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Tilt This

Mark Fowler
Mark Fowler
December 19, 2022
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Benefits of tilt-up construction
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What You Need to Know About Flashing a Window

Mark Fowler
Mark Fowler
November 15, 2022
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Tips to keep in mind about window installation.
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Protect Your Contracting Information

LOOKING TO THE PAST TO HELP WITH THE FUTURE.
Mark Fowler
Mark Fowler
October 21, 2022
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You may have heard “great resignation” or “quiet quitting.” You may also feel they do not apply to construction.


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Construction Workers Move to the Office

MOVING FROM WORKING IN THE FIELD TO AN OFFICE CAN BE A BIG ADJUSTMENT.
Mark Fowler
Mark Fowler
September 19, 2022
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Construction is a historic trade with several and ever-changing disciplines. Prior to 1980, the industry was focused on the worker in the field.


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This is Not Contracting

IT’S IMPORTANT TO THINK LONG TERM, NOT JUST THE PRESENT.
Mark Fowler
Mark Fowler
August 22, 2022
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Contracting—Supply & Demand

SUPPLY, DEMAND AND THE OVERWHELMING DESIRE TO KEEP PRICES IN CHECK CAN BE POWERFUL FORCES TO OVERCOME.
Mark Fowler
Mark Fowler
July 25, 2022
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The risk/reward factor is someone that bids for work with many unknowns.


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Bundle Me Up

IS BUNDLING ACTUALLY HARMING THE INDUSTRY?
Mark Fowler
Mark Fowler
June 20, 2022
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Why pay multiple dues and attend several events when it can all be bundled into one payment and one show? 


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Train Your Culture to Care

IT’S ONE THING TO HAVE WELL-TRAINED WORKERS. IT’S ANOTHER THING ENTIRELY TO CULTIVATE A CULTURE WHERE THEY CAN SUCCEED.
Mark Fowler
Mark Fowler
May 26, 2022
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Without skilled workers, both productivity and quality drops, and it can drop dramatically.


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Gypsum Sheathing

CALCIUM SULFATE DIHYDRATE, MEET YOUR NEW NAME: GYPSUM SHEATHING
Mark Fowler
Mark Fowler
April 22, 2022
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In 1910, the United States adopted and refined the process using calcium sulfate dihydrate.


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Science Made to Fit

HAS THE GENERAL PUBLIC BECOME MORE CRITICAL OF SCIENCE?
Mark Fowler
Mark Fowler
March 25, 2022
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Based on experience, I had come to believe that institutions of higher learning were more independent. But over time I found out that many of these reports were skewed.


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