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Maintaining Office Master Guide Specifications
Almost all architectural firms and specifications consultants maintain full sets of office master guide specifications, which, among their many...
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Teaching Young Professionals About Specifications
David Stutzman visited Chicago last week to stop in and talk to some of his current clients as well as to try to grow Conspectus's business into new...
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The Benefits of Speed Dating Events
Over the past year, several Conpsectus team members have attended architect-manufacturer summits, colloquially known as 'speed dating' events. David...
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Evaluating Information Sources
Architects and specifiers alike face significant and continuous challenges when it comes to identifying and validating reliable information about...
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Properly Written Specs Can Help You Avoid Awkward Conversations
Imagine you're a project architect and you're nearing completion of CD's. For half a year, you've been neck-deep in the project meetings, made myriad...
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Front Line Quality Assurance
When does quality assurance begin during the design process for a construction project? Often formal document review may be planned for those last...
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A Specifier's Christmas Wish
Just what would a specifier wish for Christmas? Peace? Goodwill? Perhaps, but there are some more mundane wishes to help improve every construction...
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Connection: BIM, Spec, Estimate
Have you made the connection yourself? Connecting data to make it available and useable for each team will improve efficiency and reduce risk for...