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Just What Are We Specifying?

David Stutzman: 7/29/13 9:52 AM

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Who's Minding Division 01?

David Stutzman: 7/8/13 11:04 AM

Why the Architect/Engineer (A/E), of course! CSI MasterFormat Division 01 Level 2 titles courtesy of www.masterformat.com

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Can Goals Be Requirements?

David Stutzman: 5/27/13 10:25 AM

I just completed review of a new document that the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) will be publishing soon: The CSI Sustainable Design...

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Efficient Construction Documents

David Stutzman: 12/24/12 8:36 AM

What is the best way to ensure consistency and high quality in your construction documents?

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Multipurpose Design Documents

David Stutzman: 10/15/12 1:16 PM

What documents are architects obligated to produce? The obvious answer may be drawings, of course, to show what design must be constructed. Under AIA...

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Division 01 - It's not boilerplate!

David Stutzman: 7/16/12 7:44 AM

Division 01 sets the basic rules for administrative procedures of a construction contract. You may think that once written for a particular firm,...

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Where Is the Right Place?

David Stutzman: 2/20/12 11:44 AM

Be careful! Often project specifications are not written by one individual. The final project manual may have contributions by the architect,...

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CSI Certification - It's Worth the Effort

David Stutzman: 1/2/12 8:34 AM

I heard specs mentioned once in school. It was in one class of the professional practice course - the 30 hour course to teach students everything...

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Architectural Design Phases

David Stutzman: 12/5/11 8:26 AM

What are the architectural design phases? SD - schematic design, DD - design development, and CD - construction documents.

TOC Could Spell SANFU

David Stutzman: 7/12/11 4:52 AM

Careless practices of preparing the Agreement Between the Owner and Contractor and assembling the Documents to be attached to this Agreement could...