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Can Capital Projects be a Profit Center?
When owners determine a capital project is needed, it is a business purpose driving the decision. Therefore, the purpose of designing and...
Focused on owner’s requirements, Conspectus offers an accurate, transparent view of how decisions made during the design process will ultimately impact project cost, construction quality, and building operations.
Focused on architect's requirements, Conspectus offers an accurate, transparent view of how decisions made during the design process will ultimately impact project cost, construction quality, and building operations.
Focused on design-builder's requirements, Conspectus offers an accurate, transparent view of how decisions made during the design process will ultimately impact project cost, construction quality, and building operations.
Focused on construction manager's requirements, Conspectus offers an accurate, transparent view of how decisions made during the design process will ultimately impact project cost, construction quality, and building operations.
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When owners determine a capital project is needed, it is a business purpose driving the decision. Therefore, the purpose of designing and...
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What do you do when a repeat client calls you and says "I have the need, the need for speed!"? Meaning, he needs a specification in less than a week...
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One great way to make sure project specifications and master guide specifications are technically correct is to review them with manufacturers' (or...
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Saving time is great. Improving firm profitability may mean a promotion. Is it worth a try?
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It is ironic that architects write Division 01 requirements for detailed construction activity schedules but when it comes to their design work, the...
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Specifiers often struggle to come up with ways to make specifying simpler, to eliminate unwanted language, and to make specifications more correct....
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Recently, Conspectus participated in two conferences: Construction Owners Association of America (COAA) and Lean Construction Institute's Lean in...
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In my recent post, When Specifiers Engage in Magical Thinking, I described what happens when a specifier believes that putting more instructions into...
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One of the hallmarks of magical thinking is the notion that if you think a thing, you can make it happen, simply by thinking it. This is often...