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The Benefits and Drawbacks of Twitter

Posted by cmcmahon on April 8 2010 2 Commented

Maintaining a Twitter account is something people don’t expect from a construction company.  However, this medium provides unique opportunities for us to interact with you, our customers.  We can rapidly post information about our latest project or news in the field of green construction.  Many prejudices about Twitter  are falling by the wayside as an [...]

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Our Family Business isn’t Faceless

Posted by seimiya on April 5 2010 Add Comments
Bob Sturtz

The worst part about dealing with some faceless corporation is: who knows who you’re going to get, when you need their help? Chances are, you won’t even see the same person twice, or you’ll be forced to deal with a computer, voice-recognizing system telling you to push one for more options. Even worse—who’s met and [...]

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How We Get Projects Done Right The First Time

Posted by cmcmahon on April 1 2010 one Commented

We like to get our jobs done right and get them done right the first time.

As such, we sometimes need to develop special approaches for each job, but if it gets the project done right, it’s well worth it.
On one of our log cabin projects, our crane couldn’t get to the site because of the [...]

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LEED Certification Basics

Posted by seimiya on March 31 2010 Add Comments

One thing that’s hugely important about going green – something we’re interested in in the near future – is the LEED standards. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, and it’s the big name in the green industry. Looking through the LEED standards for new constructions and major renovation, it’s great to see [...]

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