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! The Precedent Answered the Question
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What happens when the drawings and specifications don't agree?
In this episode of What a Week, the team tackles a seemingly simple contract provision with potentially significant consequences: giving drawings precedence over written specifications. Using real project examples involving roofing assemblies and window requirements, Dave Stutzman, Steve Gantner, and Elias Saltz explore how an order-of-precedence clause can resolve a conflict in a way the design team or owner never intended. Instead of prompting an RFI, the contract may effectively answer the question for the contractor, potentially leaving specified performance requirements or materials behind. The discussion explains the importance of treating drawings and specifications as complementary documents, questioning precedence clauses when they appear, and protecting the design intent through better-coordinated contract documents.