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In the June issue of Fast Company, the article “Giving and Relieving” profiles GiveDirectly, an organization formed to better distribute aid to the third-world’s disadvantaged. Their premise: research shows giving cash directly to needy individuals is the most efficient and effective way to improve quality of life. The main benefit is no money or aid […]
June 18, 2012
As the Olympics prepares for its events in London, I enjoy familiarizing myself with the architecture of each Games. London has always embraced monumental architectural projects, buildings far more audacious than anything in the U.S. Currently, the Middle East and Far East are more ambitious still. Just track where the ten tallest buildings will be standing in […]
January 10, 2011
WordPress offers its bloggers a year-end summary and these are some highlights from 2010. Thanks readers, and I look forward to a great 2011. The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: Crunchy numbers A helper monkey made […]
October 23, 2010
I believe it is important to constantly improve blogs to keep things fresh and relevant. As you may have noticed, this blog’s title has migrated from “IPD Toolbox” to “Owner’s Toolbox” to reflect its broader goal in providing relevant information for current and future building owners, specifically healthcare facility owners. Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) is one tool in the owner’s […]
July 16, 2010
Recently I read the feature article in Healthcare Building Ideas’ Spring 2010 issue about a case study in “right-sizing” healthcare. It focused on a project case study with a large Lean component. Part of the article included these two sentences: “The current standard in healthcare design is to provide a completely flexible space that can […]
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