Enjoy the Journey: The Value of a Positive Outlook Core Values, Precision Sheet Metal Fabrication / 2 minutes of reading / June 10, 2021 Last updated on November 21st, 2023 at 01:41 pm What does success mean to you? Some people define success as material wealth, while for others it’s about following a passion, a…
Talk to Your Manufacturer About Sheet Metal Sizes Before Designing Your Part (Updated for 2024) Precision Sheet Metal Fabrication, SolidWorks Sheet Metal / 4 minutes of reading / February 8, 2021 Last updated on January 23rd, 2024 at 12:01 pm Choose the Right Gauge at Approved Sheet Metal When you’re working with sheet metal, choosing…
Talk to Your Manufacturer About Sheet Metal Sizes Before Designing Your Part (Updated for 2024) Precision Sheet Metal Fabrication, SolidWorks Sheet Metal / 4 minutes of reading / February 8, 2021 Last updated on January 23rd, 2024 at 12:01 pm Choose the Right Gauge at Approved Sheet Metal When you’re working with sheet metal, choosing…
Michelle Foster July 16, 2014 Align Your Green Home Marketing with Your Buyers’ Values, Not Your Own Want to know one of the most significant obstacles to green home building? The prevailing builder myth that ALL consumers ONLY care about energy efficiency because an energy-efficient home will cost less to operate. (Oh, and let’s not…
Vladimir Kochkin March 6, 2014 Go forward? It’s the only thing to do! Moving forward toward a 2015 National Green Building Standard It’s a basic rule of business: if you’re not moving forward, you get left behind – and the green building market is no exception. With the ink barely dry on the 2012 National…
Patricia Gunderson, PE August 15, 2016 Streamlined Permitting for PV? Yes, Please! Even if you’re sold on PV for future projects, that decision may be only the first hurdle. Sometimes zoning, permitting, and inspection requirements can scuttle the best ideas. Never fear! The Department of Energy is funding new initiatives to help make it easier…
Deanna Williams Seale, PE October 10, 2022 #WillItCorrode: Is Your Product Cable to Withstand Corrosion? Another month, another item put to the test in our salt spray chamber to find out #willitcorrode. This month we put a steel cable to the test. Check out the results in the image below… #WillItCorrode: Cable. After 1 month…
Bob Hill, PE September 23, 2014 No Product is an Island No modern home is made of just one product. And no one product within a home works without some reliance on one or more other products. Homes are complex systems of systems and every product has to work effectively within that framework. You are…
Deanna Williams Seale, PE March 1, 2021 Are Your Plumbing Products Designed for Reliability? Today’s customers, both building professionals and homeowners, have increased their expectations of manufacturers for high quality, reliable products. Product testing identifies problems encountered during construction or service life due to poor durability, strength, or performance. Increase the quality and reliability of…
Michelle Foster March 30, 2022 The SEC Ups the Ante: Greenwashing Riskier Than Ever New U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules will require public companies to report on the climate impacts of their business. The SEC proposal requires companies to disclose climate-related risks – such as how climate might impact their business, operations, or…