Euphemisms for leaks-From Architect Jody Brown's Blog

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This is kind of the You Might Be a Redneck If...lists. Read on through, click to read the rest and fill in your own leak scenario...

I’ve been drawing waterproofing details all week, and it might be affecting me. So, I’ll let you in on a secret. There are certain things that Architects may say or do that are clear warning signs of future water infiltration problems. I think the kids are calling them “leaks” these days. If you happen to be reviewing the drawings with your Architect and you’re drifting off to sleep as he waxes and wanes and waves his arms around, try to perk up a little if you hear him say one of these things. These are just euphemisms for leaks. So, beware, and, begin the process of lining up expert witnesses.
 

 If your Architect has endeavored to dissolve the barrier between inside and out – you might have a leak

If your Architect has flooded the interior spaces with natural light – you might have a leak (yes, they will actually use the word “flooded”)

If your Architect has written a specification – you might have a leak. If your Architect has not written a specification – you might have a leak. If you Architect does not know what a specification is – you might have a leak.

If your Architect uses the term “innovative” – you might have a leak.

If your Architect drives a Porsche Cayman – you might have a leak (seriously, they might as well where a sandwich board sign that says “the end is near” on one side and “I can’t afford a 911” on the other.)

If your Architect has “streamlined the process” – you might have a leak.

If your Architect has designed the building to be “one with nature” – you might have a leak.

If your Architect has developed custom software to facilitate the design and fabrication of the elaborate titanium undulating forms representing the unrest of our current economic climate – you might have a leak (that’s right, I’m looking at you Frank Gehry)

If your Architect misspells the word “Bituminous” on his drawings – you might have a leak (actually, that’s not fair, no one can spell that)

READ ALL OF THE LEAK EUPHEMISMS BY CLICKING HERE

From ABC in Philly-Developer of Unsafe Building Arrested-Fire Code Violations and other defects

The developer of a failed condominium was arrested this morning and charged with numerous offenses including endangering the lives of the people who once lived here. The Rittenhouse Club has been called a disaster. From structural defects, fire stairs made of wood instead of metal, to nonworking sprinklers, all of these combined to create an unsafe building.
Robert Bruce Fazio was arrested and charged with offenses including risking a catastrophe, recklessly endangering, fraud, and theft by deception.

Read The Rest By Clicking Here

From Durability & Design-SCAQMD to Weigh Additional Moves to Cut VOC Emissions

Saw this news today...

By Joe Maty
Editor, Durability + Design

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), which imposes the toughest air-quality regulations on field-applied coatings anywhere in the country, is weighing additional control measures that could be approved next year.
Possible revisions to the district’s Rule 1113—which sets stringent VOC limits on architectural and industrial maintenance coatings—are in a preliminary discussion stage.

READ THE REST AT D&D By Clicking Here.

om Paint Square-OSHA Reviewing All Permissible Exposure Limits

Saw this on my Paint Square newsletter this morning...

The Occupational Safety & Health Administration is conducting a comprehensive review of hundreds of chemical Permissible Exposure Limits that the agency says are dangerously outdated.
The review could lead to lower, or even first-time, PELs for hundreds of chemicals. The impact could reverberate throughout the paint and coatings industry, where scores of chemicals are already subject to PELs and new health risks from workplace chemical exposures are being reported almost daily.
‘1950s-era Science’
"Many of our permissible exposure limits are based on 1950s-era science that we now realize is inadequate to protect workers in 21st-century workplaces," Dr. David Michaels, OSHA Administrator, has said.  READ ALL OF THIS ARTICLE AT PAINT SQUARE BY CLICKING HERE

Nevada Court UpHoldsFair Use" of Others Work In Righthaven vs. Realty One Group, Inc et al

As a blogger, I ofetn use someone else work to comment on, quote from and post some of the work to interest our readers...I always link back to the website where I found it and say "Read the Rest of This Article By Clicking Here". Our goal has always been educational-give people information and they will make good decisions.

In Nevada, a company called Righthaven has been making bloggers lives miserable by siccing their lawyers on them for using copyrighted work that Righthaven buys from newspapers. They have done pretty well by bullying small bloggers who, like me, don't have tons of dough to fight the SOB's. Apparently they've forced monetary settlements from a number of people and small business. 

However, in a delightful ruling recently by a Nevada Court, a suit filed by Righthaven against a Nevada Realtor and blogger was found to be without merit as the court found the blogger to be within the legal boundaries of the fair use doctrine.

The defendant had used 8 lines from a 30 page article, linked back to the article and still got sued...Congrats go to Michael Nelson for his victory over the man...
Read the courts decision by clicking here.

Ouch Complaints Like This Don't Help One's Business....

I have my Google account set up to bring alerts on certain words/terms...this showed up today. Read and Take Heed   JM Romich Enterprises/ Everydry Waterproofing of upstate NY
Posted: 2010-12-04 by   alco
Sales Tactics / ethics Complaint Rating: Company information: Everydry Waterproofing of Upstate New York Rochester, New York United States These people made an appointment with my 89 year old mother to do a free inspection of her basement. After four hours of pushing her, she signed a contract for $11, 000 to replace a basement wall that they told her could collapse if it wasn't tended to immediately. here is the rest of the story. there is some joint' cracking near the top of the cellar wall...been that way for probably 20 years. they also were going to sell her a new dehumidifier becase theirs was less expensive to run claiming hers cost $5.00 per day and theirs cost only $2.00 per day. My mother told them that she did not own the house...(my Brother does)... they didn't care, she lives in a condo community where all major structural repars have to be cleared by the board, and most of those repairs are covered under the HOA.. they didn't care. She told them that she wanted to talk to her son first, they told her that if she didn't sign that day she would miss out on the $4333.00 discount they offered against the original estimate of $15, 328! Per the workers in the office, the owners were not available when i called at 8 am on Saturday morning and that he contract and check were with the salesman and he was out of town. I went to their office to get the contract voided and they had nothing there for me as per my request. when I threatened to have everyone arrested, low and behold, they got Mrs Romich on the phone 10 minutes after i left the office i got a call from Mr Romich telling me that if i met him at the office on Monday morning, he would give me back everything. he said the contract and check were locked up in the office...so i guess the contract and check weren't with the salesman after all. So here it is, these people obviously don't care much about ethics, they'll hammer away at an 89 year-old woman (who, by the way, is virtually deaf) to get her to spend $11, 000 on a $50 repair! These people would have to come up in the world just to be bottom feeders! The old rule always applies...iif someone offers you a discount if you committ today... they are ripping you off. Always know who you are doing business with and always get multiple estimates
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