HardHatChat
OCTOBER 19, 2009
For a number of reasons – usually cost, location or a lease agreement – commercial real estate owners are opting to refresh or remodel their retail stores , restaurants and hotels instead of building new commercial construction projects. In fact, just recently Disney announced plans to completely transform its 340 stores in the United States and Europe from Disney Stores to Imagination Park.
Carol Hagen
OCTOBER 30, 2009
Here we are 40 years after the Internet was first used to send a message and business is repeating history with their adoption rates to new technologies. . From a Robert Half Technology Survey and mentioned in Stowe Boyd’s blog post Enterprises Block Social Networks , 54% of US companies with over 100 employees have completely blocked sites like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.
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Help Everybody Everyday
OCTOBER 20, 2009
This sounds like crazy advice. You and your technical team will often want to write proposals that are logical. You want your proposals to “make sense.” Right? Not really. The truth about proposals is that mirroring the RFP submission requirements and rating criteria is always a better approach than writing something that is “logical.” Let me give you an example.
Natural Building
OCTOBER 21, 2009
Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart, webmaster of the popular website www.greenhomebuilding.com, posts text and photos featuring what he discovers from around the world.
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PSMJ Resources
OCTOBER 10, 2009
Interesting thing happened this week at PSMJ.for the last several years we've used the same company to do our credit card transaction processing. Their services are behind the scenes and about as commoditized as you can get. Other than the transaction statements they send to our bank, we never hear from them. We were approached by another transaction processing outfit that is going to deliver this commodity service for lower fees and they demonstrated how they can save us a couple thousand dolla
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HardHatChat
OCTOBER 15, 2009
I’m not going to sugar coat it. Whether you’re a bank with distressed commercial real estate assets on your balance sheet, or you’re a real estate investor/developer who purchased a foreclosed commercial property, creating a viable workout plan can be an uphill battle. Each passing month brings further physical deterioration of unmaintained assets. However, there are ways to stop the bleeding and minimize the costs of owning , maintaining and repositioning distressed and foreclosed commercial a
Carol Hagen
OCTOBER 22, 2009
It’s great that LEED certified buildings can record the energy savings they return to their owners. Now it is possible from every home, building or project in design to bring the activities and consumption data on-line with realtime sensors. Energy and environmental data from objects, devices and buildings can be captured, reported and shared.
Help Everybody Everyday
OCTOBER 24, 2009
Business cards are always a hot topic with me. One question I like to ask people is “what do you do with the business cards you collect at a function?” Here is a little video of Keith Farazzi, author of Never Eat Alone, explaining what he does with the business cards he collects. What do you do with the business cards you collect? Leave a comment explaining your system!
Natural Building
OCTOBER 17, 2009
Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart, webmaster of the popular website www.greenhomebuilding.com, posts text and photos featuring what he discovers from around the world.
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Do
OCTOBER 30, 2009
skip to main | skip to sidebar. dont think: Do Revit. My journal of work in Revit as part of a 600+ member architecture firm. Friday, October 30, 2009. Multiple Match Type. This little feature has escaped me for who knows how long, and I confess to finding it in 2009, and not 2010 (though I grabbed my screen shots from there). 2010s Ribbon also makes it far more obvious then in the old UI.
Green Home Design Architect
OCTOBER 29, 2009
With limited land available, especially lakefront properties, many people are purchasing old camps and cottages to tear the house down and rebuild a new, energy efficient home. Traditionally, a bulldozer or other large piece of equipment levels the house in a matter of minutes and the debris is taken to a landfill. A green alternative would be to tear the house down in stages, carefully preserving the material and selling it at a demolition auction.
Julian Construction
OCTOBER 27, 2009
Julian Construction Blog. Shawn Kyles. Partner, Julian Construction. Contact Info. Our Services. Foundation Repair. Foundation Replacement. House Leveling. Earthquake Retrofitting or House Bolting. Social Media Links. Facebook. Twitter. « The October 15 Great California Shakeout Earthquake Drill a Great Success | Main. | Julian Construction Offers Earthquake Retrofitting to LA Homeowners » 10/27/2009.
Carol Hagen
OCTOBER 2, 2009
I always am looking for education and found a variety of topics and vendors of value this week at the Tech Summit. If you missed it, here is some of the wisdom that was shared by the speakers and vendors: Virtualization is the best way to test your future IT deployments and improve efficiency. Don’t sell virtualization on cost savings as training & licensing fees can creep up on you.
Speaker: Dylan Secrest
Construction projects are high-stakes operations where even minor inefficiencies can lead to costly delays, safety concerns, and budget overruns. Managing risk in construction has always been a challenge, but as projects grow in complexity, traditional methods no longer cut it. Enter Digital Transformation - a game changer approach that replaces inefficiency with AI-powered analytics, real-time monitoring, and automated workflows to proactively manage risk.
Help Everybody Everyday
OCTOBER 28, 2009
I hate to read books. Not just business books, but any book. It’s true. All day at work all I do is read and edit letters, emails, proposals, etc. So the last thing I want to do when not at work is read any business books. But there are a few books that I consider must reads, because they have influenced my approach to life and work. I thought I would list them here, so others can benefit from the wisdom contained within.
PSMJ Resources
OCTOBER 21, 2009
The American Institute of Architects' yo-yoing Architecture Billings Index returned to its July level with its September ABI rating of 43.1, up from 41.7 in August and matching its 43.1 number from two months ago. That July number was a six-point increase over June, so it's starting to look like August's number represented merely the latest in an ongoing up-and-down pattern that has plagued the ABI for the past several months.
Do
OCTOBER 22, 2009
skip to main | skip to sidebar. dont think: Do Revit. My journal of work in Revit as part of a 600+ member architecture firm. Thursday, October 22, 2009. Subscription Advantage Pack available. Sometime in the last 24 hours Autodesk posted the new Build, Revit Extensions, Model Review (aka BIM Review) and DB connect on the subscription website. Enjoy!
Green Home Design Architect
OCTOBER 27, 2009
Bonin Architects is celebrating our new office location by having a Grand Opening and Open House ! Stop by to say hello and at the same time visit the other Baynham's Square businesses, Ellie's Cafe & Deli, Vessels & Jewels, and The Banks Gallery. Light refreshments provided by Ellie's Cafe & Deli. There is no charge, but please RSVP to info@boninarchitects.com or call 603-504-6009.
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Fins Architecture
OCTOBER 20, 2009
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Carol Hagen
OCTOBER 19, 2009
Verizon Wireless just started an advertising campaign with the new Droid phone. I was convinced I was switching to AT&T until this announcement and their slick sales pitch that aims squarely at the iPhone. . The Droid is based upon the Android 2.0 operating system and is a Motorola and Google collaborative effort. It’s not the first Android based smartphone so you can read about the players in the space from PCWorld .
Help Everybody Everyday
OCTOBER 27, 2009
. I just read a ton of blog posts and comments about the general topic of “what is a marketing expert?” I caught wind of this discussion when Mel Lester posted what I thought was a good piece on how a marketer can increase their value. Mel got the age old comment. It goes something like this, “a marketer’s success is limited by the Principal’s support of marketing.” Here is the link to that.
Constructor Marketing that Works
OCTOBER 14, 2009
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Do
OCTOBER 20, 2009
skip to main | skip to sidebar. dont think: Do Revit. My journal of work in Revit as part of a 600+ member architecture firm. Tuesday, October 20, 2009. Autodesk Revit blogger day! On the Webex now, more "pre-release" info to come! Posted by. Robert. at 1:09 PM. Labels: new tools , Revit 2010. Reactions: No comments: Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post.
Green Home Design Architect
OCTOBER 21, 2009
Gas fireplaces combine form and function, making them a great supplemental heat source for your new energy efficient home. We looked at the new Rinnai RHFE 750 ETR gas fireplace, which has an efficiency rating of up to 83% AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency) by using a stainless steel heat exchanger and modulating gas value with an automatic blower.
The Korte Company
OCTOBER 7, 2009
The Korte Company recently completed a $13 million facility for the United States Postal Service, representing a savings of more than $2.1 million for the 26,388 square foot facility. To date, TKC has delivered a total of 39 projects for the USPS throughout the country.
Carol Hagen
OCTOBER 16, 2009
An Information Week report announced “ XP’s Day of Reckoning is at Hand “ After reading the article I waited for research to educate me on not just the hype on Windows 7, but the pace of expected deployments in this economy. InformationWeek came through with their analytics report which I received for free after attending The Business Case for Windows7 virtual event.
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Help Everybody Everyday
OCTOBER 14, 2009
Here is a fundamental truth about business. Many organizations, and marketing departments, are well aware of what they should be doing. They are just not doing it. You see, knowing is not the hard part… doing is. This is what is known as the knowing/doing gap. I’m sure you have seen this with either your current firm, a previous firm, or a firm you know.
Stok
OCTOBER 7, 2009
With the recent surge in money going towards renewable energy research and implementation, many people are forgetting a key factor in reducing our impact on the environment: energy efficiency. Utilizing renewable energy in your home or commercial building is great, don’t get me wrong, but before this expensive option is employed, you should first look [.].
Do
OCTOBER 20, 2009
skip to main | skip to sidebar. dont think: Do Revit. My journal of work in Revit as part of a 600+ member architecture firm. Tuesday, October 20, 2009. More from ADSK blogger day. Autodesk is releasing a "Subscription Advantage Pack" which will basically wrap a bunch of things that were released by themselves for subscription members, plus add new things like New Features.
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