One of the topics that my colleague
Dave Watson covered at the recent BiLT North America conference was the importance of language when writing construction documentation.
(This was actually a topic that had stuck in my mind after hearing
John Gelder present on it back in 1999 as part of a set of NBS Education modules.)
The article on our website is below:
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https://www.thenbs.com/knowledge/download-our-infographic-the-seven-cs-of-specification
And there is a
print-out-and-keep infographic for those that want to either print out and stick on the coffee room wall or email to colleagues:
Seven essential tips when writing specifications.
Of course master specification systems, such as NBS, can help everyone across an office or on a project produce documentation that follows these principles. The template content provided follows these principles - in addition, the software guides/enforces the user to maintain the structure when making a specification project specific.
...and what is the alternative? I saw this amusing poster on Twitter the other day...
(Not sure who originally did this - but happy to credit if someone drops me an email)
Find out more about our NBS specification products below:
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https://www.thenbs.com/services