Friday 28 January 2011

We are already at the end of the first month of 2011

We are already at the end of the first month of 2011 and I can still hear the 'Happy New Year' wishes ringing loud . One of the innumerable times I realise that "Time is your most expensive asset" . I have a habit of debriefing various life cycles of my time . One of the most important amongst them is my monthly debrief . So , what is this debrief ? For me it is the documentation of all the wins I had , all the challenges I enjoyed , the important lessons I learnt , fine tuning of your annual goals after this important passage of time , celebrating relationships : my team , my Clients , new contacts , my students ( I truly enjoy learning the subject with them ) and launching myself into yet another gift of a month . I guess you get the idea .

Let me pull out one of the highlights from this debrief . I wish to share with all of you , our LEED gold certified project which is scheduled to be commissioned mid of February . It truly was a celebration to retrospect or shall I say , relish this project . Everything was(and is) right in this one , a supportive Client , great amount of freedom , a fantastic team working on the project , material imports coming just in time , our vendor partners bending backwards to achieve our commitments . I feel happy just mentioning these points . Though , we have been dabbling with sustainable interiors for some time now , we decided to up the ante and go for a USGBC certification . In our early days of documentation , my mind fleeted four years back when we were preparing ourselves for an external ISO 9001:2000 vetting . I must say documentation clearly improves the quality of your service and therefore your offering . We also have noticed the ease with which we have slipped onto our next LEED certified project , thanks to this one . Once we wrap this project up , it would be nice to share with you some highlights which green building documentation had to offer us .


Wish you a fantastic February and till next time !!

Saturday 15 January 2011

JTCPL Designs Blog

There are not too many design firms that maintain a blog. So far, neither has JTCPL Designs. We have commissioned a new website that incorporates various social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and this Blog in order to reach out to interested audiences across the world and talk about design and its impact on the world around us.

This initiative has been undertaken in order to raise awareness about design and the crucial role it plays in how productive we are in our workspaces and how comfortable we feel in private spaces.
We thank everyone in advance for their contribution in making this space vibrant and meaningful.
-      The JTCPL Designs team.