by | Apr 22, 2019 | Building's iImpact on the Economy, Society & Environment, Did You Know? (DYK)
Did you know pumped hydroelectric storage systems generate electricity by pumping water from a low to a high reservoir, releasing the water from the higher reservoir through a hydroelectric turbine only when electricity is needed? 94% of U.S. energy storage is from...
by | Apr 22, 2019 | Building's iImpact on the Economy, Society & Environment, Did You Know? (DYK)
DYK-Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) CAES captures and stores compressed air in an underground cavern. To create electricity, the pressurized air is heated and expanded in an expansion turbine, driving a generator. As of June 2018, there are 4 operating CAES...
by steve | Apr 22, 2019 | Blog Posts, Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), Building_People, Organization & Culture, Building's iImpact on the Economy, Society & Environment, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, Other Related Concepts & Strategies
This post explores: How effective team building and decision-making in building projects require fostering a “single ship” mindset where all team members recognize their interconnected stakes and collaborate for the project’s collective success,...
by steve | Apr 22, 2019 | Blog Posts, Building_Digitization, Cloud Platforms, Modeling, Data & Analytics, Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), Building_Performance, Quality & Value, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), Other Related Concepts & Strategies
This post explores: How the building industry must balance the adoption of new technologies with preserving the unique qualities of collaboration, creativity, and tangible accomplishment that foster personal growth, community, and self-worth among its workforce,...
by steve | Apr 22, 2019 | AREAS OF INNOVATION, Blog Posts, Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), Building_People, Organization & Culture, Building's iImpact on the Economy, Society & Environment, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), Other Related Concepts & Strategies
This post explores: How the building industry must balance the adoption of new technologies with preserving the unique qualities of collaboration, creativity, and tangible accomplishment that foster personal growth, community, and self-worth among its workforce,...
