SCIP Speaks Specs!

The SCIP Annual Meeting 2024 will be in person on Sunday, Monday & Tuesday, 05/19-21/2024 in Grand Rapids, MI, USA at Hilton Amway Grand Plaza Hotel. @SCIPspecs @hilton @reservationscom tinyurl.com/5u47ynxv

The end of a construction project is where the wheels can really come off, and money and time gets seriously wasted. Everyone is tired and ready to be done, which can lead to lax oversight. What can be done to make sure that last 2% of the project doesn't ruin things? 👇👇 - keep going with weekly onsite OAC meetings. It's tempting to cancel these, bc "there's just not that much to talk about." But without the regular pressure of the meeting, and regular walkthrus, stuff starts to get missed and deadlines start to slide. - owners: DO NOT pay in full until the project is actually complete. Your contract should define what "complete" is (substantially complete, punchlist, CO, move in, etc are all important milestones at the end but they're not the same thing). - don't neglect the punchlist. The architect should create it, but owners, you need to be part of that process as well. Once you sign off on a punchlist, it's very hard to go back and add stuff later. - don't neglect good CA processes. Everyone is sick of project paperwork - RFIs, submittals, ASIs, ASKs, etc etc - but a year from now you will be verrrry glad you have a good project record, especially of the chaotic last days of a project. Stick to it. - no matter your role, acknowledge and understand that the team is both tired and giddy - everyone loves finishing a project, but it's likely been a slog. - and some specific advice: Owners, don't scream at your GC/architect bc something small was missed. Just let them know; they're juggling a lot of little stuff. GCs, don't check out and neglect the job just bc it's in the "piddly stuff" stage that your guys don't enjoy. And architects, don't make dumb last minute suggestions or dawdle with project admin stuff. - no matter your role, find quiet times to walk the site alone. Stuff will jump out at you that you don't see when you're in a big meeting running around the site. - on bigger jobs, make sure the team is assembling an O+M manual (operations and maintenance) so the owner has specs, manufacturer, etc of everything in the bldg. On smaller/resi jobs, the GC should collect all manuals for appliances, etc, and make sure the owner gets them. - take photos! You likely won't get pro ones done for a while, so snap a few that can be used on your website/social as placeholders for now. - say thank you, a lot. What else should we keep in mind as we're wrapping up a project, to make sure we're coming in strong over the finish line?

Congratulations to our Executive Vice President and Chicago senior specifier Elias Saltz as the new Treasurer, and to San Francisco specifier Terumi Woods as the new Affiliate Director of @SCIPspecs! hubs.ly/Q021339x0

@geverding @SCIPspecs Pretty great that @SCIPspecs is offering both in-person and virtual options this year!

Had a great time at the @SCIPspecs annual meeting the past couple of days. It was great to touch base with our spec writer friends.

David Weidl of @ATAS_Intl_Inc presents to @SCIPspecs meeting attendees in Dallas.

We congratulate our friend @stevegantnerCSI on receiving this @SCIPspecs honor! #TRCAIASTL proudly supports the entire @stlouiscsi chapter!

Congratulations to our chapter member @stevegantnerCSI who received the 2021 SCIP Award for Education in Specifications and Construction Technology. @SCIPspecs SCIP.com

@SCIPspecs @ATAS_Intl_Inc Two different education sessions going on for two different groups: the specifiers and mentors together and the manufacturer reps separately (but we are all together for some of the sessions).

At the SCIP education day in Dallas. @SCIPspecs @ATAS_Intl_Inc

@leeannslattery @ATAS_Intl_Inc I thought today was the mentoring day.

@CSIConstruction Buyers now get a PDF!

Project Delivery Practice Guide 3rd Edition is available today! Get yours at csiresources.org/learning/pract…

Congratulations to the 2020 CSI Honors & Awards Recipients [including SCIP Member Susan Bliss, CSI, CCS, CCCA, CDT who won Robert P. Brosseau Award for the Advancement of CSI] magnetmail.net/actions/email_…

UPDATE: #SCIP Annual Meeting 2020 Goes Virtual scip.com/latest-news/ne…

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Join us tonight at 6pm ET to hear from Kimberly Dowdell, the President of the National Organization of Minority Architects: calendar.aiany.org/2020/08/17/kim…

Here's why observers say Simon Property Group is bailing out bankrupt retail chains indystar.com/story/money/20… @SimonPropertyGp

COVID-19 is crushing the architecture industry—but not in the ways you’d expect f-st.co/focDHlg

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