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David Stutzman: Apr 20, 2018 11:00:53 AM
This paper was first presented by Louis Medcalf, FCSI, CCS, SCIP and David Stutzman, AIA, CSI, CCS, SCIP at the National Institute of Building...
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Elias Saltz: Apr 19, 2018 10:23:45 AM
David Stutzman visited Chicago last week to stop in and talk to some of his current clients as well as to try to grow Conspectus's business into new...
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Elias Saltz: Apr 12, 2018 11:03:18 AM
Looking at the recent history of construction, we find that it is littered with a spectrum of failures, from minor cosmetic types up to and including...
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Elias Saltz: Apr 3, 2018 5:06:24 AM
Over the past year, several Conpsectus team members have attended architect-manufacturer summits, colloquially known as 'speed dating' events. David...
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Elias Saltz: Mar 20, 2018 12:59:50 AM
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Elias Saltz: Mar 8, 2018 11:09:36 AM
Architects and specifiers alike face significant and continuous challenges when it comes to identifying and validating reliable information about...
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Elias Saltz: Jan 29, 2018 11:26:15 AM
Imagine you're a project architect and you're nearing completion of CD's. For half a year, you've been neck-deep in the project meetings, made myriad...
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David Stutzman: Sep 13, 2015 5:01:00 PM
Coordination, coordination, coordination! The better construction documents are coordinated, the better the outcome for the owner - not to mention...
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David Stutzman: Aug 17, 2015 10:29:48 AM
Construction specifications define work results. The results are divided among Divisions and Sections according to CSI's MasterFormat, the industry's...
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David Stutzman: Jul 6, 2015 3:09:43 PM
When does quality assurance begin during the design process for a construction project? Often formal document review may be planned for those last...
