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IPD, UBP, CIPO, PI, CAM’s and the BCE

The title of this blog post may sound like bureaucratic acronym speak, but I promise you each capital letter is meaningful.  IPD or Integrated Project Delivery,   UBP or […]

Steve Salzman January 3, 2021

Common Data Environments (CDE’s), and the BCE

Collaboration, Lean Construction, Six Sigma have been industry buzz words  for some time now. Each implies a certain approach to team building, data structure and sharing, work flows, decision making, and […]

Steve Salzman January 3, 2021

White Paper One: Building is Changing Are You?

One of our greatest public works yet, White Paper 1, will uncover all the current problems in the building world […]

Steve Salzman November 28, 2020

What Is the Meaning of Optimized Building?

Both industry professionals and members of the general public often  have a hard time describing what constitutes a great building. Typically, people cite a cool exterior and/or interior […]

Steve Salzman November 22, 2020

Successful Innovation Is Always a Zero-Sum Game

When I was a kid, bringing home a new toy, piece of sports equipment, or gadget always gave me a special feeling of excitement. I have vivid memories […]

Steve Salzman November 9, 2020

The White Papers Are Here

Click Here To View (Est. read time: 5 mins) The white papers are coming! Check out this introduction for a […]

Steve Salzman October 19, 2020

DYK: Set Course for Tatooine

Did you know that according to astrophysicists and Einsteins theory of relativity, a warp drive is physically possible? Now we […]

Steve Salzman June 11, 2020

Food and Building Got it Wrong!!

In an earlier blog post I tried to establish parameters around what the definitions of quality for Building might look like. In looking at this issue for […]

Steve Salzman June 11, 2020

The Borg vs. Kirk vs. Spock

What does Building’s future decision-making look like?   Star Trek offers us three models, each embodied in a specific character. Will it be based on intuitive insight drawn from rich and […]

Steve Salzman June 11, 2020

DYK: Android Ate the Apple

Did you know Apple’s iPad retina display is actually manufactured by Samsung!?

Steve Salzman May 24, 2020

DYK: Ben & Jerry’s

Did you know Ben & Jerry’s is owned by Unilever?

Steve Salzman May 24, 2020

DYK: BIM is Leading the Future

Did you know that 45 percent of architecture firms use BIM?

Steve Salzman May 11, 2020

Systems, Standards, Templates, Workflows & Modules

Music, mathematics, language, computer coding are all highly formulated and structured, yet at the same time, recognized as some of our most creative systems.  […]

Steve Salzman May 10, 2020

Ignorance is Not Bliss

At any given point in time there is a ratio of Knowledge, Resources, Skill-Sets and Customs (KRSC) that combine to provide a potential optimum for […]

Steve Salzman May 10, 2020

Change is Tectonic

CHANGE IS TECTONIC The current group of blog posts are being written in a very uncertain environment. Testing has just begun […]

Steve Salzman May 10, 2020

DYK: Construction Industry’s Place in the Market

Did you know the construction industry has an average unlevered beta of about 1.33? This means that if the market […]

Steve Salzman May 10, 2020

DYK: The Healthcare Budget

Did you know that the U.S. spends 3.5 trillion on healthcare per year? This is more than every other country and about […]

Steve Salzman April 12, 2020

VICIOUS vs. VIRTUOUS CYCLES

VICIOUS VERSUS VIRTUOUS CYCLES  I would argue that all of our activity, both in business and in everyday life, can be organized into one of two cycles:  […]

Steve Salzman April 12, 2020

Back To The Future

Back to the Future  A brief look backward into Building’s history and an even briefer glimpse into Building’s future A […]

Steve Salzman February 16, 2020

They Don’t Build Them Like They Used To

Growing up I would often hear the phrase “they don’t build them like they used to.” The saying implies that […]

Steve Salzman December 15, 2019

Does Technology Make Life Better?

I made my first big tech purchase in the early 1980’s. At the time, it felt like a rite of […]

Steve Salzman December 8, 2019

The Thrill of Victory (Winning) and the Agony of Defeat (Losing)

If you ever played on a seesaw in your younger years, you know that it helps to have a partner […]

Steve Salzman September 3, 2019

Money, Money, Money!!

One evening in 1983, I was drinking beers with a friend and discussing how I was going to turn my […]

Steve Salzman September 3, 2019

Expressways, Expectations, Happiness

Expressway Syndrome   Do any of you remember living through the creation of a new expressway? In the Chicago area, there […]

Steve Salzman August 1, 2019

Good Questions Can Answer Themselves

Eureka! Have you ever found yourself driving down the highway obsessing over a seemingly impossible problem Then, all of a […]

Steve Salzman July 21, 2019

Good vs. Bad Just Makes No Cents

Team Building and Successful Decision Making Good vs. Bad Just Makes No Cents When I am sitting with friends, clients […]

Steve Salzman April 22, 2019

Work Self Worth

Technology, Work and Self Worth   Some of the best, smartest and most self-confident people I know are in Building. […]

Steve Salzman April 22, 2019

Building Ain’t Brain Surgery

“It’s not brain surgery.” The saying implies that the activity in question is relatively simple in comparison with the difficulty […]

Steve Salzman March 25, 2019

The New Order

When you look at the image that introduces this blog post, do you the think the modular structure of the […]

Steve Salzman January 23, 2019

Just The Facts

IN THE IMMORTAL WORDS OF JOE FRIDAY: “Just the Facts Ma’am, Just the Facts” What are Data, Facts and Knowledge?  Who […]

Steve Salzman December 19, 2018

Regulate Schmegulate

It was 1983, in Lincoln Park, and I was three months into my first Design/Build/Development project. My partner and I […]

Steve Salzman December 11, 2018

My Story

I’ve been interested in building and buildings since I was a little kid. I have many childhood memories that involve […]

Steve Salzman November 5, 2018

DYK: Sandy Times Two…

Did you know that if global warming continues, floods storms and Hurricanes will become stronger and more destructive to coastal […]

Steve Salzman January 3, 2021

DYK: Do You Hear Something?

Did you know there has been a 239 percent growth of drone use in the construction industry in the past […]

Steve Salzman January 3, 2021

DYK: Tower of Terror

Did you know that the world’s fastest elevator located in Shanghai Tower and goes 40 feet per minute!

Steve Salzman January 3, 2021

DYK: Dreidel Dreidel

Did you know Hanukkah commemorates the triumph of a band of rebel Jews known as the Maccabees in reclaiming their […]

Steve Salzman December 21, 2020

DYK: Rollo The Rednose Reality

Did you know, Rudolph, who now resides at the North Pole, was born in Chicago in 1939? The Montgomery Ward […]

Steve Salzman December 21, 2020

DYK: The Newborn King

Did you know that although Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, there is no mention of December 25 in the Bible.!? […]

Steve Salzman December 20, 2020

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Steve Salzman December 18, 2020

What Does The Future of Green Construction Look Like?

Steve Salzman December 6, 2020

First Look Into Tesla’s Fully Electric Semi Truck

Steve Salzman December 6, 2020

DYK: Rattleshake

Did you know that Snakes can help predict earthquakes!?

Steve Salzman December 6, 2020

DYK: Rise & Shine

Did you know that Space missions have been using solar energy to power spaceships since 1958, including the International Space […]

Steve Salzman December 6, 2020

DYK: Letting The Bubble Pop

Did you know in 2009 after the housing market crash a small business filed for bankruptcy every eight minutes?

Steve Salzman December 6, 2020

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