A big story that has been working its way through our world
is the Architectural Glass and Metal Technician Certification Program (AGMT)
and I bring this up again because another movement got me thinking…(and I’ll
get to that in a second)
To recap… the AGMT
program is one that is designed to provide an independent
assessment (written and practical) of the knowledge, skills, and
abilities of the experienced glazing technician. I am a believer in efforts like this because
we need to always be evolving and growing our training and knowledge base and
our performance as a whole in the marketplace matters. The AGMT program continues to be built and hopefully
soon will be launched. Until then we’ll
continue to learn more about the way it works and the positive end results that
can come from it. And that brings to me
to the action that got me going… many states... at least 25 so far are
weakening the licensing requirements for architects. The AIA is fighting back and obviously and
they should. Believe me I am not one who
loves tons of regulations, but the licensing of Architects is one I truly
believe is needed- in the same way that advanced training (certification) of
glaziers and glazing companies is needed.
I still chuckle that in some states you have to be licensed to cut hair,
but not design a massive building or install some of the most important
parts? The end winners of these efforts
are the occupants and owners and also the industry as a whole.
Elsewhere…
-- There was a really good, quick, and easy piece from Window and Door Magazine on the outlook for the housing side of things. As many of you know, the fate of the
residential side usually runs into the forecast on the commercial side. When residential starts to falter, we get the
warning that commercial will soon follow.
According to this article, the foundations are still strong over on the
housing side of things, which is positive news for them and for us.
-- We are coming down the stretch in preparation for BEC… more
than 430 people have already signed up- have you? It’s going to be an excellent event…
-- The new Apple headquarters is having an issue with people walking into glass. I really am stunned
as I thought the glass was going to have digitally printed marks on it to offer
enough distraction to avoid this. I know
many of you who read this have been in that structure- any insights?
-- Am I the only the one out there who hates doing Gantt
charts? May be because I have no idea on
how to do or struggle with understanding the end usage, but just curious…
-- Do you want your e-mail to be advanced? I am not sure I want to go down this rabbithole. Basically your e-mail could
eventually act as a specific browser.
From a marketing standpoint this is a game changer- send someone info
that has them directly on your site. On
the flip side, I see myself falling deep into it and killing my own personal
productivity.
Last this week… I started with a word on architects and so I
end with one… the architectural profession was a winner, seemingly at this
point, in the new US governmental tax plan.
The new plan gives many architectural firms a deduction they did not get
before, so maybe the next time all of you suppliers out there do a lunch n
learn you should have the firm pay for it with their tax savings!!!…LOL!
LINKS of the WEEK
Disney World in Orlando prices keep going up… will be
interesting to see if this has any effect on the crowds…
McDonalds changing the happy meal… making it more healthy by
removing one single piece of cheese… Seriously.
VIDEO of the WEEK
With the world a not so happy place- I figured I would do
something with laughter for this weeks video… funniest 50 movie out-takes of
all time…
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