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..
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
What's so Important about Submittals?
by David Stutzman | Jun 12, 2012 | Construction Administration, CSI, Division 01, MasterSpec, Practice Group, Professional Practice, SectionFormat, Specifications, Specifying Practice Group, submittals
An interesting question--no doubt about it! More than 90 Specifying Practice Group members, an attendance record, met last week to discuss it.
Improving Knowledge & Skills Through Community
by David Stutzman | Mar 5, 2012 | CSI, CSI Academies, CSI Master Specifiers Retreat, Practice Group, Professional Practice, Social Media, Specifications, specifying, Specifying Practice Group, TweetChat, Twitter, Universal Design
This month is jam packed with opportunities to improve personal knowledge and skills. This underlying theme is the same for all for all three.
Specification Interviews - the Art of Data Gathering
by David Stutzman | Feb 7, 2012 | CSI, Data Gathering, MasterFormat, Practice Group, Professional Practice, Specifications, Specifying Practice Group, Table of Contents, UniFormat
The Future of Specifications
by David Stutzman | Oct 11, 2011 | Practice Group, Specifications, Specifier, Specifying Practice Group
So what is the future? Hard to know, but Louis Medcalf presented ideas shared at CONSTRUCT2011 in Chicago with the Specifying Practice Group.
Editing Master Specifications - Part 2
by David Stutzman | Sep 19, 2011 | Master Specifications, Practice Group, specifying, Specifying Practice Group
Practice Group Co-host Louis Medcalf contributed this description of the last group meeting
Editing Master Specifications - Part 1
by David Stutzman | Aug 8, 2011 | Master Specifications, Practice Group, Professional Practice, Specifications, Specifying Practice Group
The CSI Specifying Practice Group met to discuss editing master specifications for construction projects. Listen to the recoded session when you log into the CSI website or view the presentation below.
Practice Group Survey - Acceptable Product Submittals
by David Stutzman | Jul 19, 2011 | change order, comparable products, Construction Administration, Division 01, Practice Group, Professional Practice, Specifications, Specifying Practice Group, submittals, substitutions, survey, Survey Results
This month the CSI Specifying Practice Group discussed the results of a group survey about product submittals. The intent was to learn how the group processed contractor submittals for products that are not specified by name.
Manufacturer Guide Specifications - Opportunities or Pitfalls? Part the Second
by David Stutzman | Apr 12, 2011 | Practice Group, product selection, Specifications, specifying, Specifying Practice Group
This month 50 CSI Specifying Practice Group members gathered to continue the discussion about using manufacturer's product specifications. Phil Kabza, SpecGuy, helped again, presenting the manufacturer specifier's point of view. At the end of the program..
Manufacturer Guide Specifications - Opportunities or Pitfalls?
by David Stutzman | Mar 7, 2011 | Practice Group, product selection, Specifications, specifying, Specifying Practice Group
The majority of this month's more than 50 CSI Specifying Practice Group members was specifiers that have used manufacturer's specifications to create construction specifications. The discussion was lively and caused the meeting to run overtime before..