by steve | Nov 12, 2018 | #Adoption (of new technology, materials, tools), Blog Posts, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), GEN_Other Related Concepts & Strategies, PEOPLE, ORGANIZATION & CULTURE, Replace Pictures for old content
This post explores: My 93-year-old mother’s reluctant but ultimately transformative journey with technology to illustrate the broader challenges and benefits of embracing innovation, emphasizing the importance of overcoming resistance—whether in personal life or...
by steve | Nov 5, 2018 | #Common data environments (CDE), #Digital platforms & transactions, #Digitization, #Insufficient knowledge transfer, Blog Posts, BUSA_BIM & Transaction Software Collaboration Technology (BTSCT), BUSA_Data Structure, STWs & Database Integration: (DSTWDI), Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), INDUSTRY COLLABORATION, Replace Pictures for old content
This post explores: The fact that the building industry, lags behind others in adopting digital innovation, and must embrace collaborative cloud-based platforms to simplify processes, enhance transparency, and improve efficiency, as these technologies promise to...
by steve | Jul 6, 2018 | #Economy, value, & globalized markets, #Industry fragmentation, Blog Posts, BUILDING INDUSTRY'S IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY, SOCIETY & ENVIRONMENT, BUILDING'S CHALLENGES, IMPACTS & TRENDS, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), GEN_Other Related Concepts & Strategies, Replace Pictures for old content
This post explores: The immense economic impact of the building industry and its complex, custom nature, advocating for standardization, technology integration, and collaborative platforms to achieve high-quality, high-performance, cost-effective, and timely project...
by steve | Jun 14, 2018 | #Insufficient knowledge transfer, #Lack of standardization, #Multiple stakeholders with diverse interests, Blog Posts, BUILDING'S CHALLENGES, IMPACTS & TRENDS, BUSA_Data Structure, STWs & Database Integration: (DSTWDI), Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), Replace Pictures for old content
This post explores: Critiques on the building industry’s persistent mismanagement of information, illustrating how disorganized and siloed data practices hinder efficiency and transparency, ultimately complicating project success. Data Structure and the Phone...
by steve | Apr 12, 2018 | #Industry labor shortage, Blog Posts, BUILDING'S CHALLENGES, IMPACTS & TRENDS, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), GEN_Other Related Concepts & Strategies, PEOPLE, ORGANIZATION & CULTURE, Replace Pictures for old content
This post explores: The building industry’s urgent need to attract and retain tech-savvy Millennials to address a growing labor shortage and foster innovation in an aging, change-resistant workforce. Millenial Cyborgs I am the father of two cyborgs. That is, I...
by steve | Mar 13, 2018 | #Insufficient cross-discipline collaboration, Blog Posts, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), GEN_Other Related Concepts & Strategies, INDUSTRY COLLABORATION, Replace Pictures for old content
This post explores: How the building industry can overcome fragmentation, conflicting interests, and knowledge hoarding by adopting advanced digital tools and a collaborative mindset, taking inspiration from termites’ extraordinary teamwork in constructing...
