First, owners must know who the specifiers are before this question can be answered. Trust and confidence is an underlying core principle of the fiduciary duty licensed learned professionals (architects and engineers) owe to owners. As a licensed..
Can owners have trust and confidence in specifiers?
by David Stutzman | Oct 8, 2018 | Fiduciary Duty, instruments of service, OPR, Professional Practice, Specifications, VE
Specs = Non-Graphic Project Data
by David Stutzman | Aug 30, 2018 | Decision record, Design Considerations, OPR, Professional Practice, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Specifications
In the construction industry, projects are defined by drawings (graphic data) and specifications (non-graphic data). Traditional construction specifications is the set of documents arranged by MasterFormat®, a consensus document that provides a list of..
The Times They Are A-Changin'
by David Stutzman | Sep 30, 2013 | BIM, Commissioning, CSI, Design Team, MasterFormat, OPR, Owner, PPD, Preliminary Project Descriptions (PPD), Professional Practice, Specifications, Specifier, specifying, UniFormat
Ira Bloomenthal's CONSTRUCT2013 keynote address slide
Before Design Begins
by David Stutzman | Apr 1, 2013 | Budget, CSI, Design, Design Considerations, Envelope, OPR, PPD, PPDFormat, Preliminary Project Descriptions (PPD), Professional Practice
An idea is formed. A new product or service is required. A need for a building emerges. What is the next step - a napkin concept sketch of a building form?
Improving Owner's Design & Construction Standards
by David Stutzman | Oct 8, 2012 | CSI, MasterFormat, OPR, Owner Standards, PPD, PPDFormat, Preliminary Project Descriptions (PPD), Professional Practice, Quality Assurance, Specifications, UniFormat
You've seen them. You've been required to comply with them. You've been required to implement them. You may have written them.
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..
