Just as successful specifications enjoy the four attributes of being clear, concise, correct, and complete, concrete also has four steps that are crucial to its success.
Tag: Keith Robinson
Message From The President: What Did You Say?
(04/17/2015)
We take it for granted written words have our same interpretation when read by others. However, meanings change, depending on the reader’s familiarity, convenience, or assumptions.
Message From The President: Proper Proprietary Specs
(03/09/2015)
Specifications need to move away from the overly simplified and technically inadequate approach adopted over the last few decades. There must be a return to technically competent specifications firmly rooted in performance, with product...
I have friends that often influence my approach to specification writing. One such friend is a ship navigator, who drew many comparisons between his role on the bridge and ours as specifiers. I liked...
Recently, I was researching into volatile organic compound (VOC) levels for epoxy coatings to meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Healthcare requirements. I was well aware of the different levels of familiarity...
Specs overrule drawings… no, really?!
(07/01/2012)
Many specifiers have been called into an uncomfortable meeting with a request to clarify exactly what was intended by the written words in the project manual. One can often be left with the feeling...
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