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NEW CASTLE COUNTY NEW CASTLE COUNTY COUNCIL, ECONOMIC COUNCIL, ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE, SUBCOMMITTEE, WILMINGTON, WILMINGTON,

DE, October 16, 2006DE, October 16, 2006• THE ROLE OF EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT THE ROLE OF EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT

BUILDING CODES ADMINISTRATION ON BUILDING CODES ADMINISTRATION ON ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS AND ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS AND

DISASTER RESILIENCYDISASTER RESILIENCY

Robert Wible, President Robert Wible & Associates Robert Wible, President Robert Wible & Associates and Director National Partnership to Streamline and Director National Partnership to Streamline

GovernmentGovernment

LIVING IN A WORLD TRANSFORMEDLIVING IN A WORLD TRANSFORMED

•Describe role of government and Describe role of government and nature of our Construction nature of our Construction Industry 19 years from now.Industry 19 years from now.

•Actions State and Local Officials Actions State and Local Officials Can Take Now to Prepare for that Can Take Now to Prepare for that FutureFuture


• FORCES AT WORK TRANSFORMING BOTH FORCES AT WORK TRANSFORMING BOTH THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND WAY THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND WAY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS REGULATE FOR SAFETY AND ECONOMIC REGULATE FOR SAFETY AND ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESSCOMPETITIVENESS

• 6 FORCES AT WORK6 FORCES AT WORK


• SIX TRANSFORMING FORCES: SIX TRANSFORMING FORCES:

Demographic – aging population & immigrationDemographic – aging population & immigration

Environmental – energy costs, resource depletion Environmental – energy costs, resource depletion & global warming& global warming

Technological – rapid changes & new Technological – rapid changes & new technologies technologies

LIVING IN A WORLD TRANSFORMED LIVING IN A WORLD TRANSFORMED

• 6 TRANSFORMING FORCES: 6 TRANSFORMING FORCES:

Economic – changing role of nation in global economyEconomic – changing role of nation in global economy

Reduced Resources – demands for downsizing and increased Reduced Resources – demands for downsizing and increased efficiencyefficiency

Public Safety - greater demand – natural disasters and terrorismPublic Safety - greater demand – natural disasters and terrorism

FORCES IMPACTING STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTFORCES IMPACTING STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Demographics – Demographics –

- 300 million Americans – increasingly multi-- 300 million Americans – increasingly multi-cultural and multi-lingual – immigration pressurecultural and multi-lingual – immigration pressure

- Aging population – by 2020 – 40% over age of - Aging population – by 2020 – 40% over age of 50 / 25% over age of 65 –health care pressures 50 / 25% over age of 65 –health care pressures costs – pressures on government pension fundscosts – pressures on government pension funds

- 50% of senior management retiring in next 10 - 50% of senior management retiring in next 10 years - loss of institutional memoryyears - loss of institutional memory

FORCES IMPACTING STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTFORCES IMPACTING STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT • Environmental –Environmental – - - Global Warming - Need to reduce greenhouse gasesGlobal Warming - Need to reduce greenhouse gases

- World supply of Oil and Natural Gas – Replace with - World supply of Oil and Natural Gas – Replace with alternative fuelsalternative fuels

- Water and other resource conservation- Water and other resource conservation

- Hazardous waste disposal- Hazardous waste disposal

• TechnologicalTechnological - - Increased pressure on speed to market of Increased pressure on speed to market of

new technologies e.g.- nanotechnologies / new technologies e.g.- nanotechnologies / biomedical-mechanicalbiomedical-mechanical

- Continuing rapid change in information - Continuing rapid change in information technologies & demand for interoperabilitytechnologies & demand for interoperability

- Aging infrastructure – roads, rails, bridges - Aging infrastructure – roads, rails, bridges



• EconomicEconomic - - Global economy – “The World Is Flat” – T. Global economy – “The World Is Flat” – T.

Friedman; Jobs and skills going off-shoreFriedman; Jobs and skills going off-shore - Growing economic competitiveness within - Growing economic competitiveness within

region as well as within world – Attract new and region as well as within world – Attract new and keep existing businesses in state/communitykeep existing businesses in state/community

- Ability to absorb and recover from disruptions - Ability to absorb and recover from disruptions


• Reduced Resources to GovernmentReduced Resources to Government -- Tax payer & legislature limitations on Tax payer & legislature limitations on

revenues/expendituresrevenues/expenditures

- Demands to downsize government- Demands to downsize government

- Demands for greater governmental efficiency - Demands for greater governmental efficiency with less resources – “Do more with nothing”with less resources – “Do more with nothing”


• Public Safety – Greater demand after 9/11 and Public Safety – Greater demand after 9/11 and

Katrina:Katrina:

- Infrastructure secure from future terrorist actions- Infrastructure secure from future terrorist actions

- - Better preparation for, response to and recovery Better preparation for, response to and recovery from large scale natural disasters – Katrina/Rita/from large scale natural disasters – Katrina/Rita/

earthquakes, floods, winter storms. earthquakes, floods, winter storms.

2025 – A WORLD TRANSFORMED2025 – A WORLD TRANSFORMED

• So What Will be the Impact of All of These So What Will be the Impact of All of These Forces on Construction and the Way State Forces on Construction and the Way State and Local Governments Oversee:and Local Governments Oversee:

- Building Design & Construction- Building Design & Construction

- Disaster Preparedness, Response &- Disaster Preparedness, Response & Recovery?Recovery?


CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN 2025CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN 2025

““Using artificial reality tools, designers, and their clients can enter Using artificial reality tools, designers, and their clients can enter the structures they are planning. They can have the simulated the structures they are planning. They can have the simulated experience of walking around in the structures” experience of walking around in the structures”

- “Our Built World, 2025” Coates & Mahaffie- “Our Built World, 2025” Coates & Mahaffie - Try & test different designs, materials, maintenance - Try & test different designs, materials, maintenance

cycles, disaster scenarios, then build, inspect, cycles, disaster scenarios, then build, inspect, commission, operate and maintain in computercommission, operate and maintain in computer


Building Information Modeling (BIM) - 3D / 4D design, Building Information Modeling (BIM) - 3D / 4D design, construction, building operation, maintenance & construction, building operation, maintenance & renovation renovation

Already being done - no blueprints, no change orders, Already being done - no blueprints, no change orders, suppliers use data to deliver and have components suppliers use data to deliver and have components assembled on site.assembled on site.

- Virtual Builders Roundtable – 20 buildings- Virtual Builders Roundtable – 20 buildings

- C.A.V.E – Computer Analysis Visualization Environment- C.A.V.E – Computer Analysis Visualization Environment

2025 A WORLD TRANSFORMED2025 A WORLD TRANSFORMEDSensors and other technologies - Buildings will talk back –report on operating conditions, hazards, structural soundness

– In Response to 9-ll – already underway at NIST / DARPA – bio-chem-radiological / seismic

2025 - A WORLD TRANSMFORMED2025 - A WORLD TRANSMFORMED

• Construction more automated – Construction more automated – faster tracked -60% less timefaster tracked -60% less time

- Research already underway - - Research already underway - FIATECH,FIATECH,

GSA, National Laboratories, GSA, National Laboratories, Colleges & UniversitiesColleges & Universities

2025 - A WORLD TRANSFORMED2025 - A WORLD TRANSFORMED

• Secure data bases of as built designs Secure data bases of as built designs for first responders to use as they roll for first responders to use as they roll up on site of a disaster up on site of a disaster

- Recommendation already before U.S. - Recommendation already before U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Department of Homeland Security and under discussion in several states – under discussion in several states – WA, OR, CA, PA, LAWA, OR, CA, PA, LA


• REGULATORY STREAMLINING – MORE REGULATORY STREAMLINING – MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT ENFORCEMENT – EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT ENFORCEMENT – NOT REGULATORY ABANDONMENTNOT REGULATORY ABANDONMENT

• State and local governments with smaller staffs State and local governments with smaller staffs identify/ eliminate areas of overlap and identify/ eliminate areas of overlap and duplication that slow construction processduplication that slow construction process

• Apply information technology to interface with Apply information technology to interface with I.T. used in building design, construction, I.T. used in building design, construction, operation, maintenance and renovation. operation, maintenance and renovation.

PREPARING FOR THAT FUTURE NOWPREPARING FOR THAT FUTURE NOW

Actions Federal, State and Local Actions Federal, State and Local Governments Can Take Now to Governments Can Take Now to Begin to Successfully Address these Begin to Successfully Address these Forces and Changes Forces and Changes


• Your Community has already begun Your Community has already begun to take steps to meet these to take steps to meet these challenges by virtue of your being challenges by virtue of your being here and using I.T. here and using I.T.


Work of the National Partnership to Streamline Work of the National Partnership to Streamline Government / Alliance for Building Government / Alliance for Building Regulatory Reform in the Digital Age Regulatory Reform in the Digital Age

MISSION: Enhance Economic Development MISSION: Enhance Economic Development and Public Safety Through Effective and and Public Safety Through Effective and Efficient use of Information TechnologyEfficient use of Information Technology

Materials now available to help your Materials now available to help your community prepare for challenges of 2025 community prepare for challenges of 2025

PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE NOWPREPARING FOR THE FUTURE NOW

• NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP / ALLIANCENATIONAL PARTNERSHIP / ALLIANCE 40 public /private sector associations & government 40 public /private sector associations & government

agenciesagencies

GOVT – NGA, NACo, Mayors, NASCIO, Federal Agencies GOVT – NGA, NACo, Mayors, NASCIO, Federal Agencies HUD, DOE, NIST, GSAHUD, DOE, NIST, GSA

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY:CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: AIA, NAHB,AGA,BOMA, AIA, NAHB,AGA,BOMA, - Assemble and share best practices, model streamlining - Assemble and share best practices, model streamlining

processes and promote cooperation with I.T. industry to processes and promote cooperation with I.T. industry to increase effectiveness and efficiency of governmentincrease effectiveness and efficiency of government


NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP / ALLIANCE Materials funded NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP / ALLIANCE Materials funded by partners include:by partners include:

A - TO AID NEW JURISDICTIONS - FIRST TIME USERSA - TO AID NEW JURISDICTIONS - FIRST TIME USERS

- Model procurement requirements – How to procureModel procurement requirements – How to procure

- Listing of software and jurisdictions using – Learn Listing of software and jurisdictions using – Learn from the lessons of othersfrom the lessons of others

- Cost/Benefit – ROI Reports to support funding - 3 ½ Cost/Benefit – ROI Reports to support funding - 3 ½ month ROI – for jurisdictions of all sizemonth ROI – for jurisdictions of all size


B - AID TO EXISTING I.T. USERS AND FIRST TIMERS B - AID TO EXISTING I.T. USERS AND FIRST TIMERS

- 2006 CD-ROM Report with all tools - 2006 CD-ROM Report with all tools - GUIDES: - GUIDES:

- Elected Officials – 8 pages - Elected Officials – 8 pages

- HUD 83 page Streamlining Guide (late-Oct 06 - HUD 83 page Streamlining Guide (late-Oct 06 – available at www.huduser.org)– available at www.huduser.org)

PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE NOW PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE NOW

GUIDE TO EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT BUILDING GUIDE TO EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT BUILDING REGULATORY PROCESSES THROUGH REGULATORY PROCESSES THROUGH STREAMLINING AND INFORMATION STREAMLINING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY:TECHNOLOGY:

Why and what is streamlining? – Not regulatory Why and what is streamlining? – Not regulatory abandonmentabandonment

Benefits of streamlining and using I.T. – Better Benefits of streamlining and using I.T. – Better service to customers, reduced regulatory costs, service to customers, reduced regulatory costs, enhanced and more effective enforcementenhanced and more effective enforcement

Step by Step Process – 5 StepsStep by Step Process – 5 Steps


• SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS TO JURISDICTIONS OF ALL SIZES - SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS TO JURISDICTIONS OF ALL SIZES - STREAMLINING & I.T.STREAMLINING & I.T.

- Savings to construction industry in costs of up to - Savings to construction industry in costs of up to $100,000/day in delays – keeps business in town$100,000/day in delays – keeps business in town

- Reduce time in reg process by 60%- Reduce time in reg process by 60%

- Handle increased workloads with same staff- Handle increased workloads with same staff

- Provides jurisdiction with mechanism to share data - Provides jurisdiction with mechanism to share data across multiple agencies – increasing effectiveness & across multiple agencies – increasing effectiveness & efficiency of government servicesefficiency of government services


• GUIDE – 5 STEPS TO STREAMLINING:GUIDE – 5 STEPS TO STREAMLINING:

- 1. Assessing the Need & Identifying Stakeholders - 1. Assessing the Need & Identifying Stakeholders in your community – Gaining their buy-inin your community – Gaining their buy-in

- 2. Identifying Resources - 2. Identifying Resources

- 3. Preparing building regulatory process for - 3. Preparing building regulatory process for change- Process re-engineering / working with change- Process re-engineering / working with sister agencies sister agencies


• GUIDE – 5 STEPS TO STREAMLINING (continued)GUIDE – 5 STEPS TO STREAMLINING (continued)

- 4. Hardware and software selection- 4. Hardware and software selection

- 5. Putting it all in place – actions to accomplish- 5. Putting it all in place – actions to accomplish

EXAMPLES OF SAVINGS/EFFICIENCIES/BEST PRACTICES EXAMPLES OF SAVINGS/EFFICIENCIES/BEST PRACTICES FROM JURISDICTIONS INCLUDING:FROM JURISDICTIONS INCLUDING:

Chicago, IL Fairfax County, VA Polk Co, FLChicago, IL Fairfax County, VA Polk Co, FL State of Oregon State of FloridaState of Oregon State of Florida


GUIDE - Chapter 8 of HUD Guide – Lessons from Katrina, GUIDE - Chapter 8 of HUD Guide – Lessons from Katrina, Rita and other DisastersRita and other Disasters

Ahead of a disaster:Ahead of a disaster: - Identify rules, regulations, processes and procedures - Identify rules, regulations, processes and procedures

that slow down disaster planning, preparedness, that slow down disaster planning, preparedness, response and recoveryresponse and recovery

- Put I.T. in place and use it day-in-day out so it can - Put I.T. in place and use it day-in-day out so it can readily be applied to disaster response & recoveryreadily be applied to disaster response & recovery

- Develop regional disaster response, recovery capability - Develop regional disaster response, recovery capability


GUIDE - EXAMPLES OF BENEFITS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY FROM STREAMLINING & GUIDE - EXAMPLES OF BENEFITS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY FROM STREAMLINING & USING I.T.USING I.T.

• PUBLIC SAFETYPUBLIC SAFETY

- Use of hardware and software have increased compliance with jurisdiction’s - Use of hardware and software have increased compliance with jurisdiction’s building codes and standards and reduced losses of life, damage to property building codes and standards and reduced losses of life, damage to property caused by man-made and natural disasters - Florida’s experiences in recent caused by man-made and natural disasters - Florida’s experiences in recent hurricaneshurricanes

- Provide tools to facilitate more rapid completion of damage assessment - Provide tools to facilitate more rapid completion of damage assessment reports and issuance of permits to begin reconstructionreports and issuance of permits to begin reconstruction

- Provide access to statewide electronic database of licensed contractors, - Provide access to statewide electronic database of licensed contractors, subcontractors subcontractors


GUIDE – BENEFITS FROM STREAMLINING & USE OF I.T.GUIDE – BENEFITS FROM STREAMLINING & USE OF I.T.

• PUBLIC SAFETY & ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESSPUBLIC SAFETY & ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS - Enables community to prepare for coming wave of - Enables community to prepare for coming wave of

electronic building plans review tools, interoperable electronic building plans review tools, interoperable databases, sharing data across agency lines and with other databases, sharing data across agency lines and with other jurisdictionsjurisdictions

- Provides a platform for future integration of building - Provides a platform for future integration of building regulatory system with 3D / 4D Building Information regulatory system with 3D / 4D Building Information Modeling dataModeling data


• OTHEROTHER NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP / ALLIANCE ACTIVITIES THAT NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP / ALLIANCE ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ABILITY TO SUPPORT STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ABILITY TO ADDRESS FORCES OF CHANGEADDRESS FORCES OF CHANGE

- Alliance Information Technology Industry Advisory - Alliance Information Technology Industry Advisory Committee:Committee:

- Building Regulatory System Standard for interoperability – - Building Regulatory System Standard for interoperability – DOE funding demonstrated - REScheck and COMcheck toolsDOE funding demonstrated - REScheck and COMcheck tools

- Uniform addressing systems- Uniform addressing systems

FOR MORE INFORMATIONFOR MORE INFORMATION

• VISIT THE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP/ALLIANCE VISIT THE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP/ALLIANCE WEBSITE: WEBSITE: www.natlpartnerstreamline.orgwww.natlpartnerstreamline.org

• Call or write: Call or write: [email protected]@comcast.net, 703-568-, 703-568-23232323

• Look for “Architectural Security Codes and Look for “Architectural Security Codes and Guidelines: Best Practices for Today to Meet Guidelines: Best Practices for Today to Meet Construction Challenges” – McGraw-Hill Construction Challenges” – McGraw-Hill

http://www.natlpartnerstreamline.org/

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• FOR MORE INFORMATIONFOR MORE INFORMATION

- Robert Wible & Associates- Robert Wible & Associates [email protected]@comcast.org Phone: 703-568-2323 / fax 703-620-0015Phone: 703-568-2323 / fax 703-620-0015 10702 Midsummer Drive, Reston, VA10702 Midsummer Drive, Reston, VA 2019120191

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