Yesterday I was emailed a specification from "the olden days". Interesting to see what changes and what stays the same over the years. This specification is believed to be from the
1880s.
Some screenshots below...
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| 01 - If the contractor damages the item after delivery - they pay for the replacement |
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| 02 - I've searched and searched, and we don't still have a cow dung mortar clause in NBS |
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| 03 - Nice to see the services being specified in the same format document as the architecture |
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| 04 - All good lighting performance specification should be measured in "candle power" |
NBS Head of Content Development
John Gelder has written an depth article on specification practice from 1840s onwards for those interested in a serious look at this:
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http://www.thenbs.com/topics/DesignSpecification/articles/centuryBuildingSpecificationPractice.asp
Thanks to ex-
NBS Advisory Panel member John from
Yianguo Architects who sent this through. If you have five minutes spare it is worth browsing their portfolio of high spec projects - some beautiful buildings...
http://www.yiangou.com/projects
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| 06 - Not the olden days |
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