As a business owner, I usually experience client interaction from the opposite side, but as things go, each coin has two sides, and I, too, get to experience being a client myself. When I take the part of the client I try to take advantage of the fact that I am familiar with providing services, to be the ideal client. Why? Why should I want to become an "ideal client"? I purchased a service, or a product, and I am supposed to get it. What does my being ideal have to do with all this? Last...
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The do's and dont's of the mamad
What is the MAMAD? MAMAD is an acronym for merkhav mugan dirati, or apartment-protected space. There are also buildings in which you have a MAMAK which is a merkhav mugan komati meaning a protected space belonging to a floor in the building. These will come in buildings where there are no mamads in the individual apartments. Any apartment built in Israel after the gulf war (1993) must have a mamad. The idea is that the mamad is conveniently located inside your home so you could...
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?Building in Israel- is it really that different
You know how you think some things are so obvious you can't grasp why the other side doesn't see it? I get this feeling sometimes being the go-between my American clients and the Israeli building world. You know what, let's be honest, I sometimes get the same feeling communicating between myself and my clients. When you set out to build a home you come with your habits, your standards, your preconceptions and perhaps knowledge of how things are done. And then- suprise!- it turns out these...
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For good measure
This post is all about measurements. We are constantly measuring: measuring our height and our weight, measuring our behavior, measuring other's. Never sure if we are good enough, or maybe "too good". How do we measure a good child? A good friend? A good trait or action? These are questions that are constantly on our mind, and never a clear answer. Luckily when it comes to our homes there are several rules to go by: Building measurements How big will the room be? Look at your house...
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Five secret tips the pros won't tell you- Electricity
Are you meeting with your electrician soon? Here are some useful tips no one thinks of telling you- hold on to them and use them next time you are building or renovating: How many lights are there in your home? If your house is big enough, it can be quite exhausting to go through every room turning out all the lights every time you leave the house. Instead, you can ask your electrician to install a circuit breaker next to the electric box at the entrance of your house that connects to all...
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