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Steve Gantner is excited to join the AIA/AGC Michigan Mid-Summer Conference next week on Mackinac Island. This unique blend of architects and contractors, who have been getting together for 81 years, is exactly who specifiers love chatting with!

🎙️Just dropped, our newest episode of Deliberate Words! Crunching Contracts - The Intersection of AI and Assessing Risk, featuring Josh Levy of Document Crunch. https://hubs.ly/Q02H_f220 🎙️Do we need more attorneys involved, or do we need contractors to better understand the contract process? 🎙️Feel Josh's passion for solving contract compliance for the construction industry. He leverages technology to solve complex contract challenges, and simplify the process for the non-lawyers in the industry.

Steve Gantner, Executive VP and senior specifier in St. Louis, MO was a contributing blog author for the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) this month. "There is technology available that allows for existing formats, such as UniFormat and MasterFormat, to develop new collaborative and transparent ways to work. Before any drawing is started, anyone involved in the process should review the Owner Project Requirements and start written documentation." https://hubs.ly/Q02HbgJk0

Specs and a laborer's story https://hubs.ly/Q02Hd8NV0

Congratulations to our San Francisco Conspectian - E. Terumi Woods! She is now a Certified Construction Specifier (CCS)! It is a tremendous accomplishment to pass the exam and receive this CSI certification. The Conspectus, Inc. team is proud of you! More about Terumi: https://hubs.ly/Q02Hbcx80

🙋🏽Grab Your Spot! https://hubs.ly/Q02GWWRC0 ➡️How are specifications related to gaining and keeping the attention (Mindshare) of those who might select your product: the architects, the engineers, specifiers, and your customers, distributors, and subcontractors? ➡️Who are the industry’s “Indirect” and “Direct Influencers and why must a BPM (building product manufacturer) understand them? ➡️What are the recommended strategies and tools in the industry that provide authentic collaboration?

What do casinos do for tribal communities? Tribes are a unique owner group. Check out the full episode with Ken Stonecipher, as he chats about the construction management of casinos and working with these owners: Roulette, Rodeos and the Role of a Construction Manager: https://hubs.ly/Q02GhvKw0 #DeliberateWords #CasinoConstruction #EvolvingSpecs

💻 Announcing our new Conspectus Cloud webinar series! This webinar provides insight to why the approach in writing specifications can have significant impacts on the quality of documentation, efficiency of production, and effects on the individual team members. Sign up today: https://hubs.ly/Q02FQBqx0

“Nothing but harmony, honesty, industry, and frugality are necessary to make us a great and happy people.” — George Washington Happy Independence Day from Conspectus, Inc.

🎙️There is a lot more than blackjack and blueprints happening in casino construction. 🎙️We welcome Ken Stonecipher, Corporate Director of Construction for Global Gaming Solutions, to share his insights with us. 🎙️Saddle up for a behind the scenes look at the impact casinos have tribal communities, and what goes into constructing them.