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Office Master Guide Specifications - An Investment
Many may consider office master guide specifications an expense. Developing and maintaining guide specifications requires a considerable amount of...
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Communication - The Heart of Specifications
Just who are specifications written for? The Architect? The Owner? Neither! In order of importance, I profess that specifications are written for the...
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Practical Learning You Can Put to Use Today
The CSI Academies brought expert instructors and students together, a total of about 140 individuals, for 13 hours of advanced education and learning...
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Why are Specs So Long?
It seems a relatively simple building. There are only 50 drawings. So why are the specifications 800 pages? It does seem absurd. Let's take a...
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Efficient Construction Documents
What is the best way to ensure consistency and high quality in your construction documents?
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CSI Academies - Valuable Advanced Education
Continuing education can be valuable. Really, it can - especially when it offers a new idea or when it offers a solution to an existing problem and...
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Ensuring Specifications Consistency & Quality
How can architects ensure their specifications are consistent from one project to the next or one project architect to the next? How can architects...
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Are Peer Reviews Effective?
The project was a new single family residence. The architect wrote the specifications as notes to be placed on the drawings. The architect asked for...
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Substitution Evaluations: What is the Architect's Obligation?
This morning I opened my email to find a client, an architect, requesting a substitution evaluation for a metal wall panel. The request was sent 8 PM...
What's Wrong with This Picture?
Have you ever seen a built detail, scratched your head, and wondered: "What were they thinking?" There are 4 steps that can be taken to help prevent...