David Stutzman

Portable Fire Extinguisher Selection

David Stutzman:

So many choices! What types and how many fire extinguishers do I really need? I don't have a copy of NFPA 10 that the code references. Isn't there a...

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Building a Community with Social Media

David Stutzman:

I am not certain how to measure a community today. Before social media, I could have counted business cards in my Rolodex and friends in my...

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CSI Membership - Value beyond Meetings

David Stutzman:

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What's so Important about Submittals?

David Stutzman:

An interesting question--no doubt about it! More than 90 Specifying Practice Group members, an attendance record, met last week to discuss it.

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Whose intent is this anyway?

David Stutzman:

David Bishton, RA, CSI, CCS, CCCA, as Southwest Region CSI Editor, asks: "But how the heck does a contractor or supplier or installer of materials...

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Honor our Veterans - Teach Your Children

David Stutzman:

Reflections I started this day like most others - coffee and newspaper. I make a point to read the editorial pages, mostly to keep in touch with what...

Defining Masonry Restoration Scope

David Stutzman:

When is the scope of work on a restoration project prepared? On what does the contractor base his bid? Too often, the scope of work on a restoration...

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Please. Energy is Not Renewable

David Stutzman:

Can we please stop calling solar, wind, and other LEED and government promoted energy sources "renewable?"

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Delegated Design, Concept of Delegated Design: Where is the architect?

David Stutzman:

The concept of delegated design is not new. Architects have passed some design responsibility to contractors for a long time. A classic example is...