Dear Jeff,
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Better than New
Renovations and Restorations Breathe Life into Commercial Building Sector
By Lauren Pinch
November 2009
Are restoration and renovation projects the way to go when new commercial construction starts are stagnant (or worse, nonexistent)? Some contractors say yes. While lodging and commercial construction is down almost 35 percent from last year, a few specialty contractors are keeping busy restoring older buildings-many with historic value-to rejuvenate everything from office headquarters to high-end condominiums.
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What Happens When Green Becomes Code: Do Buildings Get Better or Are Lawsuits Inevitable?George DuBose, Liberty Building Forensics Group
December 2009
The inevitable is about to happen and most people don't even know it is coming -- green buildings are going to become, by codification, the law of the land. For some firms, this will just mean business as usual. For other firms, this change will be cataclysmic.
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Defects
The Engineer in Hell
An engineer dies and reports to the pearly gates. St. Peter checks the list and says, "Sorry, looks like you're in the wrong place." So, the engineer reports to the gates of hell and is let in. Pretty soon, the engineer gets dissatisfied with the level of comfort in hell, and starts designing and building improvements. After awhile, they've got air conditioning and flush toilets and escalators, and the engineer is a pretty popular guy.
One day, God calls Satan up on the telephone and asks with a sneer, "So, how's it going down there in hell?"
Satan replies, "Hey, things are going great. We've got air conditioning and flush toilets and escalators, and there's no telling what this engineer is going to come up with next."
God replies, "What?!? You've got an engineer? That's a mistake - he should never have been sent down there; send him back up here."
Satan says, "No way. I like having an engineer on the staff, and I'm keeping him."
God says, "Send him back up here or I'll sue."
Satan laughs uproariously and answers, "Yeah, right! Just where are YOU going to get a lawyer?" |
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