What Do You Want to Discuss? Topic Ideas for Future Meetings

CSI Specifying Practice Group leader David Stutzman, CSI, CCS, AIA, SCIP, LEED AP, is compiling ideas for future meetings. Have an idea to suggest, or like one listed here? Leave him a comment.
  • Outline Specs - Useful or Not: How are outline specs developed and used and are there alternatives?
  • Managing Design and Spec Data: What data are needed and how is the information best collected and communicated?
  • Implementing SectionFormat™ 2008: What is the impact and must it be universal?
  • Seismic Requirements - Beyond the Building Frame: What does the code affect besides the building frame?
  • Out with the Old, In with the New: What standard, code, product, or method has changed significantly?
  • How to get Spec'd - A Peek Behind the Architect's Curtain: What mysterious methods are used to specify products?
  • It May be Green, But is It Durable: How do you balance the choices?
  • What Can You Expect of a Specifier: Is it more than a technical spec or project manual?
  • And the Goal Is...Satisfy the Owner: What does it take for repeat business for the entire team?
  • Where are the Manufacturers: What happens after visiting the website, filling out the form and leaving a message?
  • Getting What You Want from Consultants: What methods are effective for compelling consultants to deliver consistent documents?

These topics were suggested by group members:

  • SectionFormat: "Changing over to the new SectionFormat has become very time consuming.  I wonder how many others have changed." 
  • Spec Writing Procedures:  "I would like to see a webinar discussing how other firms recommend editing a spec section. Not all of us have mastered MS Word. Currently we copy over the section and delete anything that is irrelevant and add and edit items as desired. Having a webinar course which explores the recommended commands to follow would be helpful."

CSI’s Specifying Practice Group’s next meeting is scheduled for 3-4pm, Thursday, Feb. 4. Join the group! It’s free!

The Specifying Practice Group meets by webinar on the first Thursday of the month to discuss specifying. Participants need only have an interest in specifying to participate – novices are welcome. Discussion is encouraged, and group members are asked to submit ideas for topics and to volunteer to lead discussions on the topics that interest them.

More than 200 people have joined the group, and Stutzman plans to survey them in the next few weeks about other topics they’d like to discuss.

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