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David Stutzman: Mar 22, 2022 2:05:17 PM
Capital projects require thousands of decisions before the owner takes occupancy and begins meaningful operations. Every decision affects compliance...
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In early 2017 David Stutzman met Jason Urquhart of the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada at Construction Specifications Canada national...
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David Stutzman: Dec 8, 2020 9:18:20 AM
In the children's story of "The Big Bad Wolf", he huffs and puffs and blows each house down, except for the brick house. The other houses were built...
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Elias Saltz: Oct 21, 2019 12:46:13 PM
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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David Stutzman: Jun 3, 2019 6:39:28 PM
Recently, Conspectus participated in two conferences: Construction Owners Association of America (COAA) and Lean Construction Institute's Lean in...
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David Stutzman: Dec 4, 2018 9:09:17 AM
When starting a new design project, what is actually known? Very little. The relevant design decisions must be made as the project progresses. So how...
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Elias Saltz: Sep 17, 2018 11:26:13 AM
Successful construction projects rely on complete, accurate, timely, and understandable communication; maximizing all of these reduces the likelihood...
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David Stutzman: Jun 18, 2018 9:31:03 AM
First published at Young Architects Forum Connection 16.01.
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David Stutzman: Mar 30, 2015 8:50:49 AM
Specifiers may be one of the best kept secrets on the design team. Specifiers, especially independent specifiers, typically interact with the...
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David Stutzman: Dec 1, 2014 2:26:29 PM
Have you made the connection yourself? Connecting data to make it available and useable for each team will improve efficiency and reduce risk for...
