78. BuildUSA – Optimized Building (OB) 

78. BuildUSA – Optimized Building (OB) 

This post goes into more detail about why and how BUSA and OB were developed and describes in more detail the ten elements or characteristics that comprise Optimized Building. It also addresses why they all jointly create the environment that will allow BuildUSA’s...
76. BuildUSA – The Mission

76. BuildUSA – The Mission

BuildUSA’s mission is to provide high-quality, high-performance buildings that are delivered to market faster and...

71. White Paper Four: The Near Future Of The Building Industry

White paper four explores: The near future of the building industry that will be defined by the doiminance of digital technology, the rise of Optimized Building, and the emergence of new paradigms of corporate organization. Building’s Future & Growing...

69. White Paper Two: CDE, BIM, & BIG DATA

White paper two explores: The three key drivers of the industry’s ongoing digital transformation that are Common Data Environments (CDEs), Building Information Modelling (BIM), and big data analytics. Data generated by the building process-and capture by...
66. Notes: Building Big Data Warehouses

66. Notes: Building Big Data Warehouses

This Blog Post explores the potential of Big Data Warehouses, data analytics, and the future of building. Who Gets the Financial Reward for Upfront Data Structure Building professionals are hard at work trying to determine the best data structures and workflows to be...
65. Existing Authority vs Technology’s Transparency

65. Existing Authority vs Technology’s Transparency

This Blog Post explores the traditional competitive advantage building companies have exploited by being opaque and the current struggle/opportunity that technology brings with increased transparency. Opacity vs Transparency As technology gets more and more powerful,...