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...

70. White Paper Three: Modular Building

White paper three explores: Compares and contrasts the traditional on-site building process that is notoriously inefficient, with the potential of modular and ultimately Optimized building. errors. Traditional vs Modular & Optimized Construction Processes White...

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...

59. Building and Artificial Intelligence (A.I.)

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...

48. White Paper One: Building is Changing Are You?

White Paper #1 discusses how the building industry, long resistant to change, is on the brink of digital transformation as technologies like BIM, CDEs, and modular methods promise to boost productivity, streamline workflows, and improve collaboration, with BuildUSA...

45. The White Papers Are Here

This post introduces a series of four white papers currently under development. The White Papers The white papers are coming! Check out this introduction for a brief description on the upcoming series of white papers that BuildUSA has to offer. These slides lightly...