Each day I scour the internet in a never ending search interesting things. Occasionally I share the most intriguing links here, as well as some of my thoughts.
Here's the introduction from an article I wrote for the Xpera blog on the 9 Building Industry Innovations to Watch: When people think about design, construction and real estate, “innovative” and “forward-thinking” probably aren’t the first words that come to mind.Many building industry professionals working today began their careers at a time when computers were … Continue reading Top 9 tech trends that will shape our built environment
Over the past 20+ years, most of my client-facing work has been associated with some facet of resolving conflicts in the architecture, engineering and construction industry. This has given me a unique opportunity to see behind the scenes of cases that have shaped risk management trends in the built environment. At the Xpera blog, I … Continue reading Hard to Handle: Today’s increasingly complicated construction claims
I posted an update over at the Xpera blog on the proposed legislation that would require inspection of balconies and other elevated exterior elements: California Senate Bill 721, which would mandate the inspection of elevated exterior elements (EEEs) for all multi-family projects with at least three units, is moving forward. The bill was introduced in … Continue reading CA Balcony Inspection legislation moving forward despite pushback
Every year, California ups the ante for the shear volume of legislation passed. New laws going into effect in 2018 number in the hundreds. Over at the Xpera blog, I put together a brief article highlighting a dozen of the more interesting laws that impact the built environment in the Golden State. Here are some … Continue reading Legal Update: New Construction Laws for 2018
In the New York Times Magazine recently, Alexandra Lange asked several of the world's most famous architects to defend the architectural designs of some of the most hated buildings to blight the skyline of world class cities. Completed in 1973, the Tour Montparnasse stands at a defiant 758 ft above the city of Paris. The … Continue reading Buildings so ugly, only an architect could love them
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