The Borg vs. Kirk vs. Spock
What does Building’s future decision-making look like? Star Trek offers us three models, each embodied in a specific character. Will it be based on intuitive insight drawn from rich and […]
Systems, Standards, Templates, Workflows & Modules
Music, mathematics, language, computer coding are all highly formulated and structured, yet at the same time, recognized as some of our most creative systems. […]
Ignorance is Not Bliss
At any given point in time there is a ratio of Knowledge, Resources, Skill-Sets and Customs (KRSC) that combine to provide a potential optimum for […]
Change is Tectonic
CHANGE IS TECTONIC The current group of blog posts are being written in a very uncertain environment. Testing has just begun […]
The Irresistable Force Meets The Immovable Object
Technology, Innovation, Disruption (TID): It may sound strange to begin a post on technology by referencing my 93-year-old mother, […]
DYK: How Much Land Do You Use?
Did you know that urban areas comprise only 3.6% of the total land mass of the 48 contiguous states, but […]
Who Is On First, What Is On Second, I Don’t Know Is On Third
Fragmented Leadership In Building Being an ex-jock whose tendons and muscles now break and ache more than they actually perform. […]
Building Transactions and the Big Picture
Let me begin by telling you a story. It’s the story of a typical building “transaction.” It may sound painfully […]
A Higher Quality Building, Improved and Demonstrable Metrics “All for a Lower Cost”
“Building and Technology” The building industry is on the verge of entering the 21st century. Substantial improvements in technology, process […]
Leverage Scale and Standardization of Best Practice
For the foreseeable future, larger business systems will be the main drivers of change in the building industry. Regulatory compliance, […]
“You Cannot Get There From Here”
There is an old adage “You Cannot Get There From Here”. The achievements of other industry leaders in aviation, electronics, […]
Disruption in Building
The financial meltdown of 2008, combined with climate change and the growing worldwide effort to improve energy efficiency, lower carbon […]
Blog Introduction: “Concern and Opportunity”
Historical inertia in the Building Industry, is clashing with a raging current of fast paced change, impacting all projects and […]