I hope you are enjoying these dives into the "Construction Alliance" and the "Construction Guidelines". This month, we will take a look into the world of pay applications, particularly lien waivers. The September guideline of the month is one of the..
Knowing When to Lien
by Steve Gantner, RA, CSI, AGCMO, CCS, CCCA | Sep 1, 2020 | Practice Guide, Liens, Construction Alliance, Waivers
Warranty & Correction Period
by David Stutzman | Jul 23, 2013 | Contractor Warranty, Correction Period, Design Considerations, Division 01, Extended Warranty, Limited Warranty, Operation & Maintenance, Practice Guide, Professional Practice, publications, AIA A201, Specifications, specifying, submittals, Substantial Completion, Tech Tips, UCC, Uniform Commercial Code, Warranty, Z1070
Just because a manufacturer offers a warranty, are you certain the specifications should require the warranty? There are many factors to consider that affect the Owner's rights and remedies for correcting work completed under a construction contract...
Simplex or Duplex - Reducing Spec Volume
by David Stutzman | Jul 22, 2013 | CSI, Duplex, font, Hard Copy, Macro, PageFormat, Practice Guide, Professional Practice, Publishing, Simplex, Specifications, typeface
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 entire team. Since it was a repeat client, we copied the previous format, updated the project..
Who's Minding Division 01?
by David Stutzman | Jul 8, 2013 | agreement, AIA, Construction Administration, Construction Manager, contract documents, CSI, Division 01, Engineer, General Conditions, Owner, Practice Guide, Professional Practice, Architect, Specifications, submittals, substitutions, ULSM
Why the Architect/Engineer (A/E), of course!
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Can Goals Be Requirements?
by David Stutzman | May 27, 2013 | AIA, contract documents, CSI, LEED, MasterFormat, Practice Guide, Professional Practice, Specifications, Sustainable Design
I just completed review of a new document that the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) will be publishing soon: The CSI Sustainable Design and Construction Practice Guide, one of a series of practice guides. The guide references the CSI flagship..
What Is Your Best Source for Product Research?
by David Stutzman | Aug 27, 2012 | CCS, CSI, Design Considerations, Division 06, exterior, Practice Guide, Product Applications, Specifications, Wood
Because of discussions about a current project, I got to thinking: Just what is the best product research source? Since there are so many sources, what can you believe?
How Perfect Must Specifications Be?
by David Stutzman | Aug 13, 2012 | CSI, MasterFormat, PageFormat, Practice Guide, Professional Practice, SectionFormat, Spec language, Specifications
I would like to produce perfect documents every time. However, I remember Hal Barcus, one of my architecture professors saying, "Architecture is never done; you just run out of time, patience, or money." As a student, I didn't appreciate the valuable..
