Some interesting news broke this week initially via the twitter
feed of John Wheaton. John linked to a
press release that was posted a couple weeks previous about Underwriters
Laboratory, UL, getting into the testing and certification for the building
envelope. This is pretty significant
news because UL is simply a giant in the overall world, (they’re everywhere
really) and having them now a part of industry will surely make some
waves. At this point it’s obviously too
early to tell if the addition of UL to the landscape will be positive or
negative. However those of us who worked
with UL on the solar side of things know they are tough and challenging to say
the least. This one bears watching
folks…
Elsewhere…
And a few more notes speaking of certification or testing
and the like…
-- Since the NFRC announcement of a commercial program reboot
and my blog, I’ve heard from a few people about their frustrations with the
current program and its software bugs.
The folks at NFRC surely have a hill to climb on this one as it sounds
like more than just collaboration is needed to fix the program.
-- A few weeks ago I wrote about the glazier certification
movement NACC, and noted first certified companies were due in July. Well the first four to make it through the
process have been certified and from what I understand several others sit in
the queue awaiting final approvals. This
is a big movement for the industry; it has the potential to at least give
credit to those organizations that are doing business the right way. I believe you will see more on this in the
coming weeks and months.
Now for the non certification pieces of the week…
-- Can those of you who live in the states with full service
gas stations (New Jersey, Oregon) explain to me why? It is just so bizarre for me to pull up to a
station and have someone swipe my card and pump my gas. I’m amazed that some states still even have
it.
-- I really enjoyed this article by Bryan Bush about the value
of GlassBuild America. Bryan is
currently the chairman of the board of the NGA and a very successful
businessman in his role at City Glass in Omaha, NE. He knows what value is and I think gets the
message across nicely here.
-- Last this week… can you believe it is August? This year seems to be flying at a record
pace. Fall is now so close you can see
it, especially with football starting up within the next 30 days or so. I know many parts of the country are going
through serious heat waves but I for one am not ready to return to the sub
arctic temps that we get in winter. So
world… time… slow down some eh?
LINKS of the WEEK
-- So are we now far enough from 9/11 that some people don’t
realize if you cause trouble on a plane, the other passengers are not going tobe kind?
-- I’m still blown away that the song “Happy Birthday” is not
only copyrighted but still involved in legal proceedings.
-- I LOVE stories like this- the goodness of people’s hearts…
and I too have gotten brutally lost in Jersey as well… so I know the guys
frustration!
VIDEO of the WEEK
I was pretty infuriated by the killing of Cecil the Lion… I
just don’t get the thrill of a game hunt and the after math of leaving the
carcass to rot… well it’s upsetting. And
I was not alone… but I think Jimmy Kimmel summed it up best.
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1 comment:
Interesting about UL.
In BC, some municipalities have bylaws that state full service gas stations only. If you pump your own gas, you risk $175 fine. Doesn't make any sense. Pre-pay self serve seems the safest way.
Japan is famous for their full service gas stations which are more of a pit stop with 3 or 4 attendants working on your car. https://youtu.be/onE7mib4Qrg
I don't travel a lot however the number of people I've witnessed of being ejected from flights for being impaired is pretty shocking. Seems like once or twice a year.
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