Educational opportunities are as close as your keyboard, and ARW University can help. This year we're offering 12 Webinars, up from six last year.

With 2010 well under way, we've taken some of the best features of ARW and made them better! Not only are they better, they are more plentiful as well. Here are a few things that are hitting our “to do (more of)” list: Architect Spotlights, Case Study Features, Code Updates and, last but not least, Webinars. 

As 2009 mercifully draws to a close, the staff of ARW find ourselves thankful for what, by all accounts, has turned out to be a decent year!

Tomorrow my youngest daughter kicks off her soccer season with her first game. I am the head coach of the team, and we've had a handful of practices leading up to this game. Now, keep in mind, this is a team of 5- and 6-year-old girls, so there's not a heck of a lot of professionals involved here. These girls are learning the basics: the rules of the game, which direction to go, and how to execute a kick for passing and goals.

There are many things about this year that I won’t look back on fondly. But, this year has surely taught us a few lessons about being smart with finances and always having a “prudent reserve” on hand.

OK, times are rough and tough. We're all feeling it. But, I truly believe that at least part of it is a function of the weather. I'm excited for the spring thaw.

The economy, the stock market, unemployment … I got it, we all get it. I’m not going to spend any more time on it.

As I sit here packing my things for my trip to Boston and the 2008 GreenBuild show, I have high expectations.

We've just wrapped up the final webinar of 2008, “Roofing Design/Material Selection,” which totaled 526 attendees. Even more recently, the ARW staff and I sat down to figure out the topics that will be covered in 2009.

You know, when the 2008 Olympics first began, I have to admit I wasn't very interested. As they progressed, I started to notice a change in the day-to-day conversations and news headlines as a whole.