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Enterprise 2.0 Connections
How can Conspectus build a catalog and ultimately leverage the collective knowledge of every employee and every client?
Specifications (12)
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Communication - The Heart of Specifications
Just who are specifications written for? The Architect? The Owner? Neither! In order of importance, I profess that specifications are written for the...
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Solar Arrays and Net Zero Buildings
I attended a presentation on an office building designed to meet the Living Building Challenge. One of the design concepts was to achieve net zero...
Single-Ply Roofing Membranes
What are the common single-ply roofing membranes? What are the major differences between them? Selecting roofing membranes is a complex decision...
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Linking BIM to Specifications
The promise of BIM (Building Information Modeling) is that project data can reside in the model and can be extracted by anyone in a form for every...
Architectural Woodwork Plywood
Is your definition of plywood and the woodworker's definition the same? Why is it MDF or particleboard? The term plywood does not define a panel...
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Practical Learning You Can Put to Use Today
The CSI Academies brought expert instructors and students together, a total of about 140 individuals, for 13 hours of advanced education and learning...
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Building Design and Documentation Are Iterative
Building design starts with a concept, a sketch at a macro scale. At the first stroke of the designer's hand, there is no concern for concrete...
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Specifiers and Manufacturers Exchanging Knowledge
Select the country's top specifiers. Carefully mix with manufacturer's top technical representatives. Add a dash of high-powered education. Let...
Wood Finishing Standards
What finishing product should I specify for casework? Wood flooring? There are so many choices. How do I know which product is best?