According to studies by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, gas utility use has grown significantly in the U.S., rising by 77% over the last three decades. Just ten or fifteen years ago, gas shut off proceedings required a scheduled technician to come on site...
We’ve all heard the saying that less is more, and when it comes to construction, that is sometimes the case. Lean construction has made a splash over the last few years, offering a way that some say is better to construct the world around us. Efficiency and waste...
“Don’t run the faucet when you brush your teeth, it wastes water!” Does that sound familiar? Not many people think of water as a finite resource. Most believe water will never run out, flowing forever, sent down from the clouds above, taken up through the earth, and...
Imagine trying to build a house without a blueprint. It’d be nearly impossible, right? As-builts aren’t quite blueprints; you might argue that accurate as-builts are better than blueprints because they capture what actually exists instead of what was intended. Those...
A 2015 Accenture Survey found 82% of organizations to execute innovation in exactly the same way they go about achieving incremental performance gains. This often leads to quite a few unique challenges, such as 72% admitting to missing crucial growth opportunities and...
