by | Feb 11, 2019 | Did You Know? (DYK), Funny & Interesting, Industry Impact on Economy, Society and the Environment
Did you know approximately 82% of the U.S. population lives in urban areas, up from 64% in 1950 and by 2050, 90% of the U.S. population and 68% of the world population is projected to live in urban areas?
by | Jan 23, 2019 | 10-Industry Marketing, 5-Digitization, Modeling, Data and Analytics, 6-Building Processes and Operations, 7-Strategy & Business Model Innovation, Blog Posts, Guest Contributors
When you look at the image that introduces this blog post, do you the think the modular structure of the present or the past is of higher quality? Do you even think of classical Greek Temples as modular construction? In the classical period of Western civilization,...
by | Dec 19, 2018 | 6-Building Processes and Operations, 7-Strategy & Business Model Innovation, Blog Posts
IN THE IMMORTAL WORDS OF JOE FRIDAY: “Just the Facts Ma’am, Just the Facts” What are Data, Facts and Knowledge? Who Owns or Controls Them? Sometimes the facts seem so obvious it is hard to accept when they are actually wrong!! While writing I used...
by | Dec 11, 2018 | 11-Building Performance and Quality, 12-Government and Regulation, Blog Posts
It was 1983, in Lincoln Park, and I was three months into my first Design/Build/Development project. My partner and I had just purchased a traditional Chicago Bungalow that had been raised on timbers in the aftermath of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. In the decade...
by | Nov 12, 2018 | 8-People, Organization and Culture, Blog Posts, Challenges Confronting the Industry
Technology, Innovation, Disruption (TID): It may sound strange to begin a post on technology by referencing my 93-year-old mother, lovingly known by our family as The Bubbster. However, I think her experience with new technology is an accurate reflection of our...