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Who is the Specifications Beneficiary?
Specifications are technical documents - part of a construction contract - describing contracting requirements. Is there really a beneficiary to such...
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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Specifications are technical documents - part of a construction contract - describing contracting requirements. Is there really a beneficiary to such...
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Writing is the easy part. Knowing what to write is another story.
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There are many activities vying for everyone's time, and there are many reasons for selecting the activities in which to participate. Then there are...
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This month the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) will hold its annual convention and the Specifications Consultants in Independent Practice...
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A spec writer? Of course you know what a spec writer is. Spec writers produce the project manual. They create all the project requirements for the...
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Just who are specifications written for? The Architect? The Owner? Neither! In order of importance, I profess that specifications are written for the...
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The CSI Academies brought expert instructors and students together, a total of about 140 individuals, for 13 hours of advanced education and learning...
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It seems a relatively simple building. There are only 50 drawings. So why are the specifications 800 pages? It does seem absurd. Let's take a...