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Free Marketing Training for Architects & Engineers (Tue Tip)

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Interested in A/E/C marketing Best Practices?  Attend a free webinar this Thursday, sponsored by the Construction Marketing Association (CMA). 

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The webcast will be held Thursday, September 15, 2011, at 2pm ET.  Free! (Registration required).

Deborah Hodges, Executive Director of the Construction Writers Association, former SMPS President, and BOVIS alum will share examples of how construction firms deploy marketing.

Wendy McBay, Marketing Director from Reed Construction Data will identify how AEC firms can best use lead services for marketing and business development.

AEC veteran and consultant Hope Wilson will present how to market construction services to the government.

CMA Chairman Neil Brown will share results of a national survey on AEC marketing.

 If you attend the webinar, be sure to drop me a line and tell me what you learned, and if it was worthwhile.  I strive to only promote quality events on this blog, but I need your feedback to do so.  Thanks!

Photo: modified from Online Marketing Blog wordle by TopRankBlog via Creative Commons license.

And the winner is….

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Thanks for everyone who submitted suggestions in the Tell Me What Construction Law Topics to Write About contest.  I’ve received many good ideas, which you will see in the coming weeks. 

I also enjoyed some doozy stories, including one in which a contestant (not our winner, for the record) called one type of construction professional the most “ruthless underbelly of life God ever created“.   I won’t state which profession was called that, for fear of starting a flame war.  But rest assured, it was one of the more memorable comments I received!

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The underbelly of a bridge…. not quite what the commentator had in mind!

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After entering all the names into my highly scientific lottery cup, I had my assistant draw the winning name to ensure it was all on the up and up.  (You know lawyers, always making sure to cover our tracks!).

And the winner is……….. Andy Mullins, of Advanced Contractors in Holly Springs, NC.   Andy, a subscription to Architectural Record will be headed your way.

Got a topic you want to see addressed? Just because the contest is over doesn’t mean you have no say.  Comment below with your burning questions and issues!

Photo:  Severn Crossing Underbelly 2 by Dan Pope via Creative Commons license.

Irene Damages Main Roadway on Outer Banks (pictures & data)

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Hurricane Irene brought untold damage to much of the Eastern Seaboard over the weekend.

Our own Outer Banks, often a magnet for Hurricanes and nicknamed “Hurricane Harbor”, was hit once again.  Irene opened up two new (temporarily, at least) inlets and will require significant repairs to NC Route 12, the main transportation route on the Outer Banks.  Transportation engineers will be working on Rte 12 for some time.

A picture of one of the new inlets is below:

Hurricane Irene road damage on outer banks of NC

This picture comes from Western Carolina University’s Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines.  You can find much more information about the damages on various portions of the Outer Banks, and see other interesting pictures, by downloading the full report here: Update on Outer Banks after Irene.

PS:  I’m still receiving some great feedback and comments on my “Tell me what to write challenge” so I will extend the challenge through the weekend.  Those that got their suggestions in by the original deadline will get their names in the hat twice, but all ya need is one, as they say!  Keep ’em comin’.

Sleep, perchance to get LEED credit? (Tue Tip)

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Sleep.  A subject dear to my heart.  I currently have a coffee mug at work that says: “Eat. Sleep. Read.”  Seriously; that’s what it says.  (h/t to Malaprop’s Bookstore in Asheville for the mug).  What does sleep have to do with the subject of construction law besides, that is, the potential of any legalese to cure insomnia?  LEED-sanctioned nap rooms.

What is that you say? Never heard of such a thing?  Well, now you have.  There is a move afoot to get the USGBC to give LEED credit (that is, green design credit) for buildings that utilize nap rooms.  According to Rob Freeman of green-buildings.com, such nap-specific spaces might qualify in future LEED rating systems based on the proven benefits of napping on employee productivity.

I knew there was as reason I loved my naps….. productivity, of course!

Seriously, do you think a “nap room credit” should become part of a future LEED rating system?  What about the issue raised by a commenter to the article, that the use of the room might change over time, negating the positive impacts?  Share your thoughts below. 

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Photo:  Sleeping on the Job by SEO via Flickr/Creative Commons license.

Tell me what construction law topics to write about, & you could win!

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Here is a bribe.  But an honest one, that will benefit us both.  You tell me (via email, comment, tweet, or phone call) a topic, subject, case, or other area that you’d like to see specifically addressed here on Construction Law in North Carolina.  Everyone who submits an idea will be entered into a drawing.  For those with really great ideas, I reserve the right to enter their name into the drawing twice. 

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Get your thinking cap mojo on!

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The winner will get a free 1 year, 12 issue subscription to the print version of  Architectural Record as thanks.  

Ready? Set?  Get your thinking caps on and send me your ideas!  I’ll close out this contest at 9/1/2011 at 12:01 a.m., and the winner will be announced on the blog. 

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Photo: “Thinking cap” by Matthew Allard via Creative Commons license.