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David Stutzman: Apr 21, 2020 10:52:30 AM
The world changed, nearly overnight. The once common in-person project meetings were replaced by virtual meetings. Participants searching for the right audio and video settings during the first moments of the meeting are now the norm. Why must I be...
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Elias Saltz: Apr 13, 2020 3:24:48 PM
Over the years there has been a lot of talk and writing, including by me, about fixing the things wrong with the construction industry. Budget and...
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I am going to state the obvious, and say what you already know - we are living in a crisis. Every person has entered into or is preparing to enter...
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Elias Saltz: Mar 5, 2020 8:42:56 PM
The Construction Users Roundtable (CURT) is an industry association made up of the largest commercial owners and big construction companies. Owner...
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It is ironic that architects write Division 01 requirements for detailed construction activity schedules but when it comes to their design work, the...
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Elias Saltz: Oct 21, 2019 12:46:13 PM
Specifiers often struggle to come up with ways to make specifying simpler, to eliminate unwanted language, and to make specifications more correct. ...
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David Stutzman: Jun 3, 2019 6:39:28 PM
Recently, Conspectus participated in two conferences: Construction Owners Association of America (COAA) and Lean Construction Institute's Lean in...
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Elias Saltz: May 20, 2019 8:03:30 AM
In my recent post, When Specifiers Engage in Magical Thinking, I described what happens when aspecifier believes that putting more instructions into...
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Elias Saltz: May 13, 2019 8:13:04 AM
One of the hallmarks of magical thinking is the notion that if you think a thing, you can make it happen, simply by thinking it. This is often...
