Like many consulting engineers, you may be asking yourself, “Why smart buildings and why now?” This e-book answers this question by sharing the key trends driving smart building specifications. It ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f131ba/the_csi_constructi) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons ...

To properly select and specify green building materials, successful architects need authoritative, real-world advice on how to select and use nontoxic, recycled, and recyclable products, and how to ...

The Construction Specification Institute’s (CSI) recommendations for writing effective specifications contain the now familiar “Four C's.” Specifications should be clear, concise, correct and complete ...

A set of construction documents acts as the literal blueprint for a project, offering the details for how to construct a job. Those documents can be created through a team approach, with the owner, GC ...

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Access to comprehensive information is critical for correct product specification. Specification parameters include technical performance, environmental credentials, certification, installation ...

Autodesk Informed Designallows design professionals to create building designs in Revit with customizable, manufacturable building products that match their exact specifications in Inventor.

As part of the Building Boardroom survey into product specification for architects, we looked at how the profession’s approaches to specification diverge in different parts of the globe As part of a ...

The fifth edition of Qatar Construction Specifications (QCS 2014) was inaugurated yesterday by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Ahmed bin Abdullah bin zaid ...

DOHA: The Ministry of Environment is making final preparations for issuing Qatar Construction Specifications (QCS) 2014, a senior official has said. Dr Mohammed bin Saif Al Kuwari, Assistant ...