Land8 | Zach Watson | Activity https://land8.com/members/zachwatson/activity/ Activity feed for Zach Watson. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:45:50 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 9eefc20de27f545afe0c54cf62a79caa Zach Watson replied to the topic Working over 40 hours? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/working-over-40-hours/#post-166066 Sat, 18 May 2013 05:56:23 +0000 I would like to know, with the economy coming back and getting better what are the typical hours per week that you are working?  Is it more or less than what it has been the last several years through the recession.

]]> 0 6f70c5b0248019ef40a69d422d615dfa Zach Watson replied to the topic Scale Drawings in Portfolio in the forum PORTFOLIO & RESUME http://land8.com/forums/topic/scale-drawings-in-portfolio/#post-157578 Thu, 10 May 2012 15:36:39 +0000 That is one issue that I don’t remember coming across.  I would try exporting/printing and to see if they appear in the final image.  I’ll think about it thought and see if I can come up with an answer.  It’s just a little more difficult to know what is happening without seeing all of the settings myself.  Best of Luck!

]]> 0 84a36a5fb16efdc0d4eb107618c95554 Zach Watson replied to the topic Scale Drawings in Portfolio in the forum PORTFOLIO & RESUME http://land8.com/forums/topic/scale-drawings-in-portfolio/#post-157582 Thu, 10 May 2012 06:21:11 +0000 Meena you can also Preview what the layout will look like [making the images look normal] by clicking View –> Overprint Preview [it should be the first option in the drop down menu.

]]> 0 833279255f5f1e01b2921cea6886e582 Zach Watson replied to the topic Do you see any valuable potentials in Landscape design/ Landscape Architect? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/do-you-see-any-valuable-potentials-in-landscape-design-landscape-architect/#post-157650 Thu, 03 May 2012 18:18:04 +0000 Andrew,I appreciate the comment and the point is well taken.  I have thought quite a bit about going into development because of my background in Landscape Architecture, because I would like to have the type of control over projects that I hear so many complain about.  The reason I place my comments in the 3rd person at the moment is because I fe…[Read more]

]]> 0 16537557e8d9a678fa5d7dd4c512f7d6 Zach Watson replied to the topic Do you see any valuable potentials in Landscape design/ Landscape Architect? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/do-you-see-any-valuable-potentials-in-landscape-design-landscape-architect/#post-157653 Thu, 03 May 2012 04:54:44 +0000 Coco your point is well taken, I have just completed my education, and have felt much the same way.  I would like to see Landscape Architects take a more prominent role in the field of design.  The issue that I believe we as a profession constantly hit the wall of profitability, our work generally is not something that can be sold or generate rev…[Read more]

]]> 0 8927a2a236b850da840e9e7ddc8be54b Zach Watson replied to the topic Industry trend in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/industry-trend/#post-157660 Tue, 01 May 2012 19:29:32 +0000 Sounds like great news to me, I’ll just be waiting for others to read the article and come here talking about how we are Landscape Architects not Landscape Designers, and how we are being misunderstood or disrespected. 😉

]]> 0 eae8d8035d1a62bbbc70f6318ffd2823 Zach Watson replied to the topic Walking in America in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/walking-in-america/#post-157835 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:01:21 +0000 Interesting article about the new generation not wanting to have to deal with cars, that goes along with the original topic.

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/78420798-895c-11e1-bed0-00144feab49a.html#axzz1sSMlJaeG

]]> 0 02282b9241cbfdb667eb8e5790195bf3 Zach Watson replied to the topic Should the ASLA focus on employment for LAs? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/should-the-asla-focus-on-employment-for-las/#post-157968 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:36:36 +0000 George, I feel like I have to apologize to a degree, there have been a number of comments I have read both here and other places about who the government needs to get their act together and work for ‘us’, meaning they should make it so ‘we’ can do our job.  After reading some additional comments on this thread I don’t think your intention was to…[Read more]

]]> 0 808d20030bb8dd1907dbb8f07c854584 Zach Watson replied to the topic Should the ASLA focus on employment for LAs? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/should-the-asla-focus-on-employment-for-las/#post-157976 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:56:13 +0000 That is not ASLA’s job nor it shouldn’t be.  If we as a profession will loose more credibility if we are approaching the government and demanding that they provide us jobs.  If we can not do our work to a level that is enticing for developers/builders to come to us with their project, and they believe that another profession can do our work be…[Read more]

]]> 0 4b66c3b6d71fa06ebc1d6cc78fca522d Zach Watson replied to the topic Working Remotely for Small Firms? in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/working-remotely-for-small-firms/#post-158052 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 05:16:30 +0000 There is only one of those things I can comment on.  In regards to re-linking XREFs, you don’t have to re-link them if you set up the file system with relative paths.  Here is a link to how to setup a relative path system.  
http://www.caddmanager.com/CMB/2006/12/autocad-2007-xrefs-relative-paths/

]]> 0 36d81ce5e7f39012080b86dcbab4859b Zach Watson replied to the topic EDAW / AECOM and Landscape Architecture in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/edaw-aecom-and-landscape-architecture/#post-173895 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:03:25 +0000 I believe it is a non issue.  While it is sad to see EDAW transform into a division of AECOM, I don’t think EDAW was any more recognizable outside of the built environment industry then any other Landscape Architecture firm.  Additionally there are many top firms that are beginning to either remove or simply not place the title of Landscape A…[Read more]

]]> 0 8da47fb0c162b981ebb14d81f0a066b9 Zach Watson replied to the topic Interesting article. in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/interesting-article/#post-158396 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:52:31 +0000 Great to see that other LA’s are starting to stand up and no longer happy with just being ‘The Good Wife’.  The article mentions that some LA’s are starting to write credit clauses in their contracts.  Is this something that anyone else has done, or do you just try to catch anything that you see and correct the misprint?

]]> 0 675fc1f2d4941981b86440ad0f863aa4 Zach Watson replied to the topic 1958 article by Jane Jacobs in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/1958-article-by-jane-jacobs/#post-158470 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:48:15 +0000 Roland, thanks for the find and the post!

]]> 0 9cb2b4c46e7928b3a98890b4e193b126 Zach Watson replied to the topic Product Research in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/product-research/#post-158485 Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:08:59 +0000 Thanks Jason that is very helpful and something that I didn’t know about.  Honestly, I think you have just made my day!!

]]> 0 b90da84f3695878ef9a6b5fddf5afd7f Zach Watson replied to the topic Lets talk about Ideas again in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/lets-talk-about-ideas-again/#post-158508 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 06:17:27 +0000 Thank you Tosh for that information I will look into the people/organization that you listed. I have been interested in West 8’s work for quite some time.  

]]> 0 1aa092e8ddc39c45e181d45bc2cfcb1a Zach Watson replied to the topic Lets talk about Ideas again in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/lets-talk-about-ideas-again/#post-158509 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 06:07:55 +0000 I guess in the end this is what I’m trying to promote in my little way.
“Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people.”  
– Eleanor Roosevelt
Lets be great people and talk about ideas.

]]> 0 1dfbc203281eb7e317f3c753108528d1 Zach Watson replied to the topic Lets talk about Ideas again in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/lets-talk-about-ideas-again/#post-158510 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 06:03:22 +0000 Thanks for the comments, let me clear a few things up because I may have mislead a little bit, based on your comments.  I’m about to complete my Undergraduate Degree (BSLA), while I am the age of a Graduate student there were a few things I needed to take care of before I entered college.  Also throughout my four years here at Arizona State we h…[Read more]

]]> 0 a87060f33f23afb66e07a50906a93e82 Zach Watson replied to the topic Lets talk about Ideas again in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/lets-talk-about-ideas-again/#post-158515 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:55:28 +0000 Trace, while I find the work of Building Architects fascinating, their work is just different then ours.  The elements that they work with inherently force them to create an experience where as for our work the elements themselves bring their own inherent experience.  Now that does not mean that we can’t help create an experience with our pro…[Read more]

]]> 0 74a7cdb3fe7a55435bfe9af453dcc22d Zach Watson replied to the topic Lets talk about Ideas again in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/lets-talk-about-ideas-again/#post-158516 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:47:16 +0000 Jeff, thank you for the post about this project, this is someone that I have not heard about.  I am currently in my last semester at Arizona State and one of my goals after I graduate is to start a collection/blog of various LA projects.  Almost like a critique but because I can’t visit all of the projects in person there will be things that I m…[Read more]

]]> 0 0c7f3fe5545377d9461f703b2b380d9b Zach Watson replied to the topic Lets talk about Ideas again in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/lets-talk-about-ideas-again/#post-158519 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:34:49 +0000 While I agree with you to some degree, I see it as we don’t have to gain broad recognition from the general public.  Yet we as an industry need to show to those we work with the high quality of work that we can do.  People complain about how Architects are taking our jobs or other disciplines are taking our work, but if we look ourselves in the m…[Read more]

]]> 0 74c5df0787bea971ecc8e476e5d2f682 Zach Watson replied to the topic Urban Soil Remediation in the forum RESEARCH https://land8.com/forums/topic/urban-soil-remediation/#post-158617 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:53:20 +0000 I would be interested to talk with your group but I have other commitments that night which would not allow me to meet with you.

]]> 0 308b17f9ee7f3e5d6fcf83a3478d20bb Zach Watson replied to the topic Urban Soil Remediation in the forum RESEARCH https://land8.com/forums/topic/urban-soil-remediation/#post-158619 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:03:12 +0000 Is this for Ted Cook’s LA Construction III class?  If not I would be interested to see some of your work if you would be open to it and I’m going to be doing a project on a neighboring topic that I might be able to pass some information along to you, as soon as I get started on the project.

]]> 0 63a2a49670e6d65355c81824e8f0acd4 Zach Watson replied to the topic LA's expanded role in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/las-expanded-role/#post-158754 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:06:02 +0000 Your comments in regards to allowing LA’s the ability to develop Grading/Drainage plans is a large part of what I thought I read about in the link.  Here in Arizona we can not develop those plans all though I know of some Civil Firms who work with LA’s to develop the vision for the project accordingly.  

]]> 0 e513abc8d31e67796d6a5bbc5f8b4f80 Zach Watson replied to the topic Happy New Year....We're Laying you off in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/happy-new-year-were-laying-you-off/#post-158810 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:10:11 +0000 I have been told by several people that just as it is a good thing to switch Universities when going to grad school it is a good idea to move companies every several years to gain exposure to new ideas and different understanding of design.

]]> 0 d79e1230608ee424ffdb8d025d5aeabb Zach Watson replied to the topic Whats up with the "Jobs" link in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/whats-up-with-the-jobs-link/#post-158912 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:09:37 +0000 Is this post really a concern for anyone here?  The replies to this topic have talked all about how this job being posted on the Lounge is detrimental to the profession because others not in our profession might see it and get the wrong opinion.  My question is, how often does anyone from the general public log onto the Lounge?  It was a job post…[Read more]

]]> 0 49c0301d83168577727f23e0b85abb0b Zach Watson replied to the topic Comedy Sitcom in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/comedy-sitcom/#post-159149 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:26:48 +0000 Katharine, I don’t think the show is based around the foundation that he is a practicing Landscape Architect.  The base plot line for the show is that Rob has married a younger Hispanic girl and his process of trying to become part of the family.  Rob just happens to be a Landscape Architect.  Much like Ted Mosby in HIMYM.

]]> 0 278b06bff2825ddee79d164e65d63e8d Zach Watson replied to the topic who likes the new layout? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/who-likes-the-new-layout/#post-159298 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 05:14:56 +0000 Wow there is a lot of negative feelings toward the new layout….
 
Personally I like the new layout and for those who are having trouble finding the forum, there is a tab at the top (sixth one from the left) labeled forum and it will take you to the main forum directory.  Additionally, through that tab I have found an option to view the recent F…[Read more]

]]> 0 d2859ab78e8ee4627a21c3f2d5bbd2be Zach Watson replied to the topic In Need in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/in-need/#post-159568 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 05:17:42 +0000 haha, thanks, Jason.  You make is sound so exciting, I just want to jump in right now!!

]]> 0 5fd771db075fa9a632de8f522aceb6fa Zach Watson replied to the topic In Need in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/in-need/#post-159571 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:14:50 +0000 haha, yes we have entered the wonderful world of spec books.  We only have to use one format for our project but have have already had to do some research on the CSI, DOT, and a local MAG (Maricopa Association of Governments) format.  Oh so many things to learn about construction and so little time in school to learn it.
 
Zach

]]> 0 4c4851bdaa02dfe2f267136db0ac3c13 Zach Watson replied to the topic In Need in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/in-need/#post-159573 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 04:04:04 +0000 My instructor is a great guy and very experienced in the field.  The General Construction notes that he is looking for me to provide are the notes that are specific to a city municipality.  After thinking about it for a while after I posted this and getting some of the replies, I realized that this might not be the best place to ask because of t…[Read more]

]]> 0 e0c14450cf8ea5f6ae1bba684f6bdcae Zach Watson replied to the topic In Need in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/in-need/#post-159577 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:16:43 +0000 Thanks Henry, I take a look in there.
 
Zach

]]> 0 a9e88a2e67b56a53c999828cc2932efa Zach Watson replied to the topic In Need in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/in-need/#post-159578 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:16:23 +0000 Thanks Craig, when I get there later today I’ll stop by and see what I can find.  I appreciate the feedback though because from what I have seen CD’s are the most important aspect of LA work. As I have heard before, someone can have the greatest idea in the world but if that vision can’t be relayed to others especially contractors who are…[Read more]

]]> 0 8c29788d759edd9479bdff7cfeff30ca Zach Watson replied to the topic In Need in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/in-need/page/2/#post-159581 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:01:23 +0000 Craig, thank you for the ideas and I completely agree that students should not be spoon fed the information, personally I would be happy to do the leg work myself I’m just not sure where to go to find the information because it was suggested that I go to the city websites and they would have the information.
 
Zach

]]> 0 4022dffe2d086114b39303eeb626a70a Zach Watson replied to the topic In Need in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/in-need/page/2/#post-159582 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:45:50 +0000 The construction project that we have for his class will involve: demo, grading, paving, plant installation, irrigation, and electrical.  My instructor said the we should be able to find general construction notes on city websites and I looked for several hours trying to find them and couldn’t, so I figured my next best source for things like…[Read more]

]]> 0 2cb7a3c0f480baf08783df755c6e3f2c Zach Watson replied to the topic In Need in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/in-need/page/2/#post-159583 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:42:10 +0000 Thank you for your help Andrew.

]]> 0 563111956e372cc7e73729b8b63ed290 Zach Watson replied to the topic Interesting Article in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/interesting-article-2/#post-159599 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:16:58 +0000 What a Debbie downer, I don’t know that there is one positive thing in your comment 
 

]]> 0 de784af90d8b1a2acfb07f7412c2a130 Zach Watson replied to the topic Interesting Article in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/interesting-article-2/#post-159603 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:19:58 +0000 I love the Article and I love seeing that there are people and COMPANIES that are strong on future US growth.  I also think this will be great for our profession, employment once again as people invest in the US.  Made my day!!

]]> 0 5174f72b4a3c0b83533f9148fc38c8bb Zach Watson replied to the topic Another Failed Landscape - When Ideology Trumps User Needs in the forum PLACES & SPACES https://land8.com/forums/topic/another-failed-landscape-when-ideology-trumps-user-needs/page/2/#post-159804 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 06:13:07 +0000 The issue is not one of, should all parks be recreational parks or should all parks be naturalist, heck I don’t think the issue with this article is even that we should have a balance.  Personally, I think this particular article is about the fact that this person does not have they type of park that they want in ‘their backyard’.  
 
We live in…[Read more]

]]> 0 75cde245ae3976a8a7d5ceeb7d0f1b84 Zach Watson replied to the topic Another Failed Landscape - When Ideology Trumps User Needs in the forum PLACES & SPACES https://land8.com/forums/topic/another-failed-landscape-when-ideology-trumps-user-needs/page/2/#post-159805 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 05:54:18 +0000 Thanks Tracie for crapping on many of us with your first line.

]]> 0 33c6ba7e1807d8dd2ada9005b3dfa5dc Zach Watson replied to the topic Why designers are afraid of showing hand sketches to their clients? in the forum GRAPHICS https://land8.com/forums/topic/why-designers-are-afraid-of-showing-hand-sketches-to-their-clients/#post-159874 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 03:44:32 +0000 I don’t know that I can speak for anyone else here, but as I am now in the midst of completing my final year of schooling, I have always been concerned of showing hand graphics in final presentations because in many ways they don’t look as ‘finished’ as computer rendered presentations.  
 
Additionally, while I continue to look at ‘Professional’ a…[Read more]

]]> 0 f0754e67c00fc306952cb436ff6a7a6b Zach Watson replied to the topic quotations, sayings, proverbs..........Landscape Architecture in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/quotations-sayings-proverbs-landscape-architecture/#post-160281 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:12:36 +0000 I really like this one:
 
“To make pearls, you’ve got to eat dirt.”
 
– Frank Chimero

]]> 0 77afe904c5122c1fe7451cda263baa0e Zach Watson replied to the topic We Need Some New Blood! in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/we-need-some-new-blood/page/2/#post-160236 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 04:20:05 +0000 As a soon to be graduate I don’t know what my fellow students are planning on doing but as for myself, I’m hanging out in the Electrical Engineering field until I can once again find a position in our LA field.

]]> 0 e8cda1d64b7bda127a2d08571b71c61e Zach Watson replied to the topic Interesting in light of recent conversation about women and career advancement in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/interesting-in-light-of-recent-conversation-about-women-and-career-advancement/page/2/#post-160374 Sat, 24 Sep 2011 05:22:12 +0000 I don’t know if this answers your question but from my personal experience, from the child’s stand point, there are many times that my daughter wants my wife to be there for her instead of myself.  Why don’t we look at this topic from a child’s point of view rather then always approach this conversation as, ‘why don’t women get this or that?’.…[Read more]

]]> 0 ac241092dcbd7f3a3d8b053ec94108dc Zach Watson replied to the topic Professional Porfolios in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/professional-porfolios/#post-160596 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 03:00:22 +0000 I not sure where all of their funding comes from, I just enjoy looking at their site from time to time :).  As far as your second question, I have heard someone say, great work blends seamlessly into it’s surroundings.  With that context I would have to answer, yes great work should be explained.  It should be explained not necessarily so that the…[Read more]

]]> 0 e82a0a013033fe8eb872d8eea5583529 Zach Watson replied to the topic Professional Porfolios in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/professional-porfolios/#post-160597 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 23:46:05 +0000 I guess my mind just goes back to a firm that an Architecture friend of mine brought to my attention.  B.I.G. (http://www.big.dk/)  While I know that Building Architects work differently, I love some of their simple diagrams that they have on their website.  If you click on just about any project they have on their webpage and scroll through the p…[Read more]

]]> 0 2362391e979df801c20cf9bf01c30cf5 Zach Watson replied to the topic New Apple Headquarters in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION http://land8.com/forums/topic/new-apple-headquarters/page/2/#post-160967 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 04:13:16 +0000 The City Council Members were unreal, you might as well call them ‘kids in a candy store’, I don’t know that they knew what to do with themselves.  Steve Jobs could have proposed a building that was design by Sven and they would have bent over backwards with praise.

]]> 0 e5b89bcb9ab0840f8e9960c1b7396f71 Zach Watson posted an update in the group SketchUp: In regards to the first comment about the program operating […] https://land8.com/activity/p/17667/ Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:14:45 +0000 In regards to the first comment about the program operating very slow, I would guess that either there are so many objects in the file that it is making the program run slow, or hardware on your computer such as your CPU and/or your Memory are not fast enough for the program.  In regards to the CAD to Sketchup, Google removed that option in the…[Read more]

]]> 0 d080a3fb255dca18c36d03bf279b6ac9 Zach Watson replied to the topic Has Land8 helped you cope? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/has-land8-helped-you-cope/page/3/#post-161721 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:28:55 +0000 I have really enjoyed the Lounge, personally I go through spurts as to how much I come on here as some people might attest to, but as I now enter my Senior year of College it has been really nice to bounce ideas off of other LA’s and see both how plausible some of my ideas might be.  Sometimes I wish that I had more to contribute to some of the…[Read more]

]]> 0 a43edf4680822b046167c11229d23607 Zach Watson replied to the topic Frustration w/Autocad workflow/standards in small LA firm in the forum TECHNOLOGY https://land8.com/forums/topic/frustration-wautocad-workflowstandards-in-small-la-firm/#post-162435 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 01:33:40 +0000 Thomas, I like the reference you gave, ‘rocket surgery’. 😀

]]> 0 2adeec98f0c8c02a43c6d567b076a973 Zach Watson replied to the topic ASLA-- Relevant? or Exists only to sustain itself? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/asla-relevant-or-exists-only-to-sustain-itself/#post-162620 Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:40:27 +0000 Worker, I would tend to agree with you about a conflict of interest but how many entries there are in a typical year? If there are 20 entries and more than half of them are from firms that are highly involved sponsors of the chapter then it would not be that surprising to have those firms be the award winners, but as Jason said it would be nice t…[Read more]

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