Mobile Microgrid Makes Appearance at EAA AirVenture 2018

As the sun slowly crept above the Western horizon, you could hear the sounds of P-51 Mustangs firing up their Packard…

Commitment to Renewable Energy Creates Ripple in Power Industry

One recent evening while I was watching a Milwaukee Brewers game on YouTube TV via my Roku, my wife was shuffling…

What Makes a Microgrid Resilient?

Over the past three months, Mother Nature has shown her force with the hurricanes that hit Texas and Florida and tore…

The Future of Microgrids

Last month I had the honor of attending the unveiling of Schneider Electric’s microgrid at their North American Boston One Headquarters…

Utility-Scale Solar: A Bright Future

If you haven’t noticed, there is a revolution taking place, and no, I’m not talking about the 2016 presidential race –…

Shark Tank Event Supports Young Entrepreneurs

Have you watched ABC’s hit television show “Shark Tank” and thought, “I would buy into that deal” or “what a simple…

Measuring Return

Over the last three months, “deal flow” has increased due to developers taking advantage of low interest rates. With this increased…

Three Steps to Development Success

“With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet, you’re too smart to go down any not-so-smart street.”…

Real Estate Investing, What You Should Know.

This past week, I had the opportunity to meet economist, Brian Beaulieu. Brian is the CEO of ITR Economics, and also…

Faith Investments

To have “skin in the game,” as defined by Wikipedia, “is to have incurred monetary risk by being invested in achieving…

The Decision Making Process

Decisions, decisions, decisions. Over the course of a day, we make hundreds, sometimes thousands, of decisions. Some are as easy as…

Preplanning Leads to Success

“I love it when a plan comes together.” I think anyone who is a fan of 1980’s TV remembers this quote….

The Value in Value Added

I always enjoy reading the LinkedIn discussion topics that pop up from the various groups I belong to. Some are packed…

Track Day Fundraiser Puts Preplanning Into Perspective

The picturesque hills of Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin and Road America were the ideal setting for a group of car enthusiasts to…

Can a Subcontractor Play a Role in Controlling Scope Creep?

Recently the Design-Build Institute of America posted a discussion on LinkedIn about a design builder’s role in controlling scope creep. There…

Delivering an IPD Project

For the past week, I have been heavily involved in assembling a proposal for an Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) project that…

Wisconsin’s Lean Construction Institute Event

Can lean manufacturing practices really be applied to architecture, engineering, and construction industries?  How can building “widgets” in a climate-controlled production…

The Best of BIM is Yet to be Discovered

Recently I flipped on the Speed Channel to catch the Formula 1 race in Bulgaria. The first shot I saw was…

Defining Deliverables: The Key to Making an IPD Project a Success

Project teams can talk all they want about how a project will be delivered through an Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Early…

Early Budgeting Helps Owners Secure Financing

A few years ago we saw the collapse of the financial and housing markets. This collapse created a significant shift in…

Four Key Values in Design Assist

Often it seems like choosing the ideal project delivery model is like trying to buy a coffee off of one of…

More Subcontractors Using 3D/BIM to Improve Results

I recently read a blog post by Design Master, reporting the use of 3D and Building Information Modeling (BIM) on construction…

Preconstruction Services: A New Perspective

It is amazing to see the strides that have been made in the construction industry because of improved technology. The majority…