SPECTEXT Support Center News - What's New

July 2000 Edition Shipped!

The Construction Sciences Research Foundation, Inc. shipped the most recent edition of SPECTEXT® and SPECTEXT® II Master Guide Specifications to licensed subscribers in July. CSRF has once again made significant revisions and updates to both libraries, making this edition the most comprehensive and current edition published to-date. Enhancements to this edition include:

Reference Standards Updated - Referenced standards in every Section of SPECTEXT® and SPECTEXT® II have been updated and verified to current standards.

Referenced Standard Organization Listing Provided - A complete listing of the 119 standards organizations referenced within the SPECTEXT® libraries along with their address and contact information have been provided for subscribers.

Division 15 - Mechanical - Revised and Updated - Every Section in Division 15 - Mechanical in SPECTEXT® and SPECTEXT® II have been updated and revised to reflect current practice and technology.

Punctuation Reviewed and Standardized - Punctuation in all Sections has been reviewed and standardized to ensure consistency throughout the SPECTEXT® Libraries.

A complete listing of the enhancements and updates included in the July 2000 Edition may be obtained from the CSRF Support Center by calling 1-877-SPECTXT, toll-free.

New SPECTEXT® Comprehensive Specification Packages Offer Freedom of Choice!

CSRF has introduced eight new comprehensive specification packages to give users greater choice in selecting just the right specification Sections needed for the complexity level of the project.

SPECTEXT® Comprehensive Specification Packages include SPECTEXT® full length, SPECTEXT® II short form, and OUTLINE Specification Sections by discipline.

Full length SPECTEXT® Sections are provided for creating specifications for the most complex projects. Short form SPECTEXT® II Sections are provided for projects less complex in nature, such as light commercial, low rise buildings, multi-family residential projects, etc. OUTLINE Specification Sections are provided for use in preparing preliminary specifications. Less editing is required because users can more accurately match the right Section to the project.

New July 2000 Edition Comprehensive Specification Packages Available Now

Architectural/Structural/Civil - 540 Sections in CSI Divisions 1-14

Engineering - 465 Sections in CSI Divisions 1-7, 13, 15 and 16

Site/Civil - 270 Sections in CSI Divisions 1-6 with selected sections from Divisions 7, 8, 13 and 16

Mechanical/Electrical - 247 Sections in CSI Divisions 1, 15 and 16

Mechanical - 153 Sections in CSI Divisions 1 and 15

Electrical - 139 Sections in CSI Divisions 1 and 16

Roofing - 105 Sections in CSI Divisions 1 and 7 with selected sections from Division 8

For contents, pricing and licensing information, please contact the CSRF Support Center toll-free at 1-877-SPECTXT (773-2898) or 410-838-7561.

SPECTEXT® - Clear, Concise, Easy to Use

Licensed users find the language in the July 2000 Edition of SPECTEXT® to be clear, concise and easy to understand ñ just the right amount of information to prepare project specifications or develop and maintain an office master specification system. There is no need to review and delete volumes of unnecessary information or learn a new computer program to prepare specifications using SPECTEXT® as it is to-the-point and works seamlessly with your favorite version of Microsoft® Word or Corel WordPerfect® word processing software.

100% Compliant with CSI MasterFormat™ 1995

SPECTEXT® and SPECTEXT® II Sections offered in the new comprehensive specification packages are 100% compliant with the Construction Specification Institute's MasterFormat™ 1995 Section numbers and titles and conform to the CSI Manual of Practice, SectionFormat™ and PageFormat™.

EDITSPEC® Makes Section Editing Quick and Easy

Editing SPECTEXT® Sections is a quick, straightforward and accurate process using the Section-editing tools provided in EDITSPEC®.

All comprehensive specification packages include Series 0 Documents and EDITSPEC® - a collection of Section-editing tools which include Section-editing macros, the SPECTEXT® Speller, the SPECTEXT® Glossary of Terms, the automated Table of Contents, and supplementary documents designed to assist the specifier in editing and preparing specifications efficiently and accurately. Drawing Coordination Considerations are provided to assist subscribers in coordinating terminology and project requirements on specifications and drawings and are 100% compliant with the current CSI MasterFormat™ 1995 Section numbers and titles.

EDITSPEC® Section-editing macros enable users to automate a variety of editing steps including creating a header and footer, deleting the footer, deleting and inserting Specifier Notes, inserting Project Notes, selecting English or Metric measurements, inserting units of measure, inserting OR statements, selecting the font format, modifying paragraph spacing, applying the SPECTEXT® 2000 look and format to SPECTEXT® 99 Sections and applying macros to multiple Sections in a project directory.

Welcome New Subscribers

CSRF thanks the many organizations who support CSRF and its goals by using and subscribing to SPECTEXT®, and for their comments and suggestions for improvement of the SPECTEXT® database. We welcome the following new subscribers to the SPECTEXT® user group.

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