A basic tenet of a good set of construction documents is “Mention it once and in the right place.” The contract is between the owner and the contractor, and the specifications communicate to the latter what is required (without telling the contractor how to construct). This second article in a three-part series on architects, specifiers, and construction documentation focuses on language and specification format.
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For 60 years, CSC has worked to improve the quality of construction documentation in this country. Nevertheless, there is still some confusion over the standard definition of a specification—despite its ubiquity in the design/construction world, there are often misinterpretations and misunderstandings.
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A joint publication of CSC and CSI, SectionFormat is now more than 40 years old, but remains the standard for locating information within a technical specification section. It guides the specifier to a uniform and clear arrangement of information, and provides readers of construction documents with a clean, predictable format.
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