by steve | Sep 4, 2018 | AREAS OF INNOVATION, Building_Performance, Quality & Value, Building's impact on the Economy, Society & Environment, Did You Know? (DYK)
Did you know that in the United States approximately 20% of all electrical energy generated is used to heat and cool large institutional building. Can buildings be used as batteries by dumping energy in when renewable sources (wind/solar) are plentiful and then...
by steve | Aug 21, 2018 | Blog Posts, Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), Buildings_Challenges, Impacts & Trends, GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES)
This post explores: The complexities and inevitable conflicts of building projects as unique, large-scale prototypes, emphasizing the need for change in the building process, which will likely be driven by the next generation’s innovative approaches. Change...
by steve | Jul 10, 2018 | Blog Posts, Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), Building's impact on the Economy, Society & Environment, Buildings_Challenges, Impacts & Trends, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), Other Related Concepts & Strategies
This post explores: The immense economic impact of the building industry and its complex, custom nature, advocating for standardization, technology integration, and collaborative platforms to achieve high-quality, high-performance, cost-effective, and timely project...
by steve | Jun 19, 2018 | Blog Posts, Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), Buildings_Challenges, Impacts & Trends, BUSA_Data Structure, STWs, BCE & Database Integration: (DSTWDI), Challenges Confronting the Building Industry
This post explores how the building industry’s persistent mismanagement of information, through disorganized, siloed, and inconsistent data practices, undermines efficiency, transparency, and overall project success. Data Structure and the Phone Book I have...
by steve | May 15, 2018 | Blog Posts, Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), Building_Industry Collaboration, GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), Other Related Concepts & Strategies
This post explores: How the building industry can overcome fragmentation, conflicting interests, and knowledge hoarding by adopting advanced digital tools and a collaborative mindset, taking inspiration from termites’ extraordinary teamwork in constructing...
