Specifications 4 min read
Specifying for Contract Traffic, Not for the Photo Shoot
How performance criteria in the specification decide whether an amenity still looks new in year five.
June 24, 2025
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The Journal
Notes from the practice
Working notes on amenity planning, specifying for contract traffic and getting a design through construction intact.
Multi-Family September 18, 2025
Amenity Space That Earns Its Square Footage
Why the clubhouse plan — not the finish palette — decides whether an amenity building actually gets used.
By Linda Witt, RID, IIDA · 5 min read
Affordable Housing 4 min read
Dignity Is a Design Requirement in Affordable Housing
Notes from Cypress Creek at Joshua Station on spending a fixed finish budget where residents actually touch it.
March 11, 2025
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Colour 3 min read
Colour Reads Differently at Building Scale
Exterior colour consultation, and why a chip that works on a desk can fail on an elevation.
November 5, 2024
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Practice 4 min read
Why Construction Administration Belongs in the Scope
The design intent survives the build or it doesn't — and that is decided during submittals, not during design.
July 16, 2024
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