by steve | Nov 28, 2020 | Blog Posts, Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), Other Related Concepts & Strategies, White Papers
White Paper #1 discusses how the building industry, long resistant to change, is on the brink of digital transformation as technologies like BIM, CDEs, and modular methods promise to boost productivity, streamline workflows, and improve collaboration, with BuildUSA...
by steve | Nov 22, 2020 | Blog Posts, Building's Future, BUSA_KEY CONCEPTS (KC), BUSA_OPTIMIZED BUILDING (key BUSA concepts), STRATEGIC VISION, What is it, and what are its goals?
This post explores: Building quality and performance, and provides the initial outline definition to Optimized Building. Quality Remains an Open Question Both industry professionals and members of the general public often have a hard...
by steve | Nov 9, 2020 | Blog Posts, Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), Other Related Concepts & Strategies
This post explores: How early adoption of new technologies can provide a temporary competitive advantage, but as innovations become industry standards, businesses must implement them to remain competitive, making a well-executed adoption strategy crucial for success...
by steve | Oct 19, 2020 | Blog Posts, Build Blog_Goals, Build Blog_How to Use, Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), Other Related Concepts & Strategies, White Papers
This post introduces a series of four white papers currently under development. The White Papers 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...
by steve | Jun 11, 2020 | Blog Posts, Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), Building_Performance, Quality & Value, Building, Construction & Architecture, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), Other Related Concepts & Strategies
This post explores: The parallels between food and building, emphasizing the need to shift focus from short-term aesthetics and financial gains to long-term quality and performance, advocating for better data, understanding, and solutions to create healthy,...
by steve | Jun 11, 2020 | Blog Posts, Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), Building_People, Organization & Culture, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), Other Related Concepts & Strategies
This blog post explores what Building’s future decision-making look like? Conjecturing that building’s future decision-making will likely align with a “Spock” model, blending logical frameworks for standards and workflows...