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Architects are obligated to protect the public as a primary duty, but not the only duty. We wrote about architects having a fiduciary duty to the owner and the owners' right to have trust and confidence in their specifiers. All these duties exist...
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New and Different The industry is changing. The emerging revolution is that licensed architects and engineers owe a fiduciary duty to owners. This...
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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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First, owners must know who the specifiers are before this question can be answered. Trust and confidence is an underlying core principle of the...
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First published and presented at GlassCon Global 2018, Chicago, IL October 6, 2018
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Successful construction projects rely on complete, accurate, timely, and understandable communication; maximizing all of these reduces the likelihood...
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Specifications must be written following the "Four C's" of effective communication: Clear, Concise, Correct and Complete. Getting each "C" done right...
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In the construction industry, projects are defined by drawings (graphic data) and specifications (non-graphic data). Traditional construction...
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Almost every specification section most specifiers will ever need is available in one or more commercial master guides, and for those that aren't,...
Previous Tech Tip was updated to the current industry standards with the help of metal framing manufacturers. The metal framing industry stopped...
