STOP USING RFIs AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR READING. Before you fire off: “Please clarify.” Try this crazy workflow: Read the specifications. Read the general notes. Read the keynotes. Check the detail callouts. Look at the schedules. Maybe even look at the other disciplines. THEN, if the answer still isn’t there, write the RFI. An RFI is supposed to resolve a legitimate gap, conflict, or ambiguity in the contract documents. It is not a substitute for reading them. Somewhere there’s an architect opening RFI #147, typing “See Spec Section 09 29 00,” and questioning every career decision that led them here. 😂 What’s the most unnecessary RFI you’ve ever seen?