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          Professional Practice

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          Specifications Formats & Processes Refresh

          Picture of David Stutzman David Stutzman: 10/5/22 3:52 PM

          Updated and republished: October 5, 2022

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          Which Contract Document is Most Important?

          Picture of David Stutzman David Stutzman: 1/19/22 11:30 AM

          Originally published: September 3, 2012 Updated January 7, 2022 Construction contract documents include the Agreement, the Conditions of Contract,...

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          Changing How We Work During the Pandemic

          Picture of Elias Saltz Elias Saltz: 4/13/20 3:24 PM

          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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          Simplifying Specifications

          Picture of Elias Saltz Elias Saltz: 10/21/19 12:46 PM

          Specifiers often struggle to come up with ways to make specifying simpler, to eliminate unwanted language, and to make specifications more correct....

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          Want to Improve Project Delivery? Communicate!

          Picture of David Stutzman David Stutzman: 6/3/19 6:39 PM

          Recently, Conspectus participated in two conferences: Construction Owners Association of America (COAA) and Lean Construction Institute's Lean in...

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          Magical Thinking in Specifications - Part 2

          Picture of Elias Saltz Elias Saltz: 5/20/19 8:03 AM

          In my recent post, When Specifiers Engage in Magical Thinking, I described what happens when a specifier believes that putting more instructions into...

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          When a Specifier Engages in Magical Thinking

          Picture of Elias Saltz Elias Saltz: 5/13/19 8:13 AM

          One of the hallmarks of magical thinking is the notion that if you think a thing, you can make it happen, simply by thinking it. This is often...

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          Interpreting "Health, Safety, and Welfare"

          Picture of Elias Saltz Elias Saltz: 1/15/19 8:26 AM

          The primary requirement written into architectural practice acts for most U.S. states is that architects are licensed only for the purpose of...

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          Complications of Sustainability Requirements

          Picture of David Stutzman David Stutzman: 12/18/18 9:07 AM

          What could possibly go wrong?

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          Protecting the Public via Fiduciary Duty

          Picture of David Stutzman David Stutzman: 11/19/18 10:21 AM

          Architects are obligated to protect the public as a primary duty, but not the only duty. We wrote about architects having a fiduciary duty to the...

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