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Elias Saltz: May 22, 2018 8:34:32 AM
Last week, my colleague Marlon Hollis wrote eloquently about his meandering path from military aviation and law school into construction specifying, and the benefits of bringing a fresh perspective to the work. My own path to specifying might seem...
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Does one need an architectural degree to be a specifier? Elias Saltz, my colleague, argues that though it may be helpful, it is not a necessary...
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Elias Saltz: May 10, 2018 9:07:15 AM
A Twitter discussion broke out recently after Paul Gerber posted this tweet in response to AIA tweeting a November, 2016 article by Ariana Zilliacus...
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Elias Saltz: Apr 24, 2018 8:57:13 AM
Almost all architectural firms and specifications consultants maintain full sets of office master guide specifications, which, among their many...
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David Stutzman: Apr 20, 2018 11:00:53 AM
This paper was first presented by Louis Medcalf, FCSI, CCS, SCIP and David Stutzman, AIA, CSI, CCS, SCIP at the National Institute of Building...
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Elias Saltz: Apr 19, 2018 10:23:45 AM
David Stutzman visited Chicago last week to stop in and talk to some of his current clients as well as to try to grow Conspectus's business into new...
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Elias Saltz: Apr 12, 2018 11:03:18 AM
Looking at the recent history of construction, we find that it is littered with a spectrum of failures, from minor cosmetic types up to and including...
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Elias Saltz: Apr 3, 2018 5:06:24 AM
Over the past year, several Conpsectus team members have attended architect-manufacturer summits, colloquially known as 'speed dating' events. David...
Elias Saltz: Mar 26, 2018 12:25:45 PM
Conspectus is maintaining our archive of Tech Tips on this website as a resource for visitors to the site, and we love to hear what you have to say...
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Elias Saltz: Mar 20, 2018 12:59:50 AM
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