by steve | Sep 4, 2018 | AREAS OF INNOVATION, Building_Performance, Quality & Value, Building's iImpact on the Economy, Society & Environment, Did You Know? (DYK)
Did you know that in the United States approximately 20% of all electrical energy generated is used to heat and cool large institutional building. Can buildings be used as batteries by dumping energy in when renewable sources (wind/solar) are plentiful and then...
by steve | Apr 12, 2018 | Blog Posts, Building_People, Organization & Culture, Buildings_Challenges, Impacts & Trends, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), Other Related Concepts & Strategies
This post explores: The building industry’s urgent need to attract and retain tech-savvy Millennials to address a growing labor shortage and foster innovation in an aging, change-resistant workforce. Millenial Cyborgs I am the father of two cyborgs. That is, I...
by steve | Mar 13, 2018 | Blog Posts, Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), Building_Industry Collaboration, GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), Other Related Concepts & Strategies
This post explores: How the building industry can overcome fragmentation, conflicting interests, and knowledge hoarding by adopting advanced digital tools and a collaborative mindset, taking inspiration from termites’ extraordinary teamwork in constructing...
by steve | May 13, 2017 | Blog Posts, Building_Industry Collaboration, BUSA_Strategic Vision, Business Plan & Business Strategy (BBPDS), GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), Other Related Concepts & Strategies, STRATEGIC VISION
This post explores: The need for the building industry to adopt innovative collaborative platforms, like BuildUSA, to address systemic inefficiencies, improve quality and performance metrics, and meet increasing market demands for transparency, affordability, and...
