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David Stutzman: 4/28/14 3:06 PM
Design and construction projects require an enormous number of participants to complete each facility. The basic teams include owners, architects,...
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David Stutzman: 4/21/14 10:35 AM
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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David Stutzman: 4/14/14 8:11 AM
Is the contractor permitted to submit substitutions or propose comparable products? Not if the spec is closed, he is not. Be careful if you think you...
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David Stutzman: 3/10/14 8:04 AM
Specifications are technical documents - part of a construction contract - describing contracting requirements. Is there really a beneficiary to such...
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David Stutzman: 1/13/14 11:01 AM
Writing is the easy part. Knowing what to write is another story.
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David Stutzman: 1/6/14 1:14 PM
Writing construction specifications is like assembling a jigsaw puzzle. Except puzzles always have a photo of the completed puzzle on the cover of...
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David Stutzman: 11/18/13 1:05 PM
There are many activities vying for everyone's time, and there are many reasons for selecting the activities in which to participate. Then there are...
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David Stutzman: 11/11/13 10:21 AM
Many state architectural licensing boards and AIA membership requires continuing education credits each year. The number of required credits is less...
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David Stutzman: 11/4/13 12:20 PM
A program at the Philadelphia AIA Design on the Delaware annual conference last week, discussed the legal aspects of green building. The panelists...
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David Stutzman: 10/28/13 11:04 AM
We see it time and again. The deadline approaches. The rush is on. All the delayed decisions and tasks are now urgent.
