My son is finally old enough and experienced enough for us to be able to sit down and have a real conversation. Not just grunts and gestures, but words with substance and meaning.  . Son:     Bay-bee? Me:      Can you say that again? Son:     Bay-bee? Me:      <pause>  I’m sorry, I don’t understand.  Can you show me? [...]

“What is death? One step further into calm and two perhaps into silence. No, it is not life I regret, but the ruin of my plans, which were so long in devising and so laborious to construct.”

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Don’t we all feel this way about our work?? I just finished reading The Count of Monte Cristo and it is one of my new favorite books. The plot has everything – excitement, despair, humor, love, surprises, good people, bad people, and most of all, an elaborate, well-orchestrated plot for revenge. Page after page, we see the Count’s tremendous foresight and creative strategies (don’t worry; I have no plans for vengence). Stepping back into the world of non-fiction, this same message of proper planning and due diligence applies when undertaking major construction projects.

There are a number of reasons to expect that disputes and lawsuits on green building and LEED certified projects are right around the corner…have we made the turn yet?