What does it really take to understand specifications, not just pass a certification exam?
In this episode of What a Week, Elias Saltz and Steve Gantner welcome Conspectus senior specifier Marty Thornton for a look inside Conspectus’ specification education class. While the course can help participants prepare for CSI certification, its larger goal is teaching how specifications are developed, coordinated, maintained, and used throughout a project.
Marty shares some of the real-world discussions already emerging in class, including Basis of Design, acceptable manufacturers, finish schedules, phased projects, maintaining office masters, and preserving design intent. The conversation demonstrates what makes the class different: it connects specification principles to the decisions and problems practitioners actually encounter on projects.
At its core, the class is about building better specifiers through education, experience, conversation, and mentorship, while passing that knowledge to the next generation.
Learn more about the class: https://www.conspectusinc.com/study
