Metrosexual is a neology normally applied to heterosexual males who put a substantial amount of effort into their appearance, and their lifestyle commonly exhibiting attributes stereotypically assigned to gay males. The past eight to ten years has seen mainly city men spend as much time and in many cases more time working on their appearance’s [...]

NARI members give back in Minneapolis. Minnesota NARI Roundtable 1 sponsored 2 scholarships this year for students showing financial need. One scholarship went to Dunwoody Technical College and the other to Hennepin Technical Institute.   Emphasis was to help a student showing financial need and to sponsor young women entering the  building industry. NARI roundtables are [...]

Oscars for remodeling! By Paul Lesieur How about giving out Oscars for remodeling? We could have 4 categories. Best dramatic performance by a homeowner or contractor.

Green Building Principles & Common Sense Written By Sean Lintow Sr. Common sense unfortunately is missing from most discussions of building green. There are groups that state that petroleum based products, concrete, & other items should never be used. There are contractors that simply state that it is a fad, and a complete joke while [...]

Written by Becca Wilkins – 04 Aug 2009 Funding from the US stimulus construction program is having little impact on the amount of new jobs being created within the industry according to The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). In a statement the AGC said the “disappointingly” slow pace of construction spending outside of the [...]

Ferdinand never missed dinner, but on this day as the tidbits can was opened enveloping the job site in an odorous miasma of tuna parts, an event that ensured Ferdinand would pick up the pace on his way to the food bowl, he was nowhere to be seen. A shock to Deborah, our customer and Ferdinand’s mistress. Already Deborah was fearing the worst.