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Author: Sheldon Wolfe, RA, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, CSC
After graduating in 1975 with a BArch, I worked for a geodesic dome company for seven years, then as a partner in a small architectural firm. In 1985 I took my first job as a specifier, for the University of Minnesota. After seven years there, I worked another two years in the public sector, at the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission in St. Paul. Since 1994 I have worked for large architectural firms. I have been fairly active in CSI, serving seven years on CSI's national Technical Committee, and three years as Institute Director from CSI's North Central Region. I have written more than three hundred articles for CSI newsletters and trade magazines, under the headings "TechNotes", "GUI Bytes", "Mr. Wolfe Goes to Washington", and "Curmudgeon's Corner".
Time for change?
When I became a specifier, in 1985, all of the projects I worked on used…
Senseless security
How often have you seen a standard confidentiality disclaimer at the end of an email?…
The making of a convention
A lot goes into a convention: location, scheduling, publicity, solicitation of exhibitors, invitations to potential…
Where do bad specifications come from?
It’s approaching ten years since I wrote “The Making of a Curmudgeon.*” In it, I…
Tower of Babel
Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, that they may not understand…
Building envelope – or building enclosure?
In October, I published “Tegularity,” a discussion of the proper term for acoustic ceiling panels.…
Get your hands dirty!
Among the things specifiers grumble most about are the typical architect’s lack of knowledge about…
How did we get here? The transition to maintenance activities
So far in this series, we first looked at the good old days, when CSI…
Time for some fun!
Each summer, boards of directors make plans for the next year, education and certification committees…