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I am not certain how to measure a community today. Before social media, I could have counted business cards in my Rolodex and friends in my handwritten address book. But, no more! With electronic communications, my community may be boundless.
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An interesting question--no doubt about it! More than 90 Specifying Practice Group members, an attendance record, met last week to discuss it.
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David Bishton, RA, CSI, CCS, CCCA, as Southwest Region CSI Editor, asks: "But how the heck does a contractor or supplier or installer of materials...
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Reflections I started this day like most others - coffee and newspaper. I make a point to read the editorial pages, mostly to keep in touch with what...
When is the scope of work on a restoration project prepared? On what does the contractor base his bid? Too often, the scope of work on a restoration...
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Can we please stop calling solar, wind, and other LEED and government promoted energy sources "renewable?"
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What would you think of a product that was made from agricultural byproducts and mushrooms that had similar characteristics of expanded polystyrene...
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The concept of delegated design is not new. Architects have passed some design responsibility to contractors for a long time. A classic example is...
Are you expecting straight grained wood for your project? Use the right terms to get what you want. Quarter Cut and Rift Cut wood produces similar...
