by steve | Jan 3, 2021 | 4I- Construction Assembly Module (CAM), 5D- Common Data Environments, 6-Building Processes and Operations, 6A-Front loaded design and project planning, 6B-Innovative contracting models, 6C-Common framework for project management, 6D-Enhanced management of subcontractors and suppliers, 6E-Lean management and operations, 6F-Rigorous project monitoring, 6G-Collaboration, 6H-Support Services ( Financing, Insurance, Contracts), 6I-Front-loaded design and planning, 6J-Knowledge transfer, 6K-Productivity, 6L-Standardization, 6M-Transparency, 6N-Finance, 6O-Contracts, Blog Posts
The title of this blog post may sound like bureaucratic acronym speak, but I promise you each capital letter is meaningful. IPD or Integrated Project Delivery, UBP or Unified Building Process, PI or...
by steve | Jan 3, 2021 | 5D- Common Data Environments, Blog Posts
Collaboration, Lean Construction, Six Sigma have been industry buzz words for some time now. Each implies a certain approach to team building, data structure and sharing, work flows, decision making, and...
by steve | Nov 22, 2020 | 4B-Standardization, modularization, prefabrication, 5-Digitization, Modeling, Data and Analytics, 6-Building Processes and Operations, 7-Strategy & Business Model Innovation, 8-People, Organization and Culture, Blog Posts
Both industry professionals and members of the general public often have a hard time describing what constitutes a great building. Typically, people cite a cool exterior and/or interior aesthetic as the primary...
by steve | May 11, 2020 | 5-Digitization, Modeling, Data and Analytics, 5A-BIM, Building, Construction, & Architecture, Did You Know? (DYK)
Did you know that 45 percent of architecture firms use BIM?
by | Apr 22, 2019 | 5-Digitization, Modeling, Data and Analytics, Blog Posts
Value and the 100 year old Oak Tree: What makes a building valuable? At first glance, this question may seem straightforward. You can express value in financial terms. In this case, by applying a cap rate to the net revenue to calculate the expected rate of...
by | Jan 23, 2019 | 10-Industry Marketing, 5-Digitization, Modeling, Data and Analytics, 6-Building Processes and Operations, 7-Strategy & Business Model Innovation, Blog Posts, Guest Contributors
When you look at the image that introduces this blog post, do you the think the modular structure of the present or the past is of higher quality? Do you even think of classical Greek Temples as modular construction? In the classical period of Western civilization,...