by steve | May 10, 2020 | Blog Posts, BUILDING INDUSTRY INFORMATION, FACTS & KNOWLEDGE, Building, Construction & Architecture, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), GEN_Other Related Concepts & Strategies, Society & Culture
This post explores: How at any given time, a community’s balance of Knowledge, Resources, Skill-Sets, and Customs (KRSC) defines its optimal potential, and as Building undergoes a transformative shift driven by technology, collaboration, and new standards, it...
by steve | May 10, 2020 | Blog Posts, BUILDING INDUSTRY INFORMATION, FACTS & KNOWLEDGE, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), GEN_Other Related Concepts & Strategies
This post explores: The nature of change and that the building industry faces an imminent tectonic shift driven by mounting pressures, new technologies, and unsustainable practices, necessitating proactive leadership to embrace collaborative solutions and redefine...
by steve | May 10, 2020 | Did You Know? (DYK), Environment, Land and Climate, Society & Culture
Did you know the construction industry has an average unlevered beta of about 1.33? This means that if the market itself is neutral (at a beta of 1.00) than the construction/engineering industry has a much stronger correlation or deviation with the market! If an...
by steve | Apr 12, 2020 | Did You Know? (DYK), Society & Culture
Did you know that the U.S. spends 3.5 trillion on healthcare per year? This is more than every other country and about 18% of our countries’ gross domestic output (GDP). Of that $3.5 trillion, $1.5 trillion, is financed by the federal government....
by steve | Apr 12, 2020 | Blog Posts, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), GEN_Other Related Concepts & Strategies
This post explores: The contrast between vicious cycles, driven by poor leadership and mismanagement, which lead to futility and inefficiency, and virtuous cycles, fostered by effective leadership and preparation, which enable progress, optimism, and success in both...
