Roles

An Eye to the Future -
Planning and Staffing Your Construction Office for Growth
By Steve Saucerman

THE SITUATION? WORK'S LINED UP, YOU HAVE THE TOOLS, LABOR'S AVAILABLE, and you're ready. But you're the owner and you better begin think

There are, however, a few items that deserve a little more consideration. For instance, consider the location of your office. If you can afford it, you may want to locate your office near the main business activity in your town. What about nea

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MASONRY
Volume 41, Number 9
September 2002

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# Arches Are In
Adobe artisans of Egypt have a saying: "If you understand the principles of the arch, you can build anything."

# Pass the Post, Please

Contracting vs. Management

General

If you're anything like me, you spend most of your day confused. Sure, you might be able to look like you've got your act together for a few minutes at a time you may even be good enough to fool your

Risk and Reality: Viewing risk as another business TOOL
By Steve Saucerman

I'm a fairly confident person. Ability, skill and intellect-wise, I hold my own and people tell me I communicate well. Physically, I don't think I'm grotesquely ugly

Time Management

Dodging Deadly Delays- Handling the Inevitable

Ask a contractor: "What's the most frustrating part of your job," and nine times out of 10, the response will be: dealing with construction delays. Delay is deadly because

Important Construction Industry Definitions:

# A/E:
Architect/Engineer

# A/E/EYOKFLTSWADD:
Architect/Engineer/Eighteen-Year-Old-Kids-From-Local-Tech-School-Who-Actually-Do-Drawing.

# Addenda:
Written changes to bid

Volume 40, Number 12
DECEMBER 2001
MASONRY
THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE MASON CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

COVER STORY
THE NEW IBC: Is It Having an Impact? ...12

Although regional code development has been eff

■YOURSELF
SELLING
10 Tricks for Building
Relationships with GC's
by Steve Saucerman

For many construction professionals, sub-contracted work (work obtained under a general or prime contractor) can make up a large part of

Volume 40, Number 11
NOVEMBER 2001
MASONRY
THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE MASON CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION
OF AMERICA

COVER STORY
OSHA: An Overview and Update ...16

With several hot issues, such as silica and ergonom

Viewing

By Steve S. Saucerman
I consider myself a fairly confident person. Ability, skill and intellect-wise, I hold my own... and people often tell me I communicate well. Physically, I don't think I'm grotesquely ugly (measured according t

Volume 40, Number 10
OCTOBER 2001
MASONRY
THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE MASON CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
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COVER STORY
MARKETING MASONRY IN A COMPETITIVE MARKET:
Are We Listening to Our Customers? 14

Need In One Location

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT II

Financial Statements for the Cons. Owner
Speaker: Tom Tribunella, State University of New York Institute of Technology

This session focuses on basic financial statement analysi

BEING DIRECT
By Steve Saucerman

Creating Effective Brochures and Mailers

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Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

(Question: Can't We All Just Get Along? Answer: I Wouldn't Count On It!)

Steve Saucerman

The poet, Ogden Nash, once said that "in real life, it takes only one to make a quarrel." He was rig