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Case
Studies
Case Studies are submitted to us by building professionals across the nation to
showcase their construction projects and to build the nation’s largest
database of actual construction costs. The data is broken out into the 16 CSI
divisions, building square foot costs, accompanied by pictures, site plans or elevation plans, as well as an
architect’s statement describing the project. To submit or for more
information, contact Patty Owens at patty@dcd.com.
Specifiers Spotlight
Specifiers Spotlight is a leading World Wide Web source of architectural and
construction information on building materials, supplies and products for
architects, builders, contractors and developers.
Building Products Revue
In most every construction project, there is a specific product that stands out.
Whether the product saved the builder time or money or even stress. In Builder
Product Revue we spotlight the product that made the project a successful one.
TradeWinds
There are tons of press and news releases that go out every day. There is hardly
any time to read them all. In TradeWinds, we give readers a re-cap of some of
the most pertinent information the building community needs to know.
Arthur
F. O'Leary, FAIA, MRIAI
Since
January 1980, Arthur F. O’Leary, FAIA, MRIAI has been a regular contributor to
Design Cost Data magazine along with serving on DCD’s editorial board.
Co-founder of O’Leary Terasawa Partners, now merged with Widom Wein Cohen
O’Leary Terasawa, a Santa Monica Architectural firm, O’Leary is one of the
nation’s most highly recognized architects.
He received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Southern
California and Certificate in Real Estate from UCLA School of Management.
Licenses to practice architecture in California and formerly licensed in 13
other states, he is certified by the National Council of Architectural Boards
and is qualified to practice in Ireland and by reciprocity in all of the states
of the European Union.
In addition to serving on the Advisory Board of DCD and regular contributor,
his professional writing includes: membership on the Board of Contributing
Editors of California Construction Law Reporter, author of A Guide To Successful
Construction – Effective Contract Administration, BNi Publications, 1997 and
Construction Nightmares Jobs From Hell & How to Avoid Them, BNi
Publications, 2000.
Now retired from active practice and living and writing in Drogheda, County
Louth, Ireland, O’Leary continues to remain current on architectural issues,
and he solicits suggestions from the readers of DCD for subjects that they would
like to see covered. O’Leary’s email address is art@dcd.com.
DCD Insights....
DCD Insights is the section dedicated to those articles written by the building
community. Architects, contractors, builders and designers from all over submit.
Articles range from common problems to helpful solutions, to commentaries that
are relevant to readers today.
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