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Do you know where your architect is? Of course you do. It is common is for project teams to be located all over the world. What is uncommon is for the architectural team members to be geographically dispersed. It is also uncommon that the project...
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David Stutzman: May 19, 2020 7:30:00 AM
As projects approach the date designated as "Issue for Construction (IFC)," design teams begin planning what portions of the design will be completed...
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David Stutzman: Apr 28, 2020 1:57:22 PM
Saving time is great. Improving firm profitability may mean a promotion. Is it worth a try?
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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...
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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...
