Green Homeowners Insurance

This is the first-ever admitted green insurance available to homeowners in the United States. Setting a new standard, Fireman's Fund (www.firemansfund.com/green) is offering this innovative product to homeowners who currently own green homes or who want to upgrade their residences with green features after a loss using environmental safety and efficiency standards. To read more. ....

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From the Mountains to the Beach

Congratulations Jody on your recent purchase of a Structures home on Daniel Island! Welcome to Charleston and the Structures fami...

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When Words Just Aren't Enough

Throughout construction, one of our goals as a custom home builder is to help our clients' desires become a reality for a place they will call "home". By simplifying the systems and processes that are often very stressful, we are able to create an enjoyable experience. Just last week, Design Manager, Kristy Gorsuch, was helping I'On clients, Steve and Carol, select light fixtures at a local showroom, when a question came up for a particular placement...

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Let's Take it from the Top

Whenever I pick up the Charleston Regional Business Journal, I skim the highlights and look for the few articles I like to read in full. Today I read the column written by Career Coach, Barbara Poole, Manage your castle with love, service and authenticity. In a nutshell, she made the point that great management follows a model called the "CASTLE" principle. She mentions the six different qualities this principle embodies and the way it can be seen...

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Current and Future M&A Analysis

The more you can learn and the more you know about today's current market, the better you can tailor your answers to show you are interested in and actually follow the markets. Everyday you should be reading the Wall Street Journal and I also recommend following the New York Times Deal Book. This afternoon they published a short piece entitled "How to Fix M&A: Part 1". I think this article...

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AskMen.com

It's always important to look good for your job interviews, but for many people it can be difficult to know exactly what to wear to look your best. I have found a great site (mainly for men, but women feel free to check it out as well) called AskMen.com. They have a lot of fashion tips for interviews and everyday living. It wouldn't be a bad thing to check out their fashion section now and...

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Sitting in the "Green" Chair

After 3 years of being the Chairman of the Custom Building Council with Charleston Trident Home Builders Association, I'm looking forward to directing my attention to chairing Charleston's new Green Building Council. Since 2005, Structures Building Company has been building "green" custom homes in Charleston's coastal communities. We are seeing the rise of awareness and interest among consumers, builders, trade contractors and vendors with a desire...

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Pathways to NYC 2008

Only a limited number of spots available for this great opportunity to learn more about investment banking and other exciting careers in NYC! Check it out and sign up before all the spots are taken! pathways08 - Upload a Document to Scribd Read this document on Scribd: pathways08...

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The Debate Over FAS-157

As you are continuing to learn more about investment banking and the hot issues in the market, here is a great one to help keep you in the know: the debate between Steven Schwarzman (CEO of Blackstone Group) and Jamie Dimon (head of JPMorgan). Check out this link to NY Times Deal Book to read more about this debate.For your reference, here is the official summary taken direct from the FASB...

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Paying to Learn Modeling

Recently, I took a poll and asked, "Do you think that paying to learn financial modeling through a service like Training The Street or Wall Street Prep will help you get a job in investment banking?"The results are shown belowDefinitely 12 (19%) Not Sure 29(46%)No Way 23(34%)The majority of voters (46%) are uns...

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Singing in the Rain, Remix

On a rainy, April evening, customers Tom and Wanda Martin were surprised to see Structures' favorite landscaper, Carolina Tree Brokers installing sod. Not only were they surprised to see them working on a rainy evening, but they were replacing sod in front of their new neighbor's house! No, it wasn't a mistake. Bill and his brother Todd had been asked by R.P. Newton, Project Manager on the Martin's remodel, to perform the work after learning that...

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Structures Looking to LEED the Way. . .

Building "green" is not new to us, since 2005 we have been building to the EarthCraft standard in all of our custom homes. Continuing our efforts to be an innovator in "green" building, we are studying the benefits of building to the new LEED for Homes standard. Click on LEED FAQ to learn more about the LEED program and the benefits it has to offer our homeowners....

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July Newsletter

Check Us Out! Some current blog entries include our Habitat for Humanity Builders Blitz, recent awards, "green" building practices and company stories highlighting one of our trade contractors. Be sure to stay tuned. . . Of course, bricks, lumber and shingles naturally come to mind when building a home. Leave it to us to add something unconventional like a blog to the building process. Check out our blog and don't forget to add it to your list of...

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