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The Best Industry
Our business is unmatched. It offers us all long-term tangible benefits. Consider the many virtues our industry has, even in trying times.
Our industry is here to stay. Construction is a basic necessity of human life (shelter, food, clothing, and water). Construction cannot be exported. It must occur where the end product is planned. In contrast, manufacturing continues to leave this country. Unlike service centers or software programs, which other countries can provide from afar, construction is captive to the site.
The construction industry rewards hard work. There is no substitute. Good work is rewarded. What is the best advertising in the construction business? A project that is completed on time and on budget.
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In Loving Memory
Earl R. Flansburgh
Loyal colleague, friend, and mensch
Our very first client
Thank you for believing in us
We all miss you
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Trivia Contest |
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The answers to last month's contest are:
What is a voussoir?
The correct answer was a wedge-shaped block used in constructing an arch or vault.
The central voussoir is called a keystone.
Which of these window types does NOT belong with the others?
The correct answer was paladian.
A paladian window consists of a central arched window flanked by two rectangular windows.
This Month's Questions:
The first person to answer both correctly will receive a $20 gift card to LLBean.
Renaissance Architecture
1) Which ancient author wrote 'Ten Books of Architecture', a work that contained the principles followed by Renaissance architects?
2) Who was the first architect since antiquity to use the classical orders Doric, Ionic and Corinthian in an appropriate manner? |
