3 min read
Complications of Sustainability Requirements
What could possibly go wrong?
Quality Assurance
12 min read
The Magic of Certification—Solving the Qualifications Dilemma
First published and presented at GlassCon Global 2018, Chicago, IL October 6, 2018
2 min read
Specs = Non-Graphic Project Data
In the construction industry, projects are defined by drawings (graphic data) and specifications (non-graphic data). Traditional construction...
3 min read
The Right and Wrong Time to Review Installers' Qualifications
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...
13 min read
Construction Document Quality Crisis
This paper was first presented by Louis Medcalf, FCSI, CCS, SCIP and David Stutzman, AIA, CSI, CCS, SCIP at the National Institute of Building...
2 min read
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...
1 min read
Linking BIM and Specs with Keynotes
Coordination, coordination, coordination! The better construction documents are coordinated, the better the outcome for the owner - not to mention...
2 min read
Single Source Responsibility
Construction specifications define work results. The results are divided among Divisions and Sections according to CSI's MasterFormat, the industry's...
2 min read
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...
Read More