HVAC product selection is not as easy as it sometimes seems. For sure, the key part of engineering is the KIS principle (Keep It Simple). However, the KID principle (Keep It Defendable) is even more ...

At the beginning of the design phase, it is important to enumerate the exact customer requirements that your design must satisfy. The Product Design Specification tool, or PDS, is a tool that is ...

The concept of Acceptable Analytical Practices (AAPs) was developed by the Analytical Technical Group of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America to share information about how the ...

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What challenges are facing architects today when it comes to product specification? How are they tackling them? And what can manufacturers do to help? Building Boardroom surveyed over 300 architects ...

Building Boardroom surveyed more than 300 architects to find out how approaches to product specification are changing. This part of the report examines architects’ levels of knowledge and how they ...

Many of us are familiar with how to find version information in Windows-like applications. At startup, we’re often greeted with a splash screen that identifies the vendor, the product name, and ...

ACI 302 has stated since 1980 that a limited placement size concept has not achieved any better shrinkage results, is more expensive, and adds time to the schedule. ACI uses CCS-1(10) "Concrete ...