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Stay in Your Lane!
Stay In your lane. Remain behind the curtain. Take the drawings, create the specs. Question when necessary. Provide input when asked.
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Specifications Are A Team Sport
On the field, on the pitch, on the court or on the ice.…take your pick….the players rely on one another to execute plays and create a successful...
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Rules of the Game: FIFA vs AEC, *Blog Bonus: World Cup Stadium Spec Secrets
We are heading into the final game of the 2022 World Cup, and folks are placing their bets on Argentina or France. I want to take this opportunity to...
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LEAN via Spaghetti, Skewers, and Straws
Lean construction practices have had us curious here at Conspectus for a while now. There are so many cool terms and intriguing graphics that are...
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Unexpected Conference Joy!
My cup, in this case my cart, is overflowing with incredible conference joy! The simple joyful fact alone, is that I had the privilege of attending a...
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Deep Dive into Construction Documents with Contractors
There is a push for cross-industry education between subject matter experts (SME) within AECO (architecture, engineering, construction, owner)...
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PPD is customizable, eh? Updating Canadian Masters
In early 2017 David Stutzman met Jason Urquhart of the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada at Construction Specifications Canada national...
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And the winner is......
When folks spend over four decades working, problem-solving, and learning in an industry, they become intimately familiar with the limitations of the...
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When Toyota Calls, You Pick Up the Phone
Why would Toyota engage directly with a specifier? The AEC industry is constantly changing, as new products, systems and solutions are being...
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Solutions for Revolutionizing the AEC Industry - Dispersed Project Teams
Do you know where your architect is? Of course you do. It is common is for project teams to be located all over the world. What is uncommon is for...