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How can I earn more? (Memo 29)
Legitimate questions. In order to answer those questions, consider: Where is the money coming from? Why is the money being paid? How can I get a higher wage? If you want more, the only way to do this is to give more. The question you should be asking is: how can I give my client…
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Why builders and fabricators should care about the legitimacy of supplier services?
Dealing in Fenced Goods and Services It’s not uncommon for those receiving fabrication drawings to overlook the legitimacy of the products used by service providers. There seems to be a prevailing mindset of indifference, with the attitude being, “As long as the drawings are correct, I’m fine—I’m legally protected, and proving involvement with stolen goods…
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The fallacy of insurance in the building and construction industry – (Staff Memo)
Clients often ask me: “do you have professional indemnity insurance” (PI Insurance)? The short answer is “yes” we do. It isn’t cheap: we pay over $20,000 per year in premiums – last year was about $27,000. But the long answer is, while we do have insurance: you cannot rely on it. Here’s why: In summary,…
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You Need to Win Jobs at a Margin (Commercial Tips)
There is no point being “a busy fool”. If you’re winning jobs at a loss, or at really unattractive margins – things are probably not going to go well for you.
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How to get fast variation approvals (or denials) on your construction projects?
How do you get fast variation approvals (or denials) on your construction projects? You need: (1) Clarity : Be clear of what change is needed. (2) Evidence : Evidence of client change request. (3) Brevity : Be brief, concise, to the point. Watch here for an example from a real life project (not a hypothetical)…
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How to Debug a Tekla Plugin Without Restarting Visual Studio (Tekla Open API Tutorial)
To my surprise, debugging is not a trivial exercise. Please watch the video to guide you on where to click etc. Source code – github repository of the tekla beam plugin. You need to follow the instructions listed here: https://developer.tekla.com/tekla-structures/documentation/debug-plugin-without-restarting-tekla-structures with the following notes and amendments: Add “set XS_PLUGIN_DEVELOPER_MODE=true” to the teklastructures.ini file and open…
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Memo 28 – Staff Moonlighting Policy
Moonlighting Policy I do not believe it is possible for someone to work for two entities at the same time: No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.…
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How to Get Drawing Revision Numbers
Couldn’t do it, because it’s not exposed. This is a hack that I used to circumvent:
