January 1, 1999

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Dont value-engineer insulation into oblivion

Quite often we go through a value-engineering process to save money on a project. Nowadays value engineering seems to take place even if the project comes...

Turn estate tax disaster into a wealth bonanza

I've written more than 1,000 articles over the years. But never has the response been greater phone calls, letters and faxes by readers than two recent...

Solving manpower shortage requires fresh approaches

Talk to almost any contractor in virtually any part of the country these days, and chances are that the biggest problem he is facing is a lack of labor....

Low-temp systems save homes energy

The hot topic among many European governments is implementation of the low-energy usage home, which is likely to be the future trend in Europe. Heating...

IntelliCAD 98 and Vdraft are good AutoCAD subs

Though AutoCad is the de facto standard in the construction industry, its not the best solution for every office or even for every seat in an Autocad-enabled...

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