Presentation by Robert Wirth from Revay Group at the Matrix Hotel in Edmonton, Alberta. This hour-long presentation will discuss specification-related issues on construction projects, and help to develop understanding of mitigating the risk associated...
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CSC awards first-ever scholarship of excellence
(03/23/2021)
A third-year student from George Brown College has been presented the inaugural CSC scholarship of excellence.
Toronto Chapter discusses specifications
(11/12/2019)
CSC Toronto will be hosting a peer discussion group on “Origins of Specifications” on Wednesday, November 20, at the Dialog office from 6 to 8 p.m.
Design professionals have deferred aspects of design responsibility to contractors as long as there have been architects, engineers, and contractors. This approach works best when final design of specific elements is resolved as a...
To properly complete deferred design, a solid understanding of the regulations surrounding shop drawings, specifications, and submittals is necessary. However, guidance governing best practice expectations for treatment of various types of submittals is fractured...
Design professionals have deferred aspects of design responsibility to contractors as long as there have been architects, engineers, and contractors. This approach works best when final design of specific elements is resolved as a...
Recent changes to professional design services and construction procurement have led to deferring design responsibility to the construction phase of the work. The design community can take leadership on this issue and act on...
Architects and Specification Writers: Part two
(06/29/2017)
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...
Architects and Specification Writers: Part 3
(06/22/2017)
This final article in a three-part series on specifications examines the divisions of MasterFormat .
Architects and Specification Writers: Part 1
(06/22/2017)
In more than one instance, this author has heard an architect tell a specifier something along the lines of “You want 250 hours for specifications? I have only budgeted 70 hours.” A project manager...
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