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Who is the Specifications Beneficiary?
Specifications are technical documents - part of a construction contract - describing contracting requirements. Is there really a beneficiary to such...
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A Script for Specifications - in 3 Acts
Writing is the easy part. Knowing what to write is another story.
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Reinventing? Let's Standardize!
The construction industry in general and the architectural profession specifically, seem to enjoy the same challenge on every project. You would...
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Can PPDs Be Used as Contract Documents?
Is this a trick question? Everyone knows that construction contract documents consist of the agreement, the conditions of the contract, the...
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Sustainable Design - What's the Strategy?
A program at the Philadelphia AIA Design on the Delaware annual conference last week, discussed the legal aspects of green building. The panelists...
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Catch It in the Addendum
We see it time and again. The deadline approaches. The rush is on. All the delayed decisions and tasks are now urgent.
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It's a Digital World
Image Credit: Xylophone Films Blog post by Alberto Izarraraz on May 08, 2013
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Minutes are Minutes and Not Addenda
The bidders are required to attend a pre-bid meeting. The owner, the design team, and (presumably) all the bidders attend. Each meeting follows...
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SPECtember - Value Certified Construction Specifiers
This month the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) will hold its annual convention and the Specifications Consultants in Independent Practice...
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Specifications - A QA Process
Who is best to write project construction specifications - the project architect or a dedicated specifier? Arguments will go both ways, depending on...