Since there is no one trade charged with firestopping buildings, firestop systemAn assembly consisting of 1) the penetrant or penetrants 2) the opening through a particular type of wall or floor, and 3) the firestop materials and design that are used to seal the opening or protect the penetrants. specifications are written by various building professionals on a design team and at various stages of the construction or remodeling process. Many times the firestop systems must be revised due to unforeseen construction changes made throughout the process. Specification and submittal resources can be invaluable when it means keeping the jobs on time and on budget.
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4SPECS
This discussion forum is for specifiers, project architects, construction administrators and others on the design side of commercial and institution construction, to include multi-family construction. |
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ARCAT™ - Specification Information
ARCAT provides information on building materials for architects, spec writers, engineers and contractors. Including 10,500 manufacturers with thousands of their cad details, specifications, BIM families, wizards, links to every web site and other information. This data assists professionals in making informed product selections. |
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ARCOM™ - Publisher of MASTERSPEC
ARCOM helps design and building professionals produce accurate, professional specifications. |
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Building Products and Materials by Sweets Network
McGraw Hill Construction / Sweets Network provides information on building materials, products, and manufacturers. |
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Building Systems Design - ‘BSD speclink’ Software Specification System
BSD SpecLink® is a master guide specification writing, management, and production system with built-in intelligence designed to help you dramatically speed up editing tasks and reduce specification production time while minimizing errors and omissions. Combined with the industry’s most comprehensive and up-to-date master database, SpecLink enables you to accelerate your specification development with unsurpassed accuracy and integrity. |
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CSI - Construction Specifications Institute
CSI is a national association dedicated to creating standards and formats to improve construction documents and project delivery. The organization is unique in the industry in that its members are a cross section of specifiers, architects, engineers, contractors and building materials suppliers. The organization has 146 chapters and more than 15,000 members. |
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Canadian Standards Association
The Canadian Standards Association is a not-for-profit membership-based |
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Construction Specifications Canada
Construction Specifications Canada (CSC) is a national multi-disciplinary, non-profit association with chapters across Canada. CSC is committed to ongoing development and delivery of quality education programs, publications and services for the betterment of the construction community |
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Reed Construction Data
Reed Construction Data’s portfolio of products and services includes national, regional and local construction data, building product information, construction cost data, market analytics and advertising channels to construction industry professionals in the US and Canada |
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SCIP - Specifications Consultants in Independent Practice
Specifications Consultants in Independent Practice is a nationwide technical resource organization that aids design firms, agencies, facility managers, and manufacturers in acquiring specifications from qualified writers, and allows independent specifiers to enhance their professionalism by sharing techniques and industry developments. |
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UL Systems and Assemblies Selector
STI's Online UL System Search allows you to quickly search for the UL system to meet your needs. |
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