by steve | Jan 3, 2021 | Blog Posts, Building Collaboration, Building Orders (key concept), Building's Future,, BuildUSA's Business Plan & Development Strategy, BUSA_ Strategic Vision, Collaboration, Common Data Environments, Cross industry collaboration, Data Analytics, Digital technology and big data, Digitial Platforms & Transactions, Digitization, Finance, Innovation, Knowledge transfer, Lean management and operations, Legal Relationships & Contracts, Modularity_Construction Assembly Module (CAM), New Building Processes & Operations, New business models, Optimized Building (key concepts), Organization Culture, Productivity, Project Leadership & Management, Prototype Initiative (key concept), Quality and Value, Replace Pictures for old content, Standardization, STW standards across the industry, Support Services ( Financing, Insurance, legal), Technology & Digitization, Transparency vs Obfuscation, Work force
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...
by steve | Nov 22, 2020 | Blog Posts, Building Performance & Quality, Building Processes, Building's Future,, BuildUSA_What is it, and what are its goals?, BUSA_ Strategic Vision, Collaboration, Common Data Environments, Cross industry collaboration, Digitial Platforms & Transactions, Digitization, Knowledge transfer, New Building Processes & Operations, New business models, Optimized Building (key concepts), Organization Culture, Productivity, Project Leadership & Management, Quality and Value, Replace Pictures for old content, Staffing and Project Teams, Standardization, Standardization, modularization, prefabrication, STW standards across the industry, Transparency vs Obfuscation, Work force
This post explores: Building quality and performance, and provides the initial outline definition to Optimized Building. Quality Remains an Open Question Both industry professionals and members of the general public often have a hard...
by steve | Apr 12, 2020 | Blog Posts, Building Staff, Organization & Culture, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Industry, New Building Processes & Operations, Organization Culture, Poor Leadership, Project Leadership & Management, Project Owners, Quality and Value, Replace Pictures for old content, Staffing and Project Teams, Trust & Good Faith
This post explores: The contrast between vicious cycles, driven by poor leadership and mismanagement, which lead to futility and inefficiency, and virtuous cycles, fostered by effective leadership and preparation, which enable progress, optimism, and success in both...
by steve | Feb 16, 2020 | Blog Posts, Building, Construction & Architecture, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Industry, Collaboration, Cross industry collaboration, Industry Fragmentation, Industry wide collaboration on marketing, Lean management and operations, Legal Relationships & Contracts, New Building Processes & Operations, New business models, Organization Culture, Productivity, Project Leadership & Management, Quality and Value, Replace Pictures for old content, Staffing and Project Teams, Standardization, STW standards across the industry, Transparency vs Obfuscation, Work force
This post explores: The history of building and how it has evolved from DIY and Master Builder models to fragmented modern processes involving diverse stakeholders, but the future promises a revival of unified leadership, driven by technological advancements,...
by steve | Sep 3, 2019 | Adoption (of new technology, materials, tools), Blog Posts, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Industry, Decision-Making Problem Solving, Lean management and operations, New Building Processes & Operations, Replace Pictures for old content, Staffing and Project Teams, Support Services ( Financing, Insurance, legal), Trust & Good Faith
This post explores: The foundation of successful building industry change lies in trust and good faith, which must be prioritized alongside technological advancements to ensure collaboration, confidence, and integrity in every aspect of the process. What is Win-Win vs...
by steve | Sep 3, 2019 | Blog Posts, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Industry, Global Trends Impacting Building, New Building Processes & Operations, Replace Pictures for old content, Trust & Good Faith
This post explores: The foundation of successful building industry change lies in trust and good faith, which must be prioritized alongside technological advancements to ensure collaboration, confidence, and integrity in every aspect of the process. A Young...
