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DEFINITIONS Specifications are set of requirements for an itemized or generalized construction work, materials, methods, or systems.
Normally, a specification is the specific set of requirements agreed to by the sponsor/user and the manufacturer/producer of a system.
Specifications may also contain the systems requirements as well as the testing requirements and the mapping between them.
TYPES OF SPECIFICATIONS
Open Specifications shows the general requirements without consideration of a specific type or brand for materials. Open specs may be subject to reasonable changes and equivalencies.
Closed Specifications establishes the exact and specific quantity, types, color, texture, and other properties. Such can not be changed or subjected to equivalencies without prior concent from the specs writter or the architect.
TYPES OF SPECIFICATIONS
Brand Name Specifications specifies the manufacturers and producers or the brands of materials and products be used for each specific work. Combination Specifications Combines two or more techniques.
Division 01 General Requirements Division 02 Site Construction Division 03 Concrete Division 04 Masonry Division 05 Metals Division 06 Wood and Plastics Division 07 Thermal and Moisture Protection Division 08 Doors and Windows Division 09 Finishes Division 10 Specialties
PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS GROUP: Division 00 Procurement and Contracting Requirements SPECIFICATIONS GROUP General Requirements Subgroup Division 01 General Requirements
Master Format
The most widely used standard for organising specifications and other written information for commercial and institutional building projects. It provides a master list of divisions, and section numbers and titles within each division, to be followed in organizing information about a facilitys construction requirements and associated activities. Master Format expanded from 16 Divisions to 50 Divisions, reflecting innovations in the construction industry.