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 […]
Regulate Schmegulate
It was 1983, in Lincoln Park, and I was three months into my first Design/Build/Development project. My partner and I […]
The Irresistable Force Meets The Immovable Object
Technology, Innovation, Disruption (TID): It may sound strange to begin a post on technology by referencing my 93-year-old mother, […]
Technology: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Collaborative cloud-based platforms – key to transitioning building Today, all of us share a simultaneous sense of amazement, aggravation and […]
DYK: Wasteful Energy
Wasteful Energy uses in residential homes include: Heating and cooling unoccupied homes and rooms Inefficient appliances Thermostat oversetting Standby power […]
DYK: How Much Land Do You Use?
Urban areas comprise only 3.6% of the total land mass of the 48 contiguous states, but 80% of the Americans, […]
DYK: How Big Is Your House?
The average size of a residential U.S Single Family Home has grown from 983 sf in 1950 to 2,599 sf […]
Who Is On First, What Is On Second, I Don’t Know Is On Third
Fragmented Leadership In Building Being an ex-jock whose tendons and muscles now break and ache more than they actually perform. […]
DYK: Instead of AA, Use Building Batteries
In the United States approximately 20% of all electrical energy generated is used to heat and cool large institutional building. […]
Building Transactions and the Big Picture
Let me begin by telling you a story. It’s the story of a typical building “transaction.” It may sound painfully […]