Joe Boyd has incorporated into Build It Twice the insights acquired over more than 40 years in the construction industry.

His insights also reflect a degree in business management from Santa Clara University, and two years of graduate law at the University of San Francisco, before the Korean War called him up to teach cryptography at SHAPE Headquarters, Paris.

He returned to the University of California at Berkeley, where he obtained a degree in civil engineering.

Over the next several years he worked in engineering design, as field engineer for general contractors, and as senior engineer and superintendent for the Bechtel Corporation. He was Director of Management Services for Transamerica Corporation, where he managed the construction of residential, commercial and high-rise projects throughout the western U.S.

By the time he established his own firm in 1963, Joe had managed, and had assisted in disputes resolution, on over $150 million of construction.

J.A.Boyd & Associates (JBA) grew to a staff of 35 and extended its services throughout the U.S., providing consulting and management services on several billion dollars of design and construction and for the analysis, negotiation and resolution of several hundred million dollars of construction disputes.

In addition to directing the services of his firm, Joe Boyd has testified as an expert, and has been an arbitrator, referee and negotiator on diverse construction disputes.

In "Built It Twice, … If You Want a Successful Building Project," Joe has assembled these insights to produce a strategy that the owner of any building project— large, small, private or public—can implement to make that project successful.

He describes in detail the reasons projects get into trouble. He demonstrates how those problems can be anticipated, managed and avoided. He outlines a specific curriculum through which an owner can acquire the resources and the tools an owner needs to realize a successful project.

He describes how the owner can use these resources to lead those who will design and build his or her project to recognize the benefits that accrue from working with clear guidelines and mutual respect.