What are those Commodity Specifications referenced by the building codes? AWPA U1 referenced by the code specifies wood preservative treatments by application, exposure, and type of wood product. Know what the terms mean to be sure you get the...
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How can Conspectus build a catalog and ultimately leverage the collective knowledge of every employee and every client?
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Just who are specifications written for? The Architect? The Owner? Neither! In order of importance, I profess that specifications are written for the...
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An idea is formed. A new product or service is required. A need for a building emerges. What is the next step - a napkin concept sketch of a building...
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I attended a presentation on an office building designed to meet the Living Building Challenge. One of the design concepts was to achieve net zero...
What are the common single-ply roofing membranes? What are the major differences between them? Selecting roofing membranes is a complex decision...
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The promise of BIM (Building Information Modeling) is that project data can reside in the model and can be extracted by anyone in a form for every...
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In the past two weeks, I attended two different leadership seminars for two professional associations, AIA and CSI. What struck me after attending...
Is your definition of plywood and the woodworker's definition the same? Why is it MDF or particleboard? The term plywood does not define a panel...
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The CSI Academies brought expert instructors and students together, a total of about 140 individuals, for 13 hours of advanced education and learning...
