09. A Higher Quality Building, Improved and Demonstrable Metrics “All for a Lower Cost”

by | Sep 9, 2017 | #Knowledge transfer, Blog Posts, BUILDING'S CHALLENGES, IMPACTS & TRENDS, BUSA_What is it, and what are its goals?, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES)

This post explores: The need for the building industry to adopt innovative collaborative platforms, like BuildUSA, to address systemic inefficiencies, improve quality and performance metrics, and meet increasing market demands for transparency, affordability, and...

05. Leverage Scale and Standardization of Best Practice

by | Apr 6, 2017 | #Economy, value, & globalized markets, #Global Trends Impacting Building, #Standardization, Blog Posts, BUSA_Data Structure, STWs & Database Integration: (DSTWDI), Business, 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), Replace Pictures for old content, STANDARDS TEMPLATES & WORKFLOWS (key BUSA concept)

This post explores: How larger business systems will drive change in the building industry by leveraging scale, standardization, and best practices to meet ownership demands for improved quality and outcomes at lower costs.            ...

04. “You Cannot Get There From Here”

by | Mar 4, 2017 | Blog Posts, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), Replace Pictures for old content

This post explores: How the building industry must overcome historical constraints and outdated practices as a new generation of tech-savvy leaders drives swift and transformative change over the next decade.                                                            ...

03. Disruption in Building

by | Mar 4, 2017 | Blog Posts, 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)

This post explores: How the financial crisis of 2008, climate change, and sustainability demands have created an urgent need for the building industry to adopt transparent, collaborative, and innovative business models to overcome historical inertia and meet evolving...

01. Steve’s Build Blog Introduction: “Change is Everywhere”

by | Jan 4, 2017 | Blog Posts, BUILD BLOG_Goals, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, Funny & interesting, General Building Interest, Replace Pictures for old content

This post introduces Steve’s Build Blog                                                                                                                                                                   Change is Everywhere Change is happening everywhere!...