I’m a big trend guy and one that I have been following
closely is the interior office space. A
lot has been covered with regards to the increase in glass usage but I’ve been
surprised by the framing choices. Dark
is in. So black, dark bronze or even a custom
coated choice that trends darker are starting to pick up more attention vs. the
traditional mill/satin look. In Europe
the darker look has been the play for a while, but its interesting to see that
its now hit North America. In the end I
don’t really care what color the framing is as long as glass is being
used. We have a great building product
that is surely not just for the exterior of the office building anymore.
Elsewhere…
-- Building off last weeks note on the Silica Rule, OSHA did put out a new memo on the process but it’s still not that simple, streamlined
piece we need for the industry. I am
still gathering info and if you or your company are doing anything with regards
to this please considering sharing with me so not only I can learn but I can share
with the readers too.
-- Have you seen the NGA-GANA FAQ’s? They give some excellent insight into the
process. This is such an important move
for the industry- I am just excited to see it continue on the right path!
-- Time for this months Glass Magazine review… I loved the
look, layout and copy with the GlassBuild review. It captured so much of the flavor of the
event. Glass Magazine has been very
active with articles on the workforce and this issue has a dandy on workforce
development that featured a ton of best practices examples. This sort of content is so incredibly
valuable if you are running a business. Add
in the rest of the issue that had insights on codes, unitized and technology
(among other articles) and this was a fabulous issue for insight and education!
-- The ad of the month I will hit on next weeks post.
-- Last week I noted the Amazon HQ2 competition. Well 238 cities applied for it and now the
predictions are starting to fly on which city may win… Moody’s came out with
their top 10… and since I love lists… here’s who they think with some comments
from me:
1. Austin, TX - Hot
city, everyone seemingly loves Austin these days that’s for sure.
2. Atlanta, GA- They have the space but that bad traffic
will now get even worse.
3. Philadelphia, PA- This is surprising to me, it won’t be
cheap or easy to be here with the size that Amazon wants- but great location in
the east.
4. Rochester, NY – I know a manufacturers rep who would have
a field day with this
5. Pittsburgh, PA – My old hometown has grown like crazy
since I left- and now in the running for this?
I must’ve been the one holding the Steel City back.
6. New York City, NY- I will be stunned if this happens
7. Miami, FL- And stunned here as well- great weather but a
nightmare to ship from
8. Portland, OR- Why?
HQ1 is in Seattle, why would they come down the road for HQ2?
9. Boston, MA – Great location and food but similar to my
thoughts on NY- would be a stunner.
10. Salt Lake City, UT- Great place but seemingly too far
west if you want to spread out HQ’s.
My prediction? I
think it’s going to be Dallas with Atlanta a major possibility. We will see…. And we’ll also see how this new
HQ affects all of the other businesses in that area that utilizes the same
workforce.
LINKS of the WEEK
This was an incredible story- women lost at sea for 5
months!!! Hopefully it gets some play in
the news, but knowing our media it won’t.
This is the worst idea ever. Ever.
VIDEO of the WEEK
I found these top 10 fails on Wheel of Fortune quite
humorous. But I know if I ever went on
this show I’d probably miss major easy ones too!
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