{"id":128311,"date":"2021-04-30T12:00:34","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T16:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?p=128311"},"modified":"2021-07-29T08:43:35","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T12:43:35","slug":"how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\/","title":{"rendered":"How I earned my CDT &#8211; Nuha Al Fahham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Construction Documents Technology (CDT) certification provides a comprehensive program of study for anyone seeking to enhance and demonstrate knowledge of writing, interpreting, enforcing. and managing construction documents. It is a valuable resource for project architects, contractors, contract administrators, material suppliers, and manufacturers\u2019 representatives, all of whom are realizing the advantages of being Construction Documents Technologists. Recently, on CSIresources.org, successful CDT candidates\u2014as well as successful Certified Construction Contract Administrator (CCCA) and Certified Construction Specifier (CCS) candidates discussed their construction\u00a0career goals and shared perspective on what it took to earn their respective certifications.<\/p>\n<p><em>What prompted you to earn your CDT?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As a consulting and design firm in the water and wastewater sector, my company undertakes large and challenging municipal projects. My new role involves construction contract administration for projects that use conventional and progressive delivery methods. Having discussed with my manager available training opportunities that will equip me with the current knowledge and tools in the field, I decided to pursue CDT certification. I have already noticed the added value this certification has given me.<\/p>\n<p><em>How do you feel earning your CDT will impact your future in the industry and perform the work you do?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nuha_Headshotcrop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-128313 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nuha_Headshotcrop-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nuha_Headshotcrop-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nuha_Headshotcrop.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>With the accelerating change in the construction industry and the desire to adopt more progressive and less conventional project delivery methods, it is important to keep up with the latest developments in the field in addition to mastering the 4 Cs in construction documentation. CSI CDT certification gives me the competitive edge in the documentation, communication, and practices in this dynamic field.<\/p>\n<p><em>~Nuha\u00a0Alfahham<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Construction Documents Technology (CDT) certification provides a comprehensive program of study for anyone seeking to enhance and demonstrate knowledge of writing, interpreting, enforcing. and managing construction documents. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26973,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,5676,23],"tags":[3356,906,6483,6488],"class_list":["post-128311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-columns","category-csi-news-notes","category-inside-csi","tag-cdt","tag-certification","tag-construction-documents-technology","tag-nuha-alfahham","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How I earned my CDT - Nuha Al Fahham - The Construction Specifier<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"CSI CDT certification gives me the competitive edge in the documentation, communication, and practices in this dynamic field.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How I earned my CDT - Nuha Al Fahham - The Construction Specifier\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"CSI CDT certification gives me the competitive edge in the documentation, communication, and practices in this dynamic field.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Construction Specifier\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-04-30T16:00:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-07-29T12:43:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nuha_Headshotcrop-150x150.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"maz_atta\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"maz_atta\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"maz_atta\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b48ea6e76a4334c6a8bbe025a5e82aa6\"},\"headline\":\"How I earned my CDT &#8211; Nuha Al Fahham\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-04-30T16:00:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-07-29T12:43:35+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":269,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/Nuha_Headshotcrop-150x150.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"CDT\",\"certification\",\"Construction Documents Technology\",\"Nuha Alfahham\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Columns\",\"CSI News &amp; Notes\",\"Inside CSI\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\\\/\",\"name\":\"How I earned my CDT - Nuha Al Fahham - The Construction Specifier\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/Nuha_Headshotcrop-150x150.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-04-30T16:00:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-07-29T12:43:35+00:00\",\"description\":\"CSI CDT certification gives me the competitive edge in the documentation, communication, and practices in this dynamic field.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/Nuha_Headshotcrop.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/07\\\/Nuha_Headshotcrop.jpg\",\"width\":250,\"height\":252},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How I earned my CDT &#8211; Nuha Al Fahham\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Construction Specifier\",\"description\":\"Solutions for the Construction Industry\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Construction Specifier\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/09\\\/CS_Logo_BW_LR.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/09\\\/CS_Logo_BW_LR.jpg\",\"width\":288,\"height\":70,\"caption\":\"The Construction Specifier\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b48ea6e76a4334c6a8bbe025a5e82aa6\",\"name\":\"maz_atta\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1297352ffd2f002fb708b2a71c6f72df49b08174e4e3addf54f6273eff94ba7a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1297352ffd2f002fb708b2a71c6f72df49b08174e4e3addf54f6273eff94ba7a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1297352ffd2f002fb708b2a71c6f72df49b08174e4e3addf54f6273eff94ba7a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"maz_atta\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.constructionspecifier.com\\\/author\\\/maz_atta\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How I earned my CDT - Nuha Al Fahham - The Construction Specifier","description":"CSI CDT certification gives me the competitive edge in the documentation, communication, and practices in this dynamic field.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How I earned my CDT - Nuha Al Fahham - The Construction Specifier","og_description":"CSI CDT certification gives me the competitive edge in the documentation, communication, and practices in this dynamic field.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\/","og_site_name":"The Construction Specifier","article_published_time":"2021-04-30T16:00:34+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-07-29T12:43:35+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nuha_Headshotcrop-150x150.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"maz_atta","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"maz_atta","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\/"},"author":{"name":"maz_atta","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b48ea6e76a4334c6a8bbe025a5e82aa6"},"headline":"How I earned my CDT &#8211; Nuha Al Fahham","datePublished":"2021-04-30T16:00:34+00:00","dateModified":"2021-07-29T12:43:35+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\/"},"wordCount":269,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nuha_Headshotcrop-150x150.jpg","keywords":["CDT","certification","Construction Documents Technology","Nuha Alfahham"],"articleSection":["Columns","CSI News &amp; Notes","Inside CSI"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\/","url":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\/","name":"How I earned my CDT - Nuha Al Fahham - The Construction Specifier","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nuha_Headshotcrop-150x150.jpg","datePublished":"2021-04-30T16:00:34+00:00","dateModified":"2021-07-29T12:43:35+00:00","description":"CSI CDT certification gives me the competitive edge in the documentation, communication, and practices in this dynamic field.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nuha_Headshotcrop.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nuha_Headshotcrop.jpg","width":250,"height":252},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/how-i-earned-my-cdt-nuha-alfahham\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How I earned my CDT &#8211; Nuha Al Fahham"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/","name":"The Construction Specifier","description":"Solutions for the Construction Industry","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/#organization","name":"The Construction Specifier","url":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/CS_Logo_BW_LR.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/CS_Logo_BW_LR.jpg","width":288,"height":70,"caption":"The Construction Specifier"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b48ea6e76a4334c6a8bbe025a5e82aa6","name":"maz_atta","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1297352ffd2f002fb708b2a71c6f72df49b08174e4e3addf54f6273eff94ba7a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1297352ffd2f002fb708b2a71c6f72df49b08174e4e3addf54f6273eff94ba7a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1297352ffd2f002fb708b2a71c6f72df49b08174e4e3addf54f6273eff94ba7a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"maz_atta"},"url":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/author\/maz_atta\/"}]}},"views":3896,"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/users\/26973"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128311"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128311\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":129680,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128311\/revisions\/129680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/wp-json-v2\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}