Archive for March, 2010

Easy ways to tie “green” building practices into your next remodeling project

Easy ways to tie “green” building practices into your next remodeling project

Sustainable construction and design has many approaches to ensure improved building performance.  In this posting, I’ll look into various ways to improve the green footprint of a typical interior remodeling, be it residential or commercial. When it comes to green design and planning, there are many important, though individually small, ways to make a big [...]

My health care reform thoughts…what are yours?

My health care reform thoughts…what are yours?

I am struggling with motivation today for reasons most of you will understand…some of you won’t.  Watching our government last night on C-Span pass that monstrous health care bill under the premise that it will reduce our national debt over the next 10 years just seems crazy to me.  I don’t know about you, but I have [...]

Me?  In a blog contest?  Maybe you can help!

Me? In a blog contest? Maybe you can help!

Being new to the blogging world, I am both humbled and appreciative at the opportunity given to me by JDR for the nomination of “Best Construction Business” Blog.  New to the world of web popularity contests, I wanted to take the opportunity to request that my readers take a minute to vote for my blog by clicking the [...]

Thinking about remodeling or expanding?  Planning is the key!

Thinking about remodeling or expanding? Planning is the key!

In today’s world, it is more cost effective to stay where you are and expand your facility then it is to sell it and buy a new one.  Because of this, more firms are staying put and adding on rather than relocating.  It is important that if you are one of these companies, you follow [...]

Green construction and the triple bottom line

Green construction and the triple bottom line

Just what we need, another acronym to throw in with the growing list of alphabet-soup business jargon we deal with on a daily basis.  However, where LOL and LMAO may save a few keystrokes, Triple Bottom Line, often referred to as TBL or 3BL will save you money. TBL referrs to three overlapping tenets of this [...]


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