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When just updating the news isn't quite enough -- The ES editorial staff, columnists, and other friends of the magazine weigh in here with passing thoughts, a news item that deserves a boost, follow-up on articles in the magazine, and possibly the occasional rant.

YouTube Video: Stunning Thoughts On The Pace of Change

March 20, 2009

By Tim Fausch

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I recently received a link to a YouTube video called “Did You Know?” It is fascinating look at the pace of change, including business and employment trends.

Green schools

March 19, 2009

By Caroline Fritz

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As I previously mentioned, I am on a lot of e-mail lists. One is particularly appropriate for March and Engineered Systems’ focus on the K-12 school market. The Green Schools

An Upcoming Mission Critical Event

March 18, 2009

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Bucking the National Economy

March 5, 2009

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Ever the contrarians

A point about K-12

March 4, 2009

By Caroline Fritz

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March is K-12 school month here at Engineered Systems HQ. To celebrate, I would like to turn your attention to our Case In Point school-related editorial. Our current issue features

Desperate Times Call For...Simple Measures?

March 4, 2009

By Tim Fausch

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I’m amazed at how fast the decline of the U.S. economy has impacted our lifestyles. We are buying far fewer goods and services that we now consider luxuries, and we are slowing the pace of our lives in the process.

ES-TV: The info without the airfare

February 26, 2009

By Robert Beverly

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New Issue on Its Way

February 25, 2009

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Five Tactics Your Competitors Are Using to Survive the 'New Normal'

February 23, 2009

By Tim Fausch

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I live and work in the rather sickly Detroit metropolitan market. Every time I drive by a flooring store, granite shop, plumbing showroom or contractor’s truck, I wonder how they are doing. What steps have they taken to cut costs? How long can they keep going if conditions don’t improve?

LEED<sup>®</sup> in my own backyard

February 19, 2009

By Caroline Fritz

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I live in Toledo, OH, near the University of Toledo, which is known for its College of Engineering. So it is fitting that the school’s newly renovated, 145,000-sq-ft Memorial Field

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