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Construction Specification Statistics

  • 571 sections total
  • 563 non-proprietary sections
  • 8 proprietary sections
  • 6 new non-proprietary sections
  • 275 non-proprietary sections updated
  • 6 proprietary sections updated
  • 50% of total sections updated
  • 50% of all non-proprietary sections updated
  • 75% of all proprietary sections updated
  • 78 sections with checklists
  • 110,388 paragraphs
  • 135,474 links
  • 31,286 notes to specifier
  • 17,288 notes with live hyperlinks
  • 1,813 external documents referenced
  • 704 ASTM documents referenced (all verified in last 9 months)
  • 1,109 other documents and standards referenced (21% updated in last 3 months)
  • 48 newly-referenced standards
  • 171 standards organizations referenced
  • 408 sections with manufacturers listed
  • 1005 unique manufacturers listed

Sections in Each Catalog

  • Design Criteria Catalog -- 115
  • A = Architectural -- 400
  • S = Structural -- 149
  • C = Civil -- 173
  • L = Landscape -- 141
  • M = Mechanical / Electrical -- 294
  • Basic Catalog -- 187 (SpecLink+ only)
  • Short Form -- 16 (SpecLink+ only)
  • Performance -- 161 (SpecLink+ only)

Design Criteria Statistics

  • 32 sections total
  • 30% of total sections updated
  • 13,819 paragraphs
  • 11,044 internal links (targets and consequences)
  • 2,340 notes to specifier
  • 522 notes with live hyperlinks
  • 186 external documents referenced
  • 47 ASTMs referenced (all verified in last 9 months)
  • 139 other documents referenced
  • 41 standards organizations referenced

Documents issued more than two years ago are verified quarterly, as are annual and semi-annual publications. The documents not verified this quarter were updated within the past two years.