paperfreeconstruction

For 8 long years, I’ve been writing this blog.

While its impact on anyone else has been less than miniscule, the act of writing helped me out of some rough patches.

And for the latter, I am thankful.

I stumbled into the industry of creating buildings in my early teens.

First, I just wanted to learn everything I could while working in it.

Gradually though, fixing the small and the big issues that plagued the industry became my mission.

The ‘Big BIM thing’ I’ve been immersing myself in for over 2 decades is one of the manifestations of the urge to make a positive difference.

These days, I am thinking small.

I am starting up a Movement.

A small and slow movement.

A movement of ONE.

The idea behind the movement is a concept I’ve fussed over for years, a theory that survived many a crash I endured through my roller-coaster-ride like career.

It is simpler and, on the surface, less compelling than any of my other ideas, theories and models.

But, it is a beauty.

It is a Movement towards a World of paperfreeconstruction.

A World where buildings are designed, documented, constructed, occupied and maintained without any use of paper.

I haven’t been able to change the industry.

I worked hard, yet I could not get ONE paperless project off the ground.

Nevertheless, I am still working in the industry.

I have a job, so I can live and work by my own mantra.

I am setting out to become totally paperfree in my daily work.

I will keep using this blog to share my ‘journey’ (a cheesy habit, my apologies).

I also set up a LinkedIn platform for the likeminded, individuals and companies to join in and share their own experiences in working towards a paperfreeconstruction.

But only if they want to, I am quite happy paperfreeing on my own.

This is not a business idea, not a commercial venture.

Just a Movement.

For updates on how I am doing, join up here or follow the blog.

It Only Takes One Person to Start a Movement, people say.