65. Existing Authority vs Technology’s Transparency

65. Existing Authority vs Technology’s Transparency

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,...

63. Efficiency, Value & Cloud Based Platforms

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...

62. Old Tools Versus New Tools, Old Minds Versus New Minds

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...

52. Collaboratively Integrated Partner Organizations (CIPO)

This Blog Explores: Defining and explaining the power and competitive advantage of Collaboratively Integrated Partner Organizations.  Defining a CIPO Group The CIPO business model is geared toward small, mid-size, and large firms who have developed...

51. Agility & Adaptability

This Blog Explores: How finalizing the details of a building design or working cloud based eco system, is less important than ensuring that the framework and parameters that define these environments have sufficient Agility and Adaptability to grow overtime and...

50. IPD, UBP, CIPO, PI, CAM’s and the BCE

This post explores: Key tools and processes, including Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Unified Building Process (UBP), and the Prototype Initiative (PI), which aim to transform the building industry by integrating workflows, enhancing collaboration, and delivering...