I was recently contacted by a couple who had purchased my ISBU book. The wife had just taken early retirement - because her company was moving all it's tech support jobs to India. She was told that she could keep her job... if she was willing to relocate. And I'm not talking about...
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I have three projects all running full-tilt right now. That means that I’m stretched from San Antonio to Tampa Bay. So, as I work at a fever pitch, I’m going to reach into my mail bag and pull out a lucky winner. Because knowing how things work means that… um… you know how things work!...
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We’re doing another Commercial ISBU Project! I know, I know, I help families build homes… what’s up with the commercial stuff? What am I doing building “Green Screen Studios? “Well, I did always want to be in the movies…” (But the closest I ever got was paying $9 bucks to get in… usually alone… sigh! );) But all that...
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Many of you know that I grew up in Southern California. In fact, it was all that chrome and glass that made me head for the hills and pick up that first torch to “butcher a box or two”…  I have to tell you that when I lived there (lo, those many...
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If you read the blogs, you know that we teach families to build sustainable, affordable homes out of repurposed ISBUs (Intermodal Steel Building Units). These are  commonly referred to as “Shipping Containers”. When you normally see them, they’re being jockeyed around by heavy equipment, usually stuffed full of LCD TV sets headed from Walmart, fresh...
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