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Documenting Design Intent with PPDs

What’s a PPD? Preliminary Project Description. PPDs are reports prepared by the design team to explain design intent to the owner. These reports are used in lieu of detailed drawings and specifications...

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Specifications Formats & Processes

Construction specifications contain data, lots of data. These data must be easily found by the hundreds of individuals involved in any construction project – not just the architect and contractor, but...

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Linking BIM and Specs Through PPDs

Technology provides a means to connect data. Standards provide the organizations that make the data connections meaningful. BIM – Building Information Model using Revit software Specs – Construction...

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The Times They Are A-Changin’

Though recorded in 1964 by Bob Dylan as the title track for the album by the same name, The Times They Are A-Changin’ applies today as well as it did 50 years ago. Ira Bloomenthal, the CSI national...

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PPD – Basic Organization

Preliminary Project Descriptions (PPD) are a formal method of presenting construction project data in a consistent, organized fashion. PPDs are arranged by element name, functional requirements, and...

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Can PPDs Be Used as Contract Documents?

Is this a trick question? Everyone knows that construction contract documents consist of the agreement, the conditions of the contract, the specifications and the drawings. Just check all the standard...

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Trending to Assemblies

Traditional construction documents were drawings and specifications – both published in paper form. The industry is trending to more electronic means of representing the construction contract...

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Estimates of the Cost of Work

When is the architect required to prepare an estimate of the Cost of Work according to AIA Document B101 Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect? A. Never B. SD Phase C. DD Phase D. CD...

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Evolving Specifications

Construction specifications are arranged by MasterFormat’s 50 divisions and thousands of section numbers and titles – everyone knows that. There is a recent trend, at least with our architect clients,...

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Specifying Design-Assist – How?

It’s a process, not just technical requirements. During design-assist, the architect of record, asks the contractor (usually a specialty subcontractor) to help develop system details and confirm system...

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Connection: BIM, Spec, Estimate

Have you made the connection yourself? Connecting data to make it available and useable for each team will improve efficiency and reduce risk for every construction project. The focus has been on...

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Specifier Contractor Connections

Specifiers may be one of the best kept secrets on the design team. Specifiers, especially independent specifiers, typically interact with the architectural team, only. Even then, the interaction may be...

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Linking BIM and Specs Through PPDs

Technology provides a means to connect data. Standards provide the organizations that make the data connections meaningful. BIM – Building Information Model using Revit software Specs – Construction...

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Image may be NSFW.
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The Times They Are A-Changin’

Ira Bloomenthal’s CONSTRUCT2013 keynote address slide Though recorded in 1964 by Bob Dylan as the title track for the album by the same name, The Times They Are A-Changin’ applies today as well as it...

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Image may be NSFW.
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PPD – Basic Organization

Preliminary Project Descriptions (PPD) are a formal method of presenting construction project data in a consistent, organized fashion. PPDs are arranged by element name, functional requirements, and...

View Article


Can PPDs Be Used as Contract Documents?

Is this a trick question? Everyone knows that construction contract documents consist of the agreement, the conditions of the contract, the specifications and the drawings. Just check all the standard...

View Article

Trending to Assemblies

Traditional construction documents were drawings and specifications – both published in paper form. The industry is trending to more electronic means of representing the construction contract...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Estimates of the Cost of Work

When is the architect required to prepare an estimate of the Cost of Work according to AIA Document B101 Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Architect? A. Never B. SD Phase C. DD Phase D. CD...

View Article

Evolving Specifications

Construction specifications are arranged by MasterFormat’s 50 divisions and thousands of section numbers and titles – everyone knows that. There is a recent trend, at least with our architect clients,...

View Article

Specifying Design-Assist – How?

It’s a process, not just technical requirements. During design-assist, the architect of record, asks the contractor (usually a specialty subcontractor) to help develop system details and confirm system...

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