I
heard this term and was not sure what it meant. After a little research, I
learned that “technocracy” was a movement that occurred during the American
Industrial Revolution.
Last
year was one of the bleakest in history for most of us economically. Yet Cincinnati’s Thompson
Plumbing, Heating & Cooling grew more than 50 percent in 2009.
I
have been told for years that solar photovoltaic panels will soon be cheap
enough and abundant enough for every building in the U.S. to have at least one
or two sitting on the roof or hanging on the wall.
As
the director of a national training program for plasterers, I help develop and
implement training criteria and curriculum materials for young people just
entering the trade. So, nothing gives me greater pleasure than to witness young
men and women, who’ve got a few years under their belt, excelling at the
craft-especially in a down economy!
While
we are all doing what we can to survive this economy, we should remember that
the first decade of this century was booming in construction like most of us
had never seen. Comparing to this very high level watermark is unrealistic. So,
a lull was to be expected (OK, maybe this is worse than a lull).
In
late December, most of us are busy planning for the upcoming holidays, thinking
about eating lots of fattening foods, and looking forward to merry-making with
family and friends. On December 23, 2008, however, one person was not enjoying
such pleasant thoughts.
Many
of you reading this went into business for yourself because some heavy-handed
boss was always telling you what to do and how to do it. You got sick and tired
of “my way or the highway” orders when you knew just as much or more about
doing your job as your old supervisor did.
To assist in understanding of the newest edition of Application and Finishing of Gypsum Panel Products GA-216, we summarize and discuss some of the most
significant modifications.
Back
in the “StuccoLithic Period” of Earth’s history, several decades ago, I was
really impressed with the many features of EIFS. At that time, I worked for an
EIFS competitor in the metal wall system business. We were having alot of
trouble selling against EIFS. Why? EIFS was less expensive, had better
insulating properties, and could be designed to look attractive in a lot of
different ways.
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