Construction Specifications and Education

SpecGuy provides product research and specification writing, education program development and training, and related consulting services. We work with building product manufacturers, architects, engineers, and facility owners.

"We help the construction industry communicate."

Building Product Specification Marketing

Guide Specifications for Product Manufacturers

Guide specifications and product data sheets help get your products into projects - and stay there!

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Continuing Education Programs for Product Manufacturers

Lunch & Learn programs answer designer's questions and get products specified - correctly!.

Learn more

Train Your Sales and Marketing Representatives

Writing specifications and presenting education programs are learned skills. We can help.

Architect and Facility Owner Consulting

Specifications Consulting

• Specification master libraries

• Project specifications

• Building enclosure design support

• Peer reviews

• Facility design and construction standards

• Sustainable design and LEED consulting

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Just starting your firm?

Lots of architects are. What are you doing about your specifications? Here are some tips

New from SpecGuy

CSI CDT Study Programs: Taking the CDT exam? Join the thousands of successful candidates who have used our award-winning CDT One Day at a Time! daily email study program. Updated for the new PDPG content. Still free! Register here.

"The 5 costliest mistakes manufacturers make trying to influence the specification process"

SpecGuy and ARCOM provided an insider's look at what architects and engineers say are the reasons so many expensive marketing efforts are getting it wrong. We discussed the solutions you can implement to get more out of your specification marketing budget.

Download Summary Sheet for "5 Costliest Mistakes"

SpecGuy and ARCOM, publishers of MasterSpec and SpecWare specification automation software, announce a strategic partnership that will enhance SpecGuy's online education programs and provide consulting services to ARCOM's SpecAgent manufacturers and MasterSpec Licensed Users.

Press release here.

Congratulations to VMDO Architects, Charlottesville VA, for their national award winning Manasses Park Elementary School project. LEED Gold, AIA COTE Top 10, and AIA CAE Merit Awards. SpecGuy is proud to have served as the specifications consultant on this outstanding project!

Articles and White Papers

Who Needs Specs?

Handy checklist points out all the little things that written specifications do for construction projects - and "sheet specs" don't.

Click here

Master specs, MasterSpec, MasterFormat ...

Confused by specificationese? Download SpecGuy's highly sought-after Glossary of Construction Specifications Terms

Click here

SpecGuy Presentations

SpecGuy Education Program at ArchEx East

Join us at Architecture Exchange East - the outstanding AIA conference in Richmond, Virginia. We'll be presenting "Preventing Leaking Buildings: Specify and Get Superior Envelope Performance" on Friday morning.

Date: November 2 - 4, 2011

More Information: www.virginiaarchitecture.org

Specifications 2020: Integral to the Future: At the CSI Charlotte Expo. We'll look back to CSI's 1967 visionary report on specification automation, and forward to 2020 on where software and specifiers might be

Date: Thursday, March 17, 2011

More Information: www.charlottecsi.org

Manufacturer Webinar: The 5 costliest mistakes manufacturers make trying to influence the specification process

Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Time: 2:00 - 2:30 PM EDT

More Information: www.specguy.com/ProductManufact.html

GreenNC Tradeshow: USGBC North Carolina Triangle Chapter, NC State University, Raleigh, Thursday, September 9, 2010: More info here. We'll present Specifying LEED."

CONSTRUCT 2010/CSI Show: May 14, 2010 in Philadelphia. We'll talk about Specifying Mold and Moisture Control in Construction.

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Download SpecGuy's very useful "Glossary of Specifications Terms" See Phil's article in The Construction Specfier - "Contracting Superior Envelope Performance"	Construction Specifications and Education . SpecGuy provides product research and specification writing, education program development and training, and related consulting services. We work with building product manufacturers, architects, engineers, and facility owners. . "We help the construction industry communicate." . Building Product Specification Marketing Guide Specifications for Product Manufacturers Guide specifications and product data sheets help get your products into projects - and stay there! Learn more Continuing Education Programs for Product Manufacturers Lunch & Learn programs answer designer's questions and get products specified - correctly!. Learn more Train Your Sales and Marketing Representatives Writing specifications and presenting education programs are learned skills. We can help. Architect and Facility Owner Consulting . Specifications Consulting • Specification master libraries • Project specifications • Building enclosure design support • Peer reviews • Facility design and construction standards • Sustainable design and LEED consulting Learn more Just starting your firm? Lots of architects are. What are you doing about your specifications? Here are some tips New from SpecGuy CSI CDT Study Programs: Taking the CDT exam? Join the thousands of successful candidates who have used our award-winning CDT One Day at a Time! daily email study program. Updated for the new PDPG content. Still free! Register here. "The 5 costliest mistakes manufacturers make trying to influence the specification process" SpecGuy and ARCOM provided an insider's look at what architects and engineers say are the reasons so many expensive marketing efforts are getting it wrong. We discussed the solutions you can implement to get more out of your specification marketing budget. Download Summary Sheet for "5 Costliest Mistakes" SpecGuy and ARCOM, publishers of MasterSpec and SpecWare specification automation software, announce a strategic partnership that will enhance SpecGuy's online education programs and provide consulting services to ARCOM's SpecAgent manufacturers and MasterSpec Licensed Users. Press release here. Congratulations to VMDO Architects, Charlottesville VA, for their national award winning Manasses Park Elementary School project. LEED Gold, AIA COTE Top 10, and AIA CAE Merit Awards. SpecGuy is proud to have served as the specifications consultant on this outstanding project! Articles and White Papers . Who Needs Specs? Handy checklist points out all the little things that written specifications do for construction projects - and "sheet specs" don't. Click here . Master specs, MasterSpec, MasterFormat ... Confused by specificationese? Download SpecGuy's highly sought-after Glossary of Construction Specifications Terms Click here . SpecGuy Presentations SpecGuy Education Program at ArchEx East Join us at Architecture Exchange East - the outstanding AIA conference in Richmond, Virginia. We'll be presenting "Preventing Leaking Buildings: Specify and Get Superior Envelope Performance" on Friday morning. Date: November 2 - 4, 2011 More Information: www.virginiaarchitecture.org Specifications 2020: Integral to the Future: At the CSI Charlotte Expo. We'll look back to CSI's 1967 visionary report on specification automation, and forward to 2020 on where software and specifiers might be Date: Thursday, March 17, 2011 More Information: www.charlottecsi.org Manufacturer Webinar: The 5 costliest mistakes manufacturers make trying to influence the specification process Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 Time: 2:00 - 2:30 PM EDT More Information: www.specguy.com/ProductManufact.html GreenNC Tradeshow: USGBC North Carolina Triangle Chapter, NC State University, Raleigh, Thursday, September 9, 2010: More info here. We'll present Specifying LEED." CONSTRUCT 2010/CSI Show: May 14, 2010 in Philadelphia. We'll talk about Specifying Mold and Moisture Control in Construction.	CDT One Day at a Time! Free CSI certification study program: Information here AIA A201 Webinar 4 session recorded webinar introduces you to this important industry contract document. Prepare for your upcoming CSI certification exam, or just learn the rules under which most construction projects operate. More Information A201 Registration





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