Public speaking is tough. As Jerry Seinfeld once noted,
“According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number
two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the
average person, if you go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than
doing the eulogy.”
The sixth Roofing Contractor Best of
Success Conference will take place in Denver
Sept. 27-28. I hope to see you there. This two-day educational conference is
jam-packed with educational opportunities for contractors.
Every time I get to the bottom of the peanut butter jar, I
think about the environment. Here’s why: The plastic container is recyclable,
and my neighborhood has a great recycling program. However, they only take
clean containers.
New research confirms the conventional wisdom about green
roofs: Vegetative roofs can help reduce heat gain and heat losses,
resulting in significant energy savings in mixed climates.
When you think of commercial buildings in midtown Manhattan, green space
isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. However, that might be changing. When
it came time to replace the roof on the United States Postal Service (USPS)
Morgan Mail Processing and Distribution
Center on Ninth Avenue in New York, a vegetative roof was at the top
of the wish list.
Trade shows are wonderful ways to meet new people, find out about new products, network with your peers, and take advantage of educational sessions. The downsides, as we know, are crowded plane flights, travel costs and aching feet. Virtual trade shows are designed to provide the advantages of a trade show from the convenience of your computer.
Getting the right products to the right place at the right time and at the right price - any contractor will tell you that’s the key role of the distributor. But it’s certainly not the only service today’s material suppliers provide their contractor customers.