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Division 01 - It's not boilerplate!
Division 01 sets the basic rules for administrative procedures of a construction contract. You may think that once written for a particular firm,...
Practice Group
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What's so Important about Submittals?
An interesting question--no doubt about it! More than 90 Specifying Practice Group members, an attendance record, met last week to discuss it.
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Improving Knowledge & Skills Through Community
This month is jam packed with opportunities to improve personal knowledge and skills. This underlying theme is the same for all for all three.
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Specification Interviews - the Art of Data Gathering
CSI Specifying Practice group continues to grow and meets at 3:00 PM eastern the first Thursday each month. The show goes on despite the technical...
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The Future of Specifications
So what is the future? Hard to know, but Louis Medcalf presented ideas shared at CONSTRUCT2011 in Chicago with the Specifying Practice Group.
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Editing Master Specifications - Part 2
Practice Group Co-host Louis Medcalf contributed this description of the last group meeting
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Editing Master Specifications - Part 1
The CSI Specifying Practice Group met to discuss editing master specifications for construction projects. Listen to the recoded session when you log...
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Practice Group Survey - Acceptable Product Submittals
This month the CSI Specifying Practice Group discussed the results of a group survey about product submittals. The intent was to learn how the group...
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Manufacturer Guide Specifications - Opportunities or Pitfalls? Part the Second
This month 50 CSI Specifying Practice Group members gathered to continue the discussion about using manufacturer's product specifications. Phil...
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Manufacturer Guide Specifications - Opportunities or Pitfalls?
The majority of this month's more than 50 CSI Specifying Practice Group members was specifiers that have used manufacturer's specifications to create...