by steve | Oct 19, 2020 | Blog Posts, Challenges Confronting the Industry
Click Here To View (Est. read time: 5 mins) The white papers are coming! Check out this introduction for a brief description on the upcoming series of white papers that BuildUSA has to offer. These slides lightly cover some of the key concepts, themes, and ideas that...
by steve | Jun 11, 2020 | 11-Building Performance and Quality, 6-Building Processes and Operations, 7-Strategy & Business Model Innovation, Blog Posts
In an earlier blog post I tried to establish parameters around what the definitions of quality for Building might look like. In looking at this issue for the second time, food comes to mind as a...
by steve | Jun 11, 2020 | 8-People, Organization and Culture, Blog Posts, Challenges Confronting the Industry
What does Building’s future decision-making look like? Star Trek offers us three models, each embodied in a specific character. Will it be based on intuitive insight drawn from rich and varied experience...
by steve | May 10, 2020 | 4-Technology, Materials, Tools, 6-Building Processes and Operations, 9-Industry Collaboration, Blog Posts, Challenges Confronting the Industry
Music, mathematics, language, computer coding are all highly formulated and structured, yet at the same time, recognized as some of our most creative systems. I’ve always loved music. I’ve played guitar and...
by steve | May 10, 2020 | 13-Industry Information, Facts and Knowledge, Blog Posts, Challenges Confronting the Industry, Global Trends Shaping the Industries Future
At any given point in time there is a ratio of Knowledge, Resources, Skill-Sets and Customs (KRSC) that combine to provide a potential optimum for life. For example, go back 10,000 years. Despite lacking written...
by steve | May 10, 2020 | 13-Industry Information, Facts and Knowledge, Blog Posts, Challenges Confronting the Industry, Global Trends Shaping the Industries Future
CHANGE IS TECTONIC The current group of blog posts are being written in a very uncertain environment. Testing has just begun to accelerate and the COVID-19 numbers continue to grow around the country and the world. We all...
