The CSI Academies brought expert instructors and students together, a total of about 140 individuals, for 13 hours of advanced education and learning over 3 days. The program was arranged in three tracks: Construction Specifier, Product Representative,..
Practical Learning You Can Put to Use Today
by David Stutzman | Feb 18, 2013 | BIM, Construction, Construction Administration, CSI, CSI Academies, Design, IPD, PPDFormat, Preliminary Project Descriptions (PPD), Professional Practice, Rosetta Stone, Specifications, Specifier
How Can Owners Protect Their Interests?
by David Stutzman | Sep 17, 2012 | AIA, Construction, Contractor, Design-build, IPD, OPR, Owner, Professional Practice, Project Delivery, Architect, Specifications, Specifier, VE
Building owners contract with architects, contractors, design-builders, or integrated project delivery (IPD) teams to create the owners' facilities. These players are responsible for design and construction. There is an underutilized member of the design..
Division 01 - It's not boilerplate!
by David Stutzman | Jul 16, 2012 | Boilerplate, Construction Manager, Contract, contract documents, CSI, Division 01, Fast Track, General Conditions, Integrated project delivery, IPD, Multiple Prime, Practice Group, Professional Practice, Specifications, Specifying Practice Group
Division 01 sets the basic rules for administrative procedures of a construction contract. You may think that once written for a particular firm, there should be little reason to modify Division 01. However there are at least six factors that will..
