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We
have all met someone that makes us think differently. How about someone that
makes you look at the world you live in differently? I think these tougher
economic times should make us open our eyes and maybe, just maybe, we will
appreciate what we have.
I first learned about
waterless urinals around eight years ago and was immediately intrigued, and
soon became an enthusiastic user. That’s about the time I began working for
arguably one of the greenest architecture firms in the Northwest. In addition
to my duties as specifier for the firm, I also was allowed to spread my green
building wings, one of the major reasons I decided to work for the firm.
After
graduating high school more than four decades ago, I went to work in a factory
for a little over a year. Despite the passage of so much time, one co-worker
remains etched in memory as a grotesque reminder that the good old days weren’t
all they’re cracked up to be.
When I do seminars and when
I am at the office chatting with people on the phone about EIFS, one of the
most common questions I am asked is, “What is the biggest/tallest/strangest
EIFS project you know of?” That’s a good question.
Section
R703 of the International Residential Code and Chapter 14 of the International
Building Code address exterior coverings and claddings for exterior walls
including, but not limited to, EIFS, stucco (plaster) systems, and combustible
and non-combustible siding products.
This is a sensitive and confusing subject for many people but in light of ramped-up immigration enforcement and random raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, we must address this issue.
What
should a person do when his files are bulging to the breaking point, and he’s
too harried to organize his thoughts?
I think the thing to do is dispose with narrative and compose a lazy man’s
article like this one.
Here are some business tips I’ve collected over the years. Some no doubt apply
to your business.
This
column was originally run in October 2004 when home-owners were fixing up older
homes in hopes of flipping them for a handsome profit. Now that the housing
market is experiencing a correction in much of the country, more homeowners are
staying put and sprucing up their homes with the intent of upgrading without
having to sell in a soft market.
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