We see it time and again. The deadline approaches. The rush is on. All the delayed decisions and tasks are now urgent.
Catch It in the Addendum
by David Stutzman | Oct 28, 2013 | Construction Administration, contract documents, Drawings, Professional Practice, QA review, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Architect, Specifications, Table of Contents
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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How do You Communicate Basis of Design?
by David Stutzman | Apr 16, 2012 | Design, Design Considerations, Professional Practice, Specifications, Specifier, Table of Contents, UniFormat
Collecting basis of design product data before starting the project specifications takes time. It takes even more time to get the right information. From the specifier's perspective, data gathering is often an art form rather than a defined process...
Specification Interviews - the Art of Data Gathering
by David Stutzman | Feb 7, 2012 | CSI, Data Gathering, MasterFormat, Practice Group, Professional Practice, Specifications, Specifying Practice Group, Table of Contents, UniFormat
CSI Specifying Practice group continues to grow and meets at 3:00 PM eastern the first Thursday each month. The show goes on despite the technical difficulties.
Join the group and watch the antics, if nothing else you can smile knowing that the..
Importance of Tables of Contents
by David Stutzman | Jun 23, 2011 | Construction Administration, Professional Practice, QA review, Specifications, Table of Contents
Tables of Contents are a valuable coordination tool to ensure the project manual includes everything required without duplication or conflict. The first step for writing construction specifications is to create the table of contents listing the expected..
