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Hiring: How to find the right employee

Floor Covering News

We all know about the well-documented challenges business owners face when making hiring decisions in today’s environment—especially when it comes to finding “skilled” or “specialized” labor. As a consequence, the shortage of qualified and/or interested candidates continues to make the hiring process difficult.

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Before you make that hire, proceed with caution

Floor Covering News

By Laurie Baatz—We all know about the well-documented challenges business owners face when making hiring decisions in today’s environment—especially when it comes to finding “skilled” or “specialized” labor.

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Documenting Architecture with Photos

Life of an Architect

This picture was taken to record the gap between the vertical sheathing on the exterior wall, and the horizontal decking that makes up the roof. If you are really observant, you know where I’m standing. This means we don’t have to carry a massive cantilevered load … always a financial win.

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Queries and Quandaries: Stone Tile on Exterior Balcony

StoneDimensions

The existing concrete deck is not sloped. There is no industry document, to my knowledge, that mandates or even encourages the incorporation of an arris, yet it is far more common to include it than to eliminate it. Within this document, there is a discussion of recommended factors of safety. Is this acceptable?

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Thomas O’Brien: Black and White

The Perfect Bath

(The other was the well-documented 1999 Kips Bay Showhouse). Thomas identifies the dark marble on the counter, floor and tub deck as “masculine” His Aero fittings for Waterworks, with its three-part propeller handle, are identified as the the jewelry in the space especially in the nickel finish.

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A Day in the Life of an Architectural Intern

Life of an Architect

We knew that the bulk of the main and upper floor air handling was contained in a low roof that we were “planning” to turn into an out-door deck. In the end it seemed that all parties came to a solution that would allow for an outdoor deck and a proper air supply. 1:45pm Bob and I were left to measure the house.

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Estate Project – Preston Hollow

Life of an Architect

We are breaking the scope of work for the entire project into several smaller projects but for the last month, we have been focused on the documenting and detailing the four additions. This should be an interesting project to run through and document and I hope it has some interest to you as well.

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