by steve | Dec 11, 2018 | #Regulatory oversight, Blog Posts, BUILDING PERFORMANCE, QUALITY & VALUE, Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), Government, AHJ's & Regulation, Replace Pictures for old content
This post explores: The broader challenges and benefits of regulatory oversight The First Development Project & The Right Amount of Regulation It was 1983, in Lincoln Park, and I was three months into my first Design/Build/Development project. My partner and I had...
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 | Oct 15, 2018 | BUILDING INDUSTRY INFORMATION, FACTS & KNOWLEDGE, BUILDING INDUSTRY'S IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY, SOCIETY & ENVIRONMENT, BUILDING'S CHALLENGES, IMPACTS & TRENDS, Did You Know? (DYK)
Did you know that urban areas comprise only 3.6% of the total land mass of the 48 contiguous states, but 80% of the Americans, live, work and play there.
by steve | Sep 21, 2018 | Blog Posts, BUILDING'S CHALLENGES, IMPACTS & TRENDS, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), PEOPLE, ORGANIZATION & CULTURE, Replace Pictures for old content
This post explores: The historical evolution and modern challenges of leadership in the building industry, emphasizing the fragmentation of roles and responsibilities, and advocating for clear, standardized processes akin to those in other industries to enhance...
by steve | Aug 17, 2018 | Blog Posts, BUILDING'S CHALLENGES, IMPACTS & TRENDS, GEN_Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES), Replace Pictures for old content
This post explores: The complexities and inevitable conflicts of building projects as unique, large-scale prototypes, emphasizing the need for change in the building process, which will likely be driven by the next generation’s innovative approaches. Change...
