Digital Builder Ep 140: Why Some Owners Are “Eternal Beginners” in Construction

Construction owners often lack experience with large, infrequent projects like hospitals and campuses, leaving them making critical decisions without the benefit of repetition. This inexperience creates challenges in project execution since these "eternal beginners" miss the learning curve that comes from doing similar work multiple times.

Every project starts with big expectations and even bigger unknowns. And in construction, the people making the most critical decisions often don’t get the benefit of repetition. For certain projects (e.g., hospitals and large-scale campuses), owners might take them on only once or twice in their…

This story was originally published by Autodesk Construction Cloud Blog.