One big story that I failed to cover more adequately from
GlassBuild was the Friese Foundation stepping in to provide very generous
support of the MyGlassClass.com program.
This new philanthropic organization headed up by industry veteran Don
Friese is awesome and by them stepping in to help continue the build on the
educational needs of our industry is nothing short of incredible. We need to keep growing the educational
offerings at every level and we need keep gaining knowledge as an
industry. This support will go a long
way to accomplishing those goals. It
comes as no surprise to me that Mr. Friese would be on the forefront of this-
class acts do class things and his desire to see this industry evolve positively
is amazing and appreciated. If you missed
the video announcing this- check this out… great insight and comments!
Elsewhere…
-- On the good education approach- kudos to Guardian Glass for
their “Ask the Expert” series. Really
well done approach and good use of the “YouTube” space. Smart work for sure… but my only beef is I
needed more of Chris Dolan. I think he’s
holding out on sharing his expertise with the rest of us!
-- I caught the latest Mission Impossible movie recently and
loved the starring role Glass had it in… especially the skylights. Really cool scenes there…
-- What a weird stretch we are in with forecasts and
indexes. They are all over the place but
one interesting nugget is the single family housing side of things is having a
nice run. This is encapsulated somewhat
in this tweet from Robert Dietz Chief Economist, National Association of Home
Builders
Total housing starts
falls back in Sept on multifamily volatility. Single-family starts edge up to a
solid 918K annual pace. Single-family permits also up, and have improved each
month since Apr. Single-family starts have grown each month since May.
As we know residential work can be a signal to the
commercial side. So far it’s been a bit
puzzling to get a feel so we’ll keep watching.
Interestingly enough the Dodge Momentum Index had a big September thanks
to a nice month on the commercial side.
So we continue to monitor the roller coaster…
-- Bird friendly glass was back in the news this week in a big
way… the NASCAR Hall of Fame had a severe issue with bird strikes. There is no doubt this movement to bird
friendly glazing is needed and no doubt also that it’s a space that is growing
extremely fast. Time to get on board
with the process if you have not… here’s a great piece from Glass Magazine from
earlier this year with excellent insight on glass being the solution…
-- Last this week… This was something that tickled my interest…the top Architecture schools in the US. I usually keep up on top schools for
everything but I have to admit I did not realize some of these schools were big
architecture players. Specifically
Syracuse. I thought for sure that
university was more known for its broadcasters than anything else. Anyway fun read…
LINKS of the WEEK
-- I just found a bunch of old floppy discs and reminisced
about using them… having no idea that amazingly the US Military STILL is using
them! Wow… (UPDATE- supposedly this story
is incorrect- so keep that in mind)
-- This is a football play you don’t see much…
-- Great story about the “Pizza guy” and his work and rise… not
to mention his compassion.
VIDEO of the WEEK
This one is going to appeal to a VERY small part of my
readership… so we are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the best
baseball season ever… The Pirates 1979 championship and the classic “We are Family” tune that went with it. I LOVE that song and team and it makes me
always think of my Dad… so in honor of that time and the anniversary of the
thrilling game 7 win (10/17/79) here’s the final recap video and great song at
the end starting at the 2:21 mark.
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