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Editorial Director Mark Fowler comments on contracts, codes and labor issues.

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Bundle Me Up

IS BUNDLING ACTUALLY HARMING THE INDUSTRY?
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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.
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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
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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?
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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?
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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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Curing a Snake Bite

IS THERE HOPE FOR THE UNITED STATES TO GET BACK TO BEING INNOVATIVE FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD?
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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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Buon Fresco: The Most Durable Method

ENDURING BEAUTY AND LASTING INDEFINITELY ARE ONLY TWO OF MANY REASONS TO CONSIDER BUON FRESCO.
Steve Shriver
November 26, 2021
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The Villa dei Misteri, Pompeii. Raphael’s Villa Farnesina. Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel. All are iconic classical and renaissance examples of decorative art closely allied to architecture.


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Qualified

IS THE PROCESS FOR ACHIEVING LICENSING IN ANY STATE FAIR? IS IT EFFICIENT?
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Mark Fowler
November 19, 2021
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There are various ways to determine if a person is qualified to do a task or trade. Licensing through the state is probably one of the most common and is often required.


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Here’s a Tip

TIPPING HAS BEEN A PART OF OUR CULTURE FOR AS LONG AS MOST OF US CAN REMEMBER. BUT IS THE CONCEPT OF A TIP HELPING OR HURTING OUR TIPPED EMPLOYEES?
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Mark Fowler
October 11, 2021
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Costs for materials seem to be escalating all around us. Some industries are experiencing more of this than others. As an association director, I am responsible for large meetings and events.


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Making Money— The “Easy” Way

IS THERE AN EASIER WAY THAN WHAT CONTRACTORS ARE DOING TODAY TO TURN A PROFIT?
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Mark Fowler
September 20, 2021
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The pure mark-up method of making a profit has me baffled.


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