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Blog’s Been Relocated 1 May 2010 | 03:53 am
I relocated the blog to the ConstructionKnowledge.net site. Follow this link to get there.
Solar Energy Shines in the New Economy 17 Apr 2010 | 01:35 am
Solar energy installations continue to be one of the few bright spots in the construction industry outlook for America. Rhone Resch of the Solar Energy Industries Association states “Residential insta...
Stabilizing Wet Soil with Lime Brings Amazing Results 15 Apr 2010 | 02:51 am
PanzRule posted the information below on the ConstructionKnowledge Forum last week and I thought it was too good not to share further. I used lime on a fast-track factory project a few years ago with ...
Living a Creative Life 8 Apr 2010 | 12:34 am
I came across a letter that an architect wrote to an aspiring architect about a typical day in challenging economic times. The architect who wrote the letter had worked on many Frank Lloyd Wright proj...
Lots of Looking, Not Much Talking 6 Apr 2010 | 12:55 am
I checked the web stats for ConstructionKnowledge.net (which I should probably do more often) and was pleased to see over 16,000 unique visitors to the site last month. Considering we were at 2,000 un...
Construction Industry Updates 4 Apr 2010 | 06:52 am
I found a few tidbits in this week’s ENR that I thought you might enjoy. You are probably sick of reading about the new health care law, regardless of which side you’re on. Did you know that the cons...
Now That’s Just Silly 3 Apr 2010 | 03:51 am
I’ve had a couple of thoughtful posts, so now it’s time for something completely different. If you have 4 minutes, you will laugh out loud at something in this video. Here’s a photo a friend sent me ...
Construction, Bankruptcy and Regressing 250 years 2 Apr 2010 | 03:20 am
A good friend of mine will be signing his personal bankruptcy papers this week. He already shut down his construction business, fortunately without owing anyone. On the personal side, though, he’s und...
Taking Some Time to Reflect 1 Apr 2010 | 01:37 am
If you’ve been blessed to have children and were present at the birth, you probably remember that birthing moment with awe. I recall the grand mixture of emotions: joy, fear, love, disgust and probabl...
No Excuses, No Worries 28 Mar 2010 | 02:54 am
I’m not a fan of excuses. When someone shows up late to a meeting and starts to blame circumstances, I think, “Do you know how lame you sound?” Years ago a friend said, “If you’re going to be more th...
