Flew back from Singapore with Dr. Terry Johnson and had smooth flights and easy connections. On a layover in Chicago, I asked him, “What’s the most surprising thing you learned at the conference?” He said that he realized that most companies, regardless of which country they come from, are more concerned about the initial cost of a project than in the longer-term cost. In other words, if you can build it less expensively, that’s preferable right now in this current tough economic climate to building it more sustainably with lower lifecycle costs. Money is tight.

Terry Johnson reflecting on SIWW in Chicago O'Hare

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