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Last business day before Christmas, I received two email messages about a project that will be issued for construction the first week of January. The architect's office always closes for Christmas week. So I called to find out if replies were...
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The strength of mortar relative to the materials being installed is critical. Mortar must be strong enough and flexible enough to allow the structure...
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In my career, I have heard this phrase many times. Architects begin to describe a new project in terms of a previous project. It may be an attempt:
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Have you found yourself thinking or possibly yelling, "I hate specs!" as though you have been cursed by the task? Then think about this:
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It has been a couple of weeks since attending Arc-US in Boca Raton, FL. I think I recovered, or nearly so.
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What are the architectural design phases? SD - schematic design, DD - design development, and CD - construction documents.
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Recently, I have been struck by the pervasive, negative attitude - not just about the construction industry but generally in news, blogs, and other...
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Specifying is mostly about data gathering and organizing - data that architects hold - on the drawings, in the basis of design, but mostly in their...
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While staying at a resort hotel, last week, I saw an interesting behavior in response to an interesting design solution. The entry level elevator...
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I am really beginning to believe I am a dinosaur. Every day I am inundated by email messages. Some days it seems I spend the entire day just tending...
