by | Sep 9, 2017 | Blog Posts, Challenges Confronting the Industry
“Building and Technology” The building industry is on the verge of entering the 21st century. Substantial improvements in technology, process and materials are leading a wave of innovation. For numerous reasons building has historically lagged behind other industries...
by | May 13, 2017 | 6-Building Processes and Operations, Blog Posts
The building industry has resisted this type of innovation, even though it has been successfully embraced by multiple industries for decades. In the next decade two collaborative business models will successfully differentiate themselves: Internally Integrated...
by | Apr 16, 2017 | 6-Building Processes and Operations, Blog Posts
The volume of product-related information available today can overwhelm consumers. They sense a need for a consistent buying experience which will ensure satisfactory decision making and successful transactions. Most technological innovations throughout history have...
by | Apr 15, 2017 | 13-Industry Information, Facts and Knowledge, Blog Posts
Businesses today operate in one of two broad categories: The boutique market, where companies offer customers high levels of customer experience and support, but restrict their distribution into the marketplace The commodity market, where companies severely limit...
by | Apr 6, 2017 | Blog Posts, Challenges Confronting the Industry
For the foreseeable future, larger business systems will be the main drivers of change in the building industry. Regulatory compliance, capital availability, and purchasing power will increasingly favor organizations that can “leverage scale and standardization of...
by | Mar 4, 2017 | Blog Posts, Challenges Confronting the Industry
There is an old adage “You Cannot Get There From Here”. The achievements of other industry leaders in aviation, electronics, manufacturing and technology have improved product quality and increased both efficiency and value by orders of magnitude. Within the building...
