From the Inside Flap
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As it currently operates, the commercial real estate
construction industry is a disaster that shortchanges and fleeces
customers at every turn. Almost every project includes massive
hidden taxes in the form of delays, cost overruns, poor quality,
and work that has to be redone. Building new structures is a
fragmented, adversarial process that commonly results in
dissatisfied customers and frequently ends in disappointment,
bitterness, and even litigation.
The industry must change--for its own good and that of its
customers. But while the industry has tried to reform itself, it
can't do it alone. Real change can only come from business owners
and executives who refuse to continue paying for a dysfunctional
system and demand a new way of doing business.
The Commercial Real Estate Revolution is a bold manifesto for
change from the Mindshift consortium--a group of top commercial
real estate industry leaders who are fed up with a system that
simply doesn't work. The book explains how business leaders can
implement nine principles for any project that will dramatically
cut costs, end delays, create better buildings, and force the
industry into real reform.
The Commercial Real Estate Revolution offers a radically new way
of doing business--a beginning-to-end, trust-based methodology
that transforms the building process from top to bottom. Based on
unifying principles and a common framework that meets the needs
of all stakeholders, this new system can reform and remake
commercial construction into an industry we¿re proud to be a part
of.
If you're one of the millions of hard-core cynics who work in
commercial construction, you probably think this sounds like pie
in the sky. But this is no magic bullet; it's a call for real
reform. If you're an industry professional who's of letting
down clients or an owner who's of cost overruns and endless
delays, The Commercial Real Estate Revolution offers a blueprint
for fixing a broken industry.
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From the Back Cover
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Praise for The Commercial Real Estate Revolution
"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 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
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