by steve | Nov 22, 2020 | #Attractive organizational culture, #Building performance & quality, #Collaboration, #Common data environments (CDE), #Cross industry collaboration, #Digital platforms & transactions, #Digitization, #Knowledge transfer, #New building processes & operations, #New business models, #Productivity, #Project leadership & management, #Quality & value, #Staffing & project teams, #Standardization, #Standardization, modularization, prefabrication, #Standards across the industry (STW), #Transparency vs obfuscation, #Work force retention, Blog Posts, Building Processes & Operations, BUILDING'S FUTURE, BUSA_ STRATEGIC VISION, BUSA_Key Concepts_Prototype Initiative_Optimized Bldg_Modularity_CIPOs_BoD, BUSA_OPTIMIZED BUILDING (key BUSA concepts), BUSA_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 | #Adoption (of new technology), #Attractive organizational culture, #Building collaboration, #Collaboration, #Digital technology and big data, #Economy, value & globalized markets, #Economy, value, & globalized markets, #Innovation, #New business models, #Quality & value, #Technology & digitization, #Transparency vs obfuscation, #Work force retention, Blog Posts, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), GEN_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 | #Industry fragmentation, #Industry labor shortage, #Insufficient cross-discipline collaboration, #Insufficient knowledge transfer, #Lack of standardization, #Multiple stakeholders with diverse interests, #Poor leadership, #Regulatory oversight, #Trust & good faith, Blog Posts, Build Blog_Goals, Build Blog_How to Use, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), GEN_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 | #Attractive organizational culture, #Building performance & quality, #New Building strategy & business model innovation, #New business models, #Quality & value, Blog Posts, BUILDING_PERFORMANCE, QUALITY & VALUE, Building, Construction & Architecture, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), GEN_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 | #Attractive organizational culture, #Demographic shifts, #Multiple stakeholders with diverse interests, #Project leadership & management, #Staffing & project teams, #Trust & good faith, #Work force retention, Blog Posts, BUILDING_PEOPLE, ORGANIZATION & CULTURE, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), GEN_Other Related Concepts & Strategies, Society & Culture
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...
by steve | May 10, 2020 | #Adoption (of new technology), #Building collaboration, #Building performance & quality, #Collaboration, #Digital technology and big data, #Industry fragmentation, #Insufficient cross-discipline collaboration, #Insufficient knowledge transfer, #Knowledge transfer, #Modularity, #Quality & value, #Standardization, #Standardization, modularization, prefabrication, #Standards across the industry (STW), #Technology & digitization, #Transparency vs obfuscation, Blog Posts, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), GEN_Other Related Concepts & Strategies
This blog post explores how the building industry can learn from music’s effective use of standardized modules, collaborative tools, and workflows, applying similar principles through cloud-based platforms and Construction Assembly Modules to streamline...
