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I was negotiating the scope of work for writing landscape specifications. Our client sent a comment from the architect of record. The schematic design (SD) phase deliverable must be an outline specification in CSI® format.
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Writing master specifications for an owner, design firm, or commercial system is essentially the same.... ➡️Adopt a process. ➡️Follow the process....
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Imagine it is 1970. Graduation from high school just completed. Students were looking forward to starting careers or finding that summer job to help...
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It is the middle of football season and all we hear is THE Ohio State, so I could not help myself with the title. Emphasis on THE signifies Ohio...
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The journey was an interconnected path, nearly 50 years in the making. Any one change could have dramatically altered the outcome. In the end I am...
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Read the fine print, especially when changes are being made to a platform or tool that has a new release. We highly encourage you to read the fine...
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Specifications are the written documents defining qualitative construction requirements. Specifications complement drawings that define quantitative...
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Everyone is working to make construction better. That is the problem. The focus is on construction. Yet the greatest opportunity to affect project...
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Capital projects require thousands of decisions before the owner takes occupancy and begins meaningful operations. Every decision affects compliance...
