Very interesting study released by PPG at the end of last
week. They commissioned a study of
architects and it covered a wide range of subjects. The headline piece was that the architects
surveyed expect building integrated clean energy sources to increase. However I think that is a folly somewhat
because I think most architects WANT to do the right thing but in the end
simply can’t because of costs, supply, sources etc. If however this can happen, and architects
are able to get these net zero style products in the specifications (and
through the value engineering built to knock them out) we’ll surely be on a
great path. Long way to go though. There was one other item from the study that
truly stunned me too. PPG actually
finished 5th in name recognition.
Maybe it’s because I grew up in Pittsburgh or maybe its my respect for
such wonderful PPG folks like Keith Pettigrew, Jan Rogan, Glenn Miner, and so
on that I always thought they would be one or two- but in this survey they
trail USG, Armstrong, Kawneer, and CertainTeed.
Kawneer I could see, the others since they are out my world were major
surprises. Nonetheless, an intriguing
read.
Elsewhere....
-- Hope everyone had a great Fathers Day. A favorite part of this industry is how many
fathers and sons are in it together, so this holiday really means a ton in our
world.
-- Heard through the grapevine that NEOCON, the big decorative
show was solid, but not spectacular. Guardian
really made a heck of an impression with a big social media push that led to
good crowds at their booth. No doubt
those guys have really committed to using the online world to help drive
business/awareness. Also from the show, I
was sent pictures of the GGI booth and it looked impressive and otherwise was
able to keep up on the rest of the goings on thanks to the excellent twitter
feed of ICD’s Steve O’Hollaren (handle- SteveO_ICD).
-- Want to know a frustrating scammy sort of deal? I was due an upgrade on my phone, so I went
in and got a new one. All was fine. Got
the new phone and life was peachy. But
then my bill came and I saw this $30 charge for an “upgrade fee” – something no
one had told me. Evidently it’s a legit
charge in their minds, but pretty dastardly and wrong if you ask me.
-- Looked like some serious work got done, as always, at the
recent IGMA meetings. I love the focus
on the NREL testing and thermal stress piece.
To me all of the technical work done there has some serious importance
in our world and everyone who isn’t attending and involved should be happy that
those who are there are looking out for our best interests.
-- Last this week, thanks to friend of the Blog and very happy
Kings fan Joe Carlos of TriView Glass.
These are giant portraits printed on grass. Not glass, but GRASS. Crazy.
LINKS of the WEEK
-- I actually like some of this group’s music (I have very wide
ranging tastes) but this newspaper surely didn’t.
-- Comical, yet bizarre article on fairy tales that get updated
via the movies.
VIDEO of the WEEK
-- I loved the past “Bourne” movies and am curious to see how
the new one, the first without Matt Damon in the lead, does. Here’s the official trailer. Looks pretty good. Oh and by the way, want a raw and fun hockey
movie? Check out “Goon”… it won’t win
any awards but was a campy romp.
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