Deliberate Words
by Conspectus, Inc. - decision managers, word masters, aggregators. There is tremendous power in a word that is perfectly placed at the best location, at the best time, during the design and construction process of a project. Deliberate words can manage success, build trust, and provide transparency that every member of the project team craves. As decision managers of the team, Conspectus explores the notion of how transparency transforms three main components of every project: behavior, content, and outcomes, through the appropriate usage of words. Behavior of every participant, is the foundation communication and collaboration, through deliberate words. It will transform the team, and build strong relationships. Content, the documentation built on these relationships, containing deliberate words, is then transformed. The outcome is a successful project, with a legacy of ultimate collaboration. Join us as we chat with members of the architectural, engineering, construction, and owner communities to learn how deliberate word shape their contributions, their projects, and their world! Through these conversations, words aggregate decisions, and transforms perspectives on transparency in the decision-making process.
Deliberate Words
What A Week! Streamline the Green: Sustainability Specs
This episode tackles a common problem: a LEED consultant trying to insert the same generic sustainability language into every spec section. Elias explains why this is bad practice—specs should say things once and in the right place, with global requirements in Division 1 and technical details in the individual sections.
The team walks through:
- Why duplicating language across sections creates confusion and conflicts
- How outdated LEED practices still influence consultants
- When sustainability requirements should live in Division 1 vs. the technical specs
- Ensuring VOC limits, EPDs, and HPDs are accurate, achievable, and coordinated
- The importance of upfront research so the specs are actually biddable
Consensus: The LEED consultant should write the sustainability section, but the specifier shapes it so it's clear, modern, and correctly located. Good coordination leads to cleaner documents and fewer RFIs.