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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 media I follow. The architectural billing index is down, unemployment is stuck at a high rate,...
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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...
Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) products are plentiful and manufacturers are constantly developing adaptations to current building trends. This...
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The CSI Specifying Practice Group met to discuss concepts, tips and tricks to make producing specifications (and other word processing documents)...
"How to Read These Drawings" was the title for a block of eight notes on the cover page of a set of drawings we received. I was looking for some...
We are starting a new blog category Classic Drawing Notes because we can't make this stuff up. Thank you for the idea, Jamie, and for the first...
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Here is a piece of a "constructability review" completed recently by Jamie Hewitt. His comments are in bold, inserted into the specification text.
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I joined CSI in 1980. That decision was one of the best for my entire career. It can be for you too. The network and friends are nearly family.
