Steve Gantner, RA, CSI, AGCMO, CCS, CCCA

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LEGOs & Specs

Were LEGOs a part of your holiday season gift-giving or receiving? As the global leader in toy brands in 20231, it's highly likely that at some point, LEGO brought a smile to the face of someone you know, regardless of their age or gender. These...

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Are Safety Concerns Always On Your Mind?

Welcome to meteorological fall, or as some prefer to call it, pumpkin spice season! This month, as part of a look into the "Construction Alliance"...

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Retainage of Payment, What's the Purpose?

In the last blog, we talked about the punch list and briefly touched on retainage. This month, as part of a look into the "Construction Alliance" and...

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Truths About the Punch List

Last month, we talked about site visits and observations and how the Design Professional is responsible for observing the work and not inspecting the...

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To Observe or To Inspect, That is the Question.

Being the son of a brick mason, I was always fascinated with construction sites. Some may disagree, but as an Architect, one of best parts of the job...

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The Importance of Project Record Documents

Like many intern architects, one of my tasks would be to field verify existing building conditions prior to design. Sometimes easy, sometimes...

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Project Closeout Starts at the Beginning

If you are like me, toward the end of a project, you may lose a little focus when you start to see the light at the tunnel and start thinking about...

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Progress Payments - Who Doesn't Want To Get Paid?!

I hope you all had a great holiday season and were able to connect with family and friends, either in person (socially distanced of course) or...

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Progress Meetings - The Antidote to Murphy's Law

Well, this is it, the last month of 2020, a year that has had just about everything. If Murphy could claim a year, this would have been it. This...

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Pre-Con: The Critical Conference

Later this month, we will begin the holiday season with Thanksgiving, a great time of year to reflect and be thankful for the many gifts in our...

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