We've had several illustrious visitors to our school
site--two prime ministers and a former president--but none as important the ones that came today. You can imagine that on a building project of our size (100 acres, 19 buildings) that ensuring quality work is important, but also difficult. It's expected that there are times when quality just isn't up to speed and often the workers themselves aren't the best judges of quality. Mark and Max have done their level best to keep things looking good, but we finally decided to bring some experts.
They've been studying building and architecture. They've met with a real architect. They've made their own blueprints and designed their own houses. They are preparing a rehabilitation of a playhouse at their school. They are definitely ready to apply their expert eyes to our work and give a professional opinion as to the progess of Peace House Secondary School.
After a briefing and armed with clipboards, checklists, and pencils, the experts set off for a tour of the site. Areas of particular interest included big holes and water pits. They checked the sand that is being used in concrete to make sure it was sifted well (trying it themselves) and checked out the brick-making machine to make sure it was in proper working order. Along the way they determined that yes, we do in fact have blocks, hammers, saws, spanners (wrenches), boards, nails, and workers on the site.
Attention to detail is very important (as is a proper sun hat--no need to sacrifice good looks and fashion in the face of hard work). This team is appraising the workers on site, no doubt looking for safety violations or improper working conditions. Or, they are trying to decide which one is a carpenter and which one is a mason. We appreciated the critical eye they applied to every aspect of the job!
After one last picture, the group was off to evaluate a house under construction nearby. The group unanimously proclaimed the project, "Neat!" Other comments included, "I've got a sticker in my socks", "It's too hot out here", "Can you carry me?" and "Can we have seconds on cake?" We are very grateful for their expertise and support!
site--two prime ministers and a former president--but none as important the ones that came today. You can imagine that on a building project of our size (100 acres, 19 buildings) that ensuring quality work is important, but also difficult. It's expected that there are times when quality just isn't up to speed and often the workers themselves aren't the best judges of quality. Mark and Max have done their level best to keep things looking good, but we finally decided to bring some experts.
They've been studying building and architecture. They've met with a real architect. They've made their own blueprints and designed their own houses. They are preparing a rehabilitation of a playhouse at their school. They are definitely ready to apply their expert eyes to our work and give a professional opinion as to the progess of Peace House Secondary School.
After a briefing and armed with clipboards, checklists, and pencils, the experts set off for a tour of the site. Areas of particular interest included big holes and water pits. They checked the sand that is being used in concrete to make sure it was sifted well (trying it themselves) and checked out the brick-making machine to make sure it was in proper working order. Along the way they determined that yes, we do in fact have blocks, hammers, saws, spanners (wrenches), boards, nails, and workers on the site.
Attention to detail is very important (as is a proper sun hat--no need to sacrifice good looks and fashion in the face of hard work). This team is appraising the workers on site, no doubt looking for safety violations or improper working conditions. Or, they are trying to decide which one is a carpenter and which one is a mason. We appreciated the critical eye they applied to every aspect of the job!
After one last picture, the group was off to evaluate a house under construction nearby. The group unanimously proclaimed the project, "Neat!" Other comments included, "I've got a sticker in my socks", "It's too hot out here", "Can you carry me?" and "Can we have seconds on cake?" We are very grateful for their expertise and support!
1 comment:
Oh what fun! Now I expect things to change on the building scene after the critique of this esteemed group :-)
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