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In a "VUCA-for-longer" backdrop, guesswork and the wide margins of error needed to sustain viability that go with ballpark ranges, rough estimates, and theoretical outcomes practically beg for extinction moments.
Architecture 10.06.23
'Value Engineering' 2023-Style Adds Real Value As It Cuts Cost
Value engineering needs a reset to satisfy both the business requirements to produce homes profitably in trickier times, and to win over customers whose discrimination and hesitation guards may go up at any moment.
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Dire constraints come with benefits. They may actually ignite profitably-produced affordable, sustainable, and resilient housing. Simpler and more standardized.