Construction Specifications Writing
Principles and Procedures
4th Edition
Published on 3. November 1998
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-0-471-19032-5 (ISBN)
Description
This fourth edition provides a single source of information and guidance to the principles and practices of specifications writing. A practical planning tool, it has been updated to include the latest AIA and CSI standards, as well as changes in computer applications.
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Series
Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 285 mm
Width: 220 mm
Weight
1134 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-19032-5 (9780471190325)
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Previous edition
Book
02/1990
3rd Edition
Wiley
€99.83
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Persons
HAROLD J. ROSEN, PE, FCSI, is the former chief specifications writer at Skidmore Owings & Merrill in New York and is a fellow of the Construction Specifications Institute.
Content
PRINCIPLES. The Role of the Specifications. Relationship between Drawings and Specifications. Organization of Specifications. Concept of the Technical Section. Arrangement of the Technical Section. Types of Specifications. Systems Building and Performance Specifications. Specifications Writing Techniques. BIDDING PROCEDURES. Bidding Requirements. Bonds, Guarantees, Warranties. CONDITIONS OF THE CONTRACT. General Conditions and Supplements. PROCEDURES. General Requirements. Specifying Materials. Specification Language. Specification Reference Sources. Materials Evaluation. Specifications Writing Procedures. Computerized Specifications. Master Texts and Systems. Physical Format and Style. Addenda. Appendices. Answers to Study Questions. Index.