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In early 2017 David Stutzman met Jason Urquhart of the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada at Construction Specifications Canada national conference in Kalowna, BC, and a new friendship was established with our neighbor to the north. Jason is...
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Steve Gantner, RA, CSI, AGCMO, CCS, CCCA: Apr 7, 2021 10:32:12 AM
Being the son of a brick mason, I was always fascinated with construction sites. Some may disagree, but as an Architect, one of best parts of the job...
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David Stutzman: Mar 9, 2021 10:00:00 AM
I was working on completing a specification for a window replacement project in the Bahamas. Our client is the owner's representative, also in the...
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Steve Gantner, RA, CSI, AGCMO, CCS, CCCA: Mar 1, 2021 1:26:23 PM
Like many intern architects, one of my tasks would be to field verify existing building conditions prior to design. Sometimes easy, sometimes...
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David Stutzman: Feb 23, 2021 9:00:00 AM
When owners determine a capital project is needed, it is a business purpose driving the decision. Therefore, the purpose of designing and...
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Steve Gantner, RA, CSI, AGCMO, CCS, CCCA: Feb 1, 2021 11:39:15 AM
If you are like me, toward the end of a project, you may lose a little focus when you start to see the light at the tunnel and start thinking about...
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David Stutzman: Jan 8, 2021 8:15:00 AM
While reading the AIA recently released "Firm Survey Report 2020[i]" and the November "Architecture Billing Index[ii]" (ABI), there were two...
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Steve Gantner, RA, CSI, AGCMO, CCS, CCCA: Jan 5, 2021 8:15:00 AM
I hope you all had a great holiday season and were able to connect with family and friends, either in person (socially distanced of course) or...
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David Stutzman: Dec 8, 2020 9:18:20 AM
In the children's story of "The Big Bad Wolf", he huffs and puffs and blows each house down, except for the brick house. The other houses were built...
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Steve Gantner, RA, CSI, AGCMO, CCS, CCCA: Dec 1, 2020 8:00:00 AM
Well, this is it, the last month of 2020, a year that has had just about everything. If Murphy could claim a year, this would have been it. This...
