The DSB Community is defined as the Design, Specify, Build Community in the construction industry....I have a whole library of information and research on this subject. I want to define issues in this community and help create solutions......that's all.
I call it Knowledge Based Technology - creating usable solutions from defined knowledge within an industry...... Cloud computing (SaaS) or (PaaS) provides the platforms to accomplish this.
That being said, why all the confusion?
The pain....the stress.......the frustration..........why? It doesn't have to be that way.
The specification community has been crying out for change for a very long time. CHANGE WHAT? The problem is that the product manufacturers really don't understand the entire specification process.
Why not? OK, let's get this straight. I am a manufacturer and I want to get my products specified but I don't know how the specification process works...Are you kidding me? Manufacturers don't know they can affect the process by simply providing accurate information for use by the specification community. They don't know because they do not recognize the specifiers as customers. What if I wanted to buy a product from a manufacturer and requested information to do so..........think I would get it from them?...of course I would.
Why do they not give the specifiers what they need to choose their products the same way.......it amazes me!.....
What is the solution?
There is one company in particular that has the answers. They have spent thousands of hours researching the market to develop the solution to this issue for both manufacturers and the specification community (CSPECS Technologies). I think the answers are simple...the real issue I believe is that there is no single entity that is positioned to implement changes in that industry. There is a market shift occurring right now with BIM but again there is no single organization or entity positioned to implement the changes necessary for the entire DSB Community to be aligned and in sync..........I think it's Crazy ..but what do I know?
What I'm trying to say is.......... Manufacturers!....wake up! ........That means, understanding what specifiers need to do their jobs correctly and efficiently. What a novel idea...........make part of the industry more efficient. (Here's another hint. I think manufacturers should help pay to be specified. I have great ideas for that as well)
I have much more to discuss on this and other subjects related to the DSB Community.......stay tuned
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