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We have developed technical building specifications for nearly
$3 billion in construction projects
in the last 5 years
Thomas Berger, Managing Principal
NEWS:
NEW San Francisco Area Office

DTR has established a San Francisco-North Bay Office to better serve our Clients in the San Francisco & East Bay areas. Overseeing this new office is John Guill, AIA, CSI, CCS, CCCA, SCIP a new “Associate in the Firm” with our firm.
John recently joined our team as a Senior Specification Writer/ Quality Control person with over 27 years experience Architectural experience. John regularly teaches a regular webinar series nationally with CSI and AIA. John has taught courses in Construction Contract Administration and Construction Specification writing at Sonoma State University’s School Construction Management Program since 2001.
John Guill, a licensed architect has recently been awarded with the prestigious honor of the Ben John Small Memorial Award from the National Headquarters of the Construction Specifications Institute. The Ben John Small Memorial Award is presented to a Professional Member who has attained special proficiency and outstanding stature as a specifications writer.
Please welcome John aboard…
Updated: January 10, 2011
Professional Events:
Conferences & Seminars

Green California Summit & Exposition- Sacramento, CA
April 19 - 20, 2011
AIA National Convention - New Orleans
May 12 - 14, 2011
CSI Construct 2011 - Chicago, IL
September 13 - 16, 2011
Cal Green Seminars - California
January thru April 2011
Updated: January 16, 2011
Articles, Presentations & Seminars
Client Presentations
DTR Consulting Services is your Design Technical Resource Company. We offer a series of short educational presentations that we can present to your staff. The purpose of these sessions to get an awareness and group discussion going on within your office to address some important concepts within the industry.
We currently offer the following presentations:
- Drawings to Specification Coordination.
- Why are Division 01 Specifications really important to me?
- Construction Submittals
- Green or LEED, or Both
Webinars & Seminars
DTR Consulting Services will soon be listing Seminars hosted by one of more persons in our firm. John Guill, AIA, CSI, CSS, SCIP has been presenting a series of formal presentation webinars with CSI national.
The next scheduled presentation will be as follows:
National CSI Webinar (Feb 2011)
Thomas & Betts Guide Spec Webinar (March 2011)
Articles
DTR Consulting Services will post links to past and current articles written and published by our staff in order to help educate our clients and promote healthy discussion within our industry.
Article Library:
Now That I Have BIM, Why Do I Need Specs? (March 2011)
Controlling Change Orders (April 2011)
Upcoming Articles:
Professional Outsourcing (June 2011)
CalGreen, The Good & the Bad (July 2011)








