I saw a pretty interesting piece this week with regards to following
a sustainability path or a regenerative one. In all honesty I think this is the first time
I have ever seen the word regenerative so digging into this was new to me. The basic premise is that sustainable
building practices can’t go the distance and that a change in thinking is
needed. I am honestly not smart enough
to wade anywhere near that argument, I just want to be a part of what is best
for our world going forward and I am already a fan of some of the techniques
mentioned (like Zero Net) so maybe this needs to be a larger part of the
overall environmental discussion? In any case check out the article and let me know what you think…
Elsewhere…
-- By the way speaking of sustainable and the green building
world- anyone care to guess how many standards and rating systems there are out
there now? I recently saw a list that
had 12….wild.
-- Monthly Glass Magazine review time… Are you thinking about going to
glasstec? If so make sure you check out
the excellent pieces from Olivia Parker on the event. In addition Wendy Vardaman did a fabulous job
on high-end door and entrance hardware- that is a very hot segment and she
covered the story perfectly. And as
always there’s trends pieces that cannot be missed- this month John Wheaton with
the Top 10 in the curtain wall world.
Seriously well done- but I am biased with John- I think he could just
string random letters together and I’d love it.
All in all make sure you check out the entire issue!
-- After taking last month off with my best ad kudos, I am back
this month with 2. Kawneer is back in
the spotlight (I have noted them before) with their inside cover piece focused
on education. Loved the graphic design
of it- very eye catching. The other was
a slim, smart ad from Vicone High Performance Rubber. Just a very simple approach that worked- made
me stop and read. Well done!
-- Normally I would put this in the link section but its too
interesting to not call out here… It is an article I had saved to read from 2015 (yes I am way behind, my instapaper
account is overflowing) and it’s on the first digital camera. It’s a great read but also comes with a
lesson… you may be loaded right now with work but if you are not paying
attention to trends and also looking to diversify, you could end up seeing the
world pass you by…
-- Follow up from last week… I got great insights from several
people on “Cheerwine” including an offer to send me some! (Thank you!) So now when I head to Virginia or the
Carolina’s I am going to take it in and give it a shot. I appreciate everyone for taking the time to
reply to me on it. I’ll have to post a
shot of me drinking it and a review when that happens.
-- Last this week… starting in June I am kicking off a new
segment here to the blog… It’s called
the “Big 3” and it will be 3 questions to various people in and around the
glass and glazing industry. Some of the
folks interviewed will be old time friends, but also some will be people I
don’t know until I get the chance to interview them. I have a list of folks I am going to approach
and it will cover all different areas of our world- from sales reps, to
management, to technical and in every channel we have. I’m excited about it and quite frankly think
it will add a fresh coat of paint to this blog.
It won’t be every week but enough to infuse some energy here and also give
you different insights. So stay tuned-
and keep an eye on your e-mails as I may be asking you!
LINKS of the WEEK
You usually see movies like this- impersonating a high
school student
The Vape trend is just scary to me on a lot of levels, one
of which being the dangerous way it’s delivered.
This is not a story you see every day. Wow.
VIDEO of the WEEK
If you can get past the kids on here over-acting- it’s a
good piece on them trying favorite kids snacks from the 90’s. Though Pez was surely not the 90’s! I loved
them….
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