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Elias Saltz: Oct 15, 2018 8:04:15 AM
In his blog post last week, David Stutzman presented several examples illustrating ways in which architects fail in their fiduciary duty to owners,...
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David Stutzman: Oct 8, 2018 8:14:41 AM
First, owners must know who the specifiers are before this question can be answered. Trust and confidence is an underlying core principle of the...
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Elias Saltz: Sep 17, 2018 11:26:13 AM
Successful construction projects rely on complete, accurate, timely, and understandable communication; maximizing all of these reduces the likelihood...
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David Stutzman: Aug 30, 2018 11:34:16 AM
In the construction industry, projects are defined by drawings (graphic data) and specifications (non-graphic data). Traditional construction...
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Elias Saltz: Jul 5, 2018 9:58:28 AM
My attention was recently directed to an interesting blog post by Lee Jussim in Psychology Today that questions whether most published findings in...
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David Stutzman: Jun 18, 2018 9:31:03 AM
First published at Young Architects Forum Connection 16.01.
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Elias Saltz: Jun 11, 2018 8:37:48 AM
There are a few significant challenges when it comes to performing specification consulting work. Obviously, there are the fun and interesting...
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Elias Saltz: May 29, 2018 10:51:22 AM
One of the significant reasons for the existence of specifications is to describe the level of quality to the products and work that go into a...
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Elias Saltz: May 22, 2018 8:34:32 AM
Last week, my colleague Marlon Hollis wrote eloquently about his meandering path from military aviation and law school into construction specifying,...
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Elias Saltz: May 10, 2018 9:07:15 AM
A Twitter discussion broke out recently after Paul Gerber posted this tweet in response to AIA tweeting a November, 2016 article by Ariana Zilliacus...
