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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...
Construction Administration
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The Right and Wrong Time to Review Installers' Qualifications
One of the significant reasons for the existence of specifications is to describe the level of quality to the products and work that go into a...
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Linking BIM and Specs with Keynotes
Coordination, coordination, coordination! The better construction documents are coordinated, the better the outcome for the owner - not to mention...
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Single Source Responsibility
Construction specifications define work results. The results are divided among Divisions and Sections according to CSI's MasterFormat, the industry's...
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Ensuring Construction Quality | Mockups | Reference Standards
How can an owner be sure construction produces the quality the owner desires? There is likely no way to be absolutely certain. But specifiers rely on...
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Owners - What did you buy?
Friday, an architect asked for help researching a question about metal stud installation for interior partitions. The question was the result of a...
Plywood Structural Panels
Why does the code require trademarks to distinguish the various plywood types? All plywood is not the same. Panels may be suitable for specific...
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Contract Documents are Related
It's a debate. The debate is evidenced in all the commercial guide specifications and even CSI's SectionFormat™. Related Requirements is an article...
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Is the Spec Open or Closed?
Is the contractor permitted to submit substitutions or propose comparable products? Not if the spec is closed, he is not. Be careful if you think you...