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Writing a Spec Section From Scratch
Almost every specification section most specifiers will ever need is available in one or more commercial master guides, and for those that aren't,...
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Metal Framing Thickness or Gage - New and Improved issue
Previous Tech Tip was updated to the current industry standards with the help of metal framing manufacturers. The metal framing industry stopped...
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Better Ethics for Architects
Architecture is not an easy profession to enter. To become an architect, candidates must obtain specialized advanced education, work their way...
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How is A/E/C Like the World Cup?
As we enter the final week of this year's thoroughly enjoyable World Cup soccer tournament, with the countries of France, Belgium, Croatia, and...
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Making Use of New Communications Tools
There are a few significant challenges when it comes to performing specification consulting work. Obviously, there are the fun and interesting...
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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...
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A Traditional but Not-So-Smooth Path Into Specifications
Last week, my colleague Marlon Hollis wrote eloquently about his meandering path from military aviation and law school into construction specifying,...
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A Stranger in a Strange Land-One || Outsider's View in Specifications
Does one need an architectural degree to be a specifier? Elias Saltz, my colleague, argues that though it may be helpful, it is not a necessary...
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Architecture Degree - What is it good for?
A Twitter discussion broke out recently after Paul Gerber posted this tweet in response to AIA tweeting a November, 2016 article by Ariana Zilliacus...