CISCA Fall 2014

A C O U S T I C A L

Ceilings & Interior Systems Construction Association

FALL 2014 Cover Story— Gordon Inc. National WWII Museum The Boeing Center Leadership Conference Enjoys Attendance boost from Central Location

Email Etiquette Key to Business Successs

INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION THE RESOURCE FOR THE CEILINGS & INTERIOR SYSTEMS CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Thank You CISCA for 5 more Construction Excellence Awards!!

We are proud of our industry and grateful for the accomplishments we have shared with our CISCA Partners.

To our Contractors, Distributors, and Representatives, Thank You for Your Support!

gordon-inc.com 800.747.8954

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ON THE COVER: The National WWII Museum U.S. Freedom Pavilion The Boeing Center New Orleans, LA Submitted by:

Gordon, Inc.

Other CISCA Members

King Company Limited Partnership Kohler Building Specialties

Architects:

Mathes Brierre Architects Voorsanger Architects Voorsanger Mathes LLC, Architects

FEATURES 6 Cover Story The National WWII Museum, U.S. Freedom Pavilion The Boeing Center

16 Chicago is CISCA’s Kind of Town Leadership Conference enjoys Chicago hospitality 21 Construction Excellence Awards Application Everyting you need to enter, except the project 26 On the Road to Glasteel CISCA staff visits another manufacturer

32 Project of Note Airtite dresses up the World Kitchen 40 CISCA Business Library Seven reasons employees should love private health insurance

44 New Product Profile TegTab takes ceilings to new heights 58 Email Etiquette for Generation Text Fundamental thoughts to improve your email habits

COLUMNS

4 Charging into a brighter 2015 5 Turn the page on 2014 and attack the new year 55 Acoustics at Large Forum 56 Legally Speaking

DEPARTMENTS

28 New Members

47 CISCA Convention Schedule 51 INTEX 2015 Exhibitor Prospectus 62 Ad Index

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INNERWORKINGS

CHARGING INTO A BRIGHTER 2015

BY PETE WELLY

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e are fast approaching the halfway point of my term as your president. The time has certainly gone very quickly. As I look back at the first half of the year I recall a great meeting I had with Craig Daley, Immediate Past President of AWCI. The picture below shows our commitment to working together for the betterment of the members of both associations.

We had a very successful Leadership Conference in Chicago in October.

We introduced peer groups for Presidents and CEOs of contractor companies.

We hope to introduce peer groups for other levels of contractor companies in the future. We will be introducing peer groups for independent manufacturers reps in Long Beach.

If you are a rep and interested in being in a peer group, please contact Eric Mau or Shirley Wodynski.

CISCA is celebrating its 65th Anniversary in Long Beach. We have asked all the Past Presidents to join us and we hope to see at least one person from every member company in attendance as well. Sixty-five is a

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wonderful milestone and we should all attend to kick off the next 65 years! We have accomplished a lot in 65 years and we are not finished yet! Please mark your calendar for April 26-30, 2015 in Long Beach.

Check the CISCA website for details.

I have asked all the manufacturers, distributors and reps to help me meet my goal of increasing contractor membership by 10% this year by recruiting at least one new contractor member. Please help us grow your association!

Finally, the Construction

Excellence Award entries are due January 31, 2015. I hope you are finding it difficult to pick from among the many outstanding projects you completed this year. The awards program is an excellent way to showcase your work and receive recognition in the magazine and videos shown during the awards ceremony.

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The entry form is on the CISCA website.

I hope you all have a very Happy and Blessed Holiday Season!

Pete Welly Foundation Building Materials 2014 – 2015 CISCA President pete.welly@fbmsales.com 714-380-7535

TURN THE PAGE ON 2014 AND ATTACK THE NEW YEAR

BY SHIRLEY WODYNSKI

2014-2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT PETE WELLY FOUNDATION BUILDING MATERIALS

PRESIDENT-ELECT JASON GORDON HEARTLAND ACOUSTICS & INTERIORS, INC.

SECRETARY-TREASURER PATRICK OATES JACOBSON & COMPANY, INC. IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT ERIC MAU MAU, INC. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHIRLEY WODYNSKI CISCA DIRECTORS ADAM BESSERT THORNE ASSOCIATES, INC. ERIC BROWN CERTAINTEEED CEILINGS JEFF HUDEPOHL VALLEY INTERIOR SYSTEMS DAVID KOVACS KAMCO SUPPLY CORP. JAMES MOYNIHAN ROCKFON LLC SCOTT QUALLS USG STEVE UDOLPH TECTUM INC. JIM WALASZEK CHICAGO AREA BUILDING SPECIALTIES ADVISORS RON BISHOP ELLJAY ACOUSTICS INC. MIKE GRANATINO WINROC/SPI

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’m sure you agree with me, I am very glad the mid-term election is over. I drew very tired of all the commercials, telephone calls and emails. Like most people, I became immune to them and may have missed an important message that was sandwiched in between the negativity being thrown out about one’s opponent. Like the meteorological calendar, the election signals that winter, the holidays and 2015 are on their way.

Thinking of the impending holidays means, that I, like many, will be shopping the day after Thanksgiving.

Whether I get good deals or not depends on what I have decided I just have to purchase during this shopping trip. I shop this day because I have been doing it as long as I can remember with my sister. It is our tradition to shop at this time which allows us to spend time together just as it has become a tradition of many members of CISCA to attend the annual convention and INTEX Expo each year to reconnect with those they haven’t seen since the last CISCA convention. During the convention we offer educational sessions to help each attendee grow personally or professionally or both; we offer meal functions and receptions.

All these events have one common goal – provide each attendee with an opportunity to meet and network with others who have a common interest.

Connections made during a CISCA event are invaluable. I have seen the members of the Emerging Lead-

ers Group go from a group of people who casually knew each other to a group of friends and I have seen new members take the difficult first step of attending a CISCA event to come back the next year and immediately reconnect with someone they met the year prior. Some CISCA members come to events because they are CISCA events and that is what they do each year but they always walk away with a new contact, new idea or new stories to tell. What may be something someone does out of habit, always turns out to be an opportunity.

One thing everyone thinks about as they prepare for a new year is taxes – how can I pay less? One way to pay less is to make charitable donations. Did you know CISCA has a charitable organization? The CISCA Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) foundation. Donations made to the foundation are tax deductible. The funds in the foundation are earmarked for education. A donation form is on our website if you would like to make a tax deductible contribution to the foundation.

Shirley Wodynski CISCA Executive Director Shirley.Wodynski@cisca.org 630-584-1919.

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The National WWII Museum U.S. Freedom Pavilion The Boeing Center New Orleans, LA

Gold Award - Acoustical Soulutions - South Region Submitted by: Gordon, Inc. Other CISCA members involved with the project:

King Company Limited Partnership

Kohler Building Specialties Architect/Design: Mathes Brierre Architects

Voorsanger Architects

Voorsanger Mathes LLC, Architects

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cott Evans, principal at Mathes Brierre Architects in New Orleans, LA, loves to stand at the door of the new National WWII Museum’s U.S. Freedom Pavilion and watch people’s faces when they walk in and look up. “This place is amazing,” he says. “You are looking up at four airplanes right above you.”

Hanging the planes, including a heavy World War II B-17 “Flying Fortress,” was just one of the challenges in building the pavilion, for which Gordon, Inc. won CISCA’s gold, Acoustical Solutions, South Region award. Gordon’s Alpro® Acoustical Systems corrugat6

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ed metal wall panels with a custom perforation pattern were used to reduce sound reverberation, thus increasing the NRC (noise reduction coefficient) in the 96 foot high room. This is the second time the complex has called on Gordon’s Alpro® product for the complex.

The corrugated metal also was used on the theater doors in the retail center.

Using the Alpro product was part of what Evans refers to as a “Kit of Parts,” a list of elements to be used throughout the complex to tie it together. (continued on page 8)

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THEINSIDESTORY (continued from page 6) These include pre-cast concrete panels, custom design steel and glass curtain walls and corrugated metal.

The center focuses on home front efforts, the USA’s production of airplanes, artillery, tanks and other equipment manufactured to use for combat during World War II. In addition to the B-17, there is an SBD Dauntless, a P51D Mustang fighter, a Corsair F4U-4 fighter, a B-25 fuselage and the TBM Avenger displayed in what Evans describes as a “giant box,” a $35 million giant box.

Elevated catwalks allow visitors to get closer views of the hanging displays, a submarine (USS Tang) and

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LED screens programmed with historical films and other presentations.

The audio presentations made acoustical performance crucial. “Our acoustical wall system covers the majority of one of the four walls of the building,” says Craig Eychaner, Gordon’s sales manager for Gordon Inc.’s Alpro Acoustical Systems, Cleanroom Products and Data Center Products Division. “It’s an enormous area with many hard surfaces and it’s amazing that the audio doesn’t get lost in the space. The acoustical performance of our system makes the difference that allows for perfect speech intelligibility.”

The architect and the acoustician had a good idea of the product

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they wanted and, in fact, specified the Alpro corrugated metal, says Jim Kohler, president of CISCA Member Kohler Building Specialties in Madisonville, LA, the manufacturer’s representative involved in the project. “The acoustician knew the Alpro product.” Kohler worked with the architect on cleaning up details and with another CISCA member, King Company Limited Partnership, the installers, through the bid process.

“They are a good, experienced qualified installer,” says Kohler of the King Company. “They make it easy to work with them.” The close involvement meant that there were few field modifications necessary. (continued on page 10)

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THEINSIDESTORY (continued from page 8) “It was a relatively clean Alpro application.”

The acoustician did, however, ask for a special perforation. The 13 percent openings are the standard.

This project, however, called for 40 percent openings. “The 40 percent openings give a different look and better acoustical performance,” says Kohler. The space otherwise has hard surfaces and glass, so the special perforation “worked well for them.”

The project used 12,055 square feet of the corrugated panels, many of which were fabricated in unique dimensions to reduce the amount of field modifications. “The engineered panels also aided in making sure that the custom perforation pattern would align and overlap properly without change

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in the appearance of the wall,” says Eychaner.

Safety entered into the project, with custom gaskets installed in areas with vertical seams that were exposed to the public.

Gordon found its anodized aluminum, powder coat finish matched what the architect wanted, says Kohler. The Alpro corrugated metal walls were meant to emulate the gray of the planes and other equipment on display.

The 96 foot height and attention to detail made this a potentially difficult and challenging project to install, but King Company had worked with the Alpro product before, easing the job, says Jeff Geary, King vice president. “We have worked with Gordon for at least 20 years. It’s a manufacturer with which we are familiar and comfortable with.”

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Geary points to Kohler’s work with Gordon on the production specifications as a key ingredient in making the installation go smoothly.

“It made it easy for us to use.”

Installers mounted furring strips to the existing structure, attaching the wall panels to these in order to allow space for sound attenuating insulation in order to get the required NRC. The biggest challenge from Geary’s standpoint was time. Delays on the front end meant that the crunch came at the end. “We had a large presence on this project, so we had to work long hours. We had half the amount of time we might normally have had.”

Designed to remind visitors of an airplane hangar, there were tall expanses of the metal wall panels.

This meant that it was a challenge to (continued on page 12)

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THEINSIDESTORY (continued from page 10) keep it all plumb and line everything up straight, says Geary. “I have great mechanics, who know how to do it.”

Those involved consider it an honor to be associated with this historical project. “It honors the sacrifice of those who participated in World War II,” says Eychaner. “We are a part of the building that pays tribute to that history. It’s an honor knowing that the building and our products will be there forever and that I can have the opportunity to view the space with family and friends in the years to come and remember the time when we were a part of the construction of that great building.”

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CISCA LEADERSHIP

If the Subject is Leadership— Chicago is CISCA’s Kind of

by Rick Reuland

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ISCA held its annual Leadership Conference in Chicago September 30 through October 2, 2014. This event, held on CISCA’s “home turf” was both well attended and well regarded by members.

The leadership training was provided by Steve Anderson of Integrated Leadership Systems and was entitled — Authentic Leadership. Over the two mornings of his presentation, Anderson used a series of thought-provoking exercises to bring his points to life.

The leadership training was punctuated Wednesday afternoon with a well attended golf outing at Harborside International Golf Center on Chicago’s south side. The typically gusty winds abated to give the golfers a resonably calm and mild day on the links-style course.

The Leadership Conference also provided CISCA the opportunity to introduce the Contractor Peer Group. For more information on Peer Groups, contact the CISCA office.

An opening reception and dinner preceeded the event

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Bill Shannon and Steve Udolph exchange thoughts

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CISCA attorney Dan Myers briefs attendees on the complexities of anti-trust issues

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Steve Anderson guides Jason Gordon through the challenge of a leadership exercise

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Father and son Mau

When it came to this leadership exercise— Steve Udolph “nailed” it.

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CISCA on the Road

Glasteel Moscow, TN

by Shirley Wodynski

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ISCA staff was “on the road again” last fall visiting a long-time Manufacturer Member, Glasteel, located in Moscow, TN. In all reality our trip was quite scenic, and since Moscow is located in suburban Memphis, you can find first class blues and BBQ and for kicks you also have Graceland, the home of Elvis. But back to business…

Glasteel is by no means a new company. In fact it is a division of Stabilit, a privately owned company headquartered in Monterrey, Mexico with over 55 years of experience in developing and manufacturing

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Fiberglass Reinforced Panels with leading edge technology.

Today, the plant has multiple production lines to meet product demand. They also have additional production facilities located in Barcelona, Spain; Mexico City, Mexico; and Monterrey, Mexico. There are also five supporting distribution centers strategically located in the US and Canada to service their distribution base, Moscow, TN; Ft Worth, TX; Eagan, MN; Goshen, IN and Englewood, Ontario, Canada.

Management almost apologetically says that they focus on a very simple product for a simple market. This fundamental approach and attention to basics allows them to produce a consistently high quality product.

Management also operates under a continuous improvement process which allows additional focus on operational improvements with the goal of maximizing efficiencies.

One area of continuous improvement is their attention to the environment with a keen focus and interest in maintaining an environmentally friendly facility with environmentally friendly processes. This focus also transfers to many of their products to make sure they meet certain performance standards required for interior applications. Their Glasliner FRP Wall & Ceiling Panels are a good example; they are GreenGuard Certified and carry the Gold Certificate of Compliance.

Like many companies, they find that their innovations are driven by their customers. Many ideas come from a casual conversation and they take the time to listen, even if the person is not fully conversant with the issues their comments can provide valuable ideas and recommendations. They also believe this helps maintain a competitive advantage and quickly identify new markets.

The plant tour was very informative, though we were not allowed to take any photos, we were fascinated by the cleanliness of the entire facility. The actual manufacturing process was most impressive and we

were able to see various products being produced from start to finish. The most interesting product was the Glasliner FRP Wall Panels which is a key product to CISCA Members. Based on our observations Glasteel takes great pride in the production process and meeting the quality demands of their customers and the industry they serve.

I personally appreciated seeing how much light their Acrylit product produces in the factory. This proprietary product is 100% acrylic, UV stabilized and used as skylight and sidelight panels which offers maximum natural light transmission and reduces the need for artificial light in the room.

Again, we thank Gustavo Orta, Miguel Barrera, Dan Brasch, Becky Johnson and the entire Glasteel team for their time and warm southern hospitality.

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NEW MEMBERS All Interior Supply - Kernersville American Gypsum Architectural Sales of MN, Inc. Armcom Distributing Company Bonitz Contracting Co Bonitz Contracting Co Building Specialties - Harlingen (Weslaco) Building Specialties - North Tonawanda Capitol Building Supply, Inc. - Baltimore (A GMS Partner) Capitol Building Supply, Inc. - Beltsville (A GMS Partner) Capitol Building Supply, Inc. - Bladensburg (A GMS Partner) Capitol Building Supply, Inc. - Gaithersburg (A GMS Partner) Capitol Building Supply, Inc. - Hagerstown (A GMS Partner) Capitol Building Supply, Inc. - Lorton (A GMS Partner) Capitol Building Supply, Inc. - Manassas Park (A GMS Partner) Capitol Building Supply, Inc. - Marshall (A GMS Partner) Capitol Building Supply, Inc. - Springfield (A GMS Partner) Capitol Building Supply, Inc. - Vienna (A GMS Partner) Capitol Building Supply, Inc. - Washington DC (A GMS Partner) Capitol Building Supply, Inc. - Winchester (A GMS Partner) Capitol Building Supply, Inc.- Upper Marlboro (A GMS Partner) Capitol Interior Products - Camden (A GMS Partner) Capitol Materials - Albany (A GMS Partner) Capitol Materials - Atlanta (A GMS Partner) Capitol Materials - Bogart (A GMS Partner) Capitol Materials - CAPCO (A GMS Partner) Capitol Materials - Columbus (A GMS Partner) Capitol Materials - Duluth (A GMS Partner) Capitol Materials - Gainesville (A GMS Partner) Capitol Materials - Macon (A GMS Partner) Capitol Materials - Marietta (A GMS Partner) Capitol Materials - Marietta (A GMS Partner) Capitol Materials - Milton (A GMS Partner) Capitol Materials - Palmetto (A GMS Partner) Capitol Materials - Panama City Beach (A GMS Partner) Capitol Materials of Alabama - Birmingham (A GMS Partner) Capitol Materials of Alabama - Calera (A GMS Partner) Capitol Materials of Alabama - Dothan (A GMS Partner) Capitol Materials of Alabama - Huntsville (A GMS Partner) Capitol Materials of Alabama - Tuscaloosa (A GMS Partner) Capitol Materials of Savannah - Brunswick (A GMS Partner) Capitol Materials of Savannah - Hilton Head (A GMS Partner) Capitol Materials of Savannah - Jacksonville (A GMS Partner) Capitol Materials of Savannah - N. Charleston (A GMS Partner) Capitol Materials of Savannah - Ridgeland (A GMS Partner) Capitol Materials of Savannah - Savannah (A GMS Partner) Chaparral Materials - Albuquerque (A GMS Partner) Chaparral Materials - El Paso (A GMS Partner) Chaparral Materials - Farmington (A GMS Partner) Chaparral Materials - Las Cruces (A GMS Partner) Chaparral Materials - Santa Fe (A GMS Partner) Cherokee Building Materials - Ft. Smith (A GMS Partner) Cherokee Building Materials - North Little Rock (A GMS Partner) Cherokee Building Materials - Oklohoma City (A GMS Partner) Cherokee Building Materials - Springdale (A GMS Partner) Cherokee Building Materials - Tulsa (A GMS Partner) Colonial Materials - Acoustical Division (A GMS Partner) Colonial Materials - Cary (A GMS Partner) Colonial Materials - Charlotte (A GMS Partner) 28

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NEW MEMBERS Madrid, Inc. Mainstay Materials, Inc. Marino/Ware Industries - Northeast Marino/Ware Industries - Southern Marino/Ware Industries - Texas Netfloor USA P & A Drywall Supply, Inc. PABCO Gypsum Pioneer Materials - Wichita (A GMS Partner) Pioneer Materials West - Berthoud (A GMS Partner) Pioneer Materials West - Centennial (A GMS Partner) Pioneer Materials West Slope - Grand Junction (A GMS Partner) Pioneer Materials West Slope - Gypsum (A GMS Partner) Pioneer Materials West Slope - Silverthorne (A GMS Partner) Pioneer Materials West Slope - Steamboat Springs (A GMS Partner) Pliteq, Inc. Rio Grande Building Materials - Laredo (A GMS Partner) River Bend Materials - Chattanooga (A GMS Partner) Rocky Top Materials - Pigeon Forge (A GMS Partner) Rocky Top Materials (A GMS Partner) Scientific Lighting Products - North East Scientific Lighting Products - UK Scientific Lighting Products - Western States Stateline Building Supply - Selbyville (A GMS Partner) Sun Valley Supply - Phoenix (A GMS Partner) Tamarack Materials - Bismarck (A GMS Partner) Tamarack Materials - Bloomington (A GMS Partner) Tamarack Materials - Cedar (A GMS Partner) Tamarack Materials - Duluth (A GMS Partner) Tamarack Materials - Fargo (A GMS Partner) Tamarack Materials - Minot (A GMS Partner) Tamarack Materials - New Richmond (A GMS Partner) Tamarack Materials - Rochester (A GMS Partner) Tamarack Materials - Sioux Falls (A GMS Partner) Tamarack Materials - St. Joseph (A GMS Partner) Tejas Building Materials - Houston (A GMS Partner) Tejas Building Materials - Spring (A GMS Partner) Texarkana Materials - Texarkana (A GMS Partner) Tri County Insulation & Acoustical Contractors Tucker Acoustical Products (A GMS Partner) Tucker Materials - Anderson (A GMS Partner) Tucker Materials - Asheville (A GMS Partner) Tucker Materials - Greenville (A GMS Partner) Tucker Materials - Spartanburg ( A GMS Partner) Tucker Materials of Columbia (A GMS Partner) Tucker Materials of Columbia (A GMS Partner) Tucker Materials of Myrtle Beach - Florence (A GMS Partner) Tucker Materials of Myrtle Beach (A GMS Partner) Valley Interior Products - Lexington (A GMS Partner) Valley Interior Products - Louisville (A GMS Partner) Valley Interior Products - Nashville (A GMS Partner) Valley Interior Products (A GMS Partner) Westside Building Material Chatsworth Westside Building Material Fresno Westside Building Material Lancaster Westside Building Material Santa Maria Westside Builiding Material Oakland Wildcat Materials - Columbia (A GMS Partner) Wildcat Materials - Joplin (A GMS Partner) Wildcat Materials - Linn Creek (A GMS Partner) Wildcat Materials - Springfield (A GMS Partner) 30

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PROJECT OF NOTE

Airtite Takes the World Kitchen Restaurant To News Heights of Design

by Meta Levin

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pecialty jobs pose their own unique problems, but for the companies that do them, there often are intangible rewards. “I got to use my creative juices and it was fun to tap into it,” says Ryan Moorman about the World Kitchen LLC project for which Airtite Contractors earned CISCA’s gold award – boutique.

World Kitchen was moving into new headquarters and Airtite had bid on the specialty ceiling and drywall portions of the job. The dinner plate festooned ceiling was of particular interest. “We love our specialty jobs,” says Moorman, Airtite’s project manager on the job.

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The architect, Gensler Architects, gave Airtite conceptual drawings, but it was up to them to figure out how to put it all together. World Kitchen LLC in Rosemont, IL, manufactures, among other things, Corelle® Dinnerware and wanted a backlit strip featuring the product on the ceiling of its main elevator lobby, stretching to the test kitchen entrance. “It was a neat concept,” says Dustin Sandoval, Airtite’s vice president of sales. (continued on page 36)

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 

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    

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                                   

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      

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       



 





        





    





    

     

     

                                   









 



          



  

    

     

     

                 







 

    







 

                 





 

        





 

  

 

   

 











  



   

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PROJECT OF NOTE

 









 

 



 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 









 



 

 





























 































































   











 



 

 





































  

























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 (continued from page 32) The October 19, 2013 Crain’s Chicago Business story “Chicago’s coolest offices” featured World Kitchen, describing the resulting dinnerware strip as a “luminous canopy fashioned from a thousand Corelle plates…”

Well, 1007, says Sandoval, but who’s counting?

Initially Gensler envisioned a multi-layer strip of different sized Corelle plates at random heights along the grid, but the Airtite team quickly realized that there were several problems with that concept. Building a model in AutoCAD® showed that the multi-layer idea would necessitate dropping the ceiling too low, Moorman says. In addition, World Kitchen informed them that only 11 ¼ inch plates would be available for the project,

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not the varied sizes (dinner, saucer, salad) as originally proposed. “We tried to design it, but it didn’t work,” says Moorman. “With a random layout the plates would knock into each other.”

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Hanging the plates proved to be a challenge. “These were shatter resistant plates, so they were not sup-

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posed to break,” says Sandoval. Given that, the team initially planned to drill a hole through the middle of each plate, and run a line through it, which would be secured with a bolt and rubber nuts. “We tried numerous blades.” They even tried a laser, a drill with a diamond bit and high pressure water, but the plates broke each time.

There were other challenges in experimenting with the plates, since World Kitchen only would supply enough white plates for the finished ceiling. Moorman remembers going to Target to buy extras.

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They turned to the manufacturer, asking that some plates be made with a special process, so that the original plan could be put in place. That, however, would have taken six months; too long.

Eventually they went to 3M for help. 3M’s technology department tried a number of different adhesive materials, before settling on a special epoxy that the company regularly markets, that would adhere to the Corelle plates. “It is really strong stuff,” says Moorman.  Sandoval noted that they still had some concerns about  a clean look, because there are lights above the strip.  Hanging the plates from an Armstrong standard 1  (continued on page 38)

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(continued from page 37) foot by 1 foot grid system posed other problems. With the LED lights shining down, wires or other materials cast shadows. It turned out that a clear fishing line type product worked the best.

The epoxy was strong and set up quickly, meaning that the team had to work fast. “We couldn’t do too many at a time,” says Moorman. The adhesive allowed them to attach a 2 inch eyebolt to the back of each plate, from which they attached the clear line.

The eyebolt caused its own problems. It made the plates difficult to stack. Airtite ended up packing four to a box, which meant that there were a lot of boxes, says Moorman, all of which had to be transport-

ed from Airtite’s headquarters in Elmhurst to Rosemont.

When the installation team first hung the plates, they cantilevered, tilting sideways. Installers used grid clips, allowing them to center each plate on a grid square. Each plate had to be carefully placed and hung in the right spot at the right height.

The perimeter piece was not originally part of the plans, but gives a finished look to the strip, says Moorman. Made of a plastic wrapped Styrofoam type material, it is a custom made triangular shape, with the point at the bottom, expanding to a 2 inch width at the top.

“I had never dealt with something like this before,” says Moorman. “But we are very pleased with the way it turned out and so is the owner.”

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Seven Reasons Employees Should Love Individual Health Insurance

by Rick Lindquist and Paul Pilzer

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e are at the beginning of a paradigm shift in the way businesses offer employee health benefits and the way Americans get health insurance — a shift from an employer-driven defined benefit model to an individual-driven defined contribution model. This parallels a similar shift in employer-provided benefits that took place two to three decades ago from defined benefit to defined contribution retirement plans.

It no longer makes financial, legal, or social sense for any U.S. employer to continue providing health insurance to its employees.

Since 2000, the percentage of Americans covered by employerprovided health insurance has declined annually. This trend is indicative of a shift that’s only going to accelerate.

But it is not the end of the world. Why? Because in the face of the rising cost of providing group health insurance, the Affordable Care Act has made it easier and cheaper for most individuals to buy their own insurance.

Many business owners will replace their group policy with a defined contribution plan that offers a stipend to employees to buy the health insurance that best suits them in the Health Insurance Marketplace.

Here are seven reasons why individual health insurance is a better deal for employees:

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It’s customizable

The old style group plans forced employees into a rigid, “one-size-fitsall” box. With individual health insurance, they don’t have to settle for that.

Each employee can choose a plan with features—premiums, deductibles, provider networks, etc.—that make the most sense for the employee and his or her family. (This means you get to pick your doctors and hospitals!)

“If Joe wants to keep premiums low in return for accepting a higher deductible and more out-of-pocket costs, he can do that,” says Lindquist. “And if Sally prefers to pay more each month because her spouse requires lots of doctor visits and meds, that’s her choice.”

It’s far more affordable

Fact: On average, policies sold in the Health Insurance Marketplace are 20 to 60 percent less expensive than group plans. This is great news for employees who have had to pay a high percentage of their monthly premium. But it gets better: Most families earning less than $100,000 a year qualify for a monthly federal subsidy. This year, after-subsidy cost was about a quarter of the cost of comparable employerprovided coverage.

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Consider these figures from the Kaiser 2013 Annual Employer Health Benefits Survey: The average cost of individual health insurance for an employee was $3,080 a year, and for a family it was $6,674 a year. By comparison, the cost for traditional employee health insurance was far higher: $5,884 for an employee and a whopping $16,351 for a family.

It’s stable

In a small company with a group plan, if one employee gets diabetes or cancer, insurance costs might very well double the next year. And if there are two catastrophic illnesses, you can imagine the financial fallout. The choice is usually this: Stick employees with huge premiums, cancel the insurance, or go out of business. This is not so with individual plans. Because employees are in much larger groups, prices rise far more slowly—and if the plan is subsidized, the cost can go up only if household income does, too.

It’s portable

In the past, your health insurance was linked to your job. If an employee wanted to change jobs—or had to change jobs—his or her health insurance changed too. And if the employee (or a covered family member) happened to get really sick, suddenly there was a preexisting condition to worry about. Thanks to Obamacare, that’s no longer the case. Now when an employee leaves, the health insurance goes with him or her. (continued on page 42)

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CISCA BUSINESS LIBRARY (continued from page 40) It’s permanent. Employers can cancel their group insurance any time they like (and when they do, no COBRA is available). With individual health insurance, the employee controls the policy. As long as he pays the monthly premium, his coverage cannot be canceled for any reason.

It’s good for the company—which in turn is good for the employees. In the past, crippling health insurance costs have kept employers from hiring new talent. Now, that burden is lifted.

Plus, leaders can focus on improving products and services rather than managing health insurance. All of this leads to healthier companies—which leads to happier employees who can stay employed.

Finally, it’s virtually mistake-proof.

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TegTab Takes Ceiling Panels To New Heights

by Andy Lafreniere

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he ceiling tile installation process has remained relatively unchanged for decades. Square footage is determined, hangers, t-rail and wall molding are set in place, and tiles get installed. When it comes to tegular ceiling tiles though, the most time consuming and messy part of the process has always been cutting-in the tegular edges of perimeter tiles. For years ceiling installers have looked for ways to make the process faster, reduce the number of broken tile edges, and eliminate the resulting mess. Dennis Prout, a veteran ceiling installer of 30 years set out to change all of that in 2006, and the result is an extraordinary product that has many ceiling insiders smiling and asking themselves, “Why didn’t I think of that”? The product is called Teg-Tab. It’s inexpensive, simple to use, and one of the best ways to cut labor time on ceiling installations.

Patented by contractors, for contractors Prout’s idea was born from a simple need. “I simply got tired of the mess and inconsistent workmanship,” says Prout.

“Sometimes installers get it right, and sometimes not. No matter what, manually cutting-in tegular edges is more work than it needs to be. I ended up doing more hand-holding and return visits than I wanted.” Prout, a long-time owner of several ceiling installation businesses, was also concerned about efficiency on-site. “It just didn’t make sense to me that perimeter tiles had to be manu44

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ally cut-in” he says, “but getting the look and a clean finish is important. That costs more in labor than is necessary. I wanted to be more efficient about it and still provide a quality finish. I couldn’t find a product that would fit the need, so I decided to create one,” says Prout.

Necessity really is the mother of invention The key to the Teg-Tab is in it’s simplicity. They’re snap-on easy to install, require little to no training, and eliminate a time-consuming process that nobody likes to do. Here’s the secret. By lowering the wall mold by the height of the reveal of your tile, and snapping a Teg-Tab onto the t-rail where it meets the wall, Teg-Tabs allow installers to simply set perimeter tiles above the wall mold without needing to handreveal the tile — effectively the same as installing square-edge panels. The Teg-Tab is moveable for adjustments, but stays in place on the rail and plugs what would otherwise be an unsightly gap (called a mouse hole) where the t-rail meets the wall.

Teg-Tabs can also fill the mouse hole where a partition is fitted to the underside of a tegular tiled ceiling.

Using Teg-Tabs keeps the look of dimensionality at the wall, and makes for a clean, consistent finish, with no need to hand-reveal the perimeter tiles. It’s a great solution and the time savings is considerable — up to (continued on page 46)

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NEW PRODUCT PROFILE (continued from page 44) 80% of the labor time needed to install perimeter tiles. Contractors around the country are starting to take notice.

American-made, seismic-friendly Teg-Tabs are manufactured in New Hampshire, but were originally developed in New Zealand — a considerable seismic zone. Where some might question their use in seismic situations, many manufacturers acknowledge the important role of the Teg-Tab as an alternative method of ceiling tile installation. That’s because hand revealing of ceiling tiles all the way around locks the ceiling in place. During a seismic event, if there is no room for slippage, tiles can buckle and break. Teg-Tabs allow for slippage because the perimeters aren’t locked — they can still move.”

Combined with the time savings,

consistency and clean finish, TegTabs have become a standard in New Zealand, and are gaining traction in many parts of the USA and Canada, including the West Coast seismic markets.

An easy way to cut costs Paul Kruse, President, of Synergistic Solutions — the exclusive Teg-Tab master distributor in North America — says once he understood the simplicity of the product, the rest was easy. “I’m a business owner and I’m always looking for ways to save time or make things easier. When you see how simple this product is, and how effective it is at saving time and improving finish, it’s just about the simplest thing you could do to cut your cost and improve your quality.

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April 27 - 30, 2015 The Renaissance Hotel Long Beach, CA 2015 is CISCA’s 65th Anniversary.

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CISCA Convention Monday — April 27, 2015 CISCA Registration Desk Open 2:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M. CISCA Convention Golf Outing

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Wednesday — April 29, 2015 CISCA Registration Desk Open

7:30 A.M.-2:00 P.M. CISCA Educational Sessions

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CISCA Convention + INTEX 14 Registration Form INSTRUCTIONS: • Attendee Information

Please photocopy for each additional registrant, or register online at www.cisca.org

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ACOUSTICS at Large

Q: What can we do as an industry to promote a good working knowledge of acoustics.

by Keith Peterson

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hank you for sending me so many questions on this great topic. For those of you who may have missed the first article, this is an open forum and opinion column on acoustics. The purpose of the forum is to increase awareness on the topic as it pertains to our industry.

In the summer issue we looked at the basic elements of architectural acoustics, touching on the differences between sound isolation and interior room treatments. Hopefully all returning readers have refreshed their knowledge on STC and NRC values, if not I encourage you to start with the definitions in the glossary listed below.

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:The question that I have chosen for this month is related to the first article: Chris McPherson Director of Project Management at Central Ceilings in MA writes: “Very often architects appear to specify a ceiling system that is not optimal for the application, or require a certain CAC and NRC (when only one should be required in the application). My question is - what can we do as an industry to promote a good working knowledge of acoustics.”

This is a great question, and it has a few answers.

In my opinion these types of errors in terminology happen when architects and owners are too cheap to hire an acoustician for the project. Sometimes an architect will rely on previously used specifications, or they have a spec writer that uses a very generic old specification that is not properly defined. This is not always the case, but it does happen. Sometimes there is an acoustician on board, but they are not involved with finalizing the specifications and you can run into the same types of errors in terminology.

Acoustical consultants are so important to have on any sizable project. We think of the obvious applications such as music performance halls, broadcast studios, recording studios, etc, but they are equally important for hospitals, courthouses, schools, mixed use, stadiums, high rises, hotels, and the list goes on. They assist the architect in choosing the best assemblies and interior finishes to achieve the acoustical performance goals. They usually review submittals as part of the approval process, and in doing so assure the acoustical success of the project. I have found that projects that lack an acoustical consultant are usually the ones that

have noise problems and potential nightmares at the jobs completion.

I really have not answered Chris’s question yet. I think as an industry we need to have more Q and A like we are having in this forum. We need to understand the basic principles of acoustics and the relevant terminology. We also need to recognize when our knowledge is limited or not enough. My personal experiences with the consulting community have been overwhelmingly positive. They always take calls and generally have a pragmatic approach. I encourage everyone to get more involved when proposing a substitution or voicing questions about project documents. Send the information through the proper chain, but also pick up the phone and talk to the acousticians. You will learn even if the answers don’t always go in your favor.

Keep the questions coming and we will see you in the next issue.

One more thing Here is a nice bonus piece on NRC vs. CAC. The values are related, but they are not both relevant for every application, and that is where the confusion lies. I was going to define these, but Ben Davenny of Acentech has done an excellent job with it, so here is a link to his article. http://www.healthcaredesignmagazine.com/blogs/ acentech/nrc-and-cac-acoustical-ceilings-healthcare-facilities The final thought Definitions: The good people at Owens Corning have put together a nice list of acoustics terms and definitions. If I use a term that is unfamiliar to you, use this as a quick reference. We can also explore any of these definitions in more depth in our Q and A. http://www2.owenscorning.com/ around/sound/glossary.asp Keith Peterson is currently the President and Co-Founder of New England based K. Peterson Associates Inc, an independent manufacturers’ representative firm specializing in high quality architectural products. He holds a degree in acoustics.

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LEGALLY SPEAKING

Will Violation of Sarbanes-Oxley Be Enough to Convict a Commer

by Daniel N. Myers

n 2002, and in response to alleged violations of securities laws by Enron and related companies, Congress passed a law designed to stop those companies of violating the shredding or concealing of records. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, or more specifically paragraph 18 U.S.C. §1519 of that act, makes it a crime to destroy “any record, document or tangible object” [emphasis added] with the intent to obstruct an investigation.

Mr. Ronald Yates, a commercial fisherman harvesting his fish off the west coast of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico, was in the process of gathering fish in the Gulf.

Skipper of the fishing boat Miss Katie, and about six days into his fishing expedition in 2007, he was boarded by Mr. John Jones, a field officer with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) who is deputized by the National Marine Fisheries Service to enforce federal fisheries law.

The federal law requires examiners to measure the fish with their mouth open, their mouth closed, their tail pinched, and their tail not pinched, whichever combination yields the “greatest overall measurement.”

Unfortunately, Mr. Jones measured the fish only with their mouths closed and their tail pinched, a way that tended to show the fish were shorter than they were supposed to be. During this process, he found 72 red groupers that were under-sized, measuring between 18 3/4 and 19 3/4 inches. The federal law requires that grouper be at least 20 inches in length. He asked that the grouper be put into a box and maintained there to be destroyed once the ship got back to port.

Two days later, when the Miss Katie returned to port, the inspector measured the fish in the box and found only 69 were undersized. Moreover, he found that many of the fish were close to the 20 inch requirement rather than the true under-sized number he found at sea. He concluded that the fish were not the same ones he had measured at sea and that, in fact, one of the crewmen admitted that the captain had instructed his crew to throw the undersized fish off of the boat.

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In 2010, Mr. Yates was indicted for violating 18 U.S.C. § 2232(a), by throwing undersized fish overboard to prevent the government from taking the fish into its custody, and with violating 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2), by falsely stating to federal agents that all the undersized fish the officer measured at sea were aboard the Miss Katie at dock. Additionally, he was charged with violating the anti-shredding provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley Act by destroying, concealing, and covering up “undersized fish with the intent to impede, obstruct and influence the investigation and proper administration of the catching of red grouper under the legal minimum size limit.” The jury dismissed one charge, but convicted Mr. Yates on the other two including the violation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The district court sentenced Mr. Yates to 30 days in prison and three years of supervised release. On appeal, the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the conviction.

This appeals court held that the fish is a “tangible object” within the meaning of Sarbanes-Oxley Act, 18 USC §1519. In reaching this decision, the appeals court relied entirely on Black’s Law Dictionary, which defines the word “tangible” as “having or possessing physical form.” Because a fish possesses a physical form, the appeals court reasoned, §1519 “unambiguously applies to fish.”

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on this case on November 5, 2014, a case of some timely duration. A decision probably will not have been announced by publication of this article. But it’s interesting to note this case and what its transport seems to imply.

Sixteen independent agencies, 18 criminal law professors, and a former US Senator Michael Oxley, whose name appears in the name of the statute, have all filed amicus briefs in support of the petitioner, Mr. Ronald Yates, in this case. All of these people have made loud and cogent arguments that no one should be prosecuted for violation of the “tangible object” part of §1519 unless they are dealing with hearings, records, or similar documents all designed to support and defend the

Act cial Fisherman? accounting or recordkeeping aspects that SarbanesOxley Act was intended to stop.

One of the amicus briefs was filed by the Washington Legal Foundation (WLF), which outlined three cogent reasons why Sarbanes-Oxley Act should not apply in this case. First, WLF claimed that §1519 gave no “Fair Warning” that these activities were prohibited. Sarbanes-Oxley Act is designed to protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures made pursuant to the securities laws. That such a term should ever be applied to fish pulled from the oceans is clearly a violation of the “void-for-vagueness” provisions.

Second, the WLF said that the statute does not provide the legislative requirement that it “establish minimal guidelines to govern law enforcement.” Law enforcement cannot be sustained when faced with imprecision or vagueness. Such a holding leaves police, court and juries free to react to nothing more than their own preferences. This clearly cannot be sustained.

Finally, no other federal appeals court had ruled, nor had any court ruled on the proper construction of “tangible object”, so as to give Mr. Yates’s alleged offense any substance. Only later in this particular case, when the Eleventh Circuit issued its ruling, was there anything printed that made Mr. Yates’s conduct criminal for the first time. Thus, the WLF concludes that retroactivity means that the acts of Mr. Yates were such as would not have made anything he did a violation of this or any other similar federal statute.

It will be interesting to watch the various litigants argue this case and decide whether a business owner, not in the line of overseeing someone’s records or accounting documents, will be held liable in a case such as this. © 2014 Daniel N. Myers PC. This information is not intended to provide legal advice or opinion. Such advice may only be given when related to specific fact situations that the law firm of Daniel N Myers PC has accepted an engagement as counsel to address.

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SPECIALFEATURE

Email Etiquette for Generation Text

By Ben Carpenter

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ou understand that you’ll need to structure your professional emails differently than you would a text or a tweet. But unless you had the good fortune to take an “Email Etiquette 101” course in college, you might be unsure of what, exactly, you should and shouldn’t do before clicking “send.” Let’s clears up the cyber-confusion by sharing a few tips for effective email communication: Read before sending email It takes only a few seconds to glance back over what you’ve written before clicking “send”—but those few seconds could save you a lot of grief. Specifically make sure that you have entered the correct email addresses.

Confirm that you’ve included all of the necessary information and proactively answered any questions that recipients might have. Look for and correct any typos.

Avoid using the BCC feature The BCC feature allows you to “blind” copy individuals on an email. In other words, if you BCC John, he’ll see what you sent (and may even receive any replies to the email), but the email’s other recipients won’t know that John was included. Unless you’re specifically instructed to BCC certain people, Carpenter advises against using this feature because it can often be construed as promoting dishonesty and a lack of transparency. For instance, if people find out after the fact that John was BCCed, they may feel that you were allowing him to “spy” on a closed conversation.

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Reply to the right people Say your supervisor emails the whole department and asks for the previous month’s billing for a certain client. In this situation, every single one of your coworkers doesn’t need to know how many hours you spent on which projects, so it would make sense to avoid clicking “reply all” and reply only to your supervisor. But say you’re on a ten-person team responsible for completing a project. If your reply to a group email concerns everyone, “reply all” would be appropriate. Don’t overcomplicate things — just use common sense before sending.

Keep it brief While email doesn’t have a character limit, it’s still a good idea to keep your communication as brief as possible. This will help prevent your email from becoming confusing. Moreover, the recipient will appreciate not having to spend any more time than necessary reading it. Remember, your colleagues and clients want pertinent information, not your version of the great American novel.

Get straight to the point Dispense with the introductions and preambles. When you’re writing an email, include the most important information at the top. This will enable the recipient to immediately ascertain what the email is about. Plus, points out Carpenter, no one appreciates having to dig through several paragraphs to figure out why someone is writing. (continued on page 60)

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SPECIALFEATURE (continued from page 58) Watch your tone Avoid using an overly familiar or informal tone, unless you’ve learned that a relaxed writing style is preferred within your organization. (This includes using proper grammar and avoiding abbreviations like “u,” “btw,” “thnx,” and “lol.”) Carpenter also cautions against using sarcasm in emails, as it’s too easily misread.

Use a proper form of address You may eventually learn that a certain client prefers to be addressed by his or her first name, but until they make that request, err on the side of respect by addressing your emails to “Ms. Brown.” Likewise, says Carpenter, don’t start your emails with “Hi” or “Hello” until that precedent has been set by the other party.

Use clear subject lines For many people, an email’s subject line is an afterthought at best, and is either left blank or filled in with a one-word description like “Meeting” or “Question.”

However, those subject lines don’t tell the recipient anything useful about what the body of the email contains.

I suggest using keywords to craft a short description or

“preview” of why you’re emailing; for example: “Team meeting today at 3 p.m. in conference room,” “Deadline on Smith project?” or “PowerPoint for Jones proposal attached.” In addition to serving as a preview, descriptive subject lines will help recipients to navigate and search their inboxes.

Know when email isn’t best Yes, email may be convenient and efficient, but sometimes it just isn’t as effective as picking up the phone or having a face-to-face conversation. If a subject is controversial, complex, or easily misunderstood, it’s usually best resolved in real time.. If a client is confused about her ordering options, call her. If your supervisor has multiple questions about the report you handed in, knock on his door. And if you have concerns about a client’s possibly unethical behavior, schedule a meeting with your boss.

About the Author Ben Carpenter is author of The Bigs: The Secrets Nobody Tells Students and Young Professionals About How to Find a Great Job, Do a Great Job, Start a Business, and Live a Happy Life.

Hunter Douglas Ceilings Adds 40 Percent to Georgia Facility New Space and Equipment Boost Capacity and Capabilities NORCROSS, GA (November 18, 2014) – Hunter Douglas Ceilings has further expanded its facility in Norcross, Georgia, adding equipment and operational footprint to meet growing interest in its innovative line of metal ceilings and wall systems. The 40 percent expansion brings the facility’s operating space up to 100,000 square feet.

“Increasing demand from architects and contractors for high-performing metal specialty ceilings has made it possible for our North American operation to make significant investments in engineering and manufacturing capabilities,” said Ron Rice, Vice President Sales and Marketing, Hunter Douglas Ceilings. “As a global leader in architectural products, Hunter Douglas is well placed in North America to continue its support of growing opportunities in large public commercial projects like transportation hubs, stadiums, arenas and convention centers, along with university, commercial office, hospitality and retail sectors.” For two decades, the Hunter Douglas Ceilings facility in Norcross has engineered and manufactured a wide range of standard and client-specific ceiling 60

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and wall systems in painted metal, wood-look finish and real wood options. Rice led a 40 percent expansion of the plant in 2012 and sees many further opportunities for Hunter Douglas: “Our customers continue to challenge us to grow in creativity and volume, and along with product innovation and technical collaboration, this expansion helps Hunter Douglas meet those challenges,” he said.

To learn more about Hunter Douglas’ wide range of metal ceilings and wall systems, visit www.hunterdouglasceilings.com.

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