{"id":102636,"date":"2019-12-17T00:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T05:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?p=102636"},"modified":"2020-12-18T10:24:42","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T15:24:42","slug":"the-changing-role-of-specifiers-nithya-caleb-interviews-editorial-advisor-ivette-bruns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/the-changing-role-of-specifiers-nithya-caleb-interviews-editorial-advisor-ivette-bruns\/","title":{"rendered":"The changing role of specifiers: Nithya Caleb interviews editorial advisor Ivette Bruns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this year, Nithya Caleb, the editor of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Construction Specifier<\/a><\/em>, sat down with the magazine\u2019s editorial advisor Ivette Bruns, CSI, CCS, senior associate with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ratiodesign.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RATIO Architects<\/a>, on the sidelines of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructshow.com\/en\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CONSTRUCT<\/a>, an AEC education program and expo. 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