WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - January 16, 2009) - DCStrategies CEO Barbara Heller endorsed the Obama Administration’s $825 billion economic stimulus and outlined the logistical, technological and communications changes that could reduce the costs of designing and building the infrastructure projects envisioned under the proposal.     

“At DC Strategies, we work with large organizations and government agencies responsible for complex capital programs and help them analyze their work process and apply technology solutions to facilitate communication and make the whole project more efficient,” Ms Heller said in an interview on Washington-based E&E TV, a daily Web-based video program that delivers thought-leading discussions with policy experts.  

The full interview can be viewed here: http://www.eenews.net/tv/video_guide/924

Here are some highlights:

• “The chief performance officer is a wonderful opportunity, both symbolically and practically, for the Obama administration to start to analyze some of the inefficiencies in the construction industry and to transform the practice and to create a new paradigm for what it means to be an effective building owner.”

• “As an architect, I am really a big advocate of the creative imagination and all of the wonderful solutions that we can generate through creative thinking. The problem is that translating those things into physical reality is sometimes problematic. I think it would be wise for the Obama administration to apply some rules before they distribute the money in terms of a chain of command or authorization or procurement process.”

• “The Pentagon renovation project is an example of excellence in federal leadership. The federal team that led that project used some extremely creative procurement strategies and incentives and bonus award fees to create a scenario where they not only got their project done under schedule and under budget, but they were able to incorporate a lot of sustainable design attributes into the construction.”

• “There’s a variety of technologies that can come into play for different aspects of this stimulus program. But what’s really wonderful is that we are at a particular inflection point now where engineering applications, design applications, geospatial applications, and communication technologies are converging to make things easier to understand, easier to manage, and with better results.”

DCStrategies drives innovation across the built environment, enabling clients to leverage technology, streamline management and improve business processes to enhance operations. Clients include government agencies, business and institutions.