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Elias Saltz: 9/9/21 8:00 AM
For independent and in-house specifiers, obtaining sufficient correct information from our design teams has long been a struggle. Some of the challenges we face include some designers' disinterest in the entire topic of specifications, persistent...
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Elias Saltz: 6/9/20 7:49 AM
One great way to make sure project specifications and master guide specifications are technically correct is to review them with manufacturers' (or...
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Elias Saltz: 4/13/20 3:24 PM
Over the years there has been a lot of talk and writing, including by me, about fixing the things wrong with the construction industry. Budget and...
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Elias Saltz: 3/5/20 8:42 PM
The Construction Users Roundtable (CURT) is an industry association made up of the largest commercial owners and big construction companies. Owner...
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Elias Saltz: 10/21/19 12:46 PM
Specifiers often struggle to come up with ways to make specifying simpler, to eliminate unwanted language, and to make specifications more correct....
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Elias Saltz: 5/20/19 8:03 AM
In my recent post, When Specifiers Engage in Magical Thinking, I described what happens when a specifier believes that putting more instructions into...
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Elias Saltz: 5/13/19 8:13 AM
One of the hallmarks of magical thinking is the notion that if you think a thing, you can make it happen, simply by thinking it. This is often...
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Elias Saltz: 1/15/19 8:26 AM
The primary requirement written into architectural practice acts for most U.S. states is that architects are licensed only for the purpose of...
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Elias Saltz: 10/15/18 8:04 AM
In his blog post last week, David Stutzman presented several examples illustrating ways in which architects fail in their fiduciary duty to owners,...
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Elias Saltz: 9/17/18 11:26 AM
Successful construction projects rely on complete, accurate, timely, and understandable communication; maximizing all of these reduces the likelihood...
