New Pod: Codes, Hustle & More

A new episode of the “From the Fabricator” podcast is now up! This time out was a very cool mix with the guests, and it had tons of helpful notes. I lead off with Tom Culp, consultant extraordinaire and one of the key cogs of the NGA Technical Superhero team, led by the incredible Urmilla Sowell, and featuring a crew of folks who care deeply for the good of our industry: Thom Zaremba, Nick Resatar, Karen Wegert, Georgia Oehler, and Amber Johnson. Tom covered a ton of the technical ground and also broke some great news on daylighting for our industry. In addition, Tom covered what’s next and how we as an industry, with great volunteers too, are working through it.

Next up was the fabulous Jamie Kernohan of Glass Guru. Jamie is a pro's pro when it comes to the marketing game and has done a great job in our industry, and now is making a difference within the walls of a pretty massive organization at Glass Guru. Jamie shared some great angles she has in play now, what’s happening in her world, and the importance of not being in a “square on the screen.” Loved it. Both guests brought it, and I’m excited to share! Thanks for checking it out!

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Also, Jamie noted a cool resource, “Superhuman," during our talk, and I said I’d drop the link here. It is a short daily newsletter focused on the AI space, featuring news, tips, etc. I just signed up and assume I’ll see a story about Ted Baumgardner any day now. 

Elsewhere… 

Garibaldi personnel news

Huge industry news with the return of Casey Anderson to our world. She’s now back at it with the fine people at Garibaldi Glass. I was so happy to see this. Casey has done so many good things in our space, and she cares a ton. Matching her with the Mobius family and the other talents at Garibaldi is an excellent connection. Congrats to all!

Website revamp

Another new website rebuild dropped. This one is from Pilkington, and it is strong! The great Dr. Kayla Natividad put a note up on it, and I knew right away that this was going to be excellent, and I was not disappointed. Really smooth layout and one of the best uses of color and icons I have ever seen. Creative without being too busy or overboard. Massive kudos to the team at Pilks who worked on this one! Really impressive.

Latest Dodge Momentum Index

The latest Dodge Momentum index showed some life yet again. So there is a flickering light out there… though if I turn on the news, everything will change 15 times before I can flip the channel. Anyway, May’s Dodge Momentum Index rose nearly 6%, with healthcare, retail, and office planning also gaining ground alongside continued data center activity. Office planning gaining ground? Yeah, let’s go.

Adaptive reuse

Last this week… adaptive reuse. I have been banging this drum for a while, and I was thrilled when I ran into this great website from Jason Miller. It’s called Repurposed and Redeveloped Commercial Real Estate and showcases a wide range of projects that feature the full adaptive-reuse angle. My current favorite is this one that shows how former banks (tons out there) are being reset and reused.