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Evolving Specifications Construct 2014 presentation
Construction specifications are arranged by MasterFormat's 50 divisions and thousands of section numbers and titles - everyone knows that. There is a...
Preliminary Project Descriptions (PPD) (2)
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Collaboration for a Better Tomorrow
Design and construction projects require an enormous number of participants to complete each facility. The basic teams include owners, architects,...
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Estimates of the Cost of Work
When is the architect required to prepare an estimate of the Cost of Work according to AIA Document B101 Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and...
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Trending to Assemblies
Traditional construction documents were drawings and specifications - both published in paper form. The industry is trending to more electronic means...
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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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Can PPDs Be Used as Contract Documents?
Is this a trick question? Everyone knows that construction contract documents consist of the agreement, the conditions of the contract, the...
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PPD - Basic Organization
Preliminary Project Descriptions (PPD) are a formal method of presenting construction project data in a consistent, organized fashion. PPDs are...
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It's a Digital World
Image Credit: Xylophone Films Blog post by Alberto Izarraraz on May 08, 2013
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Linking BIM and Specs Through PPDs
Technology provides a means to connect data. Standards provide the organizations that make the data connections meaningful.