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100% Construction Documents
How many times have you labeled construction document issues by percent completion? It's a fairly common occurrence. The documents are ready to be...
Focused on owner’s requirements, Conspectus offers an accurate, transparent view of how decisions made during the design process will ultimately impact project cost, construction quality, and building operations.
Focused on architect's requirements, Conspectus offers an accurate, transparent view of how decisions made during the design process will ultimately impact project cost, construction quality, and building operations.
Focused on design-builder's requirements, Conspectus offers an accurate, transparent view of how decisions made during the design process will ultimately impact project cost, construction quality, and building operations.
Focused on construction manager's requirements, Conspectus offers an accurate, transparent view of how decisions made during the design process will ultimately impact project cost, construction quality, and building operations.
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How many times have you labeled construction document issues by percent completion? It's a fairly common occurrence. The documents are ready to be...
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Short Answer: PPDs document the architect's intended project quality.
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What is the best way to ensure consistency and high quality in your construction documents?
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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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The concept of delegated design is not new. Architects have passed some design responsibility to contractors for a long time. A classic example is...
"How to Read These Drawings" was the title for a block of eight notes on the cover page of a set of drawings we received. I was looking for some...
We are starting a new blog category Classic Drawing Notes because we can't make this stuff up. Thank you for the idea, Jamie, and for the first...
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The need to coordinate drawings and specifications may seem obvious, but why is it so important? There are two primary reasons:
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I was reminded recently about a quote from our client that I first heard years ago.