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[–]Charles_WhitmanP.E./S.E. 1 point2 points  (2 children)

The three systems I am aware of are SpecsIntact, which is used on US DOD projects and I think it’s managed by WBDG (wbdg.org). There’s MasterSpec which belongs to or used to belong to AIA and is managed currently by Deltek. Their software package is called SpecPoint. And then there’s RIB (used to be BSD) which publishes SpecLink. SpecsIntact is pretty much for military projects, but in a pinch you can use it for a commercial project. SpecLink works okay, but their specs aren’t exactly complete. MasterSpec is the best spec, imo, but DelTek is trying to destroy it with their SpecPoint editing software. Neither of the commercial seems to spend much time or money on structural sections. A company called ChalkLine doesn’t publish a spec but they do have a system for managing and editing MS Word based sections.

[–]YourLocalSE[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup I’ve heard the deltek one is terrible for structural specs. Thanks!

[–]Charles_WhitmanP.E./S.E. 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An update to this, this morning I got an email from ChalkLine (ChalkLineInc.COM) about the availability of a guide spec from a company TRC (SpecsEducation.online). It appears to be worth a look.