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1. Building Systems Design Inc this development effort They also discuss the new user interface new installation and updating technologies and E s connected and disconnected operation in a network environment The most recent article describes BSD s approach to achieving meaningful interoperability between CAD cost and specifica tions applications This is the fourth article in a series describ ing the functionality expected to be included in BSD s forthcoming next generation release of the SpecLink product You can read previous articles by visiting the BSD website at www bsdsoftlink com linkline spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on this next generation initiative to update our technology and support our rapidly growing customer base with improved and extended functionality Previous articles discuss the rationale behind this initiative and BSD s most important goals in embarking on In this article we want to talk about how use of the system is controlled and how users can be man aged within that system how they can be authenticated and authorized when and where it is important to do so Note that until the product is released there can and probably will be changes to the features and functionality described herein This article describes the are ren current design intent and development d effort Use of the SpecLink E SLE system is affected by licensing and user role assig2. Class starts at 9 00 AM and ends at 5 PM View BSD class schedules on our website Go to www bsdsoftlink com and click the Training link Get directions amp information on travel hotels amp Atlanta BSD Building Systems Design Inc LinkLine 3520 Piedmont Road NE Suite 415 Atlanta GA 30305 PRESORTED STANDARD U S POSTAGE PATD ATLANTA GA PERMIT NO 6613
3. 10400 Identification Devices This section covers tactile signage ADA panel style with raised letters and Braille made with injection mold etched metal engraved or applied character panels It also covers silk screened and sand blasted plastic non tactile signage and metal and plastic individual letters Applications included are room and door signs interior directional and informational signs building identification signs and emergency evacuation maps Traffic signs and plaques could also be added to this section CSI THREE PART SECTION FORMAT SLATED TO CHANGE As if anew CSI MasterFormat wasn t enough CSI is now preparing to change the Three PART SectionFormat The CSI SectionFormat PageFormat Update Task Team SPUTT for short has been meeting for almost two years with the goal of making the Three PART format even easier to understand and use BSD s Susan McClendon has been on the team bringing the perspective of master guide specification providers to the wide array of points of view gathered in the review process The proposed changes are significant but not radical thankfully there are still 3 parts rather than 4 When the new edition of SectionFormat is published planned for June 2007 BSD will begin modification of the SpecLink master database implementing the changes by means of the normal updating process by which users may accept or reject any change Unfortunately there will be no switch like for Mas
4. Add New Section from RTF If you have Auto Select New Paragraphs turned on then all para graphs imported during the Add New Section from RTF will be selected with a checkmark There is a menu selection called Look for Choice Fields in Import If this is turned on reflected by a checkmark in the menu the import will create choices within the section based on coding used in the RTF file Look in SpecLink Help under Preparation of RTF file for Add New Section from RTF File and Importing Choices for more information If the Look for Choice Fields in Import is not turned on the software will not create choices and brackets will import as brackets for example 4 How do I create links between paragraphs To make a link from one paragraph to another 1 In the Document Panel position the cursor on the paragraph that is to be the link source Open the Links Window by clicking on the Links icon on the Toolbar or choose View gt Links 2 Click on the Target Links tab 3 Scroll the Document panel to show the paragraph that is to be the link target NOTE Do NOT move the cursor off the link source Use the scroll bar and don t click in any other text cell The target can be anywhere in the project including a different section 4 When the target paragraph is visible using the mouse position the cursor over the status columns to the left of the text hold down the right mouse button and start to drag with the mouse
5. The cursor arrow changes to a circle and bar symbol Continu ing to hold the right mouse button down drag the cursor to any position within the upper window in the Target Links tab of the Links Window and release the mouse button Note If you are not able to create a link be sure that you are dropping it into the Target Links tab You may also need to drag more slowly when dragging the link 5 To change the type of link double click on the green arrow under the Influence column It toggles to red Another double click toggles it to yellow The link is built automatically and appears in the Target Links listing NOTE User added links appear with underlining to differentiate them from master links If the parent of the target paragraph is active the new link will be activated immediately and will appear in bold font in the Links Window Cost Link AE e When I try to open an older CostLink AE project I get an error that says Unable to locate the reference database C CostLink AE System 2004 Means AE Assemblies MAS The RS Means Database will not be available How can I resolve this error You have probably installed m CostLink AE on anew computer and no longer have the older RS Means data bases on your hard drive They are available in zipped form on Continued on next page Continued from previous page the quarterly CD To open a project that was created with an older RS Means database extract the datab
6. has been unper mitted you can perform a network installa tion and will be able to install the client on multiple computers so that anyone can access the program The number of concur rent users is determined by the licenses purchased Q Where can I find the user s manual Is there a way I can get the software to work on more than one computer The user s manual is on the quarterly CD It can also be found on our website at www bsdsoftlink com Select the product at the top of the screen and then select the User Resources tab A hyperlink for the user manual will be on the right hand portion of the screen Q A Check with the point of contact in m your company to see if they received the CD directly If not you may be on the Download only list and the CD was not shipped to you In that case go to our website at www bsdsoftlink com downloadcenter userspage htm Download the file to your local drive and then double click on the file to start the installation You will need a serial number to complete the installation that number is slp4457117 You should also download the Release Notes for your application because they include information you will probably need and they change every quarter I lost or cannot find my CD How can install or reinstall my product SpecLink and PerSpective m I have a section that looks like a subsection How did that happen and how do I fix it BSD LinkLine Sp
7. or new 21 e new non proprietary section e new proprietary section e 524 non proprietary sections e 4 proprietary sections e 49 sections with built in checklists e 90 708 paragraphs e 98 376 internal links targets and consequences e 25 612 notes to specifier e 14 847 notes with live hyperlinks to Internet web pages e 2 119 external documents referenced with live hyperlinks to order information e 958 ASTM referenced 100 verified within last 9 months e 1 163 other documents referenced 79 verified this quarter e 183 standards organizations referenced e 2 414 manufacturer listings with live hyperlinks to their web sites e 941 unique manufacturers listed in 371 non proprietary sections Short Form Specs Stat istics e 16 sections corresponding to MasterFormat 1995 divisions e 5 sections updated 31 e 8 307 paragraphs e 1 563 notes to specifier 1 022 with live hyperlinks e 9 067 internal links targets and consequences e 363 external documents referenced e 224 ASTMS referenced 100 verified within last 9 months e 141 other documents referenced 74 verified this quarter e 43 standards organizations referenced PerSpective Performance Specs Statistics e 161 sections 9 updated 6 e 17 381 paragraphs e 21 929 internal links targets and consequences e 4 015 notes to specifier 923 with live hyperlinks e 189 external documents referenced with live hyperlinks to order info
8. Reviewer User REV Standard User USR Expert User EXP Project Admin PAD System Admin ADM Note that a System Admin does not have to be someone with Windows administrator rights In this article Admin refers to a user whose role in SLE is System Admin ADM and Windows adminis trator refers to someone with administrator rights on the Windows network LinkLine A BSD SoftLink Publication The Reviewer User has read only access through out the system and does not have access to certain commands The Reviewer User role does not add to the concurrent user count The Evaluation User role is forced by the Evaluation Mode essentially set by the lack of any license Editor Niki Koplowitz The LinkLine is published by Building Systems Design Inc 3520 Piedmont Road NE Suite 415 Atlanta GA 30305 Permission to use excerpts in other publications is granted provided the publisher is notified in advance at 404 365 8900 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 This role cannot print or export documents does not have access to certain commands and is limited by access rights to only a few documents The Standard User USR role prepares documents for publication and has access to all functionality not identified as specifi
9. alog on this project SpecLink E incorporates the experience we ve gained over the past decade and more working with thousands of users We welcome your feedback as we move the product toward completion Our measuring stick will be your productivity and the quality of your specifications and we will not call SpecLink E complete until we re completely confident we can measure up We look forward to completing this year and to working with you to make your transi tion to SpecLink E as seamless as effortless as possible a LEED CS continued from previous page selected the appropriate specification section is highlighted in the Project Tree and the LEED related provisions in that section are activated by links For instance if your project team has committed to using only certified wood you can select any or all of the Division 6 carpentry sections as solutions to MR Credit 7 NC Credit 6 in CS When you do the requirement for certified wood which SpecLink refers to as sustainably harvested wood is activated in each selected section along with its LEED Report submittal option In addition the basic specification provisions and submittal requirements for sustainably See LEED CS on page 7 BSD LinkLine Spring 2007 BSD Software T N All Products A If you currently have a standalone m installation call Technical Support at 1 800 266 7732 to unpermit your current installation Once the key
10. ase from the CD to your C CostLink AE System folder using WinZip The databases are in a folder on the CD called Misc If you do not have the CD available email us at support bsdsoftlink com and we will email it to you Cost Link CM i Is it possible to print out just the titles for my estimates with no costs We have a report that displays all folders in any given hierarchy regardless of whether they contain cost items and without displaying any existing cost items To print it open your project click on the File menu and choose Reports Setup In the top left part of the Select Reports tab select the Report Hierarchy that you want to print Click on the Preferences tab and then click on the box on the bottom right that says Print Project Hierarchy Structure Only Your report will be printed to the screen To print it to the printer click on the printer icon on the top left corner of the report print preview window To email the report click on the envelope icon on the top left of the report window choose the Acrobat Format and click OK Click OK for the Page Range and then navigate to the appropriate folder for the exported file Name the file and then click on Save The PDF file will be in the selected folder and may be used as an email attachment ay More questions Contact BSD Technical Support Toll Free 800 266 7732 In Atlanta 404 365 9226 Email support bsdsoftlink com Cost Estimating Worksh
11. ated section and form where the numbers are referenced As one might expect LEED CS is very similar to LEED NC Since the core and shell of a building is a subset of the whole building LEED CS omits requirements that are not under the control of the core and shell developer This means some credits are deleted some added and some changed but most of the prerequisites and credits are the same as in LEED NC SpecLink s two sections that are automatically coordinated to each other and to other sections of the specification make it easy to get the credits straight and prepare specs that address those that can be addressed via the specifi cations The LEED Credit Summary walks you through identification of the credits to be achieved the LEED Certification Procedures section explains it to the Contractor 01 3514 LEED CREDIT SUMMARY By editing this section you activate relevant LEED provisions in appropriate spec sections by documenting your decisions as A AT Ss es SpecLink Helps Saratoga Associates Increase Efficiency In Boston New York City and Saratoga Springs NY Saratoga Associates provides Planning Landscape Architecture Civil Engineering and Architectural services to clients Whether creating compelling destina tions enriching communi ties or safeguard ing special places treasured for their historic cultural or natural importance the commitment of the peo
12. atus of Required Preferred or Not Required may be set as a record of intentions Following the statement of each credit is a brief description of predefined possible solutions taken from the LEED Rating System itself each linked to the specification sections which address the credit When one of the predefined solutions is See LEED CS on next page SpecLink E continued from page I Mode Review Mode and Subscription Mode The Evaluation mode is enabled by the lack of any license The Review mode allows the user read only access to the documents for which you have a license but does not increment the concurrent user count Subscription mode allows read write access to all catalogs for which the customer is licensed and increments the concurrent user count by one for each user As we Start to talk about user roles we want to make it clear that the implementation and use of user roles is not mandatory In fact SLE defaults to a configuration that does not require user role assign ments All users are essentially system administrators and have access to all system functionality However once you check the box to enable security and assign the role of System Admin to one or more users no other user can access the system until and unless they are specifically identified and assigned a role by a System Admin There are six roles that can be set by the system or assigned by the System Admin Evaluation User EVL
13. c to other roles The Expert User has the ability to add modify and delete the following items while the Standard User cannot Links Choice Fields Global Terms Document Templates Styles There are two levels of role management system level and project level The system level determines the user s ability to access the system and system level commands It is also used as the default if project level roles are not specified When system level security is enabled it is possible to enable role management separately for each project That is a System Admin can enable role management for a given project and assign a Project Admin role to a user on a project by project basis The figure on page 1 displays the Set Project Roles dialog for user roles The Project Admin has the ability to specify users and roles that apply to that project independent of all others Using project level security a user can be given Expert read write access to one project but not have any access to a second project Another user might be given a Reviewer role for a given project without any ability to edit the project A user s access for a given project can also be limited to certain catalogs groups of documents or specification sections such as the architectural catalog or the civil catalog And a Project Admin has the ability to create a project level catalog grouping of docu ments and limit a user s access to only the documents contained in that cat
14. have two rough carpentry sections one from their structural engineer just for framing and one for all the other carpentry that the structural engineer isn t concerned with In this case we recommend that Rough Carpentry be edited for the non structural scope and then copied to make a section of a different number and title from the structural section This should be a simple enough procedure that it can be done each time with a fresh updated copy of the Rough Carpentry section LEED CS continued from page 1 to how to address each prerequisite or credit This section auto matically edits the list of relevant sections in the LEED Certification Procedures section and can also be used as a planning tool 01 3515 LEED CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES This section is used in the Project Manual to explain the certification process and the Contractor s role in it By editing this section you can activate relevant LEED provisions in appropriate spec sections by making a list of relevant sections for the Contractor s information This section was formerly titled LEED Requirements the new title more accurately reflects the function of the section from the Contractor s point of view The LEED CREDIT SUMMARY is used to document the project team s intentions in regard to certification and particular credits First either LEED NC or LEED CS is selected to edit the list of prerequisites and credits Thereafter for each credit a st
15. he AGC e store For the month of March 2007 new customers who buy a DocuBuilder subscription for the full range of documents will receive a free iPod nano SPEC WRITER JOB OPENING BSD is looking for an architect or engineer to join us in maintaining and expanding SpecLink For more information go to www bsdsoftlink com bsdjobs htm or call 888 BSD SOFT BSD LinkLine Spring 2007 3 New SpecLink Sections 07 1355 07131 Dimpled Plastic Dampproofing and Waterproofing Membranes with Drainage This new proprietary section specifies Cosella D rken s polyethyl ene sheet waterproofing drainage and vapor barrier sheets that have a dimpled design that provides moisture drainage pathways and an insulating air barrier Cosella D rken produces waterproofing membranes for use with varying levels of environmental water and drainage sheet to be installed over waterproofing or dampproofing provided by others or without waterproofing or dampproofing Cosella Do rken offers options for vertically or horizontally installed drainage sheet with several levels of compressive strength all are suitable for below grade installations up to 30 feet deep Other specified applications in this section include vapor retarder under slabs on grade plaza deck and planter drainage sheets bored tunnel drainage sheets panning liner weather resistive barrier in above grade walls and underflooring vapor barrier 10 1400 Signage
16. ion When the Credit Summary section is prepared first it will activate all the relevant sections in the LEED Certification Procedures section Although the Credit Summary is explicitly intended for making a summary document early in the project the LEED Certification Procedures section can also be used to build the Summary document by means of links from the section number ordered list back to the credit number ordered list This will be especially useful where the same specification section addresses issues that arise under different credits all the credits relevant to a particular section are grouped under the section listing Reviewing the list of relevant sections in both section number order and credit order will give the most complete picture These SpecLink specification sections are based on the LEED NC Version 2 2 and LEED CS Version 2 0 by the U S Green Building Council Intelligent use of these sections requires familiarity with the applicable Rating System document which can be obtained free of charge at www usgbc org The applicable LEED Reference Guide would also be of consid erable assistance to designers and specifiers BSD LinkLine Spring 2007 Training Schedule BSD CostLink AE 1 day 595 BSD CostLink CM 3 days 1295 The BSD SpecLink Workshop The BSD SpecLink Workshop consists of two one day workshops The first day is devoted to learning the basics of SpecLink including how
17. lanced and fair and they are created with input from a wide range of sources For example The Building Owners and Managers Association BOMA has endorsed the AGC 200 general conditions docu ment and its AGC 400 design build agreement The Associated Specialty Contractors ASC organiza tion has endorsed the AGC 650 subcontract agreement EJCDC has approved the AGC 510 and 520 construction management documents Even AIA has jointly drafted with AGC its 565 and 566 construction management at risk documents AGC has approximately 100 standard contract forms all of which are available in AGC DocuBuilder including an Owner A E agreement comparable in scope to AJA s B141 document and EJCDC s E 500 document In addition to the balanced fairness of the AGC documents the fact that they are available in intuitive software that looks and feels much like BSD SpecLink should make the product of special interest to our customers Anyone who has worked with the AIA software should be especially appreciative of DocuBuilder s ease of use In addition DocuBuilder has unique features such as context sensitive notes that provide background information and explanations of particular contract provisions The software allows global replacement of key terms such as Contractor and Owner and it allows users to insert project specific headers with See AGC on page 3 SpecLink Statistics e 528 sections total 109 updated
18. n 7 ment One way to look at this breakdown is Dutena C ee a oa that licensing provides BSD s mechanism Saratoga Associates for controlling use of the software and documents and user roles provide your mechanism for controlling use This article is 3 about role management but let s first talk a little about licensing User Roles Dialog Box ve Updates 3 Licensing determines operating mode and N amp Revised access rights Access rights determine the SpecLink Sections 4 groups of documents or sections catalogs ree part section Forme that the user is allowed to access and operating mode determines the type of access There are three operating modes Be ee that are currently applicable Evaluation SPRING 2007 The LEED Green Building Rating System For Core amp Shell Development LEED CS Version 2 0 July 2006 has been added as an option in the SpecLink LEED checklist sections for the Spring 2007 Update Prior to this LEED NC was the only certification option offered in SpecLink s automated checklist sections and companion forms To address LEED CS the specifier simply selects LEED CS instead of LEED NC the software automatically excludes LEED NC credits that are not applicable adds the new LEED CS credits and changes the credit numbers where necessary Where credit numbers are different between the two rating systems SpecLink changes the credit numbers in each LEED rel
19. ndard forms by underlining and strikethroughs or they can print clean documents that show no changes In the latter case an automatic footer is changed to alert readers to the fact that unmarked changes may have been made to the standard contract language AGC DocuBuilder also offers more flexibility in pricing than the AIA product In addition to annual subscriptions for unlimited use and a meter mode option that allows infrequent users to pay by the document DocuBuilder also offers access to subsets of the documents There are four groups of documents that can be subscribed to separately plus a fifth group of short form documents For instance an architect might need access only to the 200 series documents that cover general construction A subcontrac tor on the other hand might need only the subcontract documents in the 600 series Each document series is available for a fraction of the cost of a full subscrip tion and each is priced well below the subscription price of the AIA product It s even possible to buy a subscription to one series of frequently used documents and to combine the subscription with a meter mode account that allows access to infrequently used documents outside of the subscription For more complete descriptions of the documents available in each series and the product pricing interested parties should visit AGC s website at www agc org where DocuBuilder can also be purchased via t
20. nother Moving folders within the project Formatting and printing Summary and Detail reports Exporting reports to a PDF file and an Excel spreadsheet Backing up projects to a zip file Overview of linking folder and task quantities to folders and cells in an Excel spreadsheet The initial workshops are being held in our Atlanta office In addition to future work shops in Atlanta we will also offer sessions at other locations if demand is sufficient The workshop in Atlanta is priced at 595 and includes a workbook with multiple exercises The workshop qualifies for 7 AIA Continuing Education Learning Units LEED CS continued from page 5 harvested wood are activated in Section 01600 Product Requirements as well as the form for documenting wood content the LEED WOOD CONTAINING PROD UCT LIST Similar provisions are acti vated for each predefined solution that involves the specifications For further coordination the specification sections that have been activated are also listed in Section 01 3515 01355 LEED CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES The intention of this section is to inform the Contractor about LEED Certification explain what his responsibilities are and draw his attention to specific sections of the Project Manual that address LEED credits The LEED related specification sections are listed in MasterFormat 2004 section number order as opposed to LEED credit order in the LEED CREDIT SUMMARY sect
21. op Now Available After receiving many requests for a cost estimating workshop BSD has developed a one day training program that covers the fundamentals of cost estimating for design professionals using BSD CostLink AE This workshop orients users to BSD CostLink AE s unique time saving capabili ties and focuses on the effective use of the RS Means parametric models Using one of these 75 models allows a design profes sional to assess an owner s budget and to prepare a detailed cost estimate at the very earliest stages of a project The designer can then refine and modify the estimate as the building design progresses gradually replacing model generated assemblies and quantities with those that have actually been selected for the project By following these procedures designers are able to print an updated cost estimate at any stage of the project and can avoid surprises on bid day Subjects covered in the workshop include Overview of the software and the RS Means cost databases Navigation within projects and the databases Using the Find feature to find assemblies and tasks in the RS Means databases Creating a new estimate with an RS Means building cost model Making modifications to the estimate to accommodate costs not covered in the building cost model Creating a new estimate without using a model Adding cost items not found in the RS Means databases Copying tasks and folders from one project to a
22. ple at Saratoga Associates to their clients success remains the same They help them shape visualize and realize what is needed in a way that uses their resources wisely and efficiently The Need In 2004 they were using a word processing based spec writing software package Their specifications took too long to develop the outcome was anything but efficient They knew there was a better way to do things SpecLink The Solution We now have an easier faster way to produce and print specifications says Nina Oldenquist Specification Writer with Saratoga Associates The ease of reporting makes construction administration easier and that alone has made a huge difference in how long it takes us to produce specifications The efficiencies gained by switching to SpecLink manifest in many ways Oldenquist recalls one of the main features that helped her decide to switch to SpecLink I like the fact that the entire project manual is a single py BSD LinkLine Spring 2007 The Spa at Mohonk Mountain House New Paltz New York document instead of 50 or 60 different word files In addition we can print reports that list sections where a specific topic is discussed The Outcome Saratoga Associates works on many environmentally responsible designs Oldenquist says One of our best projects to date was a recently completed LEED certified cultural center Being able to take advantage of the LEED fron
23. ring 2007 When copying an existing section or creating a new section you need to be careful about which folder is highlighted in the Project Tree If you have highlighted a section in the Tree and you paste or create a section the new section will be a level below the existing section If you need to move the section right click on the name of the section in the Tree panel Choose Cut Section The Cut Section for Pasting dialog box opens asking for confirmation that the correct section has been selected to cut Verify that it is and click OK Right click on the folder in the tree where the section belongs and select Paste Section Into The Paste dialog box opens giving you the opportunity to change the number acronym or name of the document Verify the informa tion as correct and click OK The section is moved to the proper location You can also use this process to renumber a section 4 I have some sections in Word format that I am trying to add to my project What is the most efficient way to do that Add New Section from RTF File m allows you to create a new section by importing an RTF file without first creating the section in SpecLink RTF stands for Rich Text Format which is readable by multiple applications To make an RTF file open the Word document and in Word choose Save As Change the Save As Type dropdown to Rich Text Format RTF There are two settings on the Tools menu that need to be set before you use
24. rmation e SOASTMsSs referenced 100 verified within last 9 months e 138 other documents referenced 79 verified this quarter e 39 standards organizations referenced Documents issued more than two years ago are verified quarterly as are annual or semiannual publications The documents not verified this quarter were updated within the past two years eNow Playing 6 eSpecLink Webinars Building Systems Design is pleased to announce that we are providing twice weekly guided tours of the BSD SpecLink application These one hour Webinars cover the basics of getting started develop ing your first project i Subjects covered in the SpecLink Webinar e include e Starting anew project si e Navigation of the Menu Bar and Tree Panel x e Discussion of the Status Columns in the Document Panel e Explanation of choices options and fill J in the blanks e Creating and modifying headers and x footers ee Printing options a We offer free SpecLink Webinars twice a e week Tuesdays at 11 AM and Thursdays at 4 PM Eastern Time Please call 1 800 266 e 7732 to schedule the most convenient time for you and we will send you the informa e tion needed to register 0000080008080808888888 88808 AGC continued from page 2 automated keyword replacement for all documents in a project Users may choose to print comparative documents that show the changes from the sta
25. t end sections available in SpecLink is what made this such a great project to work 99 on Oldenquist continues with the list of SpecLink features she likes We can add our own links that greatly increases automation And the ability to change the project name headers footers and the page format just once for the entire document is great especially for those in our office who are not accustomed to doing a lot of word processing Because SpecLink is a specification writing program and not a general purpose word processing program they can be more efficient using the software v aa E A iig The Other Contract Document Forms An Introduction to AGC DocuBuil der Many of BSD s customers are architects who are very familiar with AIA contract documents and AJA s electronic document software Our profes sional engineer customers are undoubtedly familiar with the standard contract forms published by the Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee EJCDC However we suspect that many of our customers are not aware of the fact that AGC The Associated General Contractors of America also publishes a wide selection of standard contract forms for construction Not only are these forms very similar in scope to those produced by AIA and EJCDC they are also available in a software product that was developed by BSD for AGC a product named AGC DocuBuilder The forms developed by AGC are well ba
26. terFormat 2004 instead blocks of text will change locations within individual sections We expect the process to take several quarters By the way the PageFormat recommendations will also change but with no real consequence to SpecLink the existing built in styles will already be in conformance a A BSD LinkLine Spring 2007 Revised SpecLink Sections 01 3515 01355 LEED Certification Procedures This section was formerly titled LEED Requirements The change in title more accurately reflects the function of the section from the Contractor s point of view See the LEED CS Added to SpecLink article on page for further information 06 1000 06100 Rough Carpentry Section 061054 06114 Wood Blocking and Curbing has been removed We were concerned about the duplicate provisions in this section and in 061000 Rough Carpentry So we sent out an email survey asking how people used this section Based on the positive response we got from users the Wood Blocking and Curbing section has been folded into Rough Carpentry A new comprehen sive checklist has been added to Rough Carpentry that allows the user to quickly scope the section from only minor miscellaneous carpentry to a fully wood framed building We believe the checklist will be even more helpful than having a separate section The section has also been generally updated Note that we did hear from some users about sometimes needing to
27. to navigate within the software start a new project edit sections understand how the links and choices work and how to format print and export the final document It is designed for new users The second day is designed for those who want to learn how to create and maintain their own office master This day covers the concepts of an office mas ter how to customize your master by add ing choices links and tags as well as cre ating your own checklists Users must al ready be familiar with the basics of SpecLink to attend the second day BSD SpecLink Either Day 495 Both Days 895 March 13 14 Atlanta March 20 21 Chicago Apr 12 13 New York Apr 17 18 Atlanta May 22 23 Tampa FL June 12 13 Atlanta June 28 29 San Francisco AIA Members We will report your course completion for 7 or 14 Continuing Education Units CSI Members Submit Course Completion Certificate for 7 or 14 Education Contact Hours ECHs toward your CCS CCCA or CCPR Certification renewal Class starts at 9 00 AM and ends at 5 PM Scheduled on a demand basis Call 888 273 7638 AIA Members Submit Course Completion Certificate for 7 Continuing Education Units for CostLink AE training or 24 Continuing Education Units for CostLink CM training CSI Members Submit Course Completion Certificate for Education Contact Hours ECHs toward your CCS CCCA or CCPR Certification renewal 7 for CostLink AE training 24 for CostLink CM training
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