Tuesday / June 06, 2017 / 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Specifying for Residential Designers
AIA Chicago, 35 East Wacker Drive, #250
Specifications are 50% of contract documents, so why are they woefully ignored or under-appreciated by so many designers? Renee Doktorczyk, FAIA, CCS, CSI, SCIP, owner of ArchiTech Consulting, Inc., an architectural specification consulting firm, has been writing specifications for more than 25 years. She will explain the importance of specifications and why you need them. Renee will clarify differences between custom residential specifications and specifications for commercial projects. Creation of a master office specification will be explained, including the differences between sheet specs and book specs, along with the pros and cons of each.
- Learn the difference between the different versions of a MasterSpec section, Outline, Small Project, Short Form, and Full Length.
- Learn a bit of history on how the MasterSpec sections are updated.
- Learn how to edit a MasterSpec section using the MasterWorks tool bar in Word.
Questions are encouraged!
Bring a laptop computer or tablet onto which you have downloaded the free trial version of MasterSpec with MasterWorks for PC or for Mac. If you don't have a laptop computer, AIA Chicago has several that can be used.
This workshop is a follow-up to our March 3 AIA/Chicago Area CRAN half-day symposium at which Renee spoke about specifications for custom residential projects. Attendees wanted to learn more – and now they can!
