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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".
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Finish schedules – the ultimate specifications format?
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Finish schedules – the ultimate specifications format?

Thirty or so years ago, when I graduated from architecture school, we had a couple…
Sheldon Wolfe, RA, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, CSCMay 27, 2014December 23, 2025
Return on investment (2)
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Return on investment (2)

I recently received an e-mail from CSI, encouraging me (and, I trust, thousands of others)…
Sheldon Wolfe, RA, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, CSCApril 7, 2014December 23, 2025
How did we get here? Membership
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How did we get here? Membership

In the LinkedIn CSI Leaders group, Joy Davis recently began a series of discussions under…
Sheldon Wolfe, RA, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, CSCJanuary 22, 2014December 23, 2025
Worst case
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Worst case

IN THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY, IN E-MAIL, AND ON THE INTERNET, USE OF UPPERCASE IS LIMITED.…
Sheldon Wolfe, RA, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, CSCNovember 20, 2013December 23, 2025
It worked last time…
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It worked last time…

For many years, I was one of the instructors for my CSI chapter’s certification classes.…
Sheldon Wolfe, RA, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, CSCOctober 20, 2013December 23, 2025
Above and beyond…
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Above and beyond…

Published each year, CSI’s “Honors & Awards Guide” describes the requirements for each Institute award…
Sheldon Wolfe, RA, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, CSCOctober 3, 2013December 23, 2025
Awards and honors…
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Awards and honors…

Each year, most organizations set aside one day to acknowledge the efforts of their members,…
Sheldon Wolfe, RA, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, CSCAugust 24, 2013December 23, 2025
Absolute zero
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Absolute zero

And then there are dimensions… In the last article, “Absolute nonsense”, I wrote about the…
Sheldon Wolfe, RA, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, CSCJuly 31, 2013December 23, 2025
Absolute nonsense
Technical

Absolute nonsense

A few weeks ago, while patiently waiting in that a.m. parking lot we call a…
Sheldon Wolfe, RA, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, CSCMay 23, 2013December 23, 2025
24/7; Déjà vu all over again!
Technical

24/7; Déjà vu all over again!

“Existing communication methods have done a good job of addressing most of the information exchange…
Sheldon Wolfe, RA, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, CSCApril 24, 2013December 23, 2025

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