We've had a lot of construction projects put on hold because of the recent aggression with Russia. Former Warsaw Pact nations apparently don't want to build new buildings just to watch Vladimir Putin knock them down.
The fancy hotel we designed in Kiev is mostly rubble. Our client is already planning to rebuild it bigger and better. He wants to use us again because in his words, "Vladimir had to waste a hell of a lot of ordinance to bring it down... You build good!" Zahir told him that was the best compliment.
Due to economic setbacks the building I was working on in Scotland is on hold.
All is not negative our client in Egypt has moved into his new home I designed. He and his family are overjoyed without it turned out. I have some potential clients in California. It seems the earthquake resistant dome home I designed in Iran is garnered some interest with a Persian family outside of LA.
They are interested because of the fire resistance of the structure in addition to the earthquake protection. IF it gets built, the neighborhood has its share of unconventional homes already so it shouldn't stand out too badly. All that depends on if the neighbors allow it to be built. I hate deed restricted communities.
There's a product I want to add they're called fire shutters. They're like a security door of sorts. If the sensors detect a certain temperature they will deploy. They can also be manually triggered. Just like the outer concrete skin of the building the whole purpose is to keep cinders from sparking flame. In theory they will create a zone of cooler air to protect the windows underneath them.
The client thought another byproduct of this product was interesting. Imagine you're on vacation. You receive an alert from your security system and trip the interior cameras. You are watching someone in your home who is not supposed to be there.
Then imagine being able to hit a button on a remote and triggering all of the roll down shutters (including those over the exterior doors) trapping the bad guy in the house until the police arrive. Of course I recommended if you go on vacation you should seal the shutters and protect the building up front. By their nature bad guys are lazy.
All of this leaves me with time on my hands. One of the things I'm doing for fun is rewriting and cleaning up a lot of the stories I posted on Nifty. It's nice having something to do.
