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Elias Saltz: Sep 4, 2018 8:50:12 AM
Specifications must be written following the "Four C's" of effective communication: Clear, Concise, Correct and Complete. Getting each "C" done right presents its own challenges. To be correct, a spec must avoid errors and properly describe the...
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Elias Saltz: Aug 20, 2018 8:12:05 AM
Almost every specification section most specifiers will ever need is available in one or more commercial master guides, and for those that aren't,...
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Elias Saltz: Jul 23, 2018 11:23:47 AM
Architecture is not an easy profession to enter. To become an architect, candidates must obtain specialized advanced education, work their way...
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Elias Saltz: Jul 9, 2018 7:49:10 AM
As we enter the final week of this year's thoroughly enjoyable World Cup soccer tournament, with the countries of France, Belgium, Croatia, and...
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Elias Saltz: Jul 5, 2018 9:58:28 AM
My attention was recently directed to an interesting blog post by Lee Jussim in Psychology Today that questions whether most published findings in...
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Elias Saltz: Jun 11, 2018 8:37:48 AM
There are a few significant challenges when it comes to performing specification consulting work. Obviously, there are the fun and interesting...
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Elias Saltz: May 29, 2018 10:51:22 AM
One of the significant reasons for the existence of specifications is to describe the level of quality to the products and work that go into a...
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Elias Saltz: May 22, 2018 8:34:32 AM
Last week, my colleague Marlon Hollis wrote eloquently about his meandering path from military aviation and law school into construction specifying,...
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Elias Saltz: May 10, 2018 9:07:15 AM
A Twitter discussion broke out recently after Paul Gerber posted this tweet in response to AIA tweeting a November, 2016 article by Ariana Zilliacus...
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Elias Saltz: Apr 24, 2018 8:57:13 AM
Almost all architectural firms and specifications consultants maintain full sets of office master guide specifications, which, among their many...
