David Stutzman

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What Is Conspectus's Approach to Fiduciary Duty?

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New and Different The industry is changing. The emerging revolution is that licensed architects and engineers owe a fiduciary duty to owners. This...

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Can owners have trust and confidence in specifiers?

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First, owners must know who the specifiers are before this question can be answered. Trust and confidence is an underlying core principle of the...

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The Magic of Certification—Solving the Qualifications Dilemma

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First published and presented at GlassCon Global 2018, Chicago, IL October 6, 2018

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Specs = Non-Graphic Project Data

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In the construction industry, projects are defined by drawings (graphic data) and specifications (non-graphic data). Traditional construction...

Metal Framing Thickness or Gage - New and Improved issue

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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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Evolving Specifications 2018

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First published at Young Architects Forum Connection 16.01.

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Construction Document Quality Crisis

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This paper was first presented by Louis Medcalf, FCSI, CCS, SCIP and David Stutzman, AIA, CSI, CCS, SCIP at the National Institute of Building...

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Linking BIM and Specs with Keynotes

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Coordination, coordination, coordination! The better construction documents are coordinated, the better the outcome for the owner - not to mention...

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Single Source Responsibility

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Construction specifications define work results. The results are divided among Divisions and Sections according to CSI's MasterFormat, the industry's...