by steve | Dec 11, 2018 | 11-Building Performance and Quality, 12-Government and Regulation, Blog Posts, Insert Pictures
It was 1983, in Lincoln Park, and I was three months into my first Design/Build/Development project. My partner and I had just purchased a traditional Chicago Bungalow that had been raised on timbers in the aftermath of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. In the decade...
by steve | Nov 12, 2018 | 8-People, Organization and Culture, Blog Posts, Challenges Confronting the Industry, Insert Pictures
Technology, Innovation, Disruption (TID): It may sound strange to begin a post on technology by referencing my 93-year-old mother, lovingly known by our family as The Bubbster. However, I think her experience with new technology is an accurate reflection of our...
by steve | Nov 5, 2018 | 6-Building Processes and Operations, 9-Industry Collaboration, Blog Posts, Insert Pictures
Collaborative cloud-based platforms – key to transitioning building Today, all of us share a simultaneous sense of amazement, aggravation and trepidation at the sheer amount of information—the good, the bad and the ugly—available at our finger tips. The deluge...
by steve | Nov 5, 2018 | 4-Technology, Materials, Tools, 8-People, Organization and Culture, Blog Posts, Insert Pictures
I’ve been interested in building and buildings since I was a little kid. I have many childhood memories that involve building. Two stand out with particular vividness. When I was 4 years old my family moved to a new neighborhood. Now, when I ran out of the house...
by steve | Sep 21, 2018 | Blog Posts, Challenges Confronting the Industry, Insert Pictures
Being an ex-jock whose tendons and muscles now break and ache more than they actually perform. I now have become a fair weather fan of which ever sport and sport’s team that is playing well and is fun to watch. I can envision a future that derives it’s...
by steve | Sep 4, 2018 | 11-Building Performance and Quality, AREAS OF INNOVATION, Building, Construction, & Architecture, Did You Know? (DYK), Funny & Interesting, Industry Impact on Economy, Society and the Environment, Insert Pictures
Did you know that in the United States approximately 20% of all electrical energy generated is used to heat and cool large institutional building. Can buildings be used as batteries by dumping energy in when renewable sources (wind/solar) are plentiful and then...
