC 2026. Through an…
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EP 189: Behind the Innovation with Crowdbuild
In the second episode of our four-part SBCA Innovation Grant Recipient Spotlight Series, Abby Langenberg, Director of Business Development & Member Engagement…
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EP 188: Lumber Insights
In this episode, Molly Butz is joined by Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) who provide a snapshot of the…
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EP 187: Behind the Innovation with Shelfmark
As part of SBCA's Innovation Grant Spotlight Series, Abby Langenberg, Director of Business Development & Member Engagement at SBCA, sits down with Pat…
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EP 186: Bellevue OQM Buzz - Stories, Insights, and Highlights
In this episode, the SBCA team is back from Bellevue, Washington, and sharing their biggest takeaways from the June Open Quarterly Meeting (OQM). Hear…
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EP 185: How Two Days on Capitol Hill Drives Value to the Industry
In this episode, SBCA’s Director of Strategic Partnerships, Sean Shields, is joined by Larry Dix II, SBCA’s President, and Chris Tatge, SBCA’s Advocacy…
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EP 184: A Look at Troubling Customer Contracts for CMs
In this episode, SBCA’s Director of Strategic Partnerships, Sean Shields, is joined by Cheryl Lewis, COO at FairBuild AI. They discuss some potentially harmful…
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EP 183: Lumber Insights
In this episode, Molly Butz is joined by Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) who provide a snapshot of the…
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EP 182: A First Look at What's Ahead with Zonda's Todd Tomalak
Economic forces don’t move in isolation, and their impact on the component manufacturing industry continues to shift in real time. In this special BCMC preview…
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EP 181: The Power of In-Person Networking
In this new episode of Component Connection, Abby Langenberg, SBCA Director of Business Development & Member Engagement, and Ali Saladin-Valerio, SBCA Director…
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EP 180: Lean Manufacturing & Innovation Abroad
In this episode of Component Connection, the team recaps week two of the SBCA European Industry Tour through Germany and Ireland. SBCA’s Abby Langenberg…
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EP 179: Lumber Insights
In this episode, Molly Butz is joined by Justin Binning and Jeff Hoggard with American International Forest Products (AIFP) who provide a snapshot of the…
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EP 178: Zero Waste. Full Automation. Inside SBCA’s European Tour.
In this episode, hosts Abby Langenberg, SBCA Director of Business Development & Member Engagement, and Molly Butz, SBCA Interim Co-Executive Director, take us…
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EP 177: Educational Outreach Beyond the Component Industry
In this episode, SBCA’s Director of Strategic Partnerships, Sean Shields, is joined by SBCA's Director of Education, Ashley Baker. Together, they explore…
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EP 176: Where Expertise Meets Impact - Supplier Education at BCMC
Supplier-led education sessions are some of the most anticipated - and competitive - opportunities at BCMC & Framer Summit. In this episode, SBCA's Director of…
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EP 175: Insights & Key Takeaways from the National Housing Supply Summit
In this episode, SBCA’s Interim Co-Executive Director, Molly Butz, hosts a conversation with Amanda Neuts, Associate Director of SBCA, as they recap their…
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EP 174: Connecting Engineers and Component Manufacturers
In this episode, SBCA’s Director of Strategic Partnerships, Sean Shields, hosts a conversation with Monica Shripka, Senior Director of Business Development &…
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EP 173: Taking a Look Ahead with the SBCA President
In this episode of Component Connection, Abby Langenberg, SBCA Director of Business Development & Member Engagement, talks with SBCA President, Larry Dix II…
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EP 172: Lumber Insights
In this episode, Molly Butz is joined by Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) who provide a snapshot of the…
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EP 171: The Value of SBCA's Austin Open Quarterly Meeting
In this episode, the SBCA staff members who participated in SBCA's first Open Quarterly Meeting (OQM) of 2026 in Austin, Texas, share their observations of the…
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EP 170: SBCA and Components at the 2026 International Builders' Show
In this episode, SBCA's Director of Marketing, Sean Shields, hosts a conversation with Amanda Neuts, Associate Director of SBCA, and Abby Langenberg, Director…
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EP 169: SBCA Safety Education: Insights from the Inside
Over the past year, Corey Lane, SBCA's Safety Coordinator has been doing extensive behind-the-scenes work to strengthen and expand SBCA's safety resources. In…
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EP 168: What Are SBCA Chapters, and Why Are They So Valuable?
In this episode, we talk with Talia Montrose, SBCA Membership Coordinator, who works directly with chapters nationwide. We discuss how chapters operate, the…
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EP 167: Lumber Insights
In this episode, Molly Butz is joined by Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) who provide a snapshot of the…
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EP 166: An Engineer's Take on Snow Loads, Differential Deflection, and Knowledge
In this episode, Sean Shields, Director of Marketing for SBCA, is joined by Ed Robbins, PE, President of P.E. Robbins and a member of the SBCA E&T Committee…
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EP 165: Where Education Meets Industry: HBI, SBCA, and the Future of Workforce Development
In this episode, Ashley Baker, SBCA's Director of Education, and Jeremey Hurley, Senior Vice President of Program Operations at Home Builders Institute (HBI)…
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EP 164: The Hidden Risk in Component Manufacturing (Part 2)
Many operational risks in component manufacturing don’t show up all at once—they build quietly over time. In this two part episode, Jess Lohse, Executive…
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EP 163: The Hidden Risk in Component Manufacturing (Part 1)
Many operational risks in component manufacturing don’t show up all at once—they build quietly over time. In this two part episode, Jess Lohse, Executive…
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EP 162: The Next Chapter in SBCA Education
2026 is a pivotal year for education and training in the SBCA Academy. In this solo episode, Ashley Baker, SBCA's Director of Education highlights the progress…
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EP 161: TPI Embarks on Development of Two Industry Standards
In this episode, Sean Shields, Director of Marketing for SBCA, is joined by Jay Jones, P.E., Executive Director of the Truss Plate Institute (TPI). They…
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EP 160: Lumber Insights
In this episode, Molly Butz is joined by Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) who provide a snapshot of the…
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EP 159: Inside SBCA Component Craft: Building Clarity in Structural Components
In this episode of Component Connection, Abby Langenberg and SBCA Executive Director Jess Lohse introduce SBCA Component Craft, a brand-new regional symposium…
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EP 158: Building Better Communication Between CMs and Framers
In this episode, Ashley Baker, SBCA’s Director of Education, revisits one of BCMC’s most talked about education sessions, “Speaking the Same Language,”…
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EP 157: SBCA's Efforts to Influence the 2027 Model Codes
In this episode, Sean Shields, Director of Marketing for SBCA, is joined by Greg Greenlee, SBCA’s Technical Director, to discuss the 2027 model code…
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EP 156: How Component Manufacturers Build Resiliency
In this episode of Component Connection, SBCA’s Director of Business Development, Abby Langenberg, is joined by Executive Director Jess Lohse to talk about…
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EP 155: Lumber Insights
In this episode, Molly Butz is joined by Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) who provide a snapshot of the…
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EP 154: The Incredible Value of Talking with Structural Engineers
In this episode, Sean Shields, SBCA Director of Marketing, is joined by Greg Greenlee, P.E., SBCA’s Technical Director, on the heels of exhibiting at the…
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EP 153: Shaping the Future of SBCA Education with Insights from BCMC and Beyond
In this episode, SBCA Director of Education, Ashley Baker sits down with the new SBCA Education Committee Chair, Adam Finkenhoefer, Components Area Manager…
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EP 152: Inside BCMC 2025: Innovation, Energy, and What’s Next for Our Industry
In this episode of Component Connection, Abby Langenberg, SBCA’s Director of Business Development, sits down with SBCA's Executive Director, Jess Lohse, on the…
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EP 151: Connecting with the Residential Building Designer
In this episode, Sean Shields, SBCA’s Director of Marketing, is joined by Steve Mickley, Executive Director of the American Institute of Building Designers…
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EP 150: SBCA Highlights The Big Green House at HUD’s Innovative Housing Showcase
Join Abby Langenberg, SBCA Director of Business Development, and Jess Lohse, SBCA Executive Director, as they take listeners inside the Big Green House at…
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EP 149: Sneak Peek: Celebrating Women in Construction at BCMC and Framer Summit 2025
This episode is your backstage pass to “Celebrating Women in Construction” at BCMC and Framer Summit 2025. SBCA’s Director of Education, Ashley Baker, sits…
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EP 148: The Benefits of Early Involvement in Building Design
In this episode, SBCA Director of Marketing, Sean Shields, is joined by Mike Kozlowski, President of Apex Technology, to explore what it looks like when…
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EP 147: Lumber Insights
In this episode, Molly Butz is joined by Justin Binning and Ken Timmins with American International Forest Products (AIFP) who provide a snapshot of the…
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EP 146: BCSI Training Drops Sept 2: Your Guide Starts Here
Join SBCA staff, Jess Lohse, Greg Greenlee, and Ashley Baker, as they unveil the brand-new BCSI training launching in the SBCA Academy on September 2nd. In…
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EP 145: What You Need to Know About the Component Warning Notice
In this episode, SBCA Director of Business Development, Abby Langenberg, and SBCA Executive Director, Jess Lohse, talk the Component Warning Notice (CWN) - a…