Construction Specifications Writing, 5th Edition

 Construction Specifications Writing, 5th Edition
Item #: 225-2040-04
Author: Harold J. Rosen
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN:0471432040
Format: Paperback
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Complete construction specifications writing with practical guidance.
Your single source of guidance for the purpose and process of preparing construction specifications. This new edition offers an up-to-date, practical guide to the craft of specifications writing, from correct terminology through product selection procedures. 448 pp.
  • Reflects the latest AIA and CSI standards, including the current practices of the Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee (EJCDC)
  • Includes project-tested guidelines for creating specifications which offer advice on every aspect of a project
  • Features a unique project manual checklist that reviews the entire specifications process
  • Offers guidelines that help with all aspects of specifications writing, from correct terminology through product selection procedures
  • Includes appendices loaded with useful tools like sample documents and forms

Construction Specifications Writing, 5th Edition - Table of Contents:

  • Preface
  • Authors' Overview and Preview
  • Specifiers' Comments
  • Introduction
  • The Role of the Specifications
    • Documents for Construction
    • Bidding Documents
    • Contract Documents
    • Specifications
  • Relationship between Drawings and Specifications
    • What Goes Where
    • The Drawings
    • The Specifications
    • Coordinating the Design Process
    • Terminology
    • Considerations for Users of Drawings and Specifications
  • Organization of Specifications
    • History of Specification Organization
    • Organizing Specifications Divisions and Sections
    • CSI/CSC Masterformat
    • Using Masterformat
  • The Project Manual and Specifications Sections
    • The Project Manual Concept
  • Format for Specifications Sections
    • Need for Formats for Specifications Sections
    • Sectionformat
    • Pageformat
    • Using Sectionformat
    • CSI Sectionformat
  • Types of Specifications
    • Methods for Writing Specifications
  • Specifications Writing Principles
    • Determining Content for the Specifications
    • Specifying
  • Bidding Requirements
    • Three Basic Bidding Documents
  • General Conditions of the Contract
    • Contractual Relationships
  • Supplementary Conditions of the Contract
    • Supplementary Conditions
    • Conclusion and Examples
  • Bonds, Guaranties and Warranties
    • Bonds
    • Guaranties and Warranties
  • Division 1. General Requirements
    • Scope of Division 1
    • Relationship of Division 1 Sections to other Documents
    • Writing Division 1 Sections
  • Modifications
    • Modifications to Bidding and Contract Documents
    • Addenda
    • Change Orders
    • Other Modifications
  • Specifications Language
    • General Precepts
    • Applications
  • Specifications Resources
    • Overview
    • Construction Specification Resources
  • Products Selection
    • Product Selection Factors
    • Mandated Requirements
    • Design Criteria
    • Using Performance Characteristics
    • New Products Considerations
    • Substitutions and Product Options
    • Using Product Information Resources
    • Communicating and Recording of Product Selections
  • 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 Text
    • Specifications Checklists
  • Master Guide Specifications
    • Specification Guides and Intact Masters
    • Public Agency Master Guide Specifications
    • Commercial Guide Specifications
    • Office Master Guide Specifications
  • 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
  • Preliminary Project Descriptions (PPD)
    • Uniformat
    • Preliminary Project Description (PPD)
    • Computer-Assisted PPD's
  • Outline and Shortform Specifications
  • Outline vs. Shortform Specifications
  • Outline Specifications
  • Shortform Specifications
  • Appendix A: Project Manual Checklist
  • Appendix B: Sample Division 1. General Requirements
  • Appendix C: Sample Preliminary Project Description (PPD)
  • Appendix D: Sample Outline Specifications
  • Appendix E: Sample AIA Documents
  • Appendix F: Sample EJCDC Documents
  • Index
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