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Moving from calculating concrete volumes to interpreting abstract interview data is one of the hardest shifts for a Quantity Surveyor. You are trained to find the “right answer” or the “market rate,” so it is natural to treat qualitative data like a survey to be tallied or a problem to be solved. However, in qualitative research, this leads to the “Judgment Trap”, a situation where you label participants as “wrong,” “lazy,” or “correct” instead of analyzing the underlying issues. Based on the Mirror Principle (see our previous post on The Qualitative Mirror), here is a practical guide to writing your …
Continue reading “How to Write “Analysis and Findings” Without Judgment: A Guide for QS Students”
In my years of supervising final-year dissertations, I have noticed a recurring pattern. Students, especially those from technical backgrounds like Quantity Surveying, approach qualitative research like a construction contract: they look for the “right” answer. They interview experts, record the answers, and present them as facts. But qualitative research is not about finding one single truth. It is about understanding multiple realities. To explain this, I often share a story based on a classic Sinhala folk song, Kedapatha (the mirror). Before reading the story, I encourage you to listen to the song to feel the emotion behind the narrative. The lyrics …
Continue reading “The Qualitative Mirror: What a Folk Song Teaches Us About Research Bias”
When you see a Building Information Model (BIM), it’s easy to think of it as just a fancy 3D picture of a building. But the real power isn’t in the picture; it’s in the information. A foundational concept of BIM is that it is not the 3D model. The 3D model you see is just one visual report that the computer generates by reading a smart database. This database is the single source of truth. The 3D view, 2D floor plans, sections, and cost schedules are all just different interpretations of that same central data. In this database, the computer …
Continue reading “More Than a 3D Picture: The Smart Database Under the Hood of Your BIM Model”
