When buildings reach the end of their useful life, they are typically demolished and hauled to landfills. Building implosions or ‘wrecking-ball’ style demolitions are relatively inexpensive and offer a quick method of clearing sites for new structures. On the other hand, these methods create substantial amounts of waste.

Lately I’ve received many calls from panicked customers along the lines of “What should I do with my business, I don’t think I can make it?” This prompted me to reach back into my 30 year-old Rolodex to make some phone calls. 
Thirty years ago I knew who to call. Yesterday I wasn’t so sure. Much [...]

This is one of my favorite kitchens of 2009! I love the classic mix of color tones in the clean shaker style cabinetry door. To me, this kitchen just invites you into it’s space…begging to be the center of any good party or family meal.
 
 
 
 
 
This kitchen was done in our “Medallion Silverline” in the Maple [...]

A little bit of fear goes a long way. It is priceless when you are in an immediate life-threatening situation. Beyond that, fear is a huge impediment to living, to learning and to creating.
In a construction business environment there is one fear that is reinforced a lot. That’s the fear of making a mistake. People [...]

It’s a basic marketing premise - find out what your target market wants, and give them lots of it! What is an Interior Designer doing writing about Marketing?! Well, I have an international corporate marketing background. I spent a few years of that traveling around Asia Pacific guiding professional marketing teams through the Marketing Planning process, [...]

Following my previous blog, I will tell you about what happened…
We have had numerous calls and emails about our latest listing in Woolston. The open home is next week, but because of the response, including other agents wanting to work in, we had viewings today.
A gentleman was at the viewing and one of his comments [...]

Everyone in New York knows that the winter season in the Northeast can be treacherous and cause major damage to property structures.  Whether you are a homeowner or business professional, it is important to become educated on preventing frozen pipes.
Why Do Pipes Freeze?
Water has a unique property in that it expands as it freezes. This [...]

In most cultures, the kitchen is the heart of the home. The kitchen brings the family together. This is where the family gathers to catch up on the news of the day, where kids do their homework on kitchen tables or where a close neighbor will drop by for a chat. Also the kitchen can [...]

This Master Bath was done in our “Quality Cabinets” line-Hancock Maple in the beautiful dark chocolate finish of “Dulce.” Being we were short on storage, we opted for vertical storage seen in the tall cabinet to the right of the sink.

Wrapping the toe in base moulding gives the feeling of a more furniture finish.

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As a member of UPworld, you are certainly aware of the severity of the global economic recession on the construction industry. Like me, you may have been impacted directly; I held one of the 41,000 architectural jobs lost in the first three quarters of 2009 (as recorded by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and [...]