by steve | Sep 3, 2019 | 6-Building Processes and Operations, Blog Posts, Global Trends Shaping the Industries Future
One evening in 1983, I was drinking beers with a friend and discussing how I was going to turn my current carpentry work into a robust building and design business. As we were talking, I jotted down a few notes on a napkin to sketch out the principles of a successful...
by | Aug 1, 2019 | 11-Building Performance and Quality, 7-Strategy & Business Model Innovation, 9-Industry Collaboration, Blog Posts
Expressway Syndrome Do any of you remember living through the creation of a new expressway? In the Chicago area, there are numerous expressways: Lakeshore Drive...
by | Jul 21, 2019 | 13-Industry Information, Facts and Knowledge, 4-Technology, Materials, Tools, 6-Building Processes and Operations, 7-Strategy & Business Model Innovation, 9-Industry Collaboration, Blog Posts, Global Trends Shaping the Industries Future
Eureka! Have you ever found yourself driving down the highway obsessing over a seemingly impossible problem Then, all of a sudden, you hear something on the radio, or see a billboard or a license plate, or an oddly dressed passenger in another car, and… Eureka!...
by | Apr 22, 2019 | 8-People, Organization and Culture, 9-Industry Collaboration, Blog Posts, Global Trends Shaping the Industries Future, Industry Impact on Economy, Society and the Environment
Team Building and Successful Decision Making Good vs. Bad Just Makes No Cents When I am sitting with friends, clients or coworkers, and we are discussing different ways in which a project team can solve problems that impact on the entire team. Frequently the...
by | Apr 22, 2019 | 5-Digitization, Modeling, Data and Analytics, Blog Posts
Value and the 100 year old Oak Tree: What makes a building valuable? At first glance, this question may seem straightforward. You can express value in financial terms. In this case, by applying a cap rate to the net revenue to calculate the expected rate of...
by | Apr 22, 2019 | 8-People, Organization and Culture, AREAS OF INNOVATION, Blog Posts
Technology, Work and Self Worth Some of the best, smartest and most self-confident people I know are in Building. This is not to say I don’t know a lot of “A-holes” in our industry as well, we all know we definitely have more than our fair share. But I have always...
