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Elias Saltz: 10/15/18 8:04 AM
In his blog post last week, David Stutzman presented several examples illustrating ways in which architects fail in their fiduciary duty to owners,...
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David Stutzman: 10/8/18 8:14 AM
First, owners must know who the specifiers are before this question can be answered. Trust and confidence is an underlying core principle of the...
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Elias Saltz: 9/17/18 11:26 AM
Successful construction projects rely on complete, accurate, timely, and understandable communication; maximizing all of these reduces the likelihood...
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David Stutzman: 8/30/18 11:34 AM
In the construction industry, projects are defined by drawings (graphic data) and specifications (non-graphic data). Traditional construction...
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Elias Saltz: 7/5/18 9:58 AM
My attention was recently directed to an interesting blog post by Lee Jussim in Psychology Today that questions whether most published findings in...
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David Stutzman: 6/18/18 9:31 AM
First published at Young Architects Forum Connection 16.01.
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Elias Saltz: 6/11/18 8:37 AM
There are a few significant challenges when it comes to performing specification consulting work. Obviously, there are the fun and interesting...
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Elias Saltz: 5/29/18 10:51 AM
One of the significant reasons for the existence of specifications is to describe the level of quality to the products and work that go into a...
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Elias Saltz: 5/22/18 8:34 AM
Last week, my colleague Marlon Hollis wrote eloquently about his meandering path from military aviation and law school into construction specifying,...
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Elias Saltz: 5/10/18 9:07 AM
A Twitter discussion broke out recently after Paul Gerber posted this tweet in response to AIA tweeting a November, 2016 article by Ariana Zilliacus...
