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Blogs, Chat Rooms, and Community Forums; these cyber communities have become
the modern version of the neighborhood bar, the office water cooler, and the
campus coffee shop...
The
popularity of sustainable design has spawned a number of “green” things within
the industry; green materials, green building consultants, green roofs, green
wash, and yes, even green specifications. What are green specifications,
anyway? Who writes them? Where can one get them?
Most
of you know your way around a toolbox very well. If you didn’t, you’d be doing
something else for a living.
At some point, though, you are likely to find yourself in a predicament they
don’t teach in trade schools and apprenticeship classes. It’s how to cope with
the most complicated machinery any of us will ever confront-human beings.
Large
rust stain streaks can be created by an almost invisibly small piece of iron,
located in the EIFS finish. They can become amazingly big and very noticeable.
In the midst of a huge blank EIFS wall, such streaks can really standout, which
can result in irate building owners who want you to redo the whole façade. That
level of repair is hardly necessary and the following information on rust
streaks on EIFS can help you fix the problem and keep the owner calm.
With
some exceptions, making a penetration in a gypsum board ceiling when it is not
used to maintain a fire-resistance rating poses few problems. Unless the system
is being used as a sound or smoke barrier, or as part of a seismic- or
wind-resisting system, you pretty much can cut the hole, run the penetrating
element, seal around the hole with some joint treatment, and walk away.
Summer
run Steelhead fishing in Washington State is a new hobby I picked up. It’s an
unbelievable rush to have a 10 or 15 pound Steelie on in fast water. Our boat
is drifting slowly in the current and I cast upriver allowing my bait to sink
when all of a sudden the fight is on.
Location: Residential Home, Lake in the Hills, Ill. Installer: Homeowner Product: Alexander Reproduction Ceiling Tiles, Continental Reproduction Ceiling Tiles, Decorative Joint Strips Manufacturer: Ceilume Smart Ceiling Tiles, Graton, Calif.
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.
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