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Manufacturer Guide Specifications - Opportunities or Pitfalls? Part the Second
This month 50 CSI Specifying Practice Group members gathered to continue the discussion about using manufacturer's product specifications. Phil...
Specifications (23)
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Sound Control Partitions
For good acoustic performance, more is required than simply listing STC ratings in a partition schedule. For acoustic ratings, the best resource...
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Spray on Fireproofing: Is Damage Permitted?
Must damaged fireproofing be repaired or will limited damage be permitted in the completed construction? Construction operations often damage fire...
Fireblocking and Draftstopping
Combustible construction can provide perfect paths through concealed spaces to allow fires to spread quickly and undetected. Fireblocking and...
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Manufacturer Guide Specifications - Opportunities or Pitfalls?
The majority of this month's more than 50 CSI Specifying Practice Group members was specifiers that have used manufacturer's specifications to create...
ARCOM Acquires SPECTEXT®
On March 1, 2011 ARCOM and The Construction Sciences Research Foundation (CSRF) announced that ARCOM acquired SPECTEXT® from CSRF. Read the full...
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Tubular Beam Fireproofing
Two current projects face the same dilemma. The architects chose to use an HSS tubular steel section as a beam to support a stair landing. The...
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Specification Decision Process
We all know Specifiers are responsible for documenting product decisions, but who should be making the decisions? When should product decisions be...
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Brick Movement Joints
Certainly, you have seen examples of natural expansion joints. Science rules. Materials move. Buildings react; sometimes not as expected.
Cast-In-Place Concrete Repairs
Cast-In-Place Concrete Assemblies damaged by chloride ion penetration can be effectively repaired with a careful choice of repair materials. Repair...