2007
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December 2007 - Feature Articles:

• Estimating Change Orders: Cost or Opportunity?  
• Blueprint Reading for Estimating Part One of Two
• Project Profile: Unique Construction Features Add Value to Community
• AIA Updates Contract Documents: More Input and Responsibility Lie Ahead for Cost Estimators
• Recent Developments in Standard Form Construction Agreements
• “A Journey to Success” Series
• Baltimore, Maryland: It’s Called ‘Charm City’ for a Reason

November 2007 ET - TECHNOLOGY UPDATE

• Emerging Technology Shapes the Future of Estimating Software
• Estimating with Electronic Documents
• Westin Hotel Project - Hnedak Bobo Group
• Trends in Technology: Bid Solicitation
• Technical Paper: How to Estimate the Cost of T-Bar Acoustical Ceilings
• Some Thoughts on Regional Meetings

October 2007 ET – Building Green Issue

• What is LEED® Certification?  
• My Path to LEED®
• U.S. Green Building Council Alert
• Is it Time to Go Green?
• Project Profile: Winrock International Headquarters by HOK

Aug/Sep 2007 ET – Education Issue

• Educating Cost Estimators: An Ongoing Process 
• Project Profile: San Diego Contractor, Barnhart, Inc, Rebuilds School Where Legends Were Born
• 2006-2007 Award Announcements
• 2007 Estimating Academy and Convention Scrapbook
• “A Journey to Success” Series Article Four
• Scope Letters as Claim Prevention. . . and More

July 2007 - Special 2007 Estimating Academy & Convention Issue

• Continuing Your Education: 2007 Estimating   Academy
• Convention Services and Standing Rules
• Incoming and Outgoing Officers
• Schedule of Events
• National Business Council Session
• Park City: A Mountain Range of Possiblities
• Estimating Academy Course Descriptions
• Upcoming Chapter Meetings

June 2007

• Going Greener, Getting Safer, and Conquering   the Computer: Building Trends Today
• Estimating Consulting: Not for the Faint of Heart
• Why Estimating?
• A Survey of Estimators' Continuing Education Needs
• Upcoming Chapter Meetings
• “How to Estimate the Cost of Glass & Glazing Systems for a Conceptual Estimate ” (technical paper)
• Career Center Classifieds

May 2007

• Letter to the Board of Trustees  
• Estimating for Federal Agencies a Monumental Undertaking
• Project Profile Review
• “How to Estimate the Cost of Rough Carpentry Framing” (technical paper)
• A Journey to Success Series – Article Three
• ASPE Certification Accreditation Fund Needs Your Help
• 2007 Estimating Academy & Annual Convention Registration Forms
• Revised Standard Estimating Practice Manual to Adopt MasterFormat

April 2007

• Student Life Center Vanderbilt University by Orion Building Corporation 
• ASPE Chapter Meetings list
• Meet the Newest ASPE Members
• ASPE Second Vice President Paulette Rutlen granted Lifetime CPE status
• Support Accreditation of the CPE Program
• Companies Still Reporting Shortage of Skilled Estimators

March 2007

• Certification Program Moves to Self-Paced Process  
• FEATURE ARTICLE: Poor site conditions Require Budget with Contingencies on Two Hardcastle Projects
• Confessions of a Construction Defect Litigation Expert
• How to Estimate the Cost of Wall and Corner Protection (technical paper)
• A Journey to Success Series – Article Two
• Selecting Truck-Mounted, Hydraulic Cranes

February 2007

• ASPE Education Board Update  
• FEATURE ARTICLE; Centex Construction Works with Subcontractors to Weigh in on Design Decisions
• Waste in Construction Estimating
• Estimating Job Compression
• How to Estimate the Cost of a Commercial Fire Alarm System (technical paper)
• Economic Outlook Good, construction Forecasters Say

January 2007

• ASPE Call for Officer Nominations  
• FEATURE ARTICLE: EMJ Innovative Approach to Unique Design
• Can you Sell More Than Price?
• How to Estimate the Cost of Custom Millwork Cabinets (technical paper)