Author Archives: Leo Schlosberg
Who sees the complexity in commercial construction?
I recently retired (from 30+ years as a precaster and 6 years in IT before that). Later in the year I expect to complete a rework of a presentation on Knowledge Management, focused on possible industry-wide approaches to gathering and … Continue reading
Retirement reflections #2
I am now mostly retired and doing a lot of traveling to visit my far-flung grandchildren. Most of my days since the last posting in September 2017 (Retirement Reflections https://planetcommercialconstruction.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/retirement-reflections/) have been spent out of the country, but I still … Continue reading
Retirement reflections
I have been learning about this business for 29 years now. As I transition to retirement I get both reflective and annoyed. Annoyed because certain things do not get better, they may be getting worse, and of course I am … Continue reading
Lessons from small failures – Part II: Designing for durability
If you get to design and build generation after generation of essentially the same structure and you get to study the old problems, then you end up with a mature well-designed product. Over the decades automobiles have clearly become both … Continue reading
Lessons from small failures – Part I: Searching for truth
The “failure” here is simply a piece of architectural precast concrete that cracked open much earlier in its life than expected. The piece is part of a system of curbs and railings on a bridge. Photos were sent to me … Continue reading
Lovely spring day makes everything look better
Today was a lovely spring day and I even got to take a little bike ride. That puts me in a very good mood. So one of those constant screw-ups that occur here on planetcommercialconstruction struck me as funny rather than … Continue reading
Rare pleasant surprise
This posting was inspired by a request for a final waiver. Last summer I took on a tiny job – a single beam cover (turned out to be 3 pieces when we were done). The job was a poster child … Continue reading
