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Specifications Formats & Processes Refresh
David Stutzman: Oct 5, 2022 3:52:53 PM
Updated and republished: October 5, 2022
Outline Specs
David Stutzman: Oct 5, 2022 3:52:53 PM
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Reinventing? Let's Standardize!
David Stutzman: Dec 16, 2013 12:23:25 PM
The construction industry in general and the architectural profession specifically, seem to enjoy the same challenge on every project. You would...
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PPD - Basic Organization
David Stutzman: Oct 21, 2013 1:34:02 PM
Preliminary Project Descriptions (PPD) are a formal method of presenting construction project data in a consistent, organized fashion. PPDs are...
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It's a Digital World
David Stutzman: Oct 7, 2013 10:58:55 AM
Image Credit: Xylophone Films Blog post by Alberto Izarraraz on May 08, 2013
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Linking BIM and Specs Through PPDs
David Stutzman: Sep 16, 2013 11:24:01 AM
Technology provides a means to connect data. Standards provide the organizations that make the data connections meaningful.
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Specification Work Flow
David Stutzman: Jul 15, 2013 11:31:40 AM
It's linear - just like design! Start at the beginning and finish at the end. Straight line. No sidesteps. No circling back. No changed minds. Smooth...
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Who Controls Project Schedules?
David Stutzman: Jun 17, 2013 9:56:18 AM
As a consultant to architects, primarily, we must react to schedules set by someone else. It may be the owner, architect, construction manager, or...
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Building Design and Documentation Are Iterative
David Stutzman: Feb 11, 2013 9:33:25 AM
Building design starts with a concept, a sketch at a macro scale. At the first stroke of the designer's hand, there is no concern for concrete...
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Are Outline Specs Necessary?
David Stutzman: Jan 7, 2013 5:30:01 AM
A very good question. By searches on this blog, it is one question that definitely wants to be answered. Something must be necessary, but is it...
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Multipurpose Design Documents
David Stutzman: Oct 15, 2012 1:16:24 PM
What documents are architects obligated to produce? The obvious answer may be drawings, of course, to show what design must be constructed. Under AIA...