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Construction Specifications: Principles and Applications

Construction Specifications: Principles and Applications will guide you through the creation and implementation of construction specifications and related construction administration documents, detailing the requirements for effective, successful specifications. Topics covered include standards of professional care, risk management, liability reform for architects and engineers, and the very latest formats of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), including MasterFormat 2004 Edition, SectionFormat, and UniFormat.

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Author: David J Wyatt, Hans W Meier
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 2008
Pages: 416

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Description

Unlike any other book on the market, Construction Specifications: Principles and Applications addresses specification writing as a valuable tool that can play a critical role in managing professional risk, enhancing the value of an architect's or engineer's instruments of service, and increasing the profitability of facilities in both public and private sectors.

This book will guide you through the creation and implementation of construction specifications and related construction administration documents, detailing the requirements for effective, successful specifications. Coverage includes topics never before explored in other specification-focused publications, such as standards of professional care, risk management, liability reform for architects and engineers, and the very latest formats of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), including MasterFormat 2004 Edition, SectionFormat, and UniFormat. Given the growing complexity of the construction industry, the demand for specifications that can serve as management assets and risk prevention resources is at an all-time high, and professionals armed with the knowledge that this book provides will be best prepared to face these new challenges.

Features:

Questions and discussion topics for each chapter reinforce key information and provide the opportunity to critically think about material that was covered.
Illustrations, tables, and forms provide additional clarification for critical topics.
A project management checklist and Division 01 guide specifications are included in the Appendix and on back-of-the-book CD offering additional resources for developing specification writing skills.
Contains over 250 questions and discussion topics.

Table of Contents
Part I: Principles of Construction Specifications. Chapter 1: Design Services and Standards of Care. Chapter 2: The Standards of Specification Writing. Chapter 3: Some Basic Principles of Specification Writing. Chapter 4: The Facility Lifecycle. Chapter 5: Specifications and the Law. Chapter 6: Construction Contract Documents: An Overview. Chapter 7: Construction Delivery Methods and Contracts. Chapter 8: Procurement: Obtaining Construction Prices. Chapter 9: Design and the Role of the Specifier. Chapter 10: Communication. Chapter 11: Style and Language. Chapter 12: Methods of Specifying. Chapter 13: Performance Specifying. Chapter 14: Closed Proprietary Specifications. Chapter 15: Specifying Reference Standards. Chapter 16: Product Research. Chapter 17: Team Participation: Partnering and Alternative Project Delivery. Chapter 18: The Product World. Chapter 19: Constructability and Value Analysis. Chapter 20: Quality Theory and Practice. Chapter 21: Specifying for Sustainable Design. Part II: Practices of Construction Specifying. Chapter 22: Division 01 - General Requirements. Chapter 23: Specifying Allowances (01 21 00). Chapter 24: Specifying Contract Modifications (01 26 00). Chapter 25: Specifying Administrative Requirements (01 31 00). Chapter 26: Specifying Construction Scheduling (01 31 00). Chapter 27: Specifying Testing Requirements (01 40 00). Chapter 28: Source Limitations. Chapter 29: Specifying Temporary Facilities and Controls. Chapter 30: Delivery, Storage, and Handling. Chapter 31: Specifying Contract Closeout (01 77 00). Chapter 32: The Expectations and Realities of Warranties (01 78 36). Chapter 33: Specifying Common Work Results. Chapter 34: Coordinating Specifications. Chapter 35: The Ethical Considerations of Document Generation. Chapter 36: Advancing Our Profession.