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Let’s Blog Off: Growing up is so hard…

*** UPDATED – I swear, some companies remind me of a bunch of kids – nanny nanny boo boo – that stinks – does not – does to – well you stink so I am going to give you a swirly…  Ahhh, welcome to another “Let’s Blog Off” where this week’s topic is based on the question […]

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Filed Under: Consumer Awareness Tagged With: Blog Off November 8, 2011 By SLS

Safety Sunday: 5 Tips for Staying Healthy During Changing Seasons & Wild Temperature Swings

In the last few weeks, it sure has been interesting – here in Alabama we would go from freezing temps in the morning with highs in the 70’s later that day. In Denver, they had the opposite issue when they went from T-Shirt weather in the morning to a blizzard by that afternoon. Not only […]

Filed Under: Working Outside Tagged With: Safety Sunday November 6, 2011 By SLS

Guest Post: Trust but Verify – Utilizing Infrared Thermography

This week, I was honored to post again on Construction Law Musings, which you might recall is run by Christopher G. Hill who specializes in construction law. As an accredited LEED AP, he is also one of those rare individuals that not only deals with “Green Building” issues, but also understands it. I first met […]

Filed Under: Infrared, Code Verification, & Energy Audits Tagged With: Guest Posting, IR Testing November 4, 2011 By SLS

Guest Post: NARI, TeamWorks, SkillsUSA, mrW have role in workforce development

Are you tired of hearing about never being able to find qualified workers, wondering who will take the reins when you retire or what this generation is capable of accomplishing? Are you looking for a few hard-working individuals who not only know what is required, but also can do it, have a desire to learn […]

Filed Under: mikeroweWORKS, SkillsUSA Tagged With: Guest Posting, NARI November 1, 2011 By SLS

Safety Sunday: It’s the most wonderful time of the year

With snow falling in the Rockies & in parts of New England, who couldn’t help but think of that song. Ok, maybe after a few thoughts of so much for global warming & isn’t this October still? With this early wake up call, Daylight Savings Time coming to an end, and Halloween coming up tomorrow […]

Filed Under: Holiday Safety Tagged With: Holiday, Safety Sunday October 30, 2011 By SLS

Going Off-Grid in the 21st Century – Composting Toilets (A Guest Post)

In our ongoing series about off-grid living we have reached the part of dealing with human waste. There are two ways this is normally handled, with the most popular being a septic system. Another lesser known option is a composting toilet. While I have installed both systems, I have no clue how the composting systems are […]

Filed Under: Off-Grid Living, Waste Water Tagged With: Guest Article's, Waste Systems October 27, 2011 By SLS

Let’s Blog Off – What makes a House a Home?

This week’s Let’s Blog Off question is posed to us by the famous (or is that infamous) traveler Paul Anater, which in the last month has seen him in places like London, Vancouver, San Francisco and now in Pennsylvania.  For someone who seemingly appears to be more home on the road, he states “this time […]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Articles Tagged With: Blog Off October 25, 2011 By SLS

Recap: Infrared Thermography Level 2 Training

For the last 5 days, I have been attending The Snell Group’s – Infrared Thermography Level II class Level 2 Infrared class being taught by Harold Van De Ven (aka Van). This make’s the second class I have taken by The Snell Group, with the last one being taught by Don Thurmond & Jim Fritz. […]

Filed Under: Training, Education, & Confrence Tagged With: IR Testing October 21, 2011 By SLS

Day 4: Infrared Thermography Level 2 Training

While I generally combine the last 2 days of class together due to studying for a test, general lack of items to discuss, etc… I don’t think that will be an issue here. So onward to day 4, and seeing that day 3’s trivia went unanswered – you will have to wait for Day 5 […]

Filed Under: Training, Education, & Confrence Tagged With: IR Testing October 20, 2011 By SLS

Day 3: Infrared Thermography Level 2 Training

Wow, is it really day 3 already? I guess so as the day started off with a pop quiz to prepare us for the next two days actual tests. Shoot, I might need to remember some of my own test taking tips like, make sure you fully read the question. Yep, I got dinged on […]

Filed Under: Training, Education, & Confrence Tagged With: IR Testing October 19, 2011 By SLS

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