Shepformation Monthly Newsletter
Information, resources, and news from Shepley for building professionals on Cape Cod and Nantucket.
August 2017 – Electrical Hazards
Toolbox Talks are designed to promote discussions around safety. Electrical hazards are doubly hazardous in that there is not only the chance of electrocution but also, there is the probability that any electric shock will cause a loss of...
August – More Roofs Over More Heads
What do Aging in Place, Workforce Housing, and It’s Too Expensive To Live Here all have in common? They all have a common solution: Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU’s for those who like acronyms), the right of a property owner to have an...
Bob Murray Housing with Love Walk 2017
Shepley is Proud to Celebrate 25 Years of the Bob Murray Housing with Love Walk! Twenty Five years ago, Bob Murray, a one-man driving force, pulled together all of the non-profit agencies across the Cape who are involved in affordable...
“We should all be concerned about the future because we will have to spend the rest of our lives there.”
Charles F. Kettering
Sill Pan – Don’t Install a Door Without One!
Exterior doors are typically installed using either a barrier system or a drained system. Barrier installations do not provide forgiveness for water infiltration and should be limited to areas that are protected with an overhang or porch....
July – Remembering Ken
The hardest part of losing someone is when we become acutely aware of how important they are to us and how deep our feelings are for them. This has been said by so many people in so many different ways that you’d figure by now we’d have a...
Shep-Lap
I was going to start by saying a lot has changed in the building industry since I started at Shepley 14 years ago, but after reading Ron Winner’s article last month, it’s hard to follow his 42 years of experience in the industry—especially...