by steve | May 24, 2020 | Did You Know? (DYK), Energy
Did you know lithium is an element of growing importance due to its use in batteries used in cell phones, laptops, and electric vehicles? Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina account for over 50% of easily extractable world lithium reserves. Australia, Argentina, and...
by steve | May 10, 2020 | 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), GEN_Other Related Concepts & Strategies
This blog post explores how the building industry can learn from music’s effective use of standardized modules, collaborative tools, and workflows, applying similar principles through cloud-based platforms and Construction Assembly Modules to streamline...
by steve | May 10, 2020 | Blog Posts, BUILDING INDUSTRY INFORMATION, FACTS & KNOWLEDGE, Building, Construction & Architecture, 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), GEN_Other Related Concepts & Strategies, Society & Culture
This post explores: How at any given time, a community’s balance of Knowledge, Resources, Skill-Sets, and Customs (KRSC) defines its optimal potential, and as Building undergoes a transformative shift driven by technology, collaboration, and new standards, it...
by steve | May 10, 2020 | Blog Posts, BUILDING INDUSTRY INFORMATION, FACTS & KNOWLEDGE, 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), GEN_Other Related Concepts & Strategies
This post explores: The nature of change and that the building industry faces an imminent tectonic shift driven by mounting pressures, new technologies, and unsustainable practices, necessitating proactive leadership to embrace collaborative solutions and redefine...
by steve | May 10, 2020 | 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 | Apr 12, 2020 | Did You Know? (DYK), Society & Culture
Did you know that the U.S. spends 3.5 trillion on healthcare per year? This is more than every other country and about 18% of our countries’ gross domestic output (GDP). Of that $3.5 trillion, $1.5 trillion, is financed by the federal government....
