Gina Neff researches the societal, ethical, and organizational impacts of emerging technologies, focusing on AI, data systems, and workplace collaboration. Her books include Venture Labor, Self-Tracking, and Human-Centered Data Science.
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AssertionContradicted
Neff: US building sector accounts for 50% of national energy consumption
“The building sector in the United States accounts for 50 D five, zero percent of energy consumption in the U S.”
Gina NeffJan 2, 2019▶ 31:37a16z Podcast | Construction Under Tech -- Info Flows
Neff: Legal and regulatory history slows construction digital adoption
“The technology is certainly there. It's the legal, regulatory, and history of the industry that makes companies very slow to change.”
Gina NeffJan 2, 2019▶ 2:17a16z Podcast | Construction Under Tech -- Info Flows
Insight
Neff: BIM's killer app is HVAC and plumbing clash detection
“What I think is really interesting in the construction industry is, you know, we bring up every bolt can be modeled in three-day modeling, but, you know, the killer app for building information modeling really has been coordinating your plumbing work and your …”
Gina NeffJan 2, 2019▶ 6:04a16z Podcast | Construction Under Tech -- Info Flows
Insight
Neff: 2D blueprints are unnatural and interpreted inconsistently
“No one thinks in two D plans and specifications. A blueprint is not a natural language for anybody. You can put a blueprint in front of three different people, and they're going to see three very different things.”
Gina NeffJan 2, 2019▶ 23:52a16z Podcast | Construction Under Tech -- Info Flows
AssertionContradicted
Neff: US building sector accounts for 50% of national energy consumption
“The building sector in the United States accounts for 50 D five, zero percent of energy consumption in the U S.”
Gina NeffJan 2, 2019▶ 31:37a16z Podcast | Construction Under Tech -- Info Flows
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Neff: US hospitals generate 15% of national greenhouse gas emissions
“Hospitals alone are 15% of Energy, greenhouse gas production in the United States.”
Gina NeffJan 2, 2019▶ 18:08a16z Podcast | Construction Under Tech -- Info Flows
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