A Vision Of Knowledge Management In Engineering And Technology  (Author: John G. Voeller, PE)  John Voeller projects inevitable changes in the way engineers will access, use and manage information in the future.

Technology Advances Provide New Opportunities  (Author: Arthur J. Miller, PE, FFES, FCSI,)  Art Miller talks about new construction technology that is environmentally friendly.

Classifying Product Information  (Author: Robert W. Johnson, AIA, FCSI, CCS, CCCA)  Bob Johnson details projected changes in OmniClass™ and MasterFormat™.

Client Interactive Design  (Author: Richard Buday, AIA)  Richard Buday shows how architects can interactively involve the client in project design.

When Will Web Sites Improve?  (Author: Colin Gilboy, PE)  Colin Gilboy suggests ways in which product vendors can make their web sites more useful to the professional.

A Non-Improvement In Arbitration Of Construction Disputes  (Author: David E. Boelzner, Esq.)  David Boelzner explains the advantages and disadvantages of arbitration, and when the courts are a better choice.

New And Helpful Word Processing Features  (Author: David Stutzman, RA, CSI, CCS)  David Stutzman details some of the advantages of the latest versions of MSWord and WordPerfect for specification editing.

The SPECTEXT® Support Center News  (Author: Sharon Epple, CSI, AIA Assoc.)

 
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