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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457878203321

Titolo

Construction specifications writing [[electronic resource] ] : principles and procedures / / Mark Kalin ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2010

ISBN

1-118-17438-0

1-283-28446-4

9786613284464

1-118-17476-3

Edizione

[6th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (530 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KalinMark

RosenHarold J

Disciplina

692/.3

Soggetti

Specification writing

Buildings

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Rev. ed. of: Construction specifications writing : principles and procedures / Harold J. Rosen, John R. Regener, Jr. 2005.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Construction Specifications Writing; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 The Role of Specifications; Documents for Construction; Bidding Documents; Contract Documents; Specifications; Study Questions; 2 Relationship between Drawings and Specifications; What Goes Where; The Drawings; The Specifications; Coordinating the Design Process; Terminology; Considerations for Users of Drawings and Specifications; Study Questions; 3 Organization of Specifications; History of Construction Specifications Organization; Organizing Specifications According to Masterformat TM; Study Questions

4 The Project Manual and Specifications SectionsThe Project Manual Concept; Alternative and Supplemental Formats for the Project Manual; Study Questions; 5 Formats for Specification Sections; Need for Formats for Specification Sections; SectionFormat; PageFormat; Study Questions; 6 Types of Specifications; Methods for Writing Specifications; Study Questions; 7 Specifications Writing Principles; Determining Content for the Specifications; Specifying; Study Questions; 8 Bidding



Requirements; Three Basic Bidding Documents; Study Questions; 9 General Conditions of the Contract

Contractual RelationshipsOther Public Agency and Corporate General Conditions; Study Questions; 10 Supplementary Conditions of the Contract; Supplementary Conditions; Guide for Producing Supplementary Conditions; Study Questions; 11 Bonds, Guaranties, and Warranties; Bonds; Warranties and Guaranties; Study Questions; 12 Division 01 - General Requirements; Scope of Division 01; Relationship of Division 01 Sections to Other Documents; Writing Division 01 Sections; Study Questions; 13 Modifications; Modifications to Bidding and Contract Documents; Addenda; Change Orders; Other Modifications

Study Questions14 Specifications Language; General Precepts; Applications; Study Ques; 15 Specifications Resources; Overview; Construction Specifications Resources; Study Questions; 16 Product Selection; Product Selection Factors; Mandated Requirements; Design Criteria; Substitutions and Product Options; Communicating and Recording Product Selections; Study Questions; 17 Specifications Writing Procedures; Getting Started; Product Selections; Project Information; Specifications Format; Specifying Method; Specifications Detail; Order of Sections to Be Produced

Editing and Writing Specification TextSpecifications Checklists; Study Questions; 18 Master Guide Specifications; Specification Guides and Intact Masters; Public Agency Master Guide Specifications; Commercial Master Guide Specifications; Office Master Guide Specifications; Study Questions; 19 Computer-Assisted Specifications; Introduction; The First Four Decades of Automation; Transforming the Specification Process; Word Processing Software; Computers and Peripheral Equipment; Word Processing Enhancements for Specifications; Knowledge-Based, Computer-Assisted Specifications

Specifiers Property Sets (SPie)

Sommario/riassunto

Updated edition of the comprehensive rulebook to the specifier's craft With this latest update, Construction Specifications Writing, Sixth Edition continues to claim distinction as the foremost text on construction specifications. This mainstay in the field offers comprehensive, practical, and professional guidance to understanding the purposes and processes for preparation of construction specifications. This new edition uses real-world document examples that reflect current writing practices shaped by the well-established principles and requirements of major professional as