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Are Outline Specs Necessary?
A very good question. By searches on this blog, it is one question that definitely wants to be answered. Something must be necessary, but is it really an outline specification?
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Why are Preliminary Project Descriptions (PPDs) Important?
Short Answer: PPDs document the architect's intended project quality.
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Efficient Construction Documents
What is the best way to ensure consistency and high quality in your construction documents?
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CSI Academies - Valuable Advanced Education
Continuing education can be valuable. Really, it can - especially when it offers a new idea or when it offers a solution to an existing problem and...
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Ensuring Specifications Consistency & Quality
How can architects ensure their specifications are consistent from one project to the next or one project architect to the next? How can architects...
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Are Peer Reviews Effective?
The project was a new single family residence. The architect wrote the specifications as notes to be placed on the drawings. The architect asked for...
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Substitution Evaluations: What is the Architect's Obligation?
This morning I opened my email to find a client, an architect, requesting a substitution evaluation for a metal wall panel. The request was sent 8 PM...
What's Wrong with This Picture?
Have you ever seen a built detail, scratched your head, and wondered: "What were they thinking?" There are 4 steps that can be taken to help prevent...
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Let's Win the Concrete Floor Moisture Battle - Together
Impervious flooring. Water-based adhesives. Fly ash and slag pozzolans. Vapor retarders. Extreme surface pH. Fast-track scheduling. All are coming...