by steve | Dec 30, 2025 | 01_STEVE'S BUILD BLOG, Did You Know? (DYK)
In building projects, only about 20% of the total effort is spent on physical construction, while the remaining 80% is dedicated to organizing information, coordinating teams, and managing workflows. Standardized naming conventions reduce confusion, improve...
by steve | Dec 30, 2025 | 01_STEVE'S BUILD BLOG, Did You Know? (DYK)
The commercial and institutional sector is the second-largest user of publicly supplied water in the United States, accounting for approximately 17% of total public water withdrawals. As of 2005, commercial buildings consumed an estimated 10.2 billion gallons of water...
by steve | Dec 19, 2025 | 01_STEVE'S BUILD BLOG, Blog Posts
This post explores Template (Ts) as the central repository of the standards and workflows, that significantly reduce the tedious work of coordinating data into different formats (i.e. plan, section, schedules, elevations, specifications, budgets, schedules, contracts,...
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 | 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...
