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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions!
Capital projects require thousands of decisions before the owner takes occupancy and begins meaningful operations. Every decision affects compliance...
design decisions
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Bringing the Team Back Together, Through Specifications
For independent and in-house specifiers, obtaining sufficient correct information from our design teams has long been a struggle. Some of the...
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Why Be Static?
I was working on completing a specification for a window replacement project in the Bahamas. Our client is the owner's representative, also in the...
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Changing How We Work During the Pandemic
Over the years there has been a lot of talk and writing, including by me, about fixing the things wrong with the construction industry. Budget and...
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Using Information to Plan Production of Drawing and Specifications
It is ironic that architects write Division 01 requirements for detailed construction activity schedules but when it comes to their design work, the...