by steve | Sep 10, 2020 | Did You Know? (DYK), Environment, Land and Climate
Did you know that it is expected that the planet’s temperature may rise at least another 2 degrees Fahrenheit up to 11 degrees in the next 100 years!? That doesn’t sound like much but that’s enough to alter are existence and change life as we know it....
by steve | Aug 11, 2020 | Did You Know? (DYK), Energy
Did you know 75% of the energy we use comes from non-renewable energy such as oil, fossil fuels, coal, natural gas and nuclear energy?
by steve | Jun 11, 2020 | Blog Posts, BUILDING_PEOPLE, ORGANIZATION & CULTURE, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), GEN_Other Related Concepts & Strategies, Society & Culture
This blog post explores what Building’s future decision-making look like? Conjecturing that building’s future decision-making will likely align with a “Spock” model, blending logical frameworks for standards and workflows...
by steve | May 24, 2020 | Did You Know? (DYK), Energy
Did you know lithium is an element of growing importance due to its use in batteries used in cell phones, laptops, and electric vehicles? Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina account for over 50% of easily extractable world lithium reserves. Australia, Argentina, and...
by steve | May 10, 2020 | Blog Posts, BUILDING INDUSTRY INFORMATION, FACTS & KNOWLEDGE, Building, Construction & Architecture, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), GEN_Other Related Concepts & Strategies, Society & Culture
This post explores: How at any given time, a community’s balance of Knowledge, Resources, Skill-Sets, and Customs (KRSC) defines its optimal potential, and as Building undergoes a transformative shift driven by technology, collaboration, and new standards, it...
by steve | May 10, 2020 | Did You Know? (DYK), Environment, Land and Climate, Society & Culture
Did you know the construction industry has an average unlevered beta of about 1.33? This means that if the market itself is neutral (at a beta of 1.00) than the construction/engineering industry has a much stronger correlation or deviation with the market! If an...
