Food and Building Got it Wrong!!
In an earlier blog post I tried to establish parameters around what the definitions of quality for Building might look like. In looking at this issue for […]
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 […]
VICIOUS vs. VIRTUOUS CYCLES
VICIOUS VERSUS VIRTUOUS CYCLES I would argue that all of our activity, both in business and in everyday life, can be organized into one of two cycles: […]
Back To The Future
Back to the Future A brief look backward into Building’s history and an even briefer glimpse into Building’s future A […]
Does Technology Make Life Better?
I made my first big tech purchase in the early 1980’s. At the time, it felt like a rite of […]
The Thrill of Victory (Winning) and the Agony of Defeat (Losing)
If you ever played on a seesaw in your younger years, you know that it helps to have a partner […]
Money, Money, Money!!
One evening in 1983, I was drinking beers with a friend and discussing how I was going to turn my […]
Expressways, Expectations, Happiness
Expressway Syndrome Do any of you remember living through the creation of a new expressway? In the Chicago area, there […]
Good Questions Can Answer Themselves
Eureka! Have you ever found yourself driving down the highway obsessing over a seemingly impossible problem Then, all of a […]
DYK: Water Costs More Than Waste
Did you know that U.S. water systems need to invest $472.6 billion over the next 20 years to continue providing […]
DYK: How Much Water Do We Use?
Did you know in 2015, total U.S. water use was approximately 322 billion gallons per day where California and Texas […]
DYK: Renewable Energy Needs Critical Elements
Did you know silicon, tellurium, and indium are necessary parts of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels?