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Revitalization + Reinvention
The Thinker by Auguste Rodin (photo from Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden via Wikimedia Commons)With her latest post (Please. Stop the Reinvention Talk), fellow blogger and specifications writer Liz...
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Why CSI?
I’ve been a member of the Construction Specifications Institute since my return to Oregon in 1988. Prior to joining I did not know exactly what CSI was all about. My boss, James M. Robertson, FCSI,...
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A Social Media Community
I expanded my social media horizons last October by signing up for Twitter. Since then, I’ve been amazed by how active and vibrant the design and construction community is online. It isn’t just Twitter...
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Revenge of the Specifiers
*(*not a real specifier)Here it is, the evening of the last day of #SPECtember(1) , and I’ve only just completed this blog post devoted to the importance of construction specifications. I also missed...
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Revenge of the Specifiers
*(*not a real specifier)Here it is, the evening of the last day of #SPECtember(1) , and I’ve only just completed this blog post devoted to the importance of construction specifications. I also missed...
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Self-Actualization
The October 2012 issue of ARCHITECT magazine(1)included an opinion piece by Aaron Betsky(2)entitled “Who Cares Who’s a Licensed Architect?” In the article, Betsky contends architects seemmore...
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The Cost of Doing Business
Aerial view of Eugene City Hall, circa 1964 After a seemingly interminable selection process, the City of Eugene this past Friday issued a notice of intent to award the responsibility for designing a...
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C3 Conference 2014
Construction communication and collaboration are the focus of the biggest design & construction forum on the 2014 calendar for the Willamette Valley Chapter of the Construction Specifications...
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From Concept to Reality
Members of Robertson/Sherwood/Architects tour the University of Oregon Student Recreation Center Expansion project work site, June 10, 2014) My coworkers at Robertson/Sherwood/Architects (RSA) and I...
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Social Networking Basics
Cherise Schacter, CSI, CDT For its October 2014 meeting, the Willamette Valley Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute enjoyed having Cherise Schacter, CSI, CDT deliver an excellent...
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Guest Viewpoint: Steven Leuck
The following is a reprint from the November/December 2014 edition of The Documentor, the newsletter of the Willamette Valley Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute. WVC/CSI president...
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The Best People
The inimitable Rosie Nice. Any primer on running a successful business will tell you it is axiomatic that the best companies employ the best people. Assembling the right mix of talent and more...
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Shared Vision
Bob Simmons, FCSI, CCPR speaking at the January 22, 2015 Willamette Valley Chapter CSI meeting (photo by Steven Leuck, CSI, CDT) The first Willamette Valley Chapter CSI meeting of 2015 featured Robert...
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