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Steve Gantner, RA, CSI, AGCMO, CCS, CCCA: 7/6/21 1:43 PM
In the last blog, we talked about the punch list and briefly touched on retainage. This month, as part of a look into the "Construction Alliance" and the "Construction Guidelines", we are going more in-depth to discuss why "Retainage of Payment", is...
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David Stutzman: 6/15/21 9:00 AM
Specifications are the written documents defining qualitative construction requirements. Specifications complement drawings that define quantitative...
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Steve Gantner, RA, CSI, AGCMO, CCS, CCCA: 5/4/21 9:00 AM
Last month, we talked about site visits and observations and how the Design Professional is responsible for observing the work and not inspecting the...
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Tina Montone: 4/12/21 8:55 AM
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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Steve Gantner, RA, CSI, AGCMO, CCS, CCCA: 4/7/21 10:32 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: 3/9/21 10:00 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: 3/1/21 1:26 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: 2/23/21 9:00 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: 2/1/21 11:39 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: 1/8/21 8:15 AM
While reading the AIA recently released "Firm Survey Report 2020[i]" and the November "Architecture Billing Index[ii]" (ABI), there were two...
