So in my previous post I talked about my MVP process and I
asked for any feedback. Well you all
came through with quite a bit of insight for me to consider, easily the most I
have had since starting this process back in 2013. The one thing I realized is that many of you
probably hadn’t seen or remembered the runners up each year. So I decided to list those incredible folks
here. I have always kept it in my head
that I won’t repeat people so I can spread the recognition around, but I think
after this year, those who were runners up in the past can be future MVPs. In any case I think I have an incredible
slate for this year (posting in a few weeks) and I am excited to determine the
winner and share all!
Previous Runners Up
2013
Dr. Tom Culp
Mark Silverberg
Ed Zaucha
Mic Patterson
Oliver Stepe
Dr. Helen Sanders
Scott Thomsen
2014
John Wheaton
Rick Wright
Tom O’Malley
Bernard Lax
2015
Walker Glass
Garret Henson
Dip Tech
Kris Vockler
2016
Mike Albert
Thom Zaremba
Urmilla Jokhu-Sowell
SAPA
2017
GCI Consultants
Darijo Babic
Cathie Saroka
Elsewhere…
-- The Architectural Billings Index was in the positive territory
yet again last month… so the “plus” trend continues but the number continues to
decrease each month. I have a feeling
this coming month we’ll have a below 50 score.
Its not anything to be alarmed about yet, but does bear watching.
-- Greenbuild was recently held and I have to give kudos to so
many in the glass industry who stayed away.
That event is not a worthy one in my opinion and the LEED process surely
not a valuable one for glass and glazing.
Again one guys opinion here but nice to see more and more companies from
our world see the same thing I have seen and noted.
Some quick hits….
-- Speaking of green building but in a more real sense, some positive news via Dodge on the growth of sustainable products.
-- People want more energy efficiency… huh? What a stunner (for this I really wish I had
a sarcasm font) That said it’s a good thing, no matter how obvious.
-- Vitro Architectural Glass did a very cool survey on expectations… Smart and
informative.
-- Kudos to the super folks at Safti-FIRST for being imvolved
in the annual “Giving Tuesday” event and donating turkeys. Great going here!
Last this week… 2 non industry notes..
-- As a guy who loves to follow the marketing world its been interesting
to see how the massive success of the movie “Bohemian Rhapsody” (See it. Really tremendous) has driven other
advertisements and marketing. Over the
holidays I saw several ads that featured Queen or their music. Love when marketing people can quickly recognize
and jump on the right trend.
-- It’s the holiday season and with that comes the onslaught of
seasonal movies on the Hallmark Channel.
These movies do incredible ratings and they are huge hits with my wife
and daughter and many others. But the thing
that cracks me up is it is literally the same formula for every single movie. All they do is change the setting and tweak
the plot a tiny bit. Heck in many cases
they use the same actors! In any case it
just makes me laugh, but it does prove that when you have something that works,
you stick with it. Classic “if its not
broke, don’t fix it” theory.
LINKS of the WEEK
-- Nice to see when celebrities use their place in the world for good. The fires in California
though are heartbreaking.
-- I hate daylight savings time.. but looks like Japan loves
it- especially if it makes a difference in the Olympics to be held there.
VIDEO of the WEEK
This is worth watching to get to the end. Can the guy talking actually hear the
interviewer?? Hmmmm. The commentary of the viewer from home was
fantastic too.
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