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          Elias Saltz

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          Bringing the Team Back Together, Through Specifications

          For independent and in-house specifiers, obtaining sufficient correct information from our design teams has long been a struggle. Some of the challenges we face include some designers' disinterest in the entire topic of specifications, persistent...

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          Interfacing with Product Representatives on Specifications and Master Guides

          One great way to make sure project specifications and master guide specifications are technically correct is to review them with manufacturers' (or...

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          Changing How We Work During the Pandemic

          Over the years there has been a lot of talk and writing, including by me, about fixing the things wrong with the construction industry. Budget and...

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          Learning From Owners

          The Construction Users Roundtable (CURT) is an industry association made up of the largest commercial owners and big construction companies. Owner...

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          Simplifying Specifications

          Specifiers often struggle to come up with ways to make specifying simpler, to eliminate unwanted language, and to make specifications more correct....

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          Magical Thinking in Specifications - Part 2

          In my recent post, When Specifiers Engage in Magical Thinking, I described what happens when a specifier believes that putting more instructions into...

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          When a Specifier Engages in Magical Thinking

          One of the hallmarks of magical thinking is the notion that if you think a thing, you can make it happen, simply by thinking it. This is often...

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          Interpreting "Health, Safety, and Welfare"

          The primary requirement written into architectural practice acts for most U.S. states is that architects are licensed only for the purpose of...

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          Fiduciary Duty for Design Professionals - an Introduction

          In his blog post last week, David Stutzman presented several examples illustrating ways in which architects fail in their fiduciary duty to owners,...

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          Eliminate Asymmetric Project Information

          Successful construction projects rely on complete, accurate, timely, and understandable communication; maximizing all of these reduces the likelihood...

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