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So Whose Job Is It - Selecting Manufacturers and Products?
David Stutzman: 8/5/11 8:13 AM
Is it the Architect or the Specifier? The best I can tell, it depends.
Specifications (21)
David Stutzman: 8/5/11 8:13 AM
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Vapor Retarder Paints
David Stutzman: 7/25/11 6:47 PM
Can interior latex paints perform as a vapor retarder?
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Practice Group Survey - Acceptable Product Submittals
David Stutzman: 7/19/11 6:09 AM
This month the CSI Specifying Practice Group discussed the results of a group survey about product submittals. The intent was to learn how the group...
TOC Could Spell SANFU
David Stutzman: 7/12/11 4:52 AM
Careless practices of preparing the Agreement Between the Owner and Contractor and assembling the Documents to be attached to this Agreement could...
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Missing Lock Cylinders
David Stutzman: 7/11/11 2:42 PM
The newly opened rest stop on Interstate 95 in Delaware includes an unusual combination of door hardware on the entry and interior vestibule. All the...
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Unsustainable Building Entry Doors
David Stutzman: 7/4/11 7:50 AM
All I could think was "Were you born in a barn?" It was one of the memorable lines from my father when anyone left a door open, spilling all the...
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Keypad Locks
David Stutzman: 6/28/11 7:00 AM
Keypad locks offer the advantage of removing the need for keys, while sill maintaining a secure opening. The opening security is controlled by...
Namesake Racing Cars
David Stutzman: 6/26/11 5:17 PM
Call it a fascination. Last week I had the opportunity to attend a Prosoco seminar about fluid applied air barriers at the Simeone Foundation...
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Importance of Tables of Contents
David Stutzman: 6/23/11 7:11 AM
Tables of Contents are a valuable coordination tool to ensure the project manual includes everything required without duplication or conflict. The...
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Impractical Surface Bolts
David Stutzman: 6/22/11 7:11 AM
Top and bottom surface bolts are used on the inactive leaf of pairs of doors. The bolts hold the door closed until the full door opening is require....