49. Common Data Environments (CDE’s), and the BCE

49. Common Data Environments (CDE’s), and the BCE

This post explores: The potential of the BuildUSA Collaborative Environment (BCE) as an advanced cloud-based Common Data Environment designed to streamline data sharing, decision-making, and collaboration across all building project phases, significantly enhancing...
44. Food and Building Got it Wrong!!

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,...
43. The Borg vs. Kirk vs. Spock

43. The Borg vs. Kirk vs. Spock

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...
30. Good vs. Bad Just Makes No Cents

30. Good vs. Bad Just Makes No Cents

This post explores: How effective team building and decision-making in building projects require fostering a “single ship” mindset where all team members recognize their interconnected stakes and collaborate for the project’s collective success,...
29. Value and the 100 year old Oak Tree

29. Value and the 100 year old Oak Tree

This post explores: How the building industry must balance the adoption of new technologies with preserving the unique qualities of collaboration, creativity, and tangible accomplishment that foster personal growth, community, and self-worth among its workforce,...