Comments for Nuts and Bolts

Comment on Prevailing Wage Reform a Hot Topic, Too by Jerry VanderWood

Jerry VanderWood — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:41:53 +0000

Agree. And no matter what the fate of the individual bills Kathleen cite’s, the time seems ripe for a frank discussion of the proper scope of prevailing wage laws.

Comment on Workers’ Comp Reform Bills Pass Senate by Kathleen Garrity

Kathleen Garrity — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:09:55 +0000

Those bills still have a long road ahead of them, but if we could reform one of the most expensive workers’ comp systems in the country, that’d help attract businesses — and jobs — to Washiington.

Comment on Recycling of Construction Materials Now Mandatory in Seattle by tap bolts

tap bolts — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:54:53 +0000

This medentry moove for recycling of construction materail will really help to raise 60% recycling of municipal solid waste (MSW) by the year 2012, and 70% by 2025 in Seattle.

Comment on China aims for world’s tallest building — in 90 days by Matt the Engineer

Matt the Engineer — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 23:33:05 +0000

Adding a serious note to my last tongue-in-cheek comment: Maybe architects that look for ways of building with shipping containers have it backward. Design housing units that are the size and shape of shipping containers – or can be easily assembled from materials that fit in that shape – and you can have housing factories in China (or elsewhere) and cheaply ship them anywhere in the world.

Comment on China aims for world’s tallest building — in 90 days by Matt the Engineer

Matt the Engineer — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 23:29:15 +0000

I’m ok with boxy.

One nice benefit of this is after building enough modular units to house 100k people they’ll surely have worked the bugs out of their manufacturing process. It’ll be cheap and easy to go back to build regular *little* 30-story buildings probably at a fraction of the cost of standard 30-story buildings.

Next up: pick up your modular Chinese condo at Walmart. Some assembly required.

Comment on Economic Forecast: It’s all about numbers — and people! by Mark Cobb Law Group

Mark Cobb Law Group — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:55:04 +0000

Thank you for this information; you are right, the numbers are bleak; in fact, earlier, today, I was speaking with a client who is an electrical contractor in Georgia who advised that their 2012 revenues to date were 40% its revenues the same period last year! This is very upsetting for many reasons, including those you point out. This is a very good firm with a good reputation, professional workmanship, and the ability to suvive the first 4 years of the recession; but, how much longer can they hold out? Let’s hope the numbers improve substantially in the next quarter.

Comment on Proposed 2013 Workers’ Comp Rates Low by Ted Carlson, CFE

Ted Carlson, CFE — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 21:15:33 +0000

We have developed a cell phone app for companies to capture the PSSL times when they wander into Seattle. It is free and does a lot more like creating workers’ compensation premium data for payroll departments.
Take a look and let Lauren know it is working!

Comment on Construction Confidence Wanes in the Second Quarter by Kathleen

Kathleen — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:59:39 +0000

Margins may be down because, while work is picking up, there are many contractors hungry to get back to work so there are lots of companies who want the work and are willing to put a low number on the bid, plus they have scaled down as much as possible, so everyone is running pretty lean, so hopefully even with lower fees and lower margins, we can begin to build back to a healthy market.

Comment on Helmets to Hardhats Links Vets with Construction by Howard Gilbey

Howard Gilbey — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 14:56:21 +0000

I think this is a good opportunity for veterans to still find work and make use of their skills. They might be vets but not necessary retires and might still need employment.

Comment on Construction Confidence Wanes in the Second Quarter by Diyona Joe

Diyona Joe — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 07:02:42 +0000

Construction confidence wanes in the second quarter was great and the margin profit also came down. Why does this happen?