by Letsfixconstruction.com
I sat through a pre-construction meeting via conference call today to go over the ins...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
Is there a problem with flooring glued to concrete with a high fly ash content? Fly a...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
Recently, I was preparing a masonry architectural specification section for a remodel...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
The flooring industry is constantly challenged by the same repeating issues: installi...
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by Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS
Many firms find themselves at some point partnered with another firm on a project tha...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
While hosting a Let’s Fix Construction workshop at the 2018 AIA Conference in New Yor...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
For as long as I’ve been involved in and around the construction industry, there’s be...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
It is a growing trend for busy professionals to spend some time each week with a coac...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
There is some misunderstanding, both inside the profession and among the population a...
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by Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS
Submittals are the bridge between contract documents and construction. They are also ...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
Construction insurance, bonds and warranties are among the most confusing and inscrut...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
Misconceptions can be found across the spectrum, in every product category and in eve...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
I have become more and more aware of an area where our young professionals are being ...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
Although it didn't seem like it at the time, one of the best parts of my CSI chapter'...
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by Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS
A 19th century Scotsman said, “Do not isolate yourself. Be among men and things, and ...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
When architects begin with the design concept as the primary driver, or if they have ...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
In my humble opinion, the best way to fix something is to learn what you don’t know. ...
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by Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS
With the increased use of delegated design in construction projects, questions have a...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
When you think about painting drywall in commercial structures, everyone is a critic ...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
Are you communicating with your specifier during construction administration? Are you...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
Many factors must be considered when a design specifies cold-formed steel framing mem...
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by Robert J. Kobet, AIA
Before I get into the discussion of the U.S. Green Building Council’s new technology ...
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by Letsfixconstruction.com
Our biggest challenge comes from working in a bubble. It comes from only seeing thing...
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by V.C. "Bud" Jenkins
Motivation can be described as recognizing a need for something and then taking steps...
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by Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS
“In a highly commoditized world, the name of the game is creating something unique, s...
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by Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS
Perhaps the best argument for creating and maintaining an office master spec is to ha...
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by Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc.
An assessment of a concrete structure to evaluate existing conditions and determine c...
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by Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS
For those of you who frequently write construction specifications, the time will come...
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by Robert J. Kobet, AIA
This post offers a glimpse into the U.S. General Services Administration's work invol...
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by Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc.
Stone, in general, is considered a durable material; however, not all stones are as d...
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by Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS
Many construction projects are rife with potentially overlapping trade responsibiliti...
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by Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc.
This first blog written by Logan Cook of Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc. includ...
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by Robert J. Kobet, AIA
One of the great things about being involved in the green building movement is the en...
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by FMI
Now is the time to start incorporating a millennial-focused recruitment strategy for ...
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by Robert J. Kobet, AIA
In a deal nearly two years in the making, the International Code Council (ICC) and AS...
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by Robert J. Kobet, AIA
USGBC was founded 22 years ago with a governance structure appropriate for a U.S.-bas...
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by Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS
Maybe you just joined a health-care facility and are taking on a new construction pro...
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by FMI
The construction industry has a unique culture and a rich history steeped in predicta...
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by FMI
No one wants to be called a salesperson—regardless of their position in the company. ...
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by Robert J. Kobet, AIA
The ongoing evolution of green building rating systems has intensified debate over a ...
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by FMI
Many times, companies develop best practices and implement them poorly. This can resu...
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by FMI
In today’s market, many contractors assume that there are no longer opportunities to ...
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by FMI
From the field to the boardroom, the construction industry has a deepening labor shor...
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by Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS
We all know Murphy’s Law: "Anything that can go wrong, will." Over the years, there h...
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by Robert J. Kobet, AIA
For all of its global success as the fastest-growing not-for-profit organization in h...
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by FMI
Today’s business environment is very different from six years ago, when the pace of e...
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by Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS
Last post, I wrote, “We can’t know everything about every material, product, assembly...
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by FMI
So many people are urging contractors to refrain from the cliché “on time, on schedul...
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by Robert J. Kobet, AIA
The FIFA World Soccer championships are underway in Brazil, and the U.S. Green Buildi...
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by Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS
So that you don’t think my previous post was a screed against manufacturers and their...
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by FMI
Time management is critical in design and construction, from conception to completion...
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by FMI
Few industries require the use of contracts more than construction.
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by Bob Bailey, AIA, CCS
When I was a graduate architect just out of college and working in my first architect...
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by FMI
In his book Good to Great, Jim Collins noted, “The old adage ‘People are your ...
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by FMI
As the construction industry rebounds with the growing economy, the search for talent...
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by FMI
Chasing a lot of work these days? Who isn’t? But some teams are so busy chasing work ...
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by Robert J. Kobet, AIA
I am fortunate to have practiced internationally throughout my career in sustainable ...
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by FMI
Any principal of a construction firm will tell you that cash is king. There is little...
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by Burt Olhiser
Coating new concrete is a simple matter, correct? All you need to do is use a manufac...
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by Jill M. Speegle
Hold the explosives! A Nevada state judge has put the kibosh on plans to implode a st...
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by Jill M. Speegle
When companies run afoul of environmental laws, they typically pay a fine, clean up t...
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by Pamela Simmons
The terms, green and sustainable are thrown around rampantly these days...
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by Burt Olhiser
The following is the first installment of a two-part discussion of a number of failur...
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by Burt Olhiser
This is the first in what will be an ongoing series of columns in Durability + Des...
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by Pamela Simmons
D+D News published a story recently about a QR code painted on the roof of the...
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by Burt Olhiser
The recent endless whining and posturing by our political “leadership” on one side of...
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by Burt Olhiser
My musings this month have to do with the reasons we turn down work.
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by Burt Olhiser
I recently had occasion to become one of the wandering lost souls in a Big-Box DIY st...
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by Harold Hower
All this debate and discussion about the EPA’s lead-paint Renovate, Repair and Painti...
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by Burt Olhiser
How are you generating new business—by word of mouth? By online advertising? By listi...
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by Burt Olhiser
Some paint jobs are recipes for disaster-for both the contractor and the facility own...
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