Here is a list of the speakers with links to their video presentations.
Below is a video of Rodney Brooks with an overview of manufacturing and technology.
It begs the question, will we always manufacture most homes on site by hand?
Showing posts with label the future of the building industry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the future of the building industry. Show all posts
Thursday, September 13, 2012
MIT Conference - The Future of Manufacturing in the U.S. - and the Future of Architecture, Engineering and Construction
On May 8-9th, 2012 MIT hosted an event on "The Future of Manufacturing in the U.S."
Here is a list of the speakers with links to their video presentations.
Below is a video of Rodney Brooks with an overview of manufacturing and technology.
It begs the question, will we always manufacture most homes on site by hand?
Here is a list of the speakers with links to their video presentations.
Below is a video of Rodney Brooks with an overview of manufacturing and technology.
It begs the question, will we always manufacture most homes on site by hand?
Friday, April 20, 2012
Gaming Company Business Culture and Architecture, Engineering and Construction
To paraphrase the quote attributed to Science Fiction author, William Gibson, "the Future of building is already here, it is just unevenly distributed."
During my 20 years in the building industry I have been disappointed at how slow change happens in one of the oldest and largest industries on the planet.
I believe the biggest constraint to change is not regulation and litigation but rather the business cultures inside of companies in AEC. I also worked for many years in San Francisco and gained an appreciation for how quickly things change in the information technology industry. If only we could merge the two.
It would be great to work at an AEC industry company that had a culture similar to the one described in this job offer at the gaming company Valve. Indeed, imagine how much easier it would be to attract great employees and continually innovate if one could create such a company.
During my 20 years in the building industry I have been disappointed at how slow change happens in one of the oldest and largest industries on the planet.
I believe the biggest constraint to change is not regulation and litigation but rather the business cultures inside of companies in AEC. I also worked for many years in San Francisco and gained an appreciation for how quickly things change in the information technology industry. If only we could merge the two.
It would be great to work at an AEC industry company that had a culture similar to the one described in this job offer at the gaming company Valve. Indeed, imagine how much easier it would be to attract great employees and continually innovate if one could create such a company.
Friday, September 9, 2011
The Future of the Building Industry - 5 Videos from the CEO of HOK
This is a great series by Patrick MacLeamy, CEO of HOK. In the series he describes the gradual separation of architects and builders -- and the idea of integrated project delivery (IPD) as an idea whose time has come again.
I couldn't embed the second video because this feature was disables on Youtube. you can find it by going to the following link:
Video Two:
I couldn't embed the second video because this feature was disables on Youtube. you can find it by going to the following link:
Video Two:
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