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Specific thoughts...: June 2015
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From the daily life of a specifier. Just another day. ceiling grid. Grid to be Aluminum non magnetic and non ferrous. Links to this post. Under-specifying - less is not always more. Singing Ringing Tree. A 3-metre tall. Structure of stacked galvanized steel pipes. This seminal event in my life as a specifier took place within a few weeks of starting my new job. It started with a phone call from one of the construction administrators. The contractor wants to know what kind of pipe we want for the bollards.
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Specific thoughts...: February 2015
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From the daily life of a specifier. Furnish, install, or provide? Most architects, I believe, define the terms furnish. And sometimes those definitions appear in an owners general conditions. When defined, they are part of the contract documents, and requirements using them are enforceable based on those definitions. In practice, perhaps because the definitions are nearly ubiquitous, I have had few problems with interpretation by contractors, or with enforcement. Oddly, its architects. Links to this post.
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CCC NEWS UPDATES
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CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS INITIATIVE. CCC Google News - 2009. Projects - today and yesteryear. HR 1966 - 21st Century CCC Act. Previous HR 494 - SPONSORS. Spread the news on re-establishjment of the CCC. Petitions - hard copy. Observation of the CCC. 20th Century CCC videos. Alumni Interviews- THE BOYS IN GREEN. Make an ALUMNI Video. CCC Lore in Prose and Poetry. CCC NEWS - 2012. CCC NEWS - 2011. BOARD MEMBERS - BY-LAWS. Thursday, December 31, 2009 1:30 AM. Alert for: civilian conservation corps. He sp...
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Women Architects and the Mirage if Denise Scott Brown | Indigo Architect
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Women Architects and the ‘Mirage’ of Denise Scott Brown. On reading yet another article about architect Denise Scott Brown. This one on the architecture website www.archdaily.com. Here is my edited post in response to the above-mentioned article by Arch Daily regarding Denise Scott Brown and the low percentage of licensed female architects in practice today:. HERE IS MY POST:. MIT Press, 1992. Another enlightening book I’ve found is: The Architect- Chapters in the History of the Profession. She starts of...
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Specific thoughts...: Rules of thumb
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From the daily life of a specifier. Drafter at work; Wikimedia. A huge problem that continues to grow is that we have too much information. When American architects formed AIA, 150 years ago, construction was much simpler; mechanical systems hadn't changed much since the Romans used them 2,000 years ago. Since then, countless new materials and processes have been introduced. If it comes in a box, don’t waste time detailing it. Do. What is needed; but. Where does the information go? General drawing notes ...
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Specific thoughts...: April 2013
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From the daily life of a specifier. 24/7; new use for smart phones - take control of your plane! This is a little off the usual subjects, but its something that puzzles me. Some smart guy showed its possible to bring down a plane by cell phone. At about the same time, the brilliant people at TSA, who, for many years, would confiscate nail clippers. The recent demise of CSIs NewsBrief was not a surprise. In fact, I had decided only days before that I was going to unsubscribe. The reason?
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Specific thoughts...: November 2013
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From the daily life of a specifier. IN THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY, IN E-MAIL, AND ON THE INTERNET, USE OF UPPERCASE IS LIMITED. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT MOST PEOPLE FIND IT HARDER TO READ UPPERCASE, AND TODAYS DIGITAL ETIQUETTE VIEWS USE OF ALL UPPERCASE AS SHOUTING. WHY, THEN, DO WE CONTINUE TO USE IT ON DRAWINGS? Baudot keyboard - no lowercase letters! Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Unlike my Constructive Thoughts. View my complete profile. Awesome Inc. template. Powered by Blogger.
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Specific thoughts...: October 2013
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From the daily life of a specifier. It worked last time! The perils of recycling specifications. Clovis Taufe, b. Y Meister des Heiligen Ägidius. Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. The agency had hired an architecture/engineering firm to design the addition, and to prepare bidding documents. As the bid opening date approached, the owner began getting calls from mechanical subcontractors, who asked, Did you want to use fresh water or effluent to serve the baptismal font. Links to this post.
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Specific thoughts...: Under-specifying - less is not always more
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From the daily life of a specifier. Under-specifying - less is not always more. Singing Ringing Tree. A 3-metre tall. Structure of stacked galvanized steel pipes. This seminal event in my life as a specifier took place within a few weeks of starting my new job. It started with a phone call from one of the construction administrators. The contractor wants to know what kind of pipe we want for the bollards.". Brilliant, don't you think? It is, but the contractor says he needs to know more.". I found a copy...
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Specific thoughts...: September 2013
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From the daily life of a specifier. Many of todays CSI members missed the good old days. The education sessions and exhibit hall are much the same, but there were a lot more extracurricular activities many years ago. Im going to reminisce about a couple of my early conventions, starting with Chicago. The year was 1990. The Institute president was S. Steve Blumenthal. The president of the host chapter was Gary Betts, who later went on to be president of the Institute. Links to this post.
