by steve | Jan 6, 2023 | #Building collaboration, #Common data environments (CDE), #Data analytics, #Digital platforms & transactions, #Digital technology and big data, #Digitization, #Innovation, #Insufficient knowledge transfer, #Knowledge transfer, #Lack of standardization, #New business models, #Productivity, #Quality & value, #Standardization, #Technology & digitization, #Transparency vs obfuscation, BIM & Transaction Software Collaboration Technology (BTSCT), Blog Posts, Building Processes & Operations, Building_Business, Politics and Society (BBPS), Building's History_Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), BUSA_COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT-BCE (key BUSA concept)), Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, Other Related Concepts & Strategies
This Blog Post explores the traditional competitive advantage building companies have exploited by being opaque and the current struggle/opportunity that technology brings with increased transparency. Opacity vs Transparency As technology gets more and more powerful,...
by steve | Oct 12, 2022 | #Common data environments (CDE), #Digital platforms & transactions, #Digital technology and big data, #Digitization, #Knowledge transfer, #New business models, #Productivity, #Quality & value, #Standardization, #Standards across the industry (STW), #Technology & digitization, #Transparency vs obfuscation, #Work force retention, BIM & Transaction Software Collaboration Technology (BTSCT), Blog Posts, Building Processes & Operations, Building_Business, Politics and Society (BBPS), Building's History_Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), BUSA_COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT-BCE (key BUSA concept)), Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, Other Related Concepts & Strategies, Replace Pictures for old content
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...
by steve | Sep 19, 2022 | #Attractive organizational culture, #Building collaboration, #Collaboration, #Digital technology and big data, #Industry fragmentation, #Innovation, #Insufficient cross-discipline collaboration, #Insufficient knowledge transfer, #Lack of standardization, #Multiple stakeholders with diverse interests, #New business models, #Quality & value, #Standards across the industry (STW), #Technology & digitization, BIM & Transaction Software Collaboration Technology (BTSCT), Blog Posts, Building Processes & Operations, Building, Construction & Architecture, Building's History_Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, Other Related Concepts & Strategies, Replace Pictures for old content
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...
by steve | Aug 17, 2022 | #Artificial Intelligence, #Building collaboration, #Collaboration, #Common data environments (CDE), #Digital platforms & transactions, #Digitization, #Insufficient knowledge transfer, #Knowledge transfer, #Lack of standardization, #Multiple stakeholders with diverse interests, #New business models, #Productivity, #Quality & value, #Standardization, #Technology & digitization, #Trust & good faith, Blog Posts, Building_Business, Politics and Society (BBPS), Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, Other Related Concepts & Strategies, Replace Pictures for old content
This post explores: Ideas and challenges of implementing A.I. within the building industry. Software Bias In the summer of 2021, I read an article about computer software bias that has had a significant impact on the ongoing development of BuildUSA’s Build...
by steve | Aug 18, 2021 | #Collaboration, #Cross industry collaboration, #Economy, value & globalized markets, #Economy, value, & globalized markets, #New business models, #Poor leadership, #Project leadership & management, #Quality & value, #Support services ( financing, insurance, legal), Blog Posts, Building_Business, Politics and Society (BBPS), Building's History_Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), BUSA's Business Plan & Development Strategy (BBPDS), Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, Other Related Concepts & Strategies, Replace Pictures for old content
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...
by steve | Aug 18, 2021 | #Collaboration, #Cross industry collaboration, #New business models, #Productivity, #Project leadership & management, #Quality & value, #Standardization, #Standards across the industry (STW), #Transparency vs obfuscation, Blog Posts, Building_Business, Politics and Society (BBPS), BUSA_OPTIMIZED BUILDING (key BUSA concepts), BUSA_PROTOTYPE INITIATIVE (key BUSA concept), BUSA's_Prototype Initiative_Optimized Bldg_Modularity_CIPOs_BoD, Replace Pictures for old content
This Blog Explores: The meaning of Optimized Building. The New Building Orders In the blog post “The New Order” , were introduced. Boutique projects that offer high-end custom-building solutions based on the unique preferences...