Comments for BJG http://responsivebydesign.com Responsive By Design Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:50:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Comment on Two BJG Designed Pump Stations Up and Running by RubenUCC http://responsivebydesign.com/2008/10/10/two-bjg-designed-pump-stations-up-and-running/#comment-176 RubenUCC Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:19:03 +0000 http://responsivebydesign.com/?p=255#comment-176 Wow....those are some mighty big pipes or a very little man.....great info either way!!! Wow….those are some mighty big pipes or a very little man…..great info either way!!!

]]> Comment on 2007 CBC Exit Distance with ESFR Sprinkler Systems by Code Guru http://responsivebydesign.com/2008/09/02/2007-cbc-exit-distance-with-esfr-sprinkler-systems/#comment-147 Code Guru Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:37:11 +0000 http://responsivebydesign.com/?p=159#comment-147 You may want to check this site (BCDG) for the best in building code discussions and Q&A: http://bcodes.infopop.cc/eve You may want to check this site (BCDG) for the best in building code discussions and Q&A:
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]]> Comment on Car Dealerships – One Building, Many Clients by Selecting the Best Pressure Washing and Power Washing Equipment for Car Washing and Auto Detailing | Spare Part Store http://responsivebydesign.com/2008/10/14/car-dealerships-%e2%80%93-one-building-many-clients/#comment-132 Selecting the Best Pressure Washing and Power Washing Equipment for Car Washing and Auto Detailing | Spare Part Store Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:00:47 +0000 http://responsivebydesign.com/?p=327#comment-132 [...] Car Dealerships – One Building, Many Clients [...] [...] Car Dealerships – One Building, Many Clients [...]

]]> Comment on Kaiser 7 Solar Project by Boise http://responsivebydesign.com/2008/09/30/kaiser-7-solar-project/#comment-115 Boise Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:52:44 +0000 http://responsivebydesign.com/?p=227#comment-115 Judging from the aerial photo. It appears that Cliff can fly. Judging from the aerial photo. It appears that Cliff can fly.

]]> Comment on Cost vs. Value by Pete http://responsivebydesign.com/2008/09/05/cost-vs-value/#comment-114 Pete Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:07:26 +0000 http://responsivebydesign.com/?p=187#comment-114 JP, I completely agree with you. The key to successful consulting is to make sure that you are always providing value that exceeds the cost of your services. The other side of this coin is that we need to make sure that our clients understand how valuable we are. I think that is something that Design Firms really struggle with. We don’t toot our own horns loudly enough or often enough. We assume that our clients recognize the value we provide. Sometime, I think, clients get so used to “superior” that they don’t recognize that what we provide is better than what the industry on average provides. It usually only takes one experience with a substandard competitor to remind them what they are missing. Unfortunately, in my industry, most clients only do major projects every couple of years so the cost to us of a client forgetting how valuable we are is substantial. JP, I completely agree with you. The key to successful consulting is to make sure that you are always providing value that exceeds the cost of your services. The other side of this coin is that we need to make sure that our clients understand how valuable we are. I think that is something that Design Firms really struggle with. We don’t toot our own horns loudly enough or often enough. We assume that our clients recognize the value we provide. Sometime, I think, clients get so used to “superior” that they don’t recognize that what we provide is better than what the industry on average provides. It usually only takes one experience with a substandard competitor to remind them what they are missing. Unfortunately, in my industry, most clients only do major projects every couple of years so the cost to us of a client forgetting how valuable we are is substantial.

]]> Comment on 2007 CBC Exit Distance with ESFR Sprinkler Systems by Boise http://responsivebydesign.com/2008/09/02/2007-cbc-exit-distance-with-esfr-sprinkler-systems/#comment-110 Boise Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:59:53 +0000 http://responsivebydesign.com/?p=159#comment-110 Very informative. Thanks. Very informative. Thanks.

]]> Comment on Cost vs. Value by JP http://responsivebydesign.com/2008/09/05/cost-vs-value/#comment-96 JP Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:21:04 +0000 http://responsivebydesign.com/?p=187#comment-96 As a former consultant I can relate to your points on costs, fees, and overall proposal items. Now, I've been on the other end as the client for my company Convos (http://www.convos.com - online group tool), and there are certainly ways to bring more value to the table in a proposal. Perhaps the #1 thing i've learned is having great relationships btw contractor(s) and client. I believe this has a multiplier effect on productivity and overall project health. It helps to have both parties learn from each other than thinking of the relationship as boss/peon. Of course, that depends how much the client values things like that. Value add will probably come from intangible service perks that adds the cherry to the sundae. As a former consultant I can relate to your points on costs, fees, and overall proposal items. Now, I’ve been on the other end as the client for my company Convos (http://www.convos.com - online group tool), and there are certainly ways to bring more value to the table in a proposal. Perhaps the #1 thing i’ve learned is having great relationships btw contractor(s) and client. I believe this has a multiplier effect on productivity and overall project health. It helps to have both parties learn from each other than thinking of the relationship as boss/peon. Of course, that depends how much the client values things like that.

Value add will probably come from intangible service perks that adds the cherry to the sundae.

]]> Comment on 2008 SEAOC Convention by Jon http://responsivebydesign.com/2008/09/02/2008-seaoc-convention/#comment-84 Jon Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:15:30 +0000 http://responsivebydesign.com/?p=182#comment-84 I'm registered for Autodesk University in December, and 'green' is also a hot topic there. It actually started a couple of years ago, but it was definitely the buzz word last year. About a third of the sessions that I've registered for this year are about sustainability issues. Some sessions are about using BIM for sustatinabiity or LEED in general, and most are specifically about using Revit models for analysis using tools like Ecotect, IES, and Green Building Studio. I wish we would have had more notice about submitting session proposals for this year's SEAOC. It would be great to be able to show some of the amazing things that we are able to do with Revit. You should definitely keep your ears open for that next year, Elliott. Maybe it'll be someplace really cool like the Bay Area or Vegas! I’m registered for Autodesk University in December, and ‘green’ is also a hot topic there. It actually started a couple of years ago, but it was definitely the buzz word last year.

About a third of the sessions that I’ve registered for this year are about sustainability issues. Some sessions are about using BIM for sustatinabiity or LEED in general, and most are specifically about using Revit models for analysis using tools like Ecotect, IES, and Green Building Studio.

I wish we would have had more notice about submitting session proposals for this year’s SEAOC. It would be great to be able to show some of the amazing things that we are able to do with Revit. You should definitely keep your ears open for that next year, Elliott. Maybe it’ll be someplace really cool like the Bay Area or Vegas!

]]> Comment on 2007 CBC Exit Distance with ESFR Sprinkler Systems by Jon http://responsivebydesign.com/2008/09/02/2007-cbc-exit-distance-with-esfr-sprinkler-systems/#comment-83 Jon Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:55:28 +0000 http://responsivebydesign.com/?p=159#comment-83 Did you use SketchUp or Impression to create that building plan? It looks like it could have actually been hand-drawn! Did you use SketchUp or Impression to create that building plan? It looks like it could have actually been hand-drawn!

]]> Comment on There is No Such Thing as a LEED Certified Product by Traci D'Alessio http://responsivebydesign.com/2008/07/10/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-leed-certified-product/#comment-37 Traci D'Alessio Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:16:33 +0000 http://responsivebydesign.com/?p=92#comment-37 Elliott, BRAVO! As if the LEED rating system (or any green building rating system, for that matter) wasn't complicated enough, the multitude of misleading claims by product manufacturers and service providers only serves to confuse and disinsent the users of said rating systems (be they architects, builders, developers or the consumer). In their mad rush to align themselves with a "brand", these companies are only disenfranchising the public at large on "green", rather than supporting the industry. Traci D'ALessio Assistant Director Built Green Colorado LEED for Homes Provider Elliott,

BRAVO! As if the LEED rating system (or any green building rating system, for that matter) wasn’t complicated enough, the multitude of misleading claims by product manufacturers and service providers only serves to confuse and disinsent the users of said rating systems (be they architects, builders, developers or the consumer). In their mad rush to align themselves with a “brand”, these companies are only disenfranchising the public at large on “green”, rather than supporting the industry.

Traci D’ALessio
Assistant Director
Built Green Colorado
LEED for Homes Provider

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