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End Cuts, Sealants, and Finishes

May 21, 2014 | No comments
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve now been asked twice about the most effective method of sealing end grain…
Infrastructure, The World Cup, and Brasil

Infrastructure, The World Cup, and Brasil

May 21, 2014 | No comments
This week, The Economist has an interesting article on the progress of infrastructure development in Brazil. There have been numerous…

Wood Identification and Attribution

May 21, 2014 | No comments
The diversity of wood is a continuing appeal as a design feature in construction. For form, durability, and function, there…

Underemployment, Continued…

May 21, 2014 | No comments
This is something of a continuation of the previous post. The latest United States unemployment numbers came out last week,…

Ignoring Underemployment in America

May 21, 2014 | No comments
Occasionally, it appears the United States is not committed to a full economic recovery.  Perhaps there are elements within our…
A Day Without Gribbles…

A Day Without Gribbles…

May 21, 2014 | No comments
It’s a little more challenging than I’d expected to find decent and widely available and accepted standards for measuring the…

Rain Screen Siding System FAQs

February 19, 2017 | No comments
Some Rain Screen Siding System Basics: The Pressure-equalized rain screen system is the best insurance policy available to designers, builders,…

A Real Dilemma for the Dollar

May 21, 2014 | No comments
There was an interesting article written by John Lyons in the weekend Wall Street Jornal about inflation in Brazil.  It’s…

Alternatives in Deck Tile Design

May 21, 2014 | 1 Comment
There’s a lot of rooftop in New York City.  I’ve been told by my partner Charles Menifee that it’s the…

Singapore: A Free Trade Case Study

May 21, 2014 | No comments
The city-state of Singapore has transformed itself from a backwater colonial outpost to a world leader in international trade and…

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