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Specifications Formats & Processes Refresh
Updated and republished: October 5, 2022
PageFormat
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Format? OR Content?
When writing construction specifications what is really important the format or content? Listening to some design teams, it seems lack of consistent...
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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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Simplex or Duplex - Reducing Spec Volume
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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How Perfect Must Specifications Be?
I would like to produce perfect documents every time. However, I remember Hal Barcus, one of my architecture professors saying, "Architecture is...
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SectionFormat and PageFormat 2008
Fifty-three members of CSI's Specifying Practice Group met August 5 to discuss the updates for two of CSI's formatting documents: SectionFormat and...