Many of the economic predictions in circulation mark 2009 as the year the world will begin to see improvement in the economy. Most foresee a long, slow path to recovery, something that may be 10 years in the making. It took about this much time for the current green building movement to gain real momentum.
Being the boss is a pretty good feeling for most people. Those of you who own your business or have management authority draw a certain comfort from calling the shots and being able to tell subordinates what to do.
While contractors are certainly not the enemy, a sales pitch can sometimes seem like a strategic battle. Both require a plan, both require knowing the customer, predicting his or her next move and having a countermeasure to accomplish the plan.
Steel is one of the most widely used of all building materials. The list is as long as it is varied; columns and beams, stud framing, concrete reinforcement, doors, door frames, ladders, sheet metal, lockers, bolts, nails, and on and on. It would be impossible to build a building without using some steel.
This is not a pleasant article to write, because it has to do with failure. But don’t equate failure with being a loser. Thomas Edison failed with thousands of different filaments before finding one able to sustain the light of an incandescent bulb, and he most certainly wasn’t a loser.
The past year, as you may have noticed, has been a challenging time for the building materials manufacturing industry. But despite the economic downturn, new materials continue to come to market.
Plastering being one of the oldest of occupations, or as I am fond of calling it, the second “oldest profession” is represented in the United States and Canada by the Operative Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ International Association, which was chartered in 1864 and is the oldest of all the active building trades unions in North America.
I
was driving down the road and listening to the radio. Talk radio in particular;
the topic was about education in America’s high schools and the sad state of
affairs our educational system is in and how we have failed our young people in
the last few decades.
An
EIFS finish coat is a textured, paint-like material. It’s usually made with
acrylic resins or a blend of acrylic resins and other resins, such as silicones.
The hardness of the coating and its textured surface make it susceptible to
getting dirty.
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