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          PageFormat

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          Specifications Formats & Processes Refresh

          Picture of David Stutzman David Stutzman: Oct 5, 2022 3:52:53 PM

          Updated and republished: October 5, 2022

          AIA contract documents CSI MasterFormat outline spec Outline Specs PageFormat PPD Preliminary Project Descriptions (PPD) Professional Practice AIA B101 Architect SectionFormat Specifications
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          Format? OR Content?

          Picture of David Stutzman David Stutzman: Nov 3, 2014 8:11:57 AM

          When writing construction specifications what is really important the format or content? Listening to some design teams, it seems lack of consistent...

          CSI MasterFormat PageFormat Professional Practice SectionFormat Specifications
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          Reinventing? Let's Standardize!

          Picture of David Stutzman 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...

          contract documents CSI MasterFormat Outline Specs PageFormat PPDFormat Preliminary Project Descriptions (PPD) SectionFormat Specifications standards UniFormat
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          Simplex or Duplex - Reducing Spec Volume

          Picture of David Stutzman David Stutzman: Jul 22, 2013 10:17:38 AM

          We started a new project this week with a familiar client. One of the first things we do is to set the specifications formatting instructions for the...

          CSI Duplex font Hard Copy Macro PageFormat Practice Guide Professional Practice Publishing Simplex Specifications typeface
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          How Perfect Must Specifications Be?

          Picture of David Stutzman David Stutzman: Aug 13, 2012 10:19:23 AM

          I would like to produce perfect documents every time. However, I remember Hal Barcus, one of my architecture professors saying, "Architecture is...

          CSI MasterFormat PageFormat Practice Guide Professional Practice SectionFormat Spec language Specifications
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          SectionFormat and PageFormat 2008

          Picture of David Stutzman David Stutzman: Aug 8, 2010 8:15:20 PM

          Fifty-three members of CSI's Specifying Practice Group met August 5 to discuss the updates for two of CSI's formatting documents: SectionFormat and...

          CSI MasterSpec PageFormat Practice Group SectionFormat Specifications Specifying Practice Group SpecText
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