California is moving to the forefront in mandating lower energy costs with the recent proposal for zero net energy standards. A state public utilities commissioner and administrative law judge recently issued a proposal for energy-efficiency measures for new residential construction projects beginning in 2020 and commercial construction beginning in 2030.
I give up. I surrender. Technology has beaten me down. I am coming out of my Baby Boomer closet and admitting that I cannot keep up with the tech wars.
The NEWS is bringing back an old feature, starting in this issue. “Ask the Lawyer” has returned and we hope that you can get some of your questions answered in this semi-regular feature. This won’t be free legal advice - only an opinion by an experienced attorney who knows a lot about construction law.
If you have a business plan, that’s great. If you involve your employees in the plan, that’s even better. That was the message spread by Don Jennings to members of AirTime 500 during the contractor group’s fall meeting in Orlando. Jennings began his discussion by listing the top 10 things employees requested.
The Web has changed the traditional supply chain model forever. But is that a bad thing? Maybe or maybe not, depending on which side of the transaction one is viewing, or profiting from.
I think that U.S. businesses are trying to spoil their employees. How else would you explain traveling masseuses, paintball games, karaoke contests, flextime work schedules, and tailgate parties?
Paul Rohrs, the manager of Biggerstaff Radiant Solutions, recently visited a trade show sponsored by the Radiant Panel Association (RPA). The NEWS went along with Rohrs, learning what goes through a contractor’s mind as he maps out his strategies to get the most out of the show.
Young men in votech school may not dress the way we like. But they aren’t going into customers’ homes right now, they are going to school and hanging out with their friends in their free time. Cut them some slack.
It seems that in today’s tough economic climate (and here in Michigan it is tough), a lot of business owners choose to survive rather than thrive. Hey, I think I just coined a phrase.
I communicated with an anonymous contractor recently who had been having some problems with his dad, trying to agree on how to run the family business. This is not uncommon.