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Education and New Economic Realities
As economic realities change, education must evolve to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student population. Removing institutional barriers does not mean lowering expectations. It means giving people the opportunity to develop their potential, build on existing experience, and prepare for an uncertain future.
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The Information Architect
Construction projects are among the world’s most valuable assets, yet information risk is often overlooked. Explore why BIM is fundamentally an information management discipline—and why architects may be better prepared for the future than they realize.
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GitHub, Copilot, and Pulling the Plug
GitHub’s pricing changes are not really a story about AI. They are a story about dependency. For years, developers embraced tools like Copilot because they made them more productive. But what happens when a critical capability is controlled by a third party? And what happens when that third party decides you are no longer profitable…
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Open-Source Software and Sovereign Markets
For years, regulation has been seen as a limitation on European technology. But what if sovereignty, privacy, and open-source infrastructure become competitive advantages instead?
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Gruntwork and drafting monkeys
We often talk about AI replacing jobs, but rarely about the value of the jobs we are trying to replace. Some of the most repetitive and unglamorous tasks in a profession are precisely the ones that build judgment, expertise, and institutional knowledge. In our rush to automate grunt work, we may be eliminating the very…
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The Illusion of the AI Startup
Many AI startups are not really building products—they are reselling access to someone else’s infrastructure. Without proprietary data, expertise, or a real differentiator, the business may be far more fragile than it appears.
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BIM and Cybersecurity Are Built on Opposing Philosophies
BIM and cybersecurity are built on fundamentally different philosophies. One depends on transparency and collaboration, while the other relies on compartmentalization and limited access. As infrastructure becomes increasingly digital, that contradiction may become one of the industry’s greatest vulnerabilities.
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When Buildings Exist in Two Realities
As infrastructure becomes both physical and digital, the risks we face are no longer confined to the visible world. BIM, CDEs, and data-rich models are expanding the attack surface of the built environment, forcing practitioners to rethink security as a core design responsibility.
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BIM, IM, and the Real Challenge of ISO 19650
The upcoming ISO 19650 revision might introduce conceptual shifts such as BIM becoming IM. But in practice, terminology matters less than contracts, adoption cycles, and the realities of industry implementation.
