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Hire good technicians and empower them

All professional sport franchises start their seasons with hopes of winning the championship of their respective sport by season’s end. All franchises have an owner or owners. And each owner needs a ... >> More

PHC is a commodity... NOT

What is a commodity? My favorite author, Dr. Larry Steinmetz, defines a commodity as a product or a service that is widely and readily available, with no discernable difference. ... >> More

Warm-floor solar heating for concrete pools

Solar pool heating is already a much larger industry in the United States than solar home heating. Swimming pools can require a tremendous amount of heat depending upon the climate, and so pool ... >> More

Living a lie

I’m a big reader. Fiction, non-fiction, as long as the writing is good and/or the message is compelling. I love to learn from smart, successful people, and many of them are gracious enough to write books telling ... >> More

Is commercial/industrial construction dodging a bullet...

With Arab Emirate Dubai opening the highest building in the world in January, thereby incurring multi-billion dollars of debt, which it was in danger of defaulting, the Arabian Peninsula’s Golden City was lucky in being ... >> More