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Home » Authors » Mark Fowler

Articles by Mark Fowler

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Construction Workers Move to the Office

MOVING FROM WORKING IN THE FIELD TO AN OFFICE CAN BE A BIG ADJUSTMENT.
Mark Fowler
Mark Fowler
September 19, 2022
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Construction is a historic trade with several and ever-changing disciplines. Prior to 1980, the industry was focused on the worker in the field.


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This is Not Contracting

IT’S IMPORTANT TO THINK LONG TERM, NOT JUST THE PRESENT.
Mark Fowler
Mark Fowler
August 22, 2022
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Contracting—Supply & Demand

SUPPLY, DEMAND AND THE OVERWHELMING DESIRE TO KEEP PRICES IN CHECK CAN BE POWERFUL FORCES TO OVERCOME.
Mark Fowler
Mark Fowler
July 25, 2022
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The risk/reward factor is someone that bids for work with many unknowns.


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Bundle Me Up

IS BUNDLING ACTUALLY HARMING THE INDUSTRY?
Mark Fowler
Mark Fowler
June 20, 2022
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Why pay multiple dues and attend several events when it can all be bundled into one payment and one show? 


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Train Your Culture to Care

IT’S ONE THING TO HAVE WELL-TRAINED WORKERS. IT’S ANOTHER THING ENTIRELY TO CULTIVATE A CULTURE WHERE THEY CAN SUCCEED.
Mark Fowler
Mark Fowler
May 26, 2022
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Without skilled workers, both productivity and quality drops, and it can drop dramatically.


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Gypsum Sheathing

CALCIUM SULFATE DIHYDRATE, MEET YOUR NEW NAME: GYPSUM SHEATHING
Mark Fowler
Mark Fowler
April 22, 2022
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In 1910, the United States adopted and refined the process using calcium sulfate dihydrate.


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Science Made to Fit

HAS THE GENERAL PUBLIC BECOME MORE CRITICAL OF SCIENCE?
Mark Fowler
Mark Fowler
March 25, 2022
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Based on experience, I had come to believe that institutions of higher learning were more independent. But over time I found out that many of these reports were skewed.


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Mean Tweets, Hard Critics

IT’S NO SURPRISE THERE IS CRUELTY ALL AROUND US. SO HOW DO WE DEAL WITH IT?
Mark Fowler
Mark Fowler
February 15, 2022
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It doesn’t matter how many rave reviews or praise and applause one receives, because the second they receive negative feedback, the good no longer matters.


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What 2022 Means for the Industry

INFLATION AND THE SUPPLY CHAIN SHORTAGE HAS IMPACTED CONSTRUCTION IN THE SHORT TERM—BUT WHAT ABOUT THE LONG TERM?
Mark Fowler
Mark Fowler
January 26, 2022
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Construction executives have cooled their expectations about the foreseeable future of construction.


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Curing a Snake Bite

IS THERE HOPE FOR THE UNITED STATES TO GET BACK TO BEING INNOVATIVE FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD?
Mark Fowler
Mark Fowler
December 27, 2021
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I was in Europe this summer and toured a factory that made rammed earth walls. These walls are historic and built on basic principles.


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