Review
Rex Miller’s case is a powerhouse, busting through old myths and paradigms to face the flat new world of true collaboration and trust. Rex makes industry transformation for commercial real estate and construction more than possible—he provides a road map 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 to 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 mindshift 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 10% technical and 90% sociological, and this important book illuminates a path forward.
Steve Jones, McGraw-Hill Construction
At a time when our Construction Community is being presented with formulas like BIM+IPD+LEED=HPB 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 (High Performance Buildings).
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 and he does a great job of raising awareness and will certainly shift a few more minds to the new culture in the facilities 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.
Deke Smith, Executive Director, buildingSMART allianceTM
New movements are transforming the building industry and there hasn’t been a single place to find them represented together, until now. In a systematic and coherent way, current inefficient processes are identified. The Commercial Real Estate Revolution is an essential road map for organizations and owners that want to transform the industry.
Kimon Onuma, FAIA, Onuma
This is a thoughtful and wonderful read that should interest architects, designers, and leaders in the construction industry. The research is solid and leads to important strategic understanding”. I recommend it to you.
James P. Cramer , President, Design Futures Council
Chairman/CEO the Greenway Group
Editor, Design Intelligence
Anyone who has tried to manage a major construction project can readily attest to the fact that the way things are now simply do not consistently deliver the desired results. But what could you do? An entire industry had been built, passed down from one generation to the next, around the concept of control. Yet in The Commercial Real Estate Revolution, we clearly see there is a better way, a way to run projects based not on control, but on trust. And it delivers every time.
The Commercial Real Estate Revolution does more than just providing us a clear view of a dysfunctional AEC industry, Rex and his Mindshift posse are leading the way for owners, design and construction professionals to develop new collaborative processes that will lead to better workplace environments that are on-time and on budget.
Daniel Gonzales, Corporate Manager Virtual Design & Construction, Swinerton Inc.
Randy Thompson, Area Leader, Client Solutions, Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.
The work of Mindshift is an industry innovation catalyst. The Commercial Real Estate Revolution identifies the glaring problems and lurking inefficiencies in the current process by which buildings are dreamed, planned, budgeted, designed, coordinated and built. Mindshift also advocates a common-sense but revolutionary design and construction business model that is rapidly gaining supporters and will ultimately add tremendous value to clients. Architects, engineers, and contractors: take notice and prepare to mindshift.”
Bradley H. Thomas, P.E., MBA, CEO, Progressive AE, Grand Rapids, MI
Anyone involved in the construction industry needs to read and understand the ideas and principles presented in this important book to remain viable in the built environment. Business as usual will not work or be of value to owners and society in the near future.
Ray Lucchesi, Principal, Lucchesi Galati
“The Boldt Company continues to lead the industry in helping develop transforming trends. The Commercial Real Estate Revolution does an excellent job of explaining these trends and their importance for all of the project stakeholders including the owner. The book provides a better understanding of the challenges associated with traditional project delivery and a deeper appreciation for the emerging trends within the industry. A must read for ALL stakeholders.”
Dave Kievet, Group President, California Operations, Boldt Construction
Owners want high design, speed to market, flexibility, and green initiatives – all at predetermined value. The current delivery model forces the industry to trade between these values. An adversarial and fragmented system will never be able to pull these together. It is time to change the rules to allow and support trust-based teams who can deliver on these demands.
The Commercial Real Estate Revolution provides several examples of owners and project teams who have changed the rules – the results will make you sit up and take note. The book describes a growing movement delivery buildings that please the owners and are rewarding to all involved. Its a true Win/Win model.
Ric Nelson, Vice President Development Services, Transwestern Commercial Services
The Commercial Real Estate Revolution rings the bell, and it must be answered. The collision of this game-changing economy with the large, slow, inept construction industry machine offers a perfect back drop for the basic Mindshift message – rebuild the entire system, now! I am listening.
David Dillard, President, CSD Architects
The Commercial Real Estate Revolution sets the table for radical improvements within the world of real estate development. Change is hard, but by exploring the Principles outlined in this book, I believe we’ll find better solutions in these rapidly changing times – more collaborative, more cost-effective, more integrated, and more innovative.
Dean Strombom, Principal, Gensler
Finally, someone has actually taken the time to think about how we build things – or rather how we should be creating the buildings of the future. Every project needs to be examined in the light of many of the ideas and experiences in this The Commercial Real Estate Revolution. It is the work of experienced and thought provoking professionals. The only remaining question is, “Will we listen?”
Larry Fees, President, Great Lakes Renaissance Group, frmr VP Real Estate, Compuware
The Commercial Real Estate Revolution is a great introduction to the project delivery process that is based on trust. The industry is calling it Integrated Project Delivery. This book outlines the concepts that must be in place for this new delivery process to achieve its maximum potential.
Greg Wilkinson, LEED AP, CEO, Hill & Wilkinson General Contractors
