I'm Joe Macaluso, contributing author to the Green Building: Project Planning & Cost Estimating, and Building & Renovating Schools books. I'm also a contributing editor to the Means Estimating Handbook. Its really nice to have this forum, to get feedback, suggestions, and comments on these books. I'll also be posting blogs generally relating to government, and public sector estimating, since that is where most of my work experience is. Looking forward to it!