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Door Closer Hinges: A New Approach

Construction Specifier

by Betty Chen, CSI, and Michael Chusid, RA, FCSI. In other cases, a swing clear type of hinge, also known as an offset door hinge, can maximize the effective width of a door opening by swinging the door out of the path of travel and is useful for wheelchair-accessible doorways. Photo © Julie Mohamad, OfficeWorks. Alterations.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

Led document management and retention projects which resulted in selection, implementation and ongoing support of Documentum as the corporate repository for and distribution of engineering reports and drawings. Prior to joining the Institute, Roger was Technical Director of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) and V.P.

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

Led document management and retention projects which resulted in selection, implementation and ongoing support of Documentum as the corporate repository for and distribution of engineering reports and drawings. Prior to joining the Institute, Roger was Technical Director of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) and V.P.

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Competitive Advantage — a U.K. blog that has real value in North America

Construction Marketing Ideas

How many times do you debate customer behaviour, simply to end up in a circular discussion, because you don’t have the factual data to draw conclusions from? You may think you know your customers and their reasons for specification but have you asked them? Conclusion. You can vote for this blog and others here.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

MasterFormat was produced as a “first edition” in 1978 by Construction Specifications Canada and Construction Specifications Institute (CSI). 00 01 15 List of Drawing Sheets. Measured Drawing Information. 00 01 15 List of Drawing Sheets. Measured Drawing Information. 02 21 16 Measured Drawings. Conditions.

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A Primer on MasterFormat & Improving Construction Project Collaboration

Building Information Management

MasterFormat was produced as a “first edition” in 1978 by Construction Specifications Canada and Construction Specifications Institute (CSI). 00 01 15 List of Drawing Sheets. Measured Drawing Information. 00 01 15 List of Drawing Sheets. Measured Drawing Information. 02 21 16 Measured Drawings. Conditions.