I hope you all had a great holiday season and were able to connect with family and friends, either in person (socially distanced of course) or virtually. As we close out the books on 2020 and look forward to 2021, let's make a resolution to do our..
Progress Payments - Who Doesn't Want To Get Paid?!
by Steve Gantner, RA, CSI, AGCMO, CCS, CCCA | Jan 5, 2021 | Contractor, Division 01, Schedules, Payment Methods
Using Information to Plan Production of Drawing and Specifications
by Louis Medcalf, FCSI, CCS | Feb 21, 2020 | Drawings, Owner, Schedules, Specifications, design decisions
It is ironic that architects write Division 01 requirements for detailed construction activity schedules but when it comes to their design work, the schedules consist only of a list of dates for deliverables instead of activity planning. Construction..
Do Relationships Matter?
by David Stutzman | Aug 18, 2014 | contract documents, Coordination, Professional Practice, Schedules, Specifications
August 4, Bloomberg News published an article about a way that the six largest US automakers could improve profits by $1.4 billion last year. No matter how the money would be split among them that should be enough to make the auto execs and the..
Who Controls Project Schedules?
by David Stutzman | Jun 17, 2013 | Division 01, outline spec, Outline Specs, Professional Practice, Progress Documents, Schedules, Schematic Design, Architect, Specifications, Work Plan
As a consultant to architects, primarily, we must react to schedules set by someone else. It may be the owner, architect, construction manager, or contractor. We never have any say in the project schedule, but are responsible for meeting all the..
Collecting Data - An Art and Skill
by David Stutzman | Jun 10, 2013 | Coordination, Drawings, MasterFormat, Professional Practice, Schedules, Specifications, Specifier, Table of Contents, UniFormat
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What Challenges do Specifiers Face?
by David Stutzman | Apr 23, 2012 | CSI, Professional Practice, Project management, Schedules, Specifications, Specifier, specifying
When I attended a Metro NY CSI planning meeting, we were discussing ideas for chapter programs. I was asked the question "What is the biggest problem you face as a specifier?" There was little thought needed. I hedged my bet and named two.
