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Moisture Control in Exterior Building Envelopes By Craig K. Haney, FCSI, Specifications Director   Moisture problems in buildings are one…

  Coordinating Drawings and Specifications   One subject that arises often is the coordination of drawings and specifications.  A crucial…

    Specifying Product Substitution Requirements   Many Design Professionals (DP’s) have challenges on how to specify procedures for product…

  Fall is here, and summer is just around the corner. It’s time to start thinking about preparing landscape specs…

  CSI specifications guide for BPM’s   Suppose you work for a building product manufacturer as a product manager, architectural…

Specifying sustainable construction products   Building Product Manufacturers (BPM’s) have become accustomed to seeing their sustainable product documentation included in…

  What are Construction Abbreviations?    Construction abbreviations are reference standards to industry organizations that are specified in individual CSI…

Substitution Requests: 5 easy rules to follow (2021)   On construction projects, substitution requests are typical.  So we’re sharing more…

    Specifying Sustainable Design Requirements for Design Professionals       For years we’ve seen sustainable project requirements with…

Do I need a CSI 3-part spec?    Recently, I received a call from a building product manufacturer’s rep to…