092-DYK: Smart Building Technologies

Did you know that smart buildings include efficient technologies with automated controls, networked sensors and meters, advanced building automation, data analytics software, energy management and information systems, and monitoring-based commissioning (MBCx)?...

091-DYK: World of BIM

Did you know that the uses of building information modeling (BIM) in the construction sector of the United States as of summer 2019; 49% percent of the surveyed builders stated that they use BIM in their companies for visualizations? Builders can use this...

090-DYK: Data Analytics in Construction

Did you know that the construction industry faces many challenges? One crucial challenge is that the construction process itself generates a lot of data often stored in multiple antiquated systems. It makes progress hard to track, less transparent, and more prone...
64. Prototype Initiative

64. Prototype Initiative

This blog introduces the BuildUSA business strategy called the “Prototype Initiative (PI).” It describes the PI’s core components, and how the PI supports the key BuildUSA services and Optimized building. Driving Parameters of Innovation In order to foster innovation...

089-DYK: Building Performance Data

Did you know that the Building Performance Data (BPD) contains information about the building’s energy use, location, and physical and operational characteristics? The BPD is used by building owners, operators, architects, and engineers to compare a building’s energy...