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1. Building Systems Design Inc a eee PER In SpecLink and PerSpective individual documents can now be checked out Check out temporarily suspends the linking between documents greatly increasing the speed of editing operations When the pro ject is stored on a server the checked out chapter or section is temporarily copied to your local drive which also improves editing speed For multi user situations a related new fea ture marks chapters and sections as in use when they are being edited This happens whether that document has been checked out or not You will not be able to edit docu ments that are in use by someone else The features offer speed enhancements prevent multiple users from attempting to edit the same section or chapter at the same time and also make it easier to store projects on a server a 02300 Earthwork To check out a section in SpecLink or a chapter in PerSpective you open the project and click on the document to be edited Then from the Document menu you choose Check Out Check In and then Check Out Docu ment After you click OK on a confirmation message the software makes a temporary copy of the document on the local drive and the tree panel closes While the document is checked out it is independent of the project and links to and from other documents in the project are temporarily suspended Other documents from the project can2. SoftLink Publication epoxy flooring Series 8900 www 3m com ehpd flooring 09800 GOL ACOUSTICAL TREATMENT Golterman amp Sabo wall panels ceiling products sound diffusers and reflectors www golterman com 10705 ARQ EXTERIOR SUN CONTROL DEVICES Arquati USA rolling sunscreen and blackout room darkening shades exterior and interior www arquatiusa com Editor Cathi Greenwood The LinkLine is published by Building Systems Design Inc 3520 Piedmont Road Suite 415 Atlanta GA 30305 Permission to use excerpts in other publications is granted provided the publisher is notified in advance at 404 876 4700 BSD SpecLink BSD CostLink and BSD SoftLink are registered trademarks and BSD CadLink and BSD LinkMan are all trademarks of Building Systems Design Inc Get the latest on BSD by visiting our web page at www bsdsoftlink com See About Update on page 4 About Update from page 3 NOTABLE NEw STANDARDS NFPA 5000 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY CODE The National Fire Protection Association has published the inaugural edition of their new building code to accompany their many other well accepted standards In essence NFPA did not agree with the International Code Council ICC about what was the best next generation of building code and therefore developed their own in competition with the new ICC International Codes It remains to be seen how the battle for a single c
3. determines what level each paragraph should be in SpecLink or PerSpective using the degree of indentation The indents can be created by tab characters left indent formats and first line indent formats Before you paste or import the text in SpecLink or PerSpective you place your cursor in the paragraph that should follow the pasted or imported text A paragraph right next to the margin in your word processor will import at the same level as the paragraph where you placed your cursor A paragraph with a single tab indent will import one level lower However if the paragraph has a two tab indent this would tell the text to import at two levels lower hence a gap in levels To import the text change the indentation to avoid such gaps In addition to checking the indents on your text check for right aligned and center aligned paragraphs as well as negative indents All these formats can cause problems with importing or pasting text from your word processor Q Is there any way to include a degree symbol or other special characters in my specification You can copy and paste symbols from m Windows Character Map The Character Map can usually be opened by choosing Start Programs Accessories System Tools Character Map but is located in different places in different versions of Windows If you cannot locate the character map open Windows Explorer and search the Help Topics Once you open the Character Map choo
4. have to do to visit the website of a manufacturer listed in SpecLink is to click on the hyper link in the corresponding master note Over 1 800 manufacturer hyperlinks were added in this release and the links lead directly to the manufacturers listed instead of to an intermediate website In addition hundreds of hyperlinks to ARCAT s website have been added at the Manufacturer headings in Part 2 of most product sections allowing you to easily find other manufacturers for most product types The new SpecWizard sections added to the Sample project are sections 05515JSL and 15062MIR These were originally prepared for ARCAT s website and are now available in SpecLink in a slightly modified form In essence the SpecWizard consists of a short checklist that precedes the master specification text All the paragraphs in the Spec Wizard are tagged either as NS non selectable or NP non printing None of these specially tagged paragraphs will print with the resulting specification section The See Manufacturers on page 5 An Interview With FRED ANGELO NCARB oF ANGELO ARCHITECTURE Fred Angelo a SpecLink subscriber since 1997 became BSD s first CostLink AE subscriber in September BSD CostLink AE is our new project budgeting and cost estimating system developed especially for design professionals Angelo Architecture located in Tacoma Washington primarily designs governmental or office projects but
5. project types cover a broad range from commercial retail centers to tenant improvement projects public facility remodels and urban design and planning What Fred likes best about CostLink AE is how intuitive it is to use According to Fred Using one of the templates provided an architect can systematically go through a leaving a lot of holes in the estimate He also likes the overall look and feel of the program Fred has found that the R S Means data bundled with the software has a good selection of systems which he feels is pretty complete for the most part He thinks that the Means costs may be a little high for his area but then he has that cushion in the estimate so he doesn t really mind that The markups feature in the software could also be used to add a negative adjustment if desired The 7 000 assemblies included in CostLink AE comprise multiple line items with their relative quantities already computed This feature greatly simplifies the preparation of a cost estimate by significantly reducing the number of items in the estimate and minimizing the number of takeoffs For costlink AE grade assembly includes costs for earthwork fill vapor barrier formwork expansion joint welded wire fabric concrete concrete placement concrete finishing and curing CostLink AE also includes 20 000 line item costs allowing you to easily add items not included in the assemblies Both assembly costs and line i
6. replaced by the new ML tag There are actually two new tags ML for Manufacturer listing described in the article on Page 1 and the tag SQ is for Source Quality Control paragraphs that usually appear near the end of Part 2 The names of several chapter or section titles are pink or magenta in my Tree panel What does that mean MW In short it means the project has not been completely updated The Atlanta resident for the past five years she shares her home with an iguana named Molson and her cat Natasha Amanda played varsity tennis in college and studied abroad in Toulouse France In her free time Amanda enjoys playing tennis volunteering with the Girl Scouts and studying French and Italian to complement her love of travel Niki Koplowitz and Laura Gemmell are new administrative assistants specializing in specifications support They will be doing much of the legwork for the quarterly updating of PerSpective and SpecLink validating product information and reference standards and collecting updated material for BSD s specification writers Niki went to school for Civil Engineering but apart from New Employees Amanda Bettandorff Laura Gemmell and Niki Koplowitz software automatically marks any section or chapter that has not been completely updated to the latest master by turning the document title magenta To update the whole project go to the Tools menu select Update to Master then select Update Pr
7. the Code governs a broad range of Code and NFPA 5000 are now the two model codes to choose from as building systems and features The criteria consist of non regulatory criteria documents Some other NFPA standards e g the everything concerning the interior environment from Life Safety Code and the National Electrical Code are also included and energy efficiency to mechanical electrical and have been since first publication of PerSpective because they are plumbing systems In addition the requirements for commonly referenced basic criteria documents as well as commonly s 9 conveying systems such as elevators and escalators and adopted by local jurisdictions STEEL JOISTS The definitive standard on steel joists the SJI Catalog Of Standard Specifications And Load Tables For Steel Joists And Joist Girders by the Steel Joist Institute has been updated and reissued in 2002 As well as the specifications and standards for K LH and DLH Series joists and Joist Girders this revised document includes e conformance to the new OSHA steel erection standards e new section covering Joist Substitutes e included copy of OSHA Steel Erection Standard 1926 757 on open web steel joists e new appendix defining SJI bay lengths A detailed listing of all changes is included immediately following the table of contents This document is available free of charge in pdf format at www steeljoist org WINDOW CLEANING EQUIPME
8. NT ANSI IWCA I 14 1 Window Cleaning Safety Standard was first published in 2001 According to IWCA International Window Cleaning Association this standard 1s a guide for window cleaners regulatory agencies architects and building owners Part A focuses on safety guidelines for the use of window cleaning access equipment Part B is geared toward those who manufacture design or install the equipment Access equipment addressed in the Standard includes rope descending systems transportable and permanent scaffolds ladders and man lifts This standard performs the function of the former ANSI ASME A39 1 Safety Requirements for Window Cleaning which has been out of print for several years Do not reference ASME A39 1 it is not available For more information go to www iwca org FEDERAL amp MILITARY SPECIFICATIONS amp STANDARDS For some years the federal government has had an initiative to replace Federal Specifications FS and Standards FED STD FTM and military specifications MIL and standards MIL STD with commercial or industry accepted standards This process is taking a very long time as the agencies review their existing standards and attempt with varying degrees of enthusiasm to find replacements for them In SpecLink and PerSpective there are only a handful of Federal Specs still referenced and we expect that each quarter there will be fewer available In most cases even where the agency cancelling t
9. age identifying the person who has the document checked out If one person is editing a document without checking it out of the project other users will see the identity of the user and the grayed out title but the red key will be absent These new features assure the integrity of individual documents on networks with multiple users In addition they will benefit all users by significantly improving software speed We hope you like them E F 793 go to www astm org E Manufacturers from page 2 NS paragraphs also are not selectable They are automatically selected by relevant links from the selectable but non printing paragraphs in the checklist Ultimately links connect the checklist options to the specification text resulting in a specification section that is pre edited by choices made in the checklist Perhaps the most dramatic feature of the SpecWizards is the information that appears in the notes attached to many of the checklist paragraphs These HTML files include photos diagrams and other graphics that clearly illustrate the available options These two SpecWizards have been provided as examples of what can be done in an office master using SpecLink s new Wizard features A more complete explanation of how to build a Wizard can be found in Chapter 11 of the SpecLink user manual on the SoftLink CD ROM We look forward to hearing your reactions to these latest innovations We hope you find the
10. be opened while you are editing a checked out document and text can be copied from them into your checked out document Each user can check out only one document at a time When editing has been completed Ww 02310 GRADING BSD in use by BETHABETH J Two SpecLink sections marked as in use one of which is also marked checked out by the red key epee eee ePrice TIGER Tae a SISTA E A E E We re very excited to report that Building Systems Design will be moving to new offices in late December Our new space is in Atlanta s upscale Buckhead neighborhood which is north of our current location in midtown Visitors to our new office will find it is very conveniently situated with many hotels restaurants and entertainment venues within walking distance It is also three blocks from the Buckhead MARTA station so visitors will be able to take the train from Atlanta s Hartsfield airport and can avoid car rentals and expensive taxi rides WINTER 2002 2003 One of the new features added to SpecLink for the winter release is a new requirements report that lists by section and by product type all acceptable manufacturers included in the specifications We also have added thou sands of active hyperlinks to manufacturers websites and to the ARCAT website where additional manufacturers can be identified A third manufacturer related feature on this release is the addition of
11. cuments e 14 documents removed or replaced by different documents PERSPECTIVE STATISTICS 179 chapters total 6 updated 3 25 965 paragraphs 29 475 internal links targets and consequences 4 094 notes to specifier 75 standards organizations referenced 23 verified 31 600 external documents referenced 48 verified 8 14 new or updated documents 4 documents removed or replaced by different documents MANUFACTURER STATISTICS SPECLINK ONLy e 1 831 live manufacturer URL s Generic Proprietary Manufacturers Listed eee eeeeeeees BOZ urieni 200 Sections Listed In wo eee ecceeeeeeees ER I TT 278 Instances of Listings cc000eeeee RE A E 284 NEw SPECLINK SECTION SYNOPSES 05400 DIE CoLp FoRMED METAL FRAMING Dietrich Metal Framing load bearing studs joists runner tracks etc for walls floors and roofs exterior and interior fire rated shaftwall and area separation wall assemblies Dietrich provides total light gage design services through its design services group Dietrich Design Group www dietrichmetalframing com 06414 GAI CABINET HINGES AND DRAWER SLIDES Grass America Inc cabinet hardware including hinges drawer slides and accessories www grassusa com 07435 CEP COMPOSITE ARCHITECTURAL BUILDING PANELS CEP Claddings Petrarch amp Fasset architectural panels which are composite sheets made by incorporating natural slate and stone fillers in a resin binder with ch
12. esign provisions for NFPA 5000 are rounded traditional model codes BOCA ICBO and SBCCI and the new ICC out with the use of criteria that include elements for a International Codes In Chapter 111 Facility Performance the applicable range of design loads and natural hazards national State Province and city codes should be listed to define the meaning of the term code where it appears elsewhere in the documents The materials allowed by NFPA 5000 for use for NFPA 5000 has been added to the list of code options for State Province construction purposes are described in the next group of and city codes chapters For the most part these requirements make reference to industry and engineering standards for In addition NFPA 5000 has been added to the list of options for Non Regulatory Criteria Documents This category of codes is for use in particular materials Many of the material specifications the event that there is no legally enacted code applicable to the project and standards used form the basis for the construction Because PerSpective s entire performance concept is dependent on industry in the United States and are thus compatible for referencing a body of fundamental criteria equivalent to a model code if use in building codes throughout the country there are no regulatory codes at least one of the model codes must be selected as the primary criteria document The ICC International Building The last section of
13. ge and as a sales coordinator for a major computer software firm After many moves all over the country she has lived in Atlanta for the last six years and is happy to call it home Laura lives with her husband and their two never say die unnamed fish Traveling reading windsurfing and spending time with family are some of the things she enjoys most 4 Training Schedule BSD SpecLink 1 1 2 days 495 January 6 7 February 10 11 March 24 25 April 28 29 June 16 17 July 7 8 August 4 5 AIA Members Earn 12 Continuing Education Units CSI Members Earn 12 Education Contact Hours ECHs toward your CCS CCCA or CCPR Certification renewal Class starts at 12 30 PM on Monday afternoon and ends at 5 PM on Tuesday XI BSD Building Systems Design Inc BSD PerSpective 2 days 695 January 8 10 February 12 14 March 26 28 April 30 May 2 June 18 20 July 9 11 August 6 8 AIA Members Earn 16 Continuing Education Units CSI Members Earn 16 Education Contact Hours ECHs toward your CCS CCCA or CCPR Certification renewal Class starts at 12 30 PM on Wednesday afternoon and ends at 12 30 PM on Friday LinkLine 3520 Piedmont Road Suite 415 Atlanta GA 30305 BSD CostLink CM 3 1 2 days 1295 January 14 17 March 4 7 April 22 25 June 10 13 August 19 22 Government Contractors Earn MCACES Certification May qualify for Continuing Professional Competency credits Class star
14. he standard has not designated a superceding document we have been able to find voluntary standards by other organizations to use instead Two long referenced standards were removed this quarter BITUMINOUS PAINT Federal Specification TT C 494 Coating Compound Bituminous Solvent Type Acid Resistant has been cancelled References in SpecLink to bituminous coating or mastic used to separate dissimilar metals or to separate aluminum from cementitious materials have been changed to ASTM D 4479 Standard Specification for Asphalt Roof Coatings Asbestos Free To obtain a copy of ASTM D 4479 go to www astm org WALL COVERING Federal Spec CCC W 408 Wall Covering Vinyl Coated has been cancelled Although ASTM F 793 Standard Classification of Wallcovering by Durability Characteristics which was derived from CCC W 408 was first published in 1982 wall covering manufacturers have continued to reference the Federal Spec because specifiers have continued to include it in specifications CCC W 408 Type I is equivalent to ASTM F 793 Category IV Type II to Category V and Type III to Category VI To obtain a copy of ASTM Check Out from page 1 the document must be checked in to update the links and allow other users to access it When a document has been checked out by one user other users will see the document title grayed out in the tree with a red key replacing the status box In addition the tree will display a mess
15. m useful and easy to use More questions Contact BSD Technical Support Toll Free 800 266 7732 In Atlanta 404 876 0052 Email support bsdsoftlink com E TTE T ll ee BSD Software ALL PRODUCTS 4 Last quarter there was an interim release for the BSD product I use Do I need to install that again after I install my update No The update CD you just received m includes the interim release plus new software enhancements Do not install any interim releases over the current update unless you are otherwise directed by BSD Technical Support e A Read the release notes You can open m the release notes by going to the Install Products screen on the update CD and clicking the link for the Release Notes under the product you have Q I copied a project by choosing Copy or Copy Database from the File menu Now when I click the Open button the new file is not listed Why isn t it there and how do I open it How can I find out what has changed in the software on this update CD When you click the Open button the m Recently Used dialog box opens Since you have never actually opened the newly copied project before it has not been used on this computer To open the project click the Browse button The standard Windows Open dialog box will open allowing you to navigate to the new project select and open it from wherever you have it saved BSD CostLink AE amp CostTLINk CM Q I c
16. nal report at 100 complete you would change the Report Header to reflect this 4 How can I email my CostLink CM or CostLink AE reports to someone who does not have CM or AE Export the report s to a PDF file m Excel file Word file or Rich Text Format file PDF files can be opened on any computer using Acrobat Reader and cannot be edited easily Excel files can be edited in Excel but keep in mind that the formulas are not exported just the final report text and numbers will be in the Excel file Word files can be edited in Word and Rich Text Format files can be opened and edited in any word processor To export your reports Print Preview a report that you would like to email In the Print Preview window click on the export report button on the toolbar Choose PDF Excel Word or Rich Text Format Follow the onscreen directions including entering a file name and location Once the export is complete you can email the exported files as attachments BSD SpecLink amp PERSPECTIVE When I try to paste or import text from my word processor into my specification I often get an error message Importing the data currently in clipboard would create a gap in levels Import from clipboard operation aborted What does this mean When text is imported from your m word processor SpecLink or PerSpective assigns levels to the paragraphs The levels determine paragraph formatting and numbering style The software
17. niform Mechanical Code NFPA 30 Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code NFPA 30A Code for Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities and Repair Garages e ASHRAE standards 90 1 Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low Rise Residential Buildings and 90 2 Energy Efficient Design of New Low Rise Residential Buildings which will eventually be incorporated into the proposed NFPA 900 For more information about NFPA 5000 including a free on line preview go to www nfpa org provides specific requirements for individual NFPA 5000 anp SpPeEcLInk occupancies These chapters largely mimic and In SpecLink there are few references to codes by name in most cases replicate the occupancies that have been established by where appropriate the contractor is instructed to comply with the other NFPA codes and standards for many years applicable building code Therefore NFPA 5000 will have little effect on Structural design provisions are established in the next set of six chapters The basis for these criteria was derived from numerous sources including the American SpecLink specs unless it becomes adopted by a large number of jurisdictions and contains significantly different product and material requirements We will be monitoring the situation Society of Civil Engineers ASCE and the Federal NFPA 5000 anp PERSPECTIVE Emergency Management Agency FEMA The all NFPA 5000 has been added as another code option besides the three hazard d
18. oject and click the Update button You can also update only certain sections by selecting Update Section selecting the sections you want to update and clicking the Update button Once the sections are updated the titles in the tree panel turn black Note that SpecLink does not require that you update a project there can be many legitimate reasons for not updating The magenta titles simply act as a reminder that those sections contain obsolete data You can open any of these sections at any time to see which paragraphs have been affected by updates and you can view the individual paragraph changes before updating them You can also print a report that lists every paragraph in your project affected by updates For more detail on updating see Chapter 12 in the updated User Manual on the latest BSD SoftLink CD ROM J selling AutoCAD has done many entirely unrelated things including a stint as a paralegal She is happy to be back in a technical field She moved to Atlanta from New Jersey three years ago along with her husband young daughter and cat When not working she spends her time reading writing working on her saltwater reef tank practicing aikido and trying hard to root for the Atlanta Thrashers hockey team Laura has a BA degree in English from the University of Georgia with a business and technical writing emphasis She has previously worked with the enrollment and registration services department of a local colle
19. onsolidated code will end NFPA 5000 has been approved by ANSI as an American National Standard NFPA has this to say about NFPA 5000 NFPA 5000 is the first model building code developed through full and open consensus based procedures accredited by the American National Standards Institute In developing the building code NFPA s Building Code Project endeavored to be responsive to the needs of the enforcement user and design communities and to be consistent with the other principles of code development that NFPA adheres to NFPA 101 Life Safety Code was a fundamental starting point for the content as well as the format and arrangement of NFPA 5000 NFPA 5000 also covers a range of subjects including allowable building heights and areas based upon occupancy and construction protection schemes for vertical openings means of egress and the rehabilitation of existing buildings Another primary section of the Code the application and use of specific fire protection systems are also covered by this section NFPA 5000 is coordinated with the following other code documents which together form the Comprehensive Consensus Code C3 code Set e NFPA 70 National Electrical Code NEC NFPA 101 Life Safety Code NFPA 1 Uniform Fire Code which integrates NFPA 1 Fire Prevention Code with the Uniform Fire Code IAPMO Uniform Plumbing Code NFPA 58 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code NFPA 54 National Fuel Gas Code IAPMO s U
20. opped fiberglass strand reinforcement The panels are completely homogeneous highly consolidated with through color www petrarchcladdings com 07445 STF AGGREGATE FACED ARCHITECTURAL BUILDING PANELS Stoneflex Inc glass fiber reinforced polyester resin architectural wall panels that are built up to provide a surface finish of natural stone aggregate then oven cured www stoneflexinc com 07729 BGR Snow Guarbs Berger Bros Co snow guards designed to prevent snow or ice from avalanching all at once off the roof causing damage to property and pedestrians below Snow guards are available in aluminum bronze clear polycarbonate and in a wide variety of stamped patterns and ornamental castings www bergerbros com 08745 RCI ELECTRICAL LOCKING CONTROL Rutherford Controls Int Corp electromagnetic locks electric strikes switches and actuators www rutherfordcontrols com 091100 DIE Non LOADBEARING WALL FRAMING Dietrich Metal Framing non load bearing framing for partitions shaftwall stair walls and area separation walls www dietrichmetalframing com 09660 3M STATIC CONTROL FLOORING 3M ESD vinyl floor tile and liquid applied epoxy flooring This specification includes two different types of static control permanent flooring 1 3M static control ESD vinyl floor tile Series 8400 for conventional installations raised flooring and welded seam applications and 2 3M _LinkLine __ CeO dae A BSD
21. reated a new folder or task and the name of it has two bold vertical bars in it What is that A If you press Enter while typing the m name of a folder or task the result will be two bold vertical bars where you pressed Enter If you would like to remove them double click on the folder or task to open the item form then use backspace or delete to remove the line break where you had pressed Enter el A To insert a logo into the standard reports rename the logo to logo bmp logo jpg or logo gif and place that file into your CostLink CM or CostLink AE System Reports folder The logo will automatically print in the top right corner of your reports el A The Project Title is entered on the General tab of the Project Summary Info dialog box along with an optional project number description and the names of the Architect Engineer and Estimator All of this information prints on the title page of your estimate and the Project Title also prints in the header of each page of your report Is it possible to include my company s logo on the reports What is the difference between the Project Title and the Report Header The Report Header is entered in the Reports Setup dialog box as an optional name to distinguish your report from other reports of the same project For instance you may print a report when the project design is only 65 complete and want to note that on your printout When you print the fi
22. se the font you are using in SpecLink or PerSpective from the Font list and scroll through all the characters until you find the one you need Use the Character Map s Copy command to copy it to the Windows clipboard Then Paste it into SpecLink or PerSpective How can I globally change the font in my specification Go to the Tools menu and select Customize Styles Click on the Fonts en and then click on the Fonts button to the right of each level You can change the Font Style and Size in this box This will change the font for the text within each section To change the font in the headers and footers choose View Show Header Footer highlight the header and footer text one line Three new employees have joined BSD recently and we would like to introduce them to you Amanda Bettandorff is our new receptionist and fulfillment manager She has a BA from Agnes Scott College and is currently working on a Masters in History and Library Science at Georgia State University An at a time and choose the font from the toolbar in the Customize Header Footer dialog box I have noticed tags in the T column that are not on the list that opens from the Tags button What are those other tags my Tags that are not listed on the Tags button are ones that are used just by BSD for our master database To satisfy your curiousity KW means keyword MT is for manufacturer list titles and UM is an obsolete tag that has been
23. tem costs can simply be dragged from their database locations and dropped into the appropriate folder in the cost estimate According to Fred the drag and drop feature is what makes preparation of the estimate so simple Because the software is so new Fred has not yet completed any projects using CostLink AE but he has five in progress We are as excited as he is about comparing his final estimates to the bids that will be received on building dropping in systems without example the square foot cost of a slab on these projects eeeeeoeeoeeoeoaeaeaeaeaeaeeaeaeeeaeeaeeaeeaeaeeaeaeeaeaeeoeeaeeaeeaeeeeoeeaeeaeaeeoeeaeeoeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eee ee ee ABOUT YOUR SPECLINK amp PERSPECTIVE UPDATES SPECLINK STATISTICS 724 sections total 209 updated or new 29 443 generic sections 137 updated 31 282 proprietary sections 72 updated or new 25 10 new proprietary sections see synopses 111 222 paragraphs 118 054 internal links targets and consequences 18 064 notes to specifier 2 684 notes with live hyperlinks to Internet web pages 1 831 manufacturer listings with live hyperlinks to manufacturers web addresses in notes 167 standards organizations referenced 108 verified 65 e 1 979 external documents referenced 346 verified 17 e 80 new or updated do
24. ts at 8 AM on Tuesday morning and ends at 11 30 AM on Friday View BSD class schedules on our website Go to www bsdsoftlink com and click the Training link Get directions and information on travel hotels and Atlanta PRESORTED STANDARD U S POSTAGE PAID ATLANTA GA PERMIT NO 6613
25. two new propri etary ARCAT Spec Wizard sections which we have added to the Sample project as demonstrations of what can be done with SpecLink s new Wizard capabilities All of these new features are described below The new manufacturer report can be found on the list of Requirements Reports in the Print dialog box It s called Manufacturers Listed in Project The report uses the ML manufacturer listing tag to identify para graphs naming acceptable manufacturers Unlike other requirements reports this one compiles the actual tagged paragraph text plus the parent text to identify product type to generate a complete listing for the project Our new space has been custom designed for us and we are looking forward to a more efficient layout The new training room will have specially built furniture with adjustable keyboard trays and a ceiling mounted projector system We ll also have a centrally located library that will be convenient for everyone Our telephone numbers will remain the same and our address as of December 30 will be as follows Building Systems Design Inc 3520 Piedmont Road NE Suite 415 Atlanta GA 30305 E 08863085D METAL FRAMED SKYLIGHTS MANUFACTURERS Metal Framed skylights Bristalite Skylights www bristolite com Naturalite Skylight systems www naturalte com super Sky Products Inc www supersky cam 08710B 0 DOOR HARDWARE MANUFACTURERS Hinges Bommer Industries Inc w
26. ww bommer cam Hager Companies www hagerhinge com stanley Hardware www stanleyworks com Lock and Latch Sets Best Access Systems www bestlock com ochlage www schlage com Yale Corbin U S www yalesecurity com Excerpt of a SpecLink Manufacturer Listing report Manufacturers from page 1 by section Since all manufacturers in SpecLink have already been tagged the reports are immediately available even on projects that are underway or already completed However manufacturers added by users may or may not be tagged depending on how they were added Editing a master paragraph to change the name of a manufacturer or copying a master paragraph before editing it will result in a user added manufacturer that is already tagged correctly Other paragraphs can be tagged ML by clicking in the paragraph and then choosing the ML tag from the Tags button drop down list To see if a paragraph is already tagged turn on the Tags status column which is available from the View menu In earlier releases of SpecLink we added manufacturers website addresses to the master text whenever we were able to iden tify a website These addresses were not live and required you to open Explorer and enter the address or copy and paste it from SpecLink in order to go to the website In this Winter release live hyperlinks have been added in the master note attached to each manufacturer listing Now all you
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