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David Stutzman: 9/16/13 11:24 AM
Technology provides a means to connect data. Standards provide the organizations that make the data connections meaningful.
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David Stutzman: 9/9/13 2:39 AM
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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David Stutzman: 9/2/13 10:30 AM
This month the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) will hold its annual convention and the Specifications Consultants in Independent Practice...
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David Stutzman: 7/29/13 9:52 AM
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David Stutzman: 7/22/13 10:17 AM
We started a new project this week with a familiar client. One of the first things we do is to set the specifications formatting instructions for the...
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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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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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David Stutzman: 5/20/13 8:10 AM
A spec writer? Of course you know what a spec writer is. Spec writers produce the project manual. They create all the project requirements for the...
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David Stutzman: 4/22/13 7:46 AM
How can Conspectus build a catalog and ultimately leverage the collective knowledge of every employee and every client?
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David Stutzman: 4/15/13 9:14 AM
Just who are specifications written for? The Architect? The Owner? Neither! In order of importance, I profess that specifications are written for the...
