The Facade Pod

This was a really fun episode- Matt and Mitch are joined by Ray Crawford, the President of Crawford-Tracey Corporation, one of the largest and most innovative glazing subcontractors in Florida. They discuss with Ray the history of his company, how they continue to innovate and stay ahead of their competition, and how they are navigating the turbulent water's of today's construction

Welcome back listeners! Join Mitch and Matt for a 2025 kickoff podcast as they discuss last year's events, 2025 podcast goals, and overall goals and trends for 2025.

Join Mitch and Matt as they talk with SGA Architecture's Walker Shanklin and Scott Barnholt about a brand new project SGA just designed that incorporated tons of different concepts- this job was LEED Gold, Net Zero, had historical requirements, and very high energy standards. Walker and Scott also discussed how much importance design assist has in a project with this amount of comp

Join Mitch and Matt as they discuss sustainability in the built environment with Max Wolf and Cameron Scripture. Max is a Built Environment Innovation Scientist with SOM, and Cameron is a leader of sustainability efforts at Viracon. This was a fascinating discussion around how architects design with sustainability in mind, how EPDs are formed, and why this matter to those in the co

In the season 5 premier, Matt and Mitch interview Bill Sullivan of Brin Glass. Bill is full of industry knowledge and has a long, successful career in glass. Tune in to hear his story, followed by his thoughts on the glass and glazing world as we know it.

On this episode, Matt and Mitch do a deep dive with Tim Allen, President of Allied Equipment Services- https://www.alliedequipmentservices.com/. These 3 had an awesome conversation talking about Tim's background in the United States military, how he started AES, what they're doing now, and significance of the Veteran Owned Business status for businesses across the country. Awesome

In today's episode, Matt and Mitch talk with Jack Paal, Viracon's architectural design consultant in San Fransisco. Jack gave us great insight in how to build relationships with architects and customers, as well as helping us cover a very popular glass product, thermoplastic spacers. A very fun episode!

On this episode, Matt and Mitch speak with Jessi Mages and Ryan Hoffman. Jessi and Ryan are experts on electrochromic glass, specifically Viracon's electrochromic glass with Halio. The discussion today revolves around what is electrochromic glass, how Halio separates itself from others on the market, and how glazing subcontractors should prepare to use it on projects.

Join Matt and Mitch as they discuss increasingly complex glass makeups with 2 members of Viracon's architectural design team, Marni and Jennifer! These two work on projects all over the country, and see more and more complex glass makeups in specifications and projects.

Join Matt and Mitch as they have a wide ranging discussion about all types of bird friendly glass with Adrian Lowenstein of Skyline Windows!