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Winter2008.pdf Winter 2008-09 SpecLink-E and BIM; BIM and Contract Documents; What Architects Need To Know About Recommissioning, Retrocommissiong HVAC; New Section Synopses; About Your SpecLink Updates; BSD Customer Case Study: BSD SpecLink helps Evan Terry Associates; Featured Manufacturer for Winter 2008-09; Product Q & A; Training Schedule.
Fall2008.pdf Fall 2008 New Outline and Short Form Specs in BSD SpecLink-E; Customer Case Study: Collins Architectural Group; BSD Is Giving Away a Laptop; SpecLink: Revisions This Quarter; Are You Sacrificing Updating for Control?; Now Playing: SpecLink Webinars; Status of SectionFormat Changes; SpecLink, PerSpective, and CostLink/AE Updates; Product Q&A; 2008 Training Schedule.
Summer2008.pdf Summer 2008 BSD SpecLink-E Enters Beta Testing; New 3-Part Section Format Published; Customer Case Study: Elness Swenson Graham Architects; BSD Is Giving Away a Car; SpecLink: Revisions This Quarter; New BSD Training Course on Cost Estimating; SpecLink, PerSpective, and CostLink/AE Updates; Product Q&A; 2008 Training Schedule.
Spring2008.pdf Spring 2008 SpecLink-E Previewed in Two Webinars; Continuing Education with BSD; Customer Case Study: Waterleaf Architecture; BSD at 2008's Tradeshows; Alternative Strategy for Painting Specs; SpecLink, PerSpective, and CostLink/AE Updates; Product Q&A; 2008 Training Schedule.
Winter2007.pdf Winter 2007 The Latest on BSD SpecLink-E; New Construction Contracts from Three Sources; Customer Case Study: The Boldt Company; BSD at Greenbuild; Preparing "Front End" Documents Using SpecLink; SpecLink, PerSpective, and CostLink/AE Updates; Product Q&A; 2007-2008 Training Schedule.
Fall2007.pdf Fall 2007 SpecLink-E: An Overview; New ConsensusDocs™ Contract Forms; Customer Case Study: DSGW; Success at CSI; About the ASTM Updates; AIA CEUs Sponsored by BSD; Specifier Education @ www.bsdsoftlink.com; SpecLink, PerSpective, and CostLink/AE Updates; Product Q&A; 2007 Training Schedule.
Summer2007.pdf Summer 2007 Spell Checking and Updating In SpecLink-E; Two More LEED™ Rating Systems Added; CSI Three-Part Section Format Slated to Change; Customer Case Study: F&S; Now Playing: SpecLink Webinars; Specifying LEED-EB for Existing Buildings; Specifying LEED-CS and -CI; CSI Award; BSD at the Trade Shows; We've Moved; SpecLink, PerSpective, and CostLink/AE Updates; Product Q&A; 2007 Training Schedule.
Spring2007.pdf Spring 2007 SpecLink®: The Next Generation, Part IV; LEED®-CS Added to SpecLink; The Other Contract Document Forms; Customer Case Study: Saratoga Associates; Now Playing: SpecLink Webinars; CSI three-part section slated to change; Cost Estimating Workshop Now Available; SpecLink, PerSpective, and CostLink/AE Updates; Product Q&A; 2007 Training Schedule.
Winter2006.pdf Winter 2006 SpecLink®: The Next Generation, Part III; Statistical Harvest; Complimentary Subscriptions to SpecLink®; The Industry Foundation Classes; Customer Case Study: Roth & Associates; SpecLink, PerSpective, and CostLink/AE Updates; Product Q&A; 2006 Training Schedule.
Fall2006.pdf Fall 2006 SpecLink®: The Next Generation, Part II; Avoiding Obsolescence; Are You Sacrificing Updating for Control?; BSD SpecLink® Contributes to Katrina Reconstruction; About the ASTM Updates; New MasterFormatTM Website; BSD Fall Conference Participation; Customer Case Study: Bledsoe Architects; SpecLink, PerSpective, and CostLink/AE Updates; Product Q&A; 2006 Training Schedule.
Summer2006.pdf Summer 2006 SpecLink®: The Next Generation; BSD Exhibits at 2006 Trade Shows; CAD & BIM Survey; Customer Case Study: Interplan LLC; LEED Tips; BSD’s New Training Facility; SpecLink, PerSpective, and CostLink/AE Updates; Product Q&A; 2006 Training Schedule.
Spring2006.pdf Spring 2006 Growth of BSD SpecLink; 10-year BSD SpecLink Veterans; Customer Case Study: Pickering Inc; LEED-NC Version 2.2; SpecLink, PerSpective, and CostLink/AE Updates; Product Q&A; 2006 Training Schedule.
Winter2005.pdf Winter 2005 Meter Accounts Are Here; SpecLink Data To Provide Manufacturer Lead Service; Customer Case Study: Neumann/Smith and Associates; SpecLink Workshops Yield Benefits; Contractor Certifications for LEED Credits; SpecLink, PerSpective, and CostLink/AE Updates; Product Q&A; 2005-2006 Training Schedule.
Fall2005.pdf Fall 2005 Reference Standards On Demand; LEED and Steel; LEED and Wood; BSD Customer Case Study: Krech, O’Brien, Muller and Wass; Upcoming Events; SpecLink, PerSpective, and CostLink/AE Updates; Product Q&A; 2005 Training Schedule.
Summer2005.pdf Summer 2005 Hyperlinking Between BSD SpecLink and MS Word; SpecLink Makes LEED Specs Easier; New LEED Tag and Report; CostLink/AE Makes Estimating Easy; BSD Customer Case Study: Svigils + Partners; Getting Started With LEED and Specs; Specifying "Green" Without LEED; SpecLink, PerSpective, and CostLink/AE Updates; Product Q&A; 2005 Training Schedule.
Spring2005.pdf Spring 2005 New Updating Features in SpecLink; SpecLink Enhancements Improve Flexibility; Meet the BSD Sales Team; CL/AE Gets New Cost Data; BSD Customer Case Study: BCArchitects; Commissioning Specifications in SpecLink; Specifying Commissioning Using SpecLink; SpecLink, PerSpective, and CostLink/AE Updates; Product Q&A; 2005 Training Schedule.
Winter2004.pdf Winter 2004 Switching to the New MasterFormat; Customer Case Study: C.M. Architecture; New Edition of NFPA 70; Recent Enhancements to CostLink/CM; New Features in BSD SpecLink; SpecLink, PerSpective, and CostLink/AE Updates; Product Q&A; 2004-2005 Training Schedule.
Fall2004.pdf Fall 2004 A New BSD SpecLink!, Changes in BSD SpecLink/PerSpective Updating, BSD SpecLink Helps Drive Quality at CJC, Inc., SpecLink and PerSpective Updates, New Mechanical Sections for MasterFormat 2004, ASTM Updates, Review Committee, SpecLink, PerSpective, and CostLink/AE Updates; Product Q&A; 2004-2005 Training Schedule.
Summer2004.pdf Summer 2004 BSD SpecLink First with MasterFormat 2004, BSD SpecLink to Incorporate PerSpective, SpecLink and PerSpective Updates, Optional Checklists in New Sections, Announcing New Technical Review Committee, 2004 Training Schedule.
Spring2004.pdf Spring 2004 BSD SoftLink Product Improvements, A New Approach to Building Product Manufacturers in BSD SpecLink, An Inside Look at the MasterFormat 2004 Update, SpecLink and PerSpective Updates, 2004 Training Schedule.
Winter2003.pdf Winter 2003 Performance Improvements In BSD SpecLink and PerSpective, Handing Off Cost Estimates, What Our Users Say About SpecLink+, SpecLink and PerSpective Updates, MasterFormat 2004 and SpecLink, BSD SpecLink Section Changes, 2003-4 Training Schedule.
Fall2003.pdf Fall 2003 Realistic, Updateable Cost Estimates at the Schematic Design Phase, Printing Enhancements in SpecLink+ and PerSpective, New DOWNLOAD CENTER for new and existing customers, Advantages of SpecLink+ by Albert Kahn Assoc., SpecLink and PerSpective Updates, ASTM Updates, 2003-4 Training Schedule.
Summ2003.pdf Summer 2003 Create new sections from MS Word, Interview with Joe Bandza a CostLink/CM user, International Code Changes Updates, Design for Security in Perspective, Linking in CostLink/CM and CostLink/AE deserves another look.
Sprg2003.pdf Spring 2003 New Linking feature in CostLink/CM and CostLink/AE, BSD's 20th Anniversary, Insert Page Break in SpecLink and PerSpective, MPI Painting Spec,PerSpective User Interview, New Employees.
Wint2002.pdf Winter 2002-03 Speed Enhancements in SpecLink & PerSpective, New SpecLink Manufacturer Report, Hyperlinks to Manufacturer Web Sites, SpecWizards in SpecLink, CostLink/AE User Interview, New Tags.  2003 Training Schedule. New employees.
Fall2002.pdf Fall 2002 Introducing CostLink/AE, cost estimating system for designer; about estimating with assemblies. SpecLink fan mail and Q&A.  SpecLink and PerSpective Updates.  ASTM standards updates.  Meet your technical support staff.
Summ2002.pdf Summer 2002 SpecLink and PerSpective:  Improved interface, new Wizard functionality, user-editable tags, updated reference documents, new section synopses;  CostLink/CM: new report format, redesigned and updated user manual; "Specifying Performance Before the Design Begins".
Sprg2002.pdf Spring 2002 Product Enhancements, Excel Linking in CM, AIA/AGC Electronic Documents Comparison, Your SpecLink and PerSpective Updates, New Section Synopses
Wint2001.pdf Winter 2001 New Link Engine, LEED, "To Update or Not To Update," SpecLink Innovatio/User Interview, Your SpecLink and PerSpective Updates, New Section Synopses, 2002 Training Schedule
Fall2001.pdf Fall 2001 New Features in SpecLink, PerSpective, and CostLink/CM; RocTek Digitizer software available from BSD; New National Sales Manager for Building Product Manufacturers; Your SpecLink and PerSpective Updates; ASTM standards updates
Summ2001.pdf Summer 2001 BSD announces a new alliance with CSI-DBIA involving PerSpective, CostLink/CM links to Excel,  BSD develops a new product for AGC called DocuBuilder, Q&A, more info about your SpecLink and PerSpective sections, and PerSpective added to the 2001 Training Schedule
Sprg2001.pdf Spring 2001 BSD SpecLink+ adds new features, PerSpective Design-Build Specs, R.S. Means Data, CD Browser, 2001 Training Schedule
Wint2000.pdf Winter 2000-2001 BSD SpecLink+ Makes Its Debut, CostLink/CM Export to Mcaces, Interviews with our Customers, Printing to PDF, 2001 Training Schedule
Fall2000.pdf Fall 2000 Using Queries, Outline Specs, Q&A, Your SpecLink Update, ASTM Standards
Summ2000.pdf Summer 2000 BSD CostLink/CM version 2.0, BSD SpecLink/+, Estimating w/Mcaces, Q&A, the SpecLink update, and Continuing Ed.
Sprg2000.pdf Spring 2000 Alternate Hierarchies in BSD CostLink/CM, the latest SpecLink update, and our fabulous Support Staff.
Wint1999.pdf Winter 1999-2000 The next version of BSD SpecLink available in beta version and addressing Y2K concerns.
Fall1999.pdf Fall 1999 CostLink/CM, new cost estimating product now available; About PerSpective, a product for Design/Build specifications.

SpecLink newsletter archives - prior to Fall 1999.

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