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Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS |
A full-time specifier for more than 25 years, Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS, CSI, LEED AP, is Specifications and Constructability Specialist for IKM Inc. of Pittsburgh, PA. An award-winning specifications writer, Bob is the founder of the Pittsburgh Specifiers' Roundtable and immediate past president of CSI Pittsburgh. His professional passions: continuing education and internship development. Contact Bob.
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Developing Specifications With a Partner Firm By Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS |
Many firms find themselves at some point partnered with another firm on a project that might be a large project, an out-of-town project for one of the firms, or both. Often this partnership involves s...
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POSTED SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 | 2 COMMENTS |
Things to Consider When Dealing with Submittals By Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS |
Submittals are the bridge between contract documents and construction. They are also a vital aspect of construction administration that the architect needs to handle well. This article offers a few po...
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POSTED MARCH 16, 2018 | 2 COMMENTS |
Writing Specifications in a Vacuum By Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS |
A 19th century Scotsman said, “Do not isolate yourself. Be among men and things, and among troubles, and difficulties, and obstacles.” The quoted individual was never involved in building design and c...
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POSTED APRIL 21, 2017 | 3 COMMENTS |
Delegated Design: Where Does the Buck Stop? By Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS |
With the increased use of delegated design in construction projects, questions have arisen over responsibility for and acceptance of the correctness of the design and the engineering...
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POSTED FEBRUARY 10, 2017 | 5 COMMENTS |
The Good, the Bad, and the Unique By Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS |
“In a highly commoditized world, the name of the game is creating something unique, something that stands out,” stated Catherine Connolly, the chief executive officer and owner of Merida textiles....
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POSTED SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 | 0 COMMENTS |
Office Master Specs: 5 Things to Consider By Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS |
Perhaps the best argument for creating and maintaining an office master spec is to have a centralized place to consolidate office policies, material and product preferences and “lessons learned.” ...
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POSTED JUNE 8, 2016 | 0 COMMENTS |
7 Tips for Writing a Spec Section from Scratch By Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS |
For those of you who frequently write construction specifications, the time will come when you will need to prepare a spec section for some item of the building for which no master guide spec or other...
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POSTED APRIL 7, 2016 | 0 COMMENTS |
7 Areas Where Construction Conflicts Can Arise By Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS |
Many construction projects are rife with potentially overlapping trade responsibilities. Here are several areas where conflicts can arise....
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POSTED JANUARY 21, 2016 | 0 COMMENTS |
Facility Manager’s Rx for Building Success By Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS |
Maybe you just joined a health-care facility and are taking on a new construction project. Maybe this is your first big project with a new employer....
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POSTED JUNE 4, 2015 | 1 COMMENT |
Murphy’s Laws of Spec Writing (With Apologies to Murphy) By Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS |
We all know Murphy’s Law: "Anything that can go wrong, will." Over the years, there have been many corollaries to Murphy’s Law. Here are mine, for specifications writing....
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POSTED SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 | 4 COMMENTS |
5 Things About Specs You Need to Know By Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS |
Last post, I wrote, “We can’t know everything about every material, product, assembly or system, and that’s where industry partners become essential.” Similarly, I try to emphasize to our young staff ...
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POSTED AUGUST 15, 2014 | 1 COMMENT |
What Good Reps Know (and You May Not) By Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS |
So that you don’t think my previous post was a screed against manufacturers and their product reps, let me tell you about the other side of the coin....
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POSTED JUNE 25, 2014 | 0 COMMENTS |
You Can’t Specify ‘Exceptional’ By Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS |
When I was a graduate architect just out of college and working in my first architectural firm, I was amazed to find out that such a thing as Sweets catalogs existed....
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POSTED APRIL 24, 2014 | 1 COMMENT |
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