74. Collaboratively Integrated Partner Organizations (CIPOs)

74. Collaboratively Integrated Partner Organizations (CIPOs)

This post explores the nature of collaboration on current project teams and the benefits  of organizing teams as Collaboratively Integrated Partner Organizations (CIPOs).  STWs & the Scientific Method Standards, Templates, and Workflows (STWs) are not a...

70. White Paper Three: Modular Building

White paper three explores: Compares and contrasts the traditional on-site building process that is notoriously inefficient, with the potential of modular and ultimately Optimized building. errors. Traditional vs Modular & Optimized Construction Processes White...

63. Efficiency, Value & Cloud Based Platforms

This post explores the core efficiency proposition that cloud-based platforms offer our professional and personal lives BuildUSA’s Beginning When I started work on BuildUSA in the mid-90s (1994-1996), my focus was on how to make the building transactions more...

62. Old Tools Versus New Tools, Old Minds Versus New Minds

This post explores the beginning of the digital tool evolution (starting in the 1980’s) in the building industry. Innovation 1980’s Style When I started my professional life in 1980, we used the tools pictured below to develop architectural content and...
61. The Joy of Building

61. The Joy of Building

This post explores the joy of the building process. A Day in the Life of Building I have always considered myself lucky in my building career. From very early on, I’ve been able to move freely from one domain of the industry to another on any given workday: from the...

56. Time is Money

The Blog Post explores: How the timing and timeliness of decision-making impacts the overall quality and cost of a project.  . Time is Money How the timing and...