ENHANCING ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS, PUBLIC SAFETY & DISASTER RESILIENCE – THROUGH STREAMLINING AND...

ENHANCING ECONOMIC ENHANCING ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS, PUBLIC SAFETY & COMPETITIVENESS, PUBLIC SAFETY &

DISASTER RESILIENCE – THROUGH DISASTER RESILIENCE – THROUGH STREAMLINING AND EFFECTIVE USES STREAMLINING AND EFFECTIVE USES

OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYOF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Presentation by Robert Wible, Secretary Presentation by Robert Wible, Secretary to the National Partnership to to the National Partnership to

Streamline GovernmentStreamline Government

Building Regulatory Process Coalition Building Regulatory Process Coalition MeetingMeeting

Quincy, MA November 28, 2006Quincy, MA November 28, 2006

ENHANCING COMPETITIVENSS, PUBLIC SAFETY & DISASTER ENHANCING COMPETITIVENSS, PUBLIC SAFETY & DISASTER RESILIENCERESILIENCE

OUTLINEOUTLINE

• Shared needs for greater efficiency caused by Shared needs for greater efficiency caused by major forces impacting both construction and major forces impacting both construction and building regulatory communitybuilding regulatory community

• Partnership initiatives addressing those Partnership initiatives addressing those forcesforces

• Possible actions to assist Massachusetts Possible actions to assist Massachusetts

COMPETITIVENSS, PUBLIC SAFETY & DISASTER RESILIENCECOMPETITIVENSS, PUBLIC SAFETY & DISASTER RESILIENCE

• PERSPECTIVE FROM THE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP TO PERSPECTIVE FROM THE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP TO STREAMLINE GOVERNMENT / ALLIANCE FOR BUILDING STREAMLINE GOVERNMENT / ALLIANCE FOR BUILDING REGULATORY REFORM IN THE DIGITAL AGEREGULATORY REFORM IN THE DIGITAL AGE

– Public/Private Partnership of Associations & Government Public/Private Partnership of Associations & Government Agencies – established July, 2001Agencies – established July, 2001

– NGA, NACo, Mayors, NASCIO, Federal Agencies HUD, DOE, NIST, NGA, NACo, Mayors, NASCIO, Federal Agencies HUD, DOE, NIST, GSA, NSF…GSA, NSF…

– AIA, NAHB, AGC, BOMA, APA, ULI ….AIA, NAHB, AGC, BOMA, APA, ULI ….

– Share best practices to enhance public safety, competitiveness by Share best practices to enhance public safety, competitiveness by increasing effectiveness and efficiency of government oversight of increasing effectiveness and efficiency of government oversight of construction process through streamlining and use of I.T.construction process through streamlining and use of I.T.

COMPETITIVENSS, PUBLIC SAFETY & DISASTER RESILIENCECOMPETITIVENSS, PUBLIC SAFETY & DISASTER RESILIENCE

National Partnership/Alliance MissionNational Partnership/Alliance Mission

““Enhance nation’s public safety, disaster resilience Enhance nation’s public safety, disaster resilience and economic competitiveness through streamlining and economic competitiveness through streamlining the nation’s regulatory process to make it more the nation’s regulatory process to make it more effective and efficient.”effective and efficient.”

Making state and local government regulations more Making state and local government regulations more effective and efficient – not regulatory abandonmenteffective and efficient – not regulatory abandonment

STREAMLINING –THE NEEDSTREAMLINING –THE NEED

Six Forces Transforming Both The Six Forces Transforming Both The Construction Industry And Way State Construction Industry And Way State

And Local Governments RegulateAnd Local Governments Regulate

Drawn from “Architectural Security Codes and Drawn from “Architectural Security Codes and Guidelines” – new McGraw-Hill publicationGuidelines” – new McGraw-Hill publication


SIX TRANSFORMING FORCESSIX TRANSFORMING FORCES 1.1. Demographic – aging population & immigrationDemographic – aging population & immigration2.2. Environmental – energy costs, resource depletion & Environmental – energy costs, resource depletion &

global warmingglobal warming3.3. Technological – rapid changes & new technologies Technological – rapid changes & new technologies 4.4. Economic – changing role of nation in global Economic – changing role of nation in global

economyeconomy5.5. Reduced Resources – demands for downsizing and Reduced Resources – demands for downsizing and

increased efficiency in government & private sectorsincreased efficiency in government & private sectors6.6. Public Safety - greater demand, natural disasters Public Safety - greater demand, natural disasters

and terrorismand terrorism


A BRIEF LOOK AT FOUR OF THOSE A BRIEF LOOK AT FOUR OF THOSE FORCESFORCES

• EnvironmentalEnvironmental

• TechnologicalTechnological

• EconomicEconomic

• Public SafetyPublic Safety


•EnvironmentalEnvironmental– Global WarmingGlobal Warming

•Need to reduce greenhouse gases /support Need to reduce greenhouse gases /support green technologies and construction & green technologies and construction & sustainabilitysustainability

– World supply of oil and natural gasWorld supply of oil and natural gas•Replace with alternative fuels and increase Replace with alternative fuels and increase

energy efficiency energy efficiency

– Water and other resource conservationWater and other resource conservation– Waste disposalWaste 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 interoperability technologies & demand for interoperability – BIM, SMARTcodes –ICC – BIM, SMARTcodes –ICC

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


• EconomicEconomic– Global economyGlobal economy

• ““The World Is Flat” – T. FriedmanThe World Is Flat” – T. Friedman

• Jobs and skills going off-shoreJobs and skills going off-shore

– Growing economic competitivenessGrowing economic competitiveness• region as well as within worldregion as well as within world

• Attract new and keep existing businesses in Attract new and keep existing businesses in state/communitystate/community

• build at less cost/waste – “faster, better, safer”build at less cost/waste – “faster, better, safer”

– Ability to absorb and recover from disruptions Ability to absorb and recover from disruptions


• Public Safety - Greater demand after Public Safety - Greater demand after 9/11 and Katrina for:9/11 and Katrina for:

– Keeping our infrastructure secure from Keeping our infrastructure secure from future terrorist actionsfuture terrorist actions

– Better preparation for, response to and Better preparation for, response to and more rapid recovery from large scale more rapid recovery from large scale disasters. disasters.


• Lessons from Katrina & Other Disasters:Lessons from Katrina & Other Disasters:

- Need for uniform statewide building codes, - Need for uniform statewide building codes, certification & training for code officialscertification & training for code officials

- Need for upgraded code provisions for wind and - Need for upgraded code provisions for wind and water penetrationwater penetration

- Need for regional and not just statewide mutual aid - Need for regional and not just statewide mutual aid agreements for building departments/contractors as agreements for building departments/contractors as well as first responderswell as first responders

- Need for backup statewide permit & plans review- Need for backup statewide permit & plans review


• Blue Cascades III Exercise in Pacific NW (3/06)Blue Cascades III Exercise in Pacific NW (3/06)

- Secure database for first responders of as built - Secure database for first responders of as built designsdesigns

- Identify and pre-certify construction industry Identify and pre-certify construction industry from outside region to support first responsesfrom outside region to support first responses

- Recovery - use of information technology Recovery - use of information technology speed damage assessment and permit speed damage assessment and permit issuance issuance

- Uniform building permit forms statewide, Uniform building permit forms statewide, common inspection systems to provide backup common inspection systems to provide backup support support


• Relevance to Commonwealth:Relevance to Commonwealth:

- Year 5 of 15-20 year more intense - Year 5 of 15-20 year more intense hurricane cyclehurricane cycle

- Winter storms- Winter storms - Potential terrorist targets- Potential terrorist targets - Smaller geographical area from which to - Smaller geographical area from which to

draw resources in large scale eventdraw resources in large scale event - 80% of all small businesses fail if closed - 80% of all small businesses fail if closed

for 3 weeks for 3 weeks


• For Past 10 Years These Forces Have:For Past 10 Years These Forces Have:

– increasingly impacted how we build and increasingly impacted how we build and regulate constructionregulate construction

– stimulated new products & technologiesstimulated new products & technologies– added national initiatives to identify and added national initiatives to identify and

reduce unnecessary costs and reduce unnecessary costs and inefficienciesinefficiencies

CONNECTING SYSTEMS – NATIONAL INITIATIVESCONNECTING SYSTEMS – NATIONAL INITIATIVES

NEW INITIATIVESNEW INITIATIVES

• Greater Code UniformityGreater Code Uniformity– ICCICC

• Research on more effective and efficient building design & Research on more effective and efficient building design & construction materials, processes & technologiesconstruction materials, processes & technologies– NIST /GSA /Colleges & UniversitiesNIST /GSA /Colleges & Universities

• New Information Technologies and InteroperabilityNew Information Technologies and Interoperability– 3D & 4 D design3D & 4 D design– GISGIS– Wireless TechnologiesWireless Technologies– RFIDRFID– Web-based servicesWeb-based services

CONNECTING SYSTEMS – NATIONAL INITIATIVESCONNECTING SYSTEMS – NATIONAL INITIATIVES

INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS THESE FORCESINITIATIVES TO ADDRESS THESE FORCES

• New Organizations/Initiatives to Promote More New Organizations/Initiatives to Promote More Effective and Efficient Construction, Building Effective and Efficient Construction, Building Operation & RegulationOperation & Regulation

- U.S. Green Building Council- U.S. Green Building Council -- FIATECHFIATECH

– IAIIAI– PATHPATH– buildingSMARTbuildingSMART– Alliance for Building Regulatory Reform in Digital Age / Alliance for Building Regulatory Reform in Digital Age /

National Partnership to Streamline GovernmentNational Partnership to Streamline Government

CONNECTING SYSTEMS – CONVERGENCE OF INITIATIVESCONNECTING SYSTEMS – CONVERGENCE OF INITIATIVES

THE NEED FOR CONVERGING EFFORTS:THE NEED FOR CONVERGING EFFORTS:

• Each of these initiatives and organizations Each of these initiatives and organizations generally address one or more but not every generally address one or more but not every segment of:segment of:– construction industryconstruction industry– construction processconstruction process– technologytechnology– level of government level of government – or even different governments within same state / regionor even different governments within same state / region


RESULTING IN:RESULTING IN:

a general lack of cohesive approach that a general lack of cohesive approach that recognizes, supports, encourages coordination recognizes, supports, encourages coordination and where appropriate integration of these and where appropriate integration of these initiatives. initiatives.

CASE IN POINT - BIM & REGULATORY SYSTEMCASE IN POINT - BIM & REGULATORY SYSTEM


As Virtual Design & Construction, and As Virtual Design & Construction, and greater demand for disaster resilience greater demand for disaster resilience increase they meet a regulatory system increase they meet a regulatory system where:where:

Less than 10% of building departments use ITLess than 10% of building departments use IT Less than 1% building departments accept Less than 1% building departments accept

electronic plans submittalselectronic plans submittals Even smaller number of jurisdictions conduct Even smaller number of jurisdictions conduct

electronic plans reviews – even then for only electronic plans reviews – even then for only certain portions of buildingscertain portions of buildings


• CREATING CHOKEPOINTS IN THE ROAD TO CREATING CHOKEPOINTS IN THE ROAD TO THE FUTURE – The Building Regulatory THE FUTURE – The Building Regulatory ProcessProcess

At Virtual Design Conference, December, 2005 at At Virtual Design Conference, December, 2005 at GSA:GSA:

– 3D/4D project in Silicon Valley had to print out and 3D/4D project in Silicon Valley had to print out and provide shop drawings for projectprovide shop drawings for project

– Currently no interoperability in building Currently no interoperability in building department data between jurisdictions & between department data between jurisdictions & between jurisdictions and construction – slowing disaster jurisdictions and construction – slowing disaster response and recoveryresponse and recovery

COORDINATING ACTIONS TO LINK INITIATIVESCOORDINATING ACTIONS TO LINK INITIATIVES

• PROPOSED COORDINATED ACTIONS NATIONAL PROPOSED COORDINATED ACTIONS NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP AND MASS BRP COALITION:PARTNERSHIP AND MASS BRP COALITION:

– Coordinate Coalition objectives for needed Coordinate Coalition objectives for needed changes/streamlining of building regulatory process with changes/streamlining of building regulatory process with Partnership products/services Partnership products/services

– Joint educational efforts for actions that can be taken Joint educational efforts for actions that can be taken now to build stakeholder support for streamlining now to build stakeholder support for streamlining building regulatory process & greater use of ITbuilding regulatory process & greater use of IT

– Joint support for streamlining grants to state and local Joint support for streamlining grants to state and local governments & for other initiatives: BIM, governments & for other initiatives: BIM, buildingSMART, SMARTcodesbuildingSMART, SMARTcodes

COORDINATING ACTIONS TO LINK INITIATIVESCOORDINATING ACTIONS TO LINK INITIATIVES

• NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP PRODUCTS OF NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP PRODUCTS OF RELEVANCE TO MA BUILDING REGULATORY RELEVANCE TO MA BUILDING REGULATORY PROCESS COALITIONPROCESS COALITION::

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

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

– SurveysSurveys• Use of IT & Cost/BenefitUse of IT & Cost/Benefit• ROI Reports to support fundingROI Reports to support funding• 3 ½ month ROI for jurisdictions of all size3 ½ month ROI for jurisdictions of all size

COORDINATING ACTIONS - PARTNERSHIP & MASSACHUSETTSCOORDINATING ACTIONS - PARTNERSHIP & MASSACHUSETTS

• NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP PRODUCTS:NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP PRODUCTS:

– 2006 CD-ROM Report to Governors, Mayors, Counties with 2006 CD-ROM Report to Governors, Mayors, Counties with all streamlining tools that have reduced regulatory costs all streamlining tools that have reduced regulatory costs by 60%by 60%

– DOE/PNNL interoperability for RESCheck & COMCheck toolsDOE/PNNL interoperability for RESCheck & COMCheck tools

– Template for “Introduction to Building Codes” – A State Template for “Introduction to Building Codes” – A State specific publication - to build stakeholder support for specific publication - to build stakeholder support for changechange


• Guides:Guides:

- Elected Officials – 8 pages –Why Streamline? - Elected Officials – 8 pages –Why Streamline? Benefits Benefits

- HUD 83 page Streamlining Guide (Nov 06) – - HUD 83 page Streamlining Guide (Nov 06) – Includes chapter on benefits of Includes chapter on benefits of I.T./Streamlining to disaster response and I.T./Streamlining to disaster response and recoveryrecovery


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

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

Benefits of streamlining and using I.T. – Better service Benefits of streamlining and using I.T. – Better service to customers, reduced regulatory costs, enhanced to customers, reduced regulatory costs, enhanced and more effective enforcementand 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 across - Provides jurisdiction with mechanism to share data across multiple agencies – increasing effectiveness & efficiency of multiple agencies – increasing effectiveness & efficiency of government servicesgovernment 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 – Educating & gaining their in your community – Educating & gaining their buy-inbuy-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: Los Angeles, CAFROM JURISDICTIONS INCLUDING: Los Angeles, CA

Chicago, IL Fairfax County, VA Polk Co, FL Milpitas, Chicago, IL Fairfax County, VA Polk Co, FL Milpitas, CACA

State of Oregon State of FloridaState of Oregon State of Florida


• PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS OF RELEVANCE TO PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS OF RELEVANCE TO MASSACHUSETTS:MASSACHUSETTS:

– High level National Streamlining Conference – High level National Streamlining Conference – January 10-11, 2007 at NAHB in Washington, D.C.January 10-11, 2007 at NAHB in Washington, D.C.

Program for corporate CEOs, construction Program for corporate CEOs, construction community, elected & building officials, to set community, elected & building officials, to set path for focused 5 year campaign to enhance path for focused 5 year campaign to enhance effectiveness and efficiency of building effectiveness and efficiency of building regulatory process through streamlining and use regulatory process through streamlining and use of information technology.of information technology.


• Partnership Projects of Relevance to Massachusetts:Partnership Projects of Relevance to Massachusetts:

- Assisting states & their localities by conducting streamlining - Assisting states & their localities by conducting streamlining workshops – OR, CA, LAworkshops – OR, CA, LA

- Assisting states prior to disaster in identifying and streamlining - Assisting states prior to disaster in identifying and streamlining reducing rules, regs., processes and procedures to speed response reducing rules, regs., processes and procedures to speed response and recoveryand recovery

- Assisting in building regulatory process re-engineering- Assisting in building regulatory process re-engineering

- Assisting in interoperability of disaster response/recovery databases- Assisting in interoperability of disaster response/recovery databases


• How can National Partnership be of assistance ?How can National Partnership be of assistance ?

- Develop stakeholder materials – “Introduction - Develop stakeholder materials – “Introduction to Mass Building Regulatory System – Benefits of to Mass Building Regulatory System – Benefits of Streamlining”Streamlining”

- Guide/Streamlining training- Guide/Streamlining training

- Disaster resilience – identify rules, regulations, - Disaster resilience – identify rules, regulations, processes & procedures (state & local) that processes & procedures (state & local) that impede disaster response/recoveryimpede disaster response/recovery

PROPOSED COORDINATION - MASS & NATIONAL PROPOSED COORDINATION - MASS & NATIONAL PARTNERSHIPPARTNERSHIP

• THANK YOU FOR OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THANK YOU FOR OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THESE THOUGHTSTHESE THOUGHTS

– Available here to answer questionsAvailable here to answer questions

& provide more information on National & provide more information on National

Partnership/Alliance Partnership/Alliance

PROPOSED COORDINATION NATIONAL PROPOSED COORDINATION NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP AND MASS BUILDING REGULATORY PARTNERSHIP AND MASS BUILDING REGULATORY PROCESS COALITIONPROCESS COALITION

A CLOSING THOUGHTA CLOSING THOUGHT

“ “ The best way to predict the future is to The best way to predict the future is to design it” design it”

- Buckminster Fuller- Buckminster Fuller

This is precisely what the Coalition & the This is precisely what the Coalition & the National Partnership are trying to do – let’s National Partnership are trying to do – let’s do it together!do it together!

FOR MORE INFORMATIONFOR MORE INFORMATION

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

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

• Read articles in U.S. Mayor, State Government Read articles in U.S. Mayor, State Government News & “Architectural Security Codes & News & “Architectural Security Codes & Guidelines” McGraw-HillGuidelines” McGraw-Hill

THANK YOUTHANK YOU

http://www.natlpartnerstreamline.org/

mailto:[email protected]

ENHANCING ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS, PUBLIC SAFETY & DISASTER RESILIENCE – THROUGH STREAMLINING AND...

Documents

Transcript of ENHANCING ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS, PUBLIC SAFETY & DISASTER RESILIENCE – THROUGH STREAMLINING AND...