by steve | Dec 19, 2025 | 01_STEVE'S BUILD BLOG, Did You Know? (DYK)
In 2024, the commercial sector used 16.45 quads of energy, 17% of the U.S. total, a 64% increase from 1980. In 2024, U.S. commercial buildings spent over $241B on energy. Space heating and cooling accounts for 21% of commercial energy use. Operation accounts for...
by steve | Dec 16, 2025 | 01_STEVE'S BUILD BLOG, Blog Posts
Despite an explosion of technology and data, the building industry still struggles to turn innovation into real performance gains. Why? Seven structural barriers continue to hold progress back—and the next shift may be closer than it seems. Innovation Is...
by steve | Nov 19, 2025 | Blog Posts, Building Orders, Building_History, Current Challenges & Resistance to Change (BHCCRC), Building's Future, BuildUSA Collaborative Environment-BCE, BUSA_Collaboratively Integrated Partner Organizations (CIPOs), BUSA_Evolving Basis of Design (BoD), BUSA_OPTIMIZED BUILDING (key BUSA concepts), BUSA_Strategic Vision, Business Plan & Business Strategy (BBPDS), Construction Assembly Modules & Modular Building, Data & Notes, Prototype Initiative, Standards Templates & Workflows (STWs), STRATEGIC VISION, What is it, and what are its goals?
This post explores the history and current status of BuildUSA. Building, Building’s Future Steve’s Build Blog (and its affiliated LinkedIn pages), Syntecgroup and BuildUSA, are laser focused on Building’s current challenges and future opportunities. Most...
by steve | Oct 26, 2025 | Blog Posts, Building's impact on the Economy, Society & Environment, GEN_Business, Politics, Economy & Society (BBPES)
This post is the first of a series of posts. The goal is to provide an intuitive understanding of how the economy and its primary institutions the “Fed”, the “Treasury” and the primary commercial banking industry operate the US’s economy and how the...
by steve | Sep 16, 2025 | B-3_ L.I.F.E. CONCEPT, Blog Posts, Building's impact on the Economy, Society & Environment, BUSA_Business Development & Marketing (BDM), Other Related Concepts & Strategies
This post is the first in a series of posts that will explore the L.I.F.E. Concept, explore the changing nature of healthcare and why these converge to make an excellent target market for BuildUSA. L.I.F.E Healthcare System The L.I.F.E Concept stands for “Life...
