The Architectural Billings Index did bounce back in May
after a very bad April, which for many observers is a major positive. Add that with a very positive business
attitude right now (most people are saying they are very busy and doing well)
and you have a nice little moment happening. Hopefully it lasts for a very long while. I know we are not close to the “good ole
days” but we are surely in a better place than we have been. Let’s keep it going!
Elsewhere…
-- As you may have heard by now the big ASHRAE meeting happened
last week and after more than 70 letters from the industry and interested
observers the task committee decided to delay any actions. So they will take this all in and really
should, given all of the consensus at play here, make the right call to not go
forward with their plans to limit the use of glass. The industry came through this time, which is
quite exciting to say the least.
Hopefully now there is nothing that gets in the way of the right call
being made by this committee.
-- Congrats to Oldcastle Building Envelope, they recently
picked up an award for their advertising of their BIM product. It was a great campaign and they deserved
it. I have picked on Oldcastle in the
past, but I have also been complimentary when applicable and this is surely the
case.
-- The first session of the Glass Management Institute was held
last Tuesday. I was honored to teach it
and be the guinea pig for any glitches and issues. I hope the class I taught enjoyed and now I
look forward to the line up of folks coming up, led by Mike Lemen of Therm-View
in a few weeks. Good stuff ahead! Sign up if you haven’t done so yet, subjects
like the Affordable Care Act and Business Optimization are among the sessions
that will really be must attends.
-- For those of you who run or exercise with music… great song
to add to your playlist… “We Own It” by 2Chainz and Wiz Khalifa. It’s from the latest Fast and Furious movie
and it’s a great piece.
-- Yes in the same blog I just noted that business is good, the
industry has consensus, complimented Oldcastle and recommended a tune by a guy
named “2Chainz”. I am guessing the world
will be ending tomorrow for sure. Ha Ha.
-- I am starting to get excited for the Glazing Executives
Forum at GlassBuild America. The State
of the Industry panel is coming together and I will tell you this, it is going
to be a blockbuster. Really strong
leaders speaking on the subjects that affect this world every day from
all-different walks of our industry life.
More info coming soon, but needless to say, you will want to be there
for this session!
-- Slow week ahead with holidays in Canada and US. But something tells me some major news will
be breaking soon… no proof, just an instinct I have. Happy Holidays to everyone reading, stay safe
and have fun!!
LINKS of the WEEK
Stranded and surviving an adventure in Canada…
I always chuckle when schools misspell things. This one is really bad.
Nice move by Delta Airlines- but what I liked is they had no
desire to promote that they did it. The
customer is the one that made sure everyone knew.
VIDEO of the WEEK
New movie coming out in the fall… Marty Scorsese and Leo
DiCaprio team up for the 5th time in “The Wolf of Wall Street”-
based on a true story, trailer looks good.
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