by steve | Nov 15, 2020 | Did You Know? (DYK), Environment, Land and Climate
Did you know that Global warming is causing the sea level to rise in two ways??? First: the glaciers and ice sheets worldwide are melting and adding water to the ocean. Second: the volume of the ocean is expanding as the water...
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 | May 10, 2020 | #Global Trends Impacting Building, #Land & water Use, #Resource Scarcity, 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...
by steve | Dec 15, 2019 | #Economy, value & globalized markets, #Economy, value, & globalized markets, #Resource utilization & management, Blog Posts, Building_Business, Politics and Society (BBPS), Building's History_Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), Challenges Confronting the Building Industry, Change Coming to the Building Industry, Replace Pictures for old content, Society & Culture
This post explores: How historical buildings often inspire admiration for their grandeur and craftsmanship, modern construction surpasses them in safety, efficiency, sustainability, and affordability, balancing aspirations with contemporary political, socioeconomic,...
