Is doing “bad” good or bad? Are you one of the many people I’ve talked to who are wondering why “big companies who do bad get bailed out?” I don’t think those of you in business will see a wall and ceiling stimulus or bail-out plan any time soon.
I’m sure many of you are familiar with the tongue-in-cheek Darwin Awards, since the selection of annual winners seems to be among the most forwarded e-mails on the Internet.
This winter has been particularly unkind to us here in the Northwest. When it snows in Seattle, the place pretty much shuts down. We got hammered with more snow than many have ever experienced and it lingered for days and days.
The time has come for labor and management to get real. Across this country, union construction has lost some market share and still some contractors yawn and some business managers just count votes.
Location: Bartle Hall Ballroom Expansion, Kansas City Mo. Designed by four Kansas City-based architecture firms: HNTB, BNIM Architects, International Architects Atelier, and Junk Architects Contractor: E&K of Kansas CityManufacturer: NewMat
My friend Mark Breslin often refers to the culture of the trades and how they need to develop a better culture within their own industry. The culture within a group shapes the group’s image, for better or worse.
We first ran this column in the November 2004 issue of Walls & Ceilings. Since then, the Gypsum Association has conducted an ongoing public relations campaign designed to broaden awareness of gypsum area separation walls and gypsum roof underlayment.
In
multi-story wood frame residential construction, the various floor levels are
usually constructed as a series of platforms, one at a time, on top of each
other. The horizontal framing at the floor line has its grain running parallel
to the ground.
Location: Northwestern Mutual-The Beer Foundation, Woodland Hills, Calif. Contractor: Douglas Emmett Builders, Santa Monica, Calif. Architect: Rey Viquez, WWCOT, Santa Monica, Calif. Manufacturer: USG, Chicago Product: Cadre Wood-look ceilings
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