Archives for January 2007
Respect For Competition May Increase Market Share
Garr Reynolds, author of the always inspiring Presentation Zen, provides some insight this week into a subject that is definitely relevant in the construction defect litigation industry. In his somewhat lengthy post, he analyzes the nature of competition in business through the vantage point of an American consultant living in Japan. He cites some recent [...]
23 January 2007 | Business, Construction, Construction Defect, Consulting, Experts, Litigation, Technology | No Comments
The Connection Between Jazz and Construction Defect Investigation
Wynton Marsalis has long been renowned for his musical abilities, but he also was recently honored for his talents in leadership. The USA Today recently published an article consisting of a question & answer session with Marsalis regarding his thoughts on the connection between jazz and business leadership. Link to Article
I’ve (in my past history) [...]
21 January 2007 | Business, Construction, Construction Defect, Inspections, Litigation | No Comments
Amazing HDR Image Of Tokyo Nightscape
HDR, or high dynamic range imagery is a relatively new concept that is taking the photography world by storm. These hyper-realistic images are actually composites of multiple photos or images that are combined in digital imaging software to extend the dynamic range of the subject in a manner that is similar to the way a [...]
17 January 2007 | Photography, Technology | No Comments
From Thomas Edison’s Flop To The Future Of Construction?
Frank Lloyd Wright made many contributions that have revolutionized architecture. One of the less-obvious (to most) was the use of concrete and concrete block (CMU) as a sculptural medium that truly epitomizes the whole form follows function paradigm. And somewhere along the line, a draftsman (maybe it was an architect) with a few too many [...]
16 January 2007 | Construction, Litigation, Technology | No Comments
Hello. My name is Steve. Welcome to my blog.
I would like to personally welcome you to the completely redesigned SHCC Inc. website. After much thought, research of trends in the industry and hard work, we have come up with a system that will better serve all visitors to the site. I am proud to say there is a direct benefit of [...]
15 January 2007 | General | No Comments
Playgrounds Ain’t What They Used To Be
In the late 80s and early 90s many of us in the residential construction business were seeing some hard times. I personally moved away from new-home construction and became more involved in remodeling and remediation projects. One of the more interesting projects I took on was a backyard playground. This wasn’t your average connect-the-bolts play [...]
15 January 2007 | Construction, Litigation | No Comments
Interior Design For Pyromaniacs
Cool Hunting, a website devoted to all manners of design excellence, has a feature on some amazing “out-of-the-hearth” fireplace designs.
Link to Article
12 January 2007 | Construction, Technology | No Comments
New Electronic Discovery Rules May Mean Some Changes In The IT Department
Most people don’t even know about this. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure received a makeover that will make Sarbanes-Oxley Act seem like a paid holiday for IT staff. In a nutshell - no more excuses of “the PC ate my email”. If you are involved in a federal lawsuit (will the states follow?), you [...]
10 January 2007 | Business, Consulting, Litigation, Technology | No Comments
How Important Are Clients To Your Business?
Ed Poll, from the LawBiz Blog, has written a nice piece about the things that clients tend to value most about attorneys. Not bad advice for consultants either.
A suggested listing of traits most valued by clients set forth the following items:
Show up on time
Do what you say
Finish what you start
Say please and thank you
Link to [...]
1 January 2007 | Business, Consulting, Litigation | No Comments
