75. Process & Product – Building Performance, Quality​,​ & Value

75. Process & Product – Building Performance, Quality​,​ & Value

This post explores the nature of what defines a building’s ​​Performance, Quality​,​ and Value.   Measuring Quality, Performance & Value In today’s world, how should we define and measure a building’s Quality, Performance​,​ and ultimate Value​?​ There’s...

54. Performance, Business Markets, & Quality = Value

This Blog Explores: Understanding the basics of Value and making the case that understanding Value as it pertains to Building is a key to push building into a brighter future.  PB +Q = V, Performance, Business...

47. What Is the Meaning of Optimized Building?

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...

44. Food and Building Got it Wrong!!

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,...

42. Systems, Standards, Templates, Workflows & Modules

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...

32. Expressways, Expectations, Happiness

This post explores: The “Expressway Syndrome” which highlights how unrealistic expectations set by politicians and businesses for new infrastructure projects often lead to disillusionment, emphasizing the need for balanced, transparent communication about...