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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 members include BASF, ExxonMobile, General Motors, Google, Honda, Procter & Gamble, and the US General...
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It is ironic that architects write Division 01 requirements for detailed construction activity schedules but when it comes to their design work, the...
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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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David Stutzman: 6/3/19 6:39 PM
Recently, Conspectus participated in two conferences: Construction Owners Association of America (COAA) and Lean Construction Institute's Lean in...
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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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Tina Montone: 4/26/19 1:55 PM
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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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David Stutzman: 12/18/18 9:07 AM
What could possibly go wrong?
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David Stutzman: 12/4/18 9:09 AM
When starting a new design project, what is actually known? Very little. The relevant design decisions must be made as the project progresses. So how...
