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"The authors' case is a powerhouse, busting through old myths and paradigms to face the flat new world of true collaboration and trust. This book makes industry transformation for commercial real estate and construction more than possible—it provides a road map to lowering costs, removing waste, and producing the kind of sustainable buildings that will leave a positive legacy to the next generation."
—Stephen M. R. Covey, author of the New York Times bestseller The Speed of Trust
"To anyone who looks closely at the design and construction industry, it is clear that project delivery is not delivering. Projects continue to take too long, cost too much, injure and kill too many workers, and routinely fail to meet the owner's expectations. In The Commercial Real Estate Revolution, the current problems are explored and a coherent set of suggested improvements are advanced. Individuals who are interested in thriving during this period of rapid change and emerging as industry leaders tomorrow would be well served to embrace the ideas that are described in The Commercial Real Estate Revolution."
—Will Lichtig, Attorney, McDonough Holland & Allen PC, ENR "Newsmaker" for 2007
"The Commercial Real Estate Revolution captures the essence of the important mind shift that is required for the AEC industry to transform itself from a linear, paper-intensive, silo-based workflow to a synchronous digital collaboration. This evolution is ten percent technical and ninety percent sociological, and this important book illuminates a path forward."
—Steve Jones, Senior Director of Business Development, McGraw-Hill Construction
"At a time when our construction community is being presented with formulas like BIM+IPD+LEED=HPB (High-Performing Buildings), we seem to be in a confusing soup of acronyms rather than a recipe for success. Mindshift not only successfully explains the acronyms and formulas but gives us a blueprint for HPBs."
—Arol Wolford, founder of Construction Market Data
"I truly appreciate Mindshift taking on the daunting task of fully explaining and supporting our goal to transform the construction industry. The authors do a great job of raising awareness and will certainly 'shift minds' to the new culture in this industry. This is BIG BIM in all its glory. I can only hope that you will join our cause after reading this book to help make the changes occur sooner than later."
—Dana K. "Deke" Smith, FAIA, Executive Director, buildingSMART alliance
Foreword.
Introduction: The Money Pit.
Part One: The Commercial Real Estate Money Pit.
1 The $500 Billion Black Hole.
2 What Every Executive Needs to Know About Low-Bid Contracting.
3 From Fragmentation to Integration.
Part Two: Making the Mindshift.
4 Working the Mindshift.
5 What Does a Trust-Based Project Look Like?
Part Three: Nine Transforming Keys to Lowering Cost, Cutting Waste, and Driving Change in a Broken Industry.
6 Key 1: Trust-Based Team Formation.
7 Key 2: Early Collaboration.
8 Key 3: Built-In Sustainability.
9 Key 4: Transformational Leadership.
10 Key 5: "Big" BIM.
11 Key 6: Integrating Project Delivery.
12 Key 7: Trust-Based Agreements and Client-Centered Incentives.
13 Key 8: Offsite Construction.
14 Key 9: Workplace Productivity.
Appendix 1: Mindshift Core Team.
Appendix 2: Mindshift Advisors.
Appendix 3: Recommended Reading.
Appendix 4: Website Resources and Links.
Appendix 5: Mapping the Future.
Notes.
References.
Index.
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Posted January 9, 2013
Gender-she age-12 moons fur and eye color- brown eyes, greenish blue fur status-warrior mate-none kits-none personality- gentle, sometimes bad tempered, very energetic. gets fustrated easily when nothing works. Crush- clawstar
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Posted January 5, 2013
Name: Shatteredtears Age: Twnetyfour moons Gender: Female Looks: Lean with a white shirt fur pelt which is scattered with scars and silver markings. Eyes have a silve coating that looks cracked showing hints of ice blue eyes underneath. Blind and mute but dont be fooled. She has keen other senses and can take on any cat. Personality: Stays to the outside. Doesnt like intruders. Protects those she likes. Puts herself down alot. Easily used if you are nice to her and then use her. She also blams herself for that as well. History: Lived as a rouge. Tossed out at birth. Mate: She wants one but thinks no one wants a blind and mute and scarred she cat an so far no one has. Kits: None. Wants some. Crush: Just out any tom who is kind to her.
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Posted January 5, 2013
Name: Clawstar • Age: 26 moons • Rank: Leader • Gender: Tom • Description: The rare black tabby tom with blue eyes, a white underbelly, white paws, and a scar on his ear. • History: He grew up as a norm clan cat and had always dreamed of running his own clan • Personalities: Funny, friendly, caring, kind, honest, brave, and witty • Mate: None • Kits: None • Crush: ? •
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Posted January 5, 2013
Name: Silvergaze
Gender: She-cat
Ranking: Expecting Queen
Age: 14 moons
Personality: Quiet, solitary, sometimes has sudden outbursts. But once you get to know her she's a pretty nice cat.
Build: Surprisingly muscular for a she-cat, with a long, bushy tail.
Fur Color: Silver tabby with white front paws, and black hind paws. White dots on the top of her eyes.
Eye Color: They start cyan, then slowly fade to almost silver at the pupils- hence her name, Silvergaze. ((However, she is not blind.))
Mate: She'll probably get angry or burst into tears if you ask her who she's having kits with.
Crush: None
Kits: Expecting
Signature: •Silvergaze•
This book is a must read for everyone interested in cost control in commercial real estate. It will change the way commercial real estate construction in done far into the future, the cost of construction will be reduced immensely.
The methods in this book make more sense than anything I have ever seen in my over 40 years as an accountant and real estate professional.
I am a member of the CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member #11611) Institute of the National Association of Realtors.
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"The authors' case is a powerhouse, busting through old myths and paradigms to face the flat new world of true collaboration and trust. This book makes industry transformation for commercial real estate and construction more than possible—it provides a road map to lowering costs, removing waste, and producing the kind of sustainable buildings that will leave a positive legacy to the next generation."
—Stephen M. R. Covey, author ...