All the images are black and white. I'm surprised a book about data with lots of great graphs and charts is not in color. It makes the data they are trying to show hard to understand. Read more

This book is a must-read for architects who want to remain competitive and viable in the foreseeable future. Data is everywhere. As architects, we generate a considerable amount of it in our daily practice. Randy's prescient book points out how we architects can capitalize on the data we're generating to design better buildings with fewer resources. Full disclosure - one of my projects appears in the book. That said, I've experienced first-hand the value of capturing and analyzing data in my own practice. I applaud Randy for the research and effort he put into the book. It's thorough and well-written. Yes, the images aren't in color, but that doesn't take away from the importance and timeliness of its message. I highly recommend "Data-Driven Design and Construction". Read more

The book has lots of great interviews with AECO industry leaders discussing how they use data, but it lacks concrete evidence for ways your firm can use data going forwards or examples to follow. Also, the book will contain random shoutouts from these interviews that just take up more space in the book. The book can adequately be summed up in three parts: Sefaira, BIM, Industry Interviews. Read more

Randy has diligently interviewed and processed a multitude of leading experts in the field of data. If you are an AEC firm looking to take the next step AFTER your next step this is the book for you. I recently came back from Autodesk University 2015 and several of the people mentioned in this book were not only speaking on this subject, but were demonstrating it live! Buckle up for a brain-dense read and its ok if some of it doesn't make sense right away. Better to be hit with the knowledge gently now, than be ambushed by it later. In this book you will learn about how so many firms are leveraging data and applying it to their workflows and culture. Even if you don't absorb all 25, there are more than enough strategies to glean from this book. You will look back in 5 years and see everything said in this book become mainstream and the "new norm" in architecture. Or else, as Brian Ringley put it, "Bye bye." Read more

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