89. BIM, BCE & Data Mining

89. BIM, BCE & Data Mining

This post is the first in a series of posts that will explore the requirements that must be met for the potential hopes of big data in the world of building to become a reality and what that reality will look like.  Innovation _ Its Potential & Challenges...
87. BuildUSA – Big Data

87. BuildUSA – Big Data

This post explores the potential of big data in building and the data structure built into BuildUSA’s environment that will support and enhance Big Data’s potential. Data is a Mess Almost all parties agree that the greatest challenge in big data analysis is the lack...
83. The Changing Basis of Design

83. The Changing Basis of Design

This post explores: The basic elements that building professionals assume are readily available and upon which their building designs are based.  The Basis of Design (BoD) What is the Basis of Design (BoD)? This question has continued to evolve over the past few...
81. Building punches above its weight

81. Building punches above its weight

This post explores the impact that the building industry has on the overall economy.  Building Impacts All Aspects of the Economy If you explore the building supply chain from beginning to end you quickly realize that building impacts almost every aspect of our...
79. What comprises the BuildUSA Collaborative Environment? 

79. What comprises the BuildUSA Collaborative Environment? 

Standards, Templates & Workflows (STW) +- Building collaborative Environment (BcE)  * Common Data Environment (CDE) / Modular Buildings Built on Chassis (MB)  * Construction Assembly Modules (CAMs) = BCE  STW +- BcE * CDE / MB * CAM= BCE  This...
77. Modularity – The Evolution of Modularity & the Power it Offers Building 

77. Modularity – The Evolution of Modularity & the Power it Offers Building 

This post explores the unique position of modularity in all areas of life and the growing opportunities modularity offers to Building. Modularity is All Around Us Modularity is all around us. It is built into nature and is an integral part of many of our cultural...