ARCOM Acquires SPECTEXT®
On March 1, 2011 ARCOM and The Construction Sciences Research Foundation (CSRF) announced that ARCOM acquired SPECTEXT® from CSRF. Read the full announcement at http://www.arcomnet.com/spectext.php.
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A Guide to Fire Resistant Assemblies
Select fire resistant assemblies efficiently. Understand the basics of each design source, selection options and available tools to effectively...
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Tubular Beam Fireproofing
Two current projects face the same dilemma. The architects chose to use an HSS tubular steel section as a beam to support a stair landing. The...
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Specification Decision Process
We all know Specifiers are responsible for documenting product decisions, but who should be making the decisions? When should product decisions be...
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Brick Movement Joints
Certainly, you have seen examples of natural expansion joints. Science rules. Materials move. Buildings react; sometimes not as expected.
Cast-In-Place Concrete Repairs
Cast-In-Place Concrete Assemblies damaged by chloride ion penetration can be effectively repaired with a careful choice of repair materials. Repair...
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So, You Want to be a Specifier!
The CSI Specifying Practice Group has gone international by welcoming two potential specifiers as guest presenters to help discuss this month's topic:
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Code Review Requires Tolerance Consideration
During a state code review, the following comment was issued advising the agency (Owner) of a potential difficulty if the architect designed to the...
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Features and Benefits of Spray Polyurethane Foam
Recently, we had an opportunity to have Pete Corle from THOMCO Inc., a Dow representative come in and demonstrate how to install Dow's Froth Pack...
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Efficient Email Communications
An architect wrote to us to request specification revisions for a project in the middle of the bidding phase. Only one of the comments was unclear....