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David Stutzman: 3/10/14 8:04 AM
Specifications are technical documents - part of a construction contract - describing contracting requirements. Is there really a beneficiary to such...
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David Stutzman: 1/13/14 11:01 AM
Writing is the easy part. Knowing what to write is another story.
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David Stutzman: 11/18/13 1:05 PM
There are many activities vying for everyone's time, and there are many reasons for selecting the activities in which to participate. Then there are...
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David Stutzman: 9/30/13 10:55 AM
Ira Bloomenthal's CONSTRUCT2013 keynote address slide
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David Stutzman: 9/2/13 10:30 AM
This month the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) will hold its annual convention and the Specifications Consultants in Independent Practice...
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David Stutzman: 6/10/13 12:08 PM
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David Stutzman: 5/20/13 8:10 AM
A spec writer? Of course you know what a spec writer is. Spec writers produce the project manual. They create all the project requirements for the...
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David Stutzman: 4/15/13 9:14 AM
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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David Stutzman: 2/18/13 7:58 AM
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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David Stutzman: 1/14/13 8:34 AM
It seems a relatively simple building. There are only 50 drawings. So why are the specifications 800 pages? It does seem absurd. Let's take a...
