Trust But Verify
The 3 word definition of building commissioning, "Trust But Verify". Currently this is a technical specialism, in the future it will be handled by IOT and blockchain technology.
Building Whisperer Commencement Address
Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 151). "You did it, class of ……”, every USA commencement speech I attend includes this for some reason. I have attended UK and USA university commencements and the differences are fascinating. The British are the most formal and least cliche-riddled and the…
Women in Engineering
Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 150). The Edifice Complex Podcast wants to explore the issues women in engineering face and how they can be addressed in mutually beneficial ways. The goal is to do this by “walking in the shoes” of someone living this experience and coaching where we can. Therefore, the Edifice…
Edifice Complex Podcast – #011 – Jerry Yudelson – Reinventing Green Building
Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 149). Our guest this month is Jerry Yudelson who, in 2011, Wired magazine named the “Godfather of Green”, talking about reinventing green building. In this episode, we discuss; Buildings as information devices LEED certification and why it is not working The…
Freelancer or Entrepreneur?
Quality, Consequences and the Construction Industrial Complex (part 148). Ah, the things I wish I understood when I was young. I used to look at my boss and think to myself, what does he do all day? We do the work and he just sits in the office or goes…