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Specifications (15)

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How Perfect Must Specifications Be?

I would like to produce perfect documents every time. However, I remember Hal Barcus, one of my architecture professors saying, "Architecture is...

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Chemical Masonry Cleaning

How can you make sure you get that "like new" look for the completed masonry? Detergent washing is only removing the surface dirt - not the right...

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What thickness is that gage?

If you find yourself caught between tradition and current industry practice for specifying sheet metal thicknesses you are not alone. It has been...

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What Should I Look for During Submittal Review?

An architect recently asked that I give an opinion about a shop drawing and what was actually installed on a project site. The installation was...

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Portable Fire Extinguisher Selection

So many choices! What types and how many fire extinguishers do I really need? I don't have a copy of NFPA 10 that the code references. Isn't there a...

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What's so Important about Submittals?

An interesting question--no doubt about it! More than 90 Specifying Practice Group members, an attendance record, met last week to discuss it.

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Whose intent is this anyway?

David Bishton, RA, CSI, CCS, CCCA, as Southwest Region CSI Editor, asks: "But how the heck does a contractor or supplier or installer of materials...

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Honor our Veterans - Teach Your Children

Reflections I started this day like most others - coffee and newspaper. I make a point to read the editorial pages, mostly to keep in touch with what...

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Defining Masonry Restoration Scope

When is the scope of work on a restoration project prepared? On what does the contractor base his bid? Too often, the scope of work on a restoration...

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