Deliberate Words
by David Stutzman and Steve Gantner
What A Week! ANSI/SDI A250.13: Raising the Bar for Wind Resistance
About this podcast
by Conspectus, Inc. - decision managers, word masters, aggregators. There is tremendous power in a word that is perfectly placed at the best location, at the best time, during the design and construction process of a project. Deliberate words can manage success, build trust, and provide transparency that every member of the project team craves. As decision managers of the team, Conspectus explores the notion of how transparency transforms three main components of every project: behavior, content, and outcomes, through the appropriate usage of words. Behavior of every participant, is the foundation communication and collaboration, through deliberate words. It will transform the team, and build strong relationships. Content, the documentation built on these relationships, containing deliberate words, is then transformed. The outcome is a successful project, with a legacy of ultimate collaboration. Join us as we chat with members of the architectural, engineering, construction, and owner communities to learn how deliberate word shape their contributions, their projects, and their world! Through these conversations, words aggregate decisions, and transforms perspectives on transparency in the decision-making process.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 112 episodes
- What A Week! ANSI/SDI A250.13: Raising the Bar for Wind Resistance · 20 minWhat happens when severe winds breach a building's exterior? The damage can extend far beyond a failed door. In this episode of What a Week, Dave Stutzman, Steve Gantner, and…
- A Design Intent Gap Discussion with Will Payne, smbw · 49 min · Season 6 Episode 10What gets lost between an owner’s requirements, an architect’s vision, and the building that actually gets built? Will Payne, a principal at smbw in Richmond, Virginia, joins…
- What A Week! The Case for Better Casework, AWI Standards · 18 min · Season 2 Episode 38Are we overcomplicating architectural woodwork specifications and detailing when established quality standards could do the heavy lifting? In this episode of What a Week, Dave…
- What A Week! Design Assist vs. Delegated Design: Where's the Line? · 19 min · Season 2 Episode 37Design Assist, Delegated Design, and Design-Build: Are We All Talking About the Same Thing? What happens when project teams use the same terminology but have different…
- What A Week! Wait, We Have 3 Concrete Sections? The Coordination Episode · 17 min · Season 2 Episode 36What happens when three consultants write three different specification sections for the same material, and no one discovers the overlap until publication day? In this episode of…
- What a Week! Are Your Owner Standards Working? · 21 min · Season 2 Episode 35How useful are an owner’s design standards if the project team can’t easily understand, maintain, or apply them? In this episode of What a Week, Tina Montone joins Dave Stutzman…
- Lessons from Tragedy: How September 11th Changed the Way We Build · 47 min · Season 6 Episode 9The buildings we design today carry lessons learned from the failures of yesterday. But how well are we putting those lessons into practice? Marking the 25th anniversary of…
- What A Week! The Design Intent Gap Summit Recap · 18 min · Season 2 Episode 34The first Design Intent Gap Summit brought nearly 50 industry professionals together around one central question: How can we better capture and carry design intent from early…
- What A Week! Learn to Think Like a Specifier · 25 min · Season 2 Episode 33What does it really take to understand specifications, not just pass a certification exam? In this episode of What a Week, Elias Saltz and Steve Gantner welcome Conspectus senior…
- The Labor Day Lineup · 18 min · Season 2 Episode 32What do Labor Day, fantasy football, and fewer RFIs have in common? This week, the Steve Gantner, Elias Saltz and David Stutzman mix up some fun with a practical look at why…
- From Columbus to the Final Frontier, Featuring Paul Fatkins and Nick Karakaian of Arcfluence · 51 min · Season 6 Episode 8From Columbus to New York City, from the moon to Mars and back again, this episode covers some ground. Our guests are Paul Fatkins and Nick Karakaian, principals of Arcfluence…
- What A Week! Is the ABI Telling the Whole Story? · 17 min · Season 2 Episode 32This week’s What a Week takes a closer look at the Architectural Billings Index (ABI) and asks a provocative question: Is it still a reliable indicator of where the design and…
- What A Week! Specified. Tested. Proven? CA Experiences · 21 min · Season 2 Episode 31A specification can name the right product and still miss the performance the project actually needs. In this episode of What a Week, Elias and architect/specifier Chad Hanley…
- What A Week! Efficiency Without Assumption · 16 min · Season 2 Episode 30This week on What a Week, Dave Stutzman, Steve Gantner, and Elias Saltz explore how specification teams can create efficiencies when working on multiple projects for the same…
- What A Week! The Precedent Answered the Question · 16 min · Season 2 Episode 29What happens when the drawings and specifications don't agree? In this episode of What a Week, the team tackles a seemingly simple contract provision with potentially significant…
- What a Week! Matching the Past: Restoring Historic Terrazzo · 23 min · Season 2 Episode 28Terrazzo may be one of the longest-lasting flooring systems in the built environment, but restoring it is rarely straightforward. In this episode, the team is joined by senior…
- Beyond the Brick, Part 2 with Adam Hutchinson · 50 min · Season 6 Episode 7In Part 2 of their conversation with Adam Hutchinson, Dave Stutzman and Steve Gantner take a deeper technical dive into the science, engineering, and long-term performance of…
- What A Week! Crowdsourcing the Construction Industry · 16 min · Season 2 Episode 26Every week we're reminded that the construction industry is full of people willing to help, if we simply ask. In this episode, David Stutzman, Steve Gantner, and Elias Saltz…
- What A Week! Hidden Cost of Consistency · 19 min · Season 2 Episode 25Something as simple as a door number can have a surprising impact on an entire project. It started with door hardware in a previous episode..... This episode takes a look at the…
- What A Week! The 250-Year Question · 18 min · Season 2 Episode 24As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, this episode steps back from day-to-day project challenges to ask a bigger question: Are we designing buildings to stand…







