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An Alternate Industry Education

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2013/04/30
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In keeping with the school’s mission to “Foster the Next (Best) AEC+ Generation” we want to provide educational opportunities for the many. This includes enabling not just academic advancement, but also industry professional advancement -both in office and in the field.

This month we have began work in the development of the school’s Alternate Studies, and as part of it, the CM Alternate program.

The program is an 10-month combination program launching in February 2014, in which participants will spend the first 3 months in the classroom, followed by 6 months in the field, a closing accelerating month, all before returning to work.

The CM Alternate program will have a strong focus on diversity, and encourages the participation of women and other minorities interested in entering -or advancing to- project and jobsite management roles.

READ MORE ABOUT ALTERNATE STUDIES

InSB @ the Loop

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2013/02/17
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Since inception on September 15 of 2011, we have dwelled and researched our way through what would be the best strategy to develop the school more efficiently and effectively, and what would be the best location to do so.

As of this week, and with the help of Joe and Josh at Marc Realty, we have signed a lease to move into the Chicago Loop – downtown.

This could not be more timely, or more perfect for a new kind of learning – one that begins to care for and cater to emerging and young professionals. A learning that sees beyond academia and begins to truly prepare individuals for practice in the real world. A learning that will fill a void others have created, directly and indirectly, and will truly give back to and be centered around those who have made the serious commitment -and investment- to become professionals in AEC.

We will ensure a fair ROI to all, in truly delivering Value.

The time has come for specialized applicable skills learning to begin.

We will be moving in to paint and furnish in the coming days, and hope to be fully operational by Tuesday March 5. Stay tuned as we release a schedule and begin to launch programs.

Join us, at InSB…

To Foster the Next (Best) AEC+ Generation.

Writing in? Writing out!

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2012/04/21
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All Higher Education institutions today put significant emphasis on the writing skills of new students. College essay after college essay, these students demonstrate varying levels of abilities.

Somewhere along the way these skills seem to slowly disappear, especially in their more applicable and valuable form.

Statistics show that employers today are opting out of hiring certain graduates, including those from Business Administration programs, and instead hiring individuals that graduate from the Humanities. This is due to these students’ better communication and technical skills.

At InSB, we will worry a little less about the student entering, and worry significantly more about the student graduating. Neither student being more or less important, but both needing skills to be refined, directed for industry, and developed.

We will make sure graduates of our school leave prepared to write well, technically, clearly, and concisely. These skills are imperative in the AEC industry, especially in leadership roles.

An exit writing assessment will be integrated into the “Technical” component of an InSB Education.

R+D in AEC

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2012/03/31
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The Construction industry, which constitutes all things including design, engineering, fabrication, and erection, is among one of the strongest economic indicators in the United States, and in most other countries.

Statistics to that effect can be found published and available throughout, including the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) website.

This translates into AEC controlling and affecting a large portion of the GDP.

Despite the fact, and the astronomical sums of money the industry moves, the construction industry is the one that invests the least in Research and Development. For an industry that seems to solely be interested in profit, this fact is nothing less than short-sighted given R+D leads to innovation, which leads to market expansion and creation, thus profitability.

Even if we considered re-investing sums as small as 3-5% in true R+D, we would be making significant strides.

We, at InSB, look forward to enabling a new generation of people that may have something to give back. People that will truly innovate, and have a lasting impact. Areas including Building Materials Development, Systems Development, and other rarely-seen but emerging areas like Robotics in Construction.

The new ROI for AEC is not “Return on Investment”, is “Return on Innovation”.  (Thanks, Arturo!)

Join us in the journey, and in the fostering the next (best) AEC generation.

Jump to the InR+D portal now!

InSB @ HOK BIM/IPD

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2012/01/27
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We thought we would share the 1st InSB presentation of 2012.

The place was HOK Chicago, one of the largest and most successful A/E firms in the U.S. The style was Pecha Kucha. The topic was simply an introduction of the School to the Chicago BIM/IPD Group.

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We will post a video of the presentation once it becomes available. Stay tuned.

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