Energy efficiency is the buzz that is driving modern buildings and appliances. The LEED Platinum Rating is the Holy Grail of sustainable building. ICFs make a major contribution to this pinnacle of achievement in the construction industry. Some significant areas of improvement in an ICF constructed building are:

Energy efficiency

Comfort

Sound insulation

Strength and quality

Air quality 

Energy Miser Building Products is at the forefront of ICF construction. Please visit the company’s website www.energymiserbuildingproducts.com to know how their ICFs contribute to a LEED Platinum rating. Or else click on www.concreteconstruction.org where all the benefits of ICF building methods are listed.

Der heutige Tag war für mich etwas ganz besonderes. Nicht nur weil ich mal etwas neues gekocht habe, sondern der ganze Ablauf war so anders als für mich gewohnt. Okay, das Aufstehen war wie immer, doch nach dem Frühstück ging zum Gottesdienst der ICF und erfreute mich an der wunderbaren Predigt und den tollen Menschen. In der Predigt ging es heute übrigens um das Urteilen, Verurteilen und Lästern. Danach bin ich erstmal wieder nachhause gefahren und habe mir was gekocht und gegessen. Und danach habe ich mich einfach in die Bahn gesetzt und habe gelesen. Natürlich musste ich ab und zu umsteigen, aber immerhin habe ich die Hälfte von Thomas’ neuem Buch mit den Titel “Christsein in der Konsumgesellschaft: Nachdenken über eine alltägliche Herausforderung” geschafft zu lesen. Bin bisher übrigens sehr begeistert davon. Das Ziel meiner langen Zugfahrt war die Berliner Stadtmission, in der meine ehemalige WG-Mitbewohnerin Rebecca ihr Praktikum machte. Dort genoss ich den Jugendgottesdienst, den sie mit den Jugendlichen gestaltete und redete hinter noch eine ganze Weile mit ihr und ihrer WG-Mitbewohnerin. Und danach fuhr ich wieder Richtung Heimat. Unterwegs traf ich beim Umsteigen zwei mal auf Obdachlose. Also auf verschiedene. Und beides mal hatte ich das Gefühl, dass ich mich dazu setzen sollte und das Gespräch suchen sollte. Und es war beides mal so unglaublich gut. Ich hatte so ehrliche und unter die Haut gehende Gespräche, dass ich momentan am überlegen bin, ob ich das nicht öfter machen sollte. Auf jeden Fall hatte ich heute einen durch und durch gesegneten Tag und bin froh, dass Gott mich heute so durch den Tag geführt hat.

Ska bli intressant att se om det är möjligt att i massmedia kommunicera likheten mellan professionell coaching (enligt t ex den största coachorganisationen: International Coach Federation, ICF) och lösningsfokuserat arbetssätt (LF), så att professionella coacher som arbetar externt, de kompletterande aktörerna, kan dra åt samma håll som Arbetsförmedlingens interna jobbcoacher.

Jobbcoacher lär sig lösningsfokuserat arbetsssätt under en dag under deras jobbcoachutbildning. Det är L Holmberg som skrivit undervisningsmaterialet rörande lösningsfokuserat arbetssätt (engelsk version) som Arbetsförmedlingen använder under en av de 7,5 dagar jobbcoacherna internutbildas till jobbcoacher. En dag är en kort tid för att lära sig lösningsinriktad coaching, och 7,5 dagar är en kort tid för att bli jobbcoach, men själva metodiken inom lösningsfokuserat arbetssätt ligger nära professionell coaching. L Holmberg kan se en liten skillnad: coacher är drivande och utmanande än de som jobbar lösningsinriktat. Det vore intressant att höra andra uttala sig om skillnaden mellan lösningsfokuserat arbetssätt och professionell coaching.

Eva-Lisa Höglund, marknadschef  Nord inom Arbetsförmedlingen, sa i februari att coacher kan ha: -coachningsteknik eller något annat lösningsfokuserat arbetssätt.

Med hopp om en coachande lösningsinriktad framtid.

Cost cutting has struck the rakes again. This time it is the rain gutter (Channel at the roof level for water to flow off).  The rakes manufactured till now used to have a stainless steel rain gutter. That has been replaced by a conventional iron/aluminium rain gutter now. It was not essential to paint the stainless steel rain gutters, but the conventional ones have to be painted. Have a look in the photos below:

Original design of rain gutter - 1

Original design of rain gutter - 2

Revised design of rain gutter. Pic courtesy Tushar Dhake, IRFCA.

The production rate of the MRVC  rakes has reached stable levels now. For the last 3 months (August, September, October 2009), ICF has despatched 5 rakes per month.

Rise of the Footsoldier is one of the most compelling football (soccer) hooligan movies since Gary Oldman’s appearance in the Firm.  The flick follows Carlton Leach’s rise from typical hooligan to hired muscle to organized criminal to retirement.  Yep thats right folks, this is based on a true story that eventually culminates in the famous Rettendon murders of 1995.  As a kid that grew up in the American rave scene, it was quite interesting to watch how involved gangsters became in British club culture.  I’m not so sure I would have done some of the shit I did knowing these guys ran the show.

TORRENT:  Rise.of.the.Footsoldier.DVDRip.2007

The Coaches Edge Extravaganza is happy to announce appearance of Expert Joshua Miller,
Dec 2nd.

Joshua is completely results-oriented. In his notable career as senior creative marketing executive, he was responsible for developing the marketing and advertising for Fortune 100 companies and wide range of global brands.

He organized and motivated teams and supervised strategic development. As an executive and personal life coach, he has an enviable track record of helping others achieve their potential and find solutions to what had seemed to be an insurmountable problem. Joshua works with both individuals and organizations to define their key goals, working at an accelerated pace to accomplish them successfully.

Register now!

Jennifer Davey is a Small Business Coach and Marketing Strategist who helps small businesses and self-employed professionals with strategies for getting clients, building business, and making more income. Jennifer is donating her “Getting Clients Home Study Program” is based on her proven 14-step formula for Getting Clients, Building Business and Making More Income and one-on-one business consultation to one lucky coach attending The Coaches Edge Extravaganza. $953 Value.

Attend her FREE seminar, 14-Step Formula for Getting Clients, Nov 5th.

Kim Avery, founder of Strategic Speech, is passionate about marketing and helping coaches develop a steady stream of clients who are hungry for their services,  She will share her success strategy as Expert Panelist at The Coaches Edge Extravaganza.

Kim joins Premier Coach Stacey Chadwell on tce Coach Radio to share how Kim equips coaches to ignite their business growth by helping them develop and deliver their own Strategic Speech.

Visit tce today!

Another myth about MRVC rakes has been busted. The number of 12 coach (12 coach is the key word here) rakes to be produced is 130 and not 174 as is being portrayed by MRVC. 174 is the number of 9 car rakes to be manufactured. Let us convert 174 9 car rakes to 12 car rakes. Every 9 coach rake consists of three units. Each unit is further made up of three coaches (Please refer to the numbering conventions page for more details about coach configuration). So, the number of units in 174 nine coach rakes will be 174 * 3 which is 522. Now, a 12 coach rake consists of 4 units. Hence, number of 12 coach rakes which can be formed with 522 units is given by 522/4 which is 130.5!

Here is proof of what I am saying: WR was supposed to get 56 rakes in their second batch. But they got 42 12 coach rakes. Now, 9 coach rakes are made up of three units, each unit consisting of one A, one B and one C coach. 56 nine coach rakes will have 56*3=168 units. A 12 coach rake has 4 such units. 168/4=42! The bits of puzzle fall into place with ease! All this time we were wondering why CR started getting rakes all of a sudden. In reality CR has not started getting rakes all of a sudden. This was a part of the production schedule itself!

But this does leave one unanswered question. How did CR get 16 twelve coach rakes initially when 16 were announced as allotted to CR? They should have got 12 twelve coach rakes.

Cari amici,

la volta scorsa ci siamo lasciati con la foto inquietante di quel palazzo che si era “seduto” sul piano terra.

Vi assicuro che, ad una prima vista, non ci si rende immediatamente conto di ciò che è accaduto.

Si, certo, ci sono delle macerie sul marciapiede, delle lamiere accartocciate ma, guardando l’insieme della palazzina, l’edificio non presenta crepe significative, anzi. Sembra integro!

Solo dopo alcuni attimi ci si accorge dell’enormità di quanto accaduto.

I pilastri del piano terra, adibito a garage e cantine, si sono staccati e sono stati frantumati, lasciando solo dei monconi espulsi all’esterno o all’interno dell’edificio.

Guardando meglio, ci si accorge della presenza di auto all’interno e … vengono i brividi!

 Per un attimo si va con il pensiero a quanto può essere accaduto in quel momento. A volte, basta un piccolissimo vuoto d’aria, mentre siamo in volo su un aereo d’ultima generazione, per creare il panico. Alcuni di noi soffrono anche solo salendo in ascensore. Pensiamo a cosa devono aver provato quegli amici, da allora sono diventati a pieno titolo amici di tutti noi, negli attimi che hanno sentito sprofondare la propria casa: deve essere stato terribile!

 Come può essere possibile che questo accada in una casa ( una in senso lato, sono molti per la verità gli edifici in questa situazione) in cemento armato di recente costruzione?

 Beh, per gli addetti ai lavori, questo fenomeno è conosciuto e valutato con attenzione anche in sede di progettazione, in un linguaggio non oxfordiano ma efficace, viene chiamato “piano molle”. Il nome la dice lunga!

Una serie di pilastri, senza murature che “diano una mano” ad irrigidire la struttura anche contro le sollecitazioni a taglio, può correre incontro al rischio di avere un piano molle.

Calma, non ho detto che questo accada, ho specificato che può accadere se non si prendono le necessarie precauzioni per evitarlo.

Se andiamo a vedere l’armatura di questi pilastri, ce ne accorgiamo subito! 

Nei pilastri, la normativa ed il buon senso, impongono un passo sempre più stretto tra le staffe in prossimità del nodo pilastro-solaio. Se questo non avviene, la resistenza alle sollecitazioni è compromessa significativamente!

Questo è ciò che è accaduto? Non lo so, non sta certo a me dirlo, c’è la Magistratura e le Autorità competenti (molto più preparate di quanto possa essere io), starà a loro verificarlo. Da parte mia, vi faccio vedere alcune foto, tanto che possiate farvene un’idea!!!

...!!!

Io credo che il cemento armato, se è “fatto bene”, sia la risposta migliore possibile per costruire in zona sismica edifici duraturi e commercialmente appetibili!

A questo punto bisogna fare un ragionamento, tra quattro soluzioni strutturali che prevedono l’utilizzo del cemento armato:

• Strutture a telaio (travi e pilastri) con tamponamento in laterizio.

• Strutture a setti continui.

• Strutture a setti continui sul perimetro esterno e tra gli appartamenti ma con pilastri interni all’abitazione, per garantire versatilità distributiva.

• Strutture a telaio con tamponamento a setti in cemento debolmente armato.

Ci lasciamo  con il proposito di riprendere nei prossimi giorni, partendo dalla valutazione di queste soluzioni strutturali, vantaggi e svantaggi di ognuna.

Sempre se … non vi ho annoiato troppo!

A presto, Dario Carbone

Last Spring, I wrote that the market leadership for the energy information vertical was up for grabs as several of the dominant players stumbled, some of the biggest traditional energy consultancies tightened their focus and the recession undermined the weaker contenders.  You can read the complete story here. [1]

So I thought it time to check up on the progress, read some signposts and assess who is gaining traction and who is not.  Here’s my take:

So what’s the Verdict from Reading the Signposts?

Last Spring I said that both IHS and Ventyx had the potential to dominate the energy analytics vertical space,  but WoodMac,while smaller could sneak up on them.  Then WoodMac was threatened with a near death experience by the failure of Candover but now seems to have landed on its feet with an enthusiastic new private equity owner in Charter House.

Of these five firms, I believe WoodMac has the best growth potential in the energy analytics space and is the one most likely to positively surprise clients with its breadth and depth.  It is also faster, more nimble, resourceful and more client facing at the front line of transactions and decisions.  WoodMac still needs to add bench strength in electric power to achieve dominance in this vertical but it is increasingly capable of stinging competitors, taking market share and delighting clients with better decision analysis and more actionable advice.

SAIC acquired RWBECK and with it added bench strength in energy, transmission and water.  While the riskiest part of any acquisition is the integration process, if SAIC can use RWBECK to boost its capabilities to compete with ICF and others for large Federal defense, science and policy implementation consulting projects near term and leverage Beck’s power and water regional practices to create platforms for growth long term as a Plan B this will be a VERY shrewd move.

ICF is a capable, qualified consulting firm focused on big federal contracts.  That’s good when you can get them but it is tough to replace a $20 million contract when the money runs out.  None of the other ICF practice areas, while solid, can make up for such large contract turnover. I think ICF is weaker than SAIC and more vulnerable to shifting winds in Washington spending habits. It is more likely prey for a larger company that seeks a solid government contracts revenue foundation.

IHS remains the player with the most raw potential but the weakest vision and execution of how to integrate its many acquisitions into a unified whole and leverage its global core competencies.  I loved working there and want to root for it to succeed.  Today, the biggest strategic weakness is electric power and the lack of a clear IHS vision to integrate power and its environmental services business domain into a unified vision around delivering on the promise of smart grid technology advances, environmental strategy and compliance with emissions reduction, and a sustainable, reliable, affordable electric power supply chain across global markets.  If it can do so, it can dominate the space.

Ventyx dominated the market space for energy analytics, consulting, advisory services and their leverage, but it chose to focus on operations and logistics software where its products are solid but Ventyx must compete with much larger players like Oracle and SAP in the enterprise solutions space.   Its recent acquisition of the Structure Group nMarkets software products is a good one. Ventyx has been bulking up its SmartGrid offering to stay competitive and improve its valuation.

NOTE TO READER:  I worked at both Ventyx and IHS and competed against WoodMac, RWBeck and ICF.

[2] http://www2.ihscera.com/IGICERA/

The Child and Family Research Institute, along with the University of British Columbia, are looking for participants in a research project:

You are invited to participate in an important research regarding the World Health Organization (WHO)’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) as it relates to children and youth with motor impairments, specifically cerebral palsy (CP).

The WHO developed the ICF in 2001 and went on to publish the child and youth version (ICF-CY) in 2007. The goal of the ICF-CY is to create a framework to define and classify the health and function of children and youth around the world and to provide a comprehensive classification system of childhood disability that could be used across service systems.

In order to facilitate the use of the very comprehensive ICF, adult research groups working in collaboration with the WHO, have gone on to create “core sets.” A core set is a subset of many items of the ICF and is created to make the ICF-CY more user friendly in every day practice. To date, no core sets have been developed for children and youth.

Our research group, based in the Department of Pediatrics at UBC is working in collaboration with the ICF Research Branch of the WHO, located at the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich, Germany to develop ICF “core sets” for children and youth with CP.

The core set development will have a number of projects and we are inviting you, as an expert in the field of childhood CP, to be part of one of the first projects.

We are identifying experts in the assessment and management of children and youth with CP who are willing to participate in an internet-based expert survey. In keeping with the standard protocol for the development of ICF core sets; this worldwide survey of clinical experts will be performed to identify all relevant areas of functioning for children and youth with CP. Over 350 experts from all six WHO regions of the globe are being sought.

Therefore we are seeking the help of individuals who fulfill the following criteria:

·        Your professional background includes one of the following: pediatrics, developmental pediatrics, pediatric rehabilitation physician, pediatric neurology, pediatric neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language pathology, rehabilitation nursing, social worker and special education teachers and,

·        For at least 5 years, you have been working in the field of child/adolescent physical disability including CP (including clinical, educational, research and/or administrative roles) and,

·        Your focus is mainly in pediatric physical disabilities and,

·        You are fluent in English.

Your participation is completely voluntary. If you agree to participate, your name will be added to a bank of experts and subsequently a random sample will receive an electronic survey to complete. If you are randomly selected, completion of the survey will require approximately 30 minutes of your time. You are free to withdraw at any time. Your identity will be kept strictly confidential. Your completed survey information will be stored with no personal identifiers as participants will be assigned an identification number and responses will be kept anonymous.  Only the researchers have access to the data which will be held securely in the Children and Youth with Disability in Society (CYDiS) research unit of the Child & Family Research Institute, a partner of the University of British Columbia. Results will be reported only in aggregate form without naming specific individuals, universities or cities.

More information regarding this project is available from the research project team: Dr. Veronica Schiariti, Dr. Maureen O’Donnell, Dr. Robert Armstrong from the University of British Columbia and Dr. Alarcos Cieza (Ludwig-Maximilian University, Germany). More information can be obtained from the survey webpage (http://www.cfri.ca/our_research/ICF_expert_survey.asp) or by contacting the project coordinator, Dr. Veronica Schiariti (ICF_CerebralPalsy@cw.bc.ca). The project has been approved by the research ethics boards of the University of British Columbia. If you have any concerns about your rights or treatment as a research subject, you may contact the Research Subject Information Line in the UBC Office of Research Services at 604-822-8598 or if long distance e-mail to RSIL@ors.ubc.ca.

Thank you for responding to our survey.  When told us what would make an event truly spectacular, we heard you.  The result is:

The Coaches Edge Extravaganza –  http://www.gettce.com the energizing, interactive, fun, fabulous business-building event coaches asked for!

Held just before ICF Conference opening, December 2, 2009, 11-5, in Orlando, Florida, under the same roof.

“Extravaganza” is defined as “a spectacular event marked by extreme freedom of style and structure” and, while this event will certainly have structure, it will be structure designed to free your mind, body, and soul and energize you in ways that are truly “evolutionary”! More than just a Learning Experience – An Evolutionary Event!

You Will:

• Participate in Wisdom Circles and brainstorm ideas
• Discover the secrets of 19 successful coaches
• Get real, hands-on experiences
• Connect with coaches from around the world/make new friends
• Evolve new and better ways to grow your business
• Enjoy post-conference live Web TV Panels with the experts for your Q & A
• Get tools and tips for getting the most from the ICF Conference
• A chance to win over $17,000 in coaching prizes
• Virtual and Live attendees receive goody bags each valued $2000+!!!

Attend live in Orlando, or enjoy the recorded program at your convenience. Learn more at http://www.gettce.com/register.html.

Space is limited, so reserve your place now!

We hope to see you there!
Viki Winterton and Sherry Buffington PhD

Your local suburban train ticket will be more expensive from 2011.

This planned hike is meant to offset the Rs 200 crore loss the Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) has suffered in its implementation of phase 1 of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP).

As part of the MUTP, the MRVC and the railways have introduced newer locals, widened tracks at various locations, and added new lines between Borivli and Virar, and beyond Thane.

“It’s been a long time since ticket prices were increased,” said P.C. Sehgal, chairman, MRVC. In 2006-07, then Union Railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav had reduced fares by a rupee.

Commuters in the city have already paid, in the form of the surcharge on their tickets, Rs 80 crore annually, which goes toward repaying the WB loan.
The WB’s schedule on repayments suggested the surcharge on ticket prices, hiked in 2004 by 8 per cent, be doubled by September 2006, and tripled in 2009.

MRVC sources said letters have already been written to the railway ministry asking it to revise ticket rates, but observers say to comes down to mustering political will.
Under the ongoing MUTP phase II, the railways are incurring a loss of Rs 650 crore. “If we are not able to recover money through ticket prices, it will be difficult to repay the Rs 1,900 crore loan on phase II,” said the MRVC official.

Source: Hindustan Times, Mumbai edition.

I do not know what to say. Surcharge is definitely needed to repay the loan, but the kind of “progress” that we are seeing right now does not justiify the surcharge hike. Here is what happens to the rakes just two months after they leave the factory:

(First two photos courtesy Aadil)

I do not understand why we should pay for such crap. According to an official document of MRVC, the cost of shell of one coach is Rs 1.15 crores (11.5 million) on an average. There may be slight variations depending on coach type. This cost excludes costs of electricals and electronics. It is simply preposterous. The finishing of coach shells is so bad that I get the impression as if some child has built them. Coaches of this quality just cannot cost 1.15 crores. A Volvo B9R bus costs approximately Rs 80-85 lakhs (8 million). This cost includes everything-engine, airconditioning etc. And the bus comes with world class (truly world class. Not MRVC’s standards of world class) body, perfect fit and finish, excellent interiors, highest quality of materials, a superb paint job and a good design. MRVC rakes have none of these features. Still the coaches cost 30 lakh more than Volvo! Yes, I am fully aware that this is not an apple to apple comparison. Still I found it necessary to give this comparison, as it shows that the quoted cost of MRVC rakes does not tallywith the actual rakes. The quality remains low in spite of the high costs.

Alternative construction technologies consistently look to lower construction costs and reduce wastes. Insulated Concrete Forms can help a great deal in this regard, as ICF systems are reversible. Energy Miser ICF blocks has a strong tongue and groove construction that is very easy to use for stacking the ICFs. Further, smaller parts and pieces are easier to be incorporated into the walls, so on-site wastage is reduced. It is possible to cut and fit components and use remaining portions somewhere else. Tie spacing is also closer than conventional material, so smaller pieces have ties as well.

Any waste that is left over after all this can be recycled fully, as foam and plastic ties are easier to be reground and used in other products. In fact the LEED green building rating system encourages use of ICF with recycled materials. LEED has a system to calculate the benefits of recycled material from both consumer and industrial origins.

Concrete used in ICF construction is highly sustainable as cement makes up only 10 to 15 percent of concrete’s total volume. The bulk of concrete is usually limestone, found abundantly on the earth’s surface. The remaining components like water, air and coarse and fine aggregates are all locally sourced. This implies a lot of savings on cross-country shipping.

When ICF is used, less wood is required for the structure and this lowers the necessity for wood harvesting.

A disadvantage touted against concrete as a building material is the carbon dioxide generated as a by-product of concrete production. However the carbon-dioxide burden is surpassed in about five to seven years by the additional heating and cooling energy required for a conventional structure.

Further, concrete has a longer life span than wood and steel and is 100 percent recyclable when it reaches its useful life in a structure.

For more information on how ICF saves costs at every stage of the structure’s life cycle, contact Energy Miser, a leading supplier of environmentally friendly products in Oregon, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Utah, California, Idaho and Washington. You may visit http://www.energymiserbuildingproducts.com and http://www.concreteconstruction.org. Call us at: John (928) 607-1773 or write to us at contact@energymiserbuildingproducts.com

Du har väl sett att vi har öppnat vår avdelning med coacher? På CoachCorner hittar du coachföretag och jobbcoacher över hela Sverige. En del är specialiserade på karriärcoachning/jobbcoachning och andra är mer inriktade på Executive Coaching, Livscoaching, Teamcoachning eller Idrottscoachning. Oavsett vilken inriktning du letar efter så kan du hitta din coach hos oss – över 200 coachföretag har anslutit sig till CoachCorner!

Trevlig söndag

Jimmy/CoachCorner

Cari amici,

riprendiamo i nostri incontri, dopo la lunga ma indispensabile pausa estiva.

Di argomenti ce ne sono davvero tanti, direi di iniziare da una grande novità che abbiamo introdotto nel sito: i video-incontri, si tratta di una serie di brevi filmati che danno suggerimenti per costruire “bene”, la cosa brutta… sono io!

Beh, mi hanno spiegato che è giusto metterci la faccia, poi cercherò di non perderla dicendo solo cose vere ma … intanto ce l’ho messa.

 Se volete potete andare direttamente a VIDEO-INCONTRI oppure … lasciate perdere!

E’  stata creata poi una sezione dedicata ai TECNICI, migliorando ed ampliando quella  in precedenza   chiamata Progettisti, questa volta è una sezione a se stante e credo sia di migliore lettura. 

Altra novità è la sezione per le IMPRESE, aderendo alle numerose sollecitazioni, abbiamo creato la vetrina per l’imprenditore del mese, crediamo sia un giusto riconoscimento per chi lavora bene.

Poi, per tecnici ed imprese abbiamo decso di fare corsi di approfondimento, ovviamente gratuiti, in modo da formare professionalmente chi andrà ad operare con i nostri sistemi e, visto che ormai sono davvero in tanti, speriamo di far cosa gradita. Volendo, potete dare una  ”occhiata” al calendario

Per oggi mi fermo qui, i prossimi giorni entreremo nel vivo degli argomnti accumulati in questo periodo.

A presto, Dario

Publicado el 25-09-2009 por  EXPANSION

Este manual puede ser una estupenda herramienta para que los jefes aprendan a ser buenos gestores de personas

1. Haga que los colaboradores midan la calidad de los comportamientos directivos de sus mandos. Cada dos años podría ser suficiente.

2. En función de los datos obtenidos reconozca –y premie– a los buenos jefes, ayude a mejorar a los que necesitan ajustar su estilo de dirección y actúe con firmeza en la mejora de los que no hayan quedado a la altura mínima exigible.

3. Logre que todos los mandos que estén por debajo de 9 tengan la oportunidad de mejorar reordenando sus comportamientos de dirección y ayudándoles a comprender cómo funciona el liderazgo, con programas de desarrollo de comportamientos.
Olvídese de formar con ‘píldoras’ sueltas para tratar de arreglar sólo los aspectos que han salido peor en un mando.

4. Haga que se compruebe el progreso y, ahora sí, que se ayude con formaciones específicas e incluso con procesos de coaching individuales para quienes precisan de apoyo extra para crecer como mandos, y así garantizar que se implanta en la empresa el ‘Derecho a ser bien dirigido’ y poder tener toda la fuerza moral para exigir alto rendimiento y trabajo bien hecho.

5. Aparte del equipo a los mandos que, tras los pasos anteriores, han demostrado que no están a la altura y que son incapaces de actuar y mejorar dentro de los mínimos exigidos en el liderazgo y la cultura de su empresa.

6. Desarrolle un sistema que cuide con mucho rigor las incorporaciones a puestos de mando, para que se integren en este modelo de exigencia directiva desde el comienzo.

7. Disfrute de los resultados y de una impresionante potencia y capacidad de gestión, de liderazgo, de delegación, de movilización, de entusiasmo, de cambio, de compromiso, de productividad, de evolución y de incremento de resultados en la compañía.

The prime challenges for today’s green building experts are to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide discharge from human activities and to use building materials wisely. ICF can make significant contributions to these causes and this is why it is the preferred material in alternative building technologies today. Here are some aspects to consider.

Using ICF reduces land-filling practices and this in turn has a beneficial impact on carbon dioxide production.

ICF brings down the use of wood as construction material. Every ICF home can save about 8.5 trees.

ICF buildings along with other energy efficient building methods such as passive solar design can lower the energy consumption in a building by 40%. Consider that the energy for home consumption is generated by the burning of fossil fuels. Thus reduction of energy use translates into a reduction in burning of carbon in the fossil fuels and in turn dumping of carbon dioxide into atmosphere.

Concrete is a natural building material, and most of it is sand, gravel and lime stone, all materials found abundantly on the earth’s surface. The amount of land needed to extract these materials is only a fraction of land required for cutting down forests and lumber.

ICF is a highly adaptable material and can take any shape and form. It is easier to create designs that can optimize energy efficiency of the structure.

Concrete structures reinforced with ICF last for decades with practically zero maintenance. ICF also offers all the strength of conventional concrete, as it can stand up to fires, hurricanes and earthquakes. This durability helps in reduction of waste.

ICF promotes an inert indoor atmosphere, free from dust, allergens and harmful gases. Unlike wood, it does not require chemical preservatives. It is easy to clean using organic, environmentally friendly cleaning agents.

For more information on green real estate products, contact Energy Miser Building Products, leading supplier of ICF building equipment in Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Utah, Oregon, California, Idaho and Washington. You may visit us at http://www.energymiserbuildingproducts.com and http://www.concreteconstruction.org. Write to us at contact@energymiserbuildingproducts.com or call: John (928) 607-1773