Different format this week… quick hits as I clear off the
desktop…
-- The Dodge Momentum Index was only slightly down in its
latest reading for May. But before we
get too positive, this report is a 3-month moving average and so expectations
are that this index will see some serious drops in the next month or two. It bears watching for sure.
-- Also watching this week as the latest Architectural Billings
Index comes out. Will it drop further (absolutely) and what will the new
project inquiry side look like? I’ll
break it all down on next week’s post.
-- Thirsty Thursday Webinar (May 21) is a big one for many in
the glass industry. This week will
feature the most current updates and changes impacting glass railing in the
International Building Code (IBC). If you
play in this world- and so many fabricators & glaziers do- CLICK here and get registered.
-- Once upon a time I had the honor of presenting at Garibaldi
Glass Day. This event always attracts
the best of the best in the Pacific Northwest and attendees and speakers always
come away with a greater knowledge base.
Unfortunately like so much else these days, the 2020 version of Glass
Day was cancelled. But the team there
did put together this video to give us all that walk through the past and
continue to provide hope that eventually we will be on the other side of
this. Classy work here by the Mobius
family and entire team at Garibaldi.
-- I’m not going to Dusseldorf this year but those of you who are-
you gotta check out this structure… Europe’s largest green façade. I
can’t even fathom how it works and how it can be maintained. Sorry I’ll
stick with glass and glazing every day of the week.
-- I’m a big fan of Kevin Haynes of Tubelite and he has a
pretty deep look at high performance curtain walls in educational facilities
that recently got published. Good read here and nice work Kevin!
-- I really liked this Chris Kammers blog on digital
marketing. Right now the companies that
are being strategic are positioning better than their competition. Chris’ piece gives a good taste on one avenue
to follow.
-- Last this week… So with everyone limited to no face-to-face
interaction we are all online more. What
are some “under the radar” follows worth your time with social media? This week I’ll do LinkedIn and next week I’ll
do Twitter. On LinkedIn these are groups/companies
that are posting interesting, helpful, and sometimes fun content:
National Glass Association- Maybe not “under the radar” but
if you’re not following you are not staying on top of your industry and latest
happenings and updates
United Architectural Metals- I am a fan of the team there
and projects they do, plus they’ll share an interesting read as well
Linetec- May be one of the best all around feeds in
existence- creative and smart. Love their approach!
Super Sky- Classic brand, enjoying seeing project and
representative profiles. Reps often get
no love or respect so it’s nice to see a company recognize them.
Obviously there’s tons of major players and companies I did
not mention that hopefully you are following already- if not and you need some
ideas, ping me and I’ll gladly share and you please do the same!
LINKS of the WEEK
-- Long but good read on the hacker that “saved” the internet
-- More proof dogs are the best pets…
-- No great words to tease this one outside of “man chases down
wine truck and drinks from it.” Is that
enough? Wow.
PROJECT of the WEEK
This week features some serious industry heavy hitters on a
project that had job photos below that blew me away. This is the Edwards Lifesciences project that
is being glazed by Bagatelos Architectural Glass using product from
Viracon. When I saw this come up on my
LinkedIn feed (from the always great Cameron Scripture) I immediately saved the
post because I knew this was a project I wanted to share. Flat beautiful glass, expertly fabricated and
installed. But then add the extra oomph
of the ability to snap pictures like this only makes our product and industry
look that much better! Congrats to all
involved!
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