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Construction Specification Statistics

  • 563 sections total
  • 555 non-proprietary sections
  • 8 proprietary sections
  • 2 new non-proprietary sections
  • 253 non-proprietary sections updated
  • 5 proprietary sections updated
  • 58% of total sections updated
  • 58% of all non-proprietary sections updated
  • 71% of all proprietary sections updated
  • 76 sections with checklists
  • 120,292 paragraphs
  • 141,687 links
  • 32,414 notes to specifier
  • 16,949 notes with live hyperlinks
  • 1,766 external documents referenced
  • 692 ASTM documents referenced (all verified in last 6 months)
  • 1,074 other documents and standards referenced (5% updated) 
  • 23 newly-referenced standards
  • 170 standards organizations referenced
  • 400 sections with manufacturers listed
  • 997 unique manufacturers listed

Sections in Each Catalog

  • Design Criteria Catalog  ―  109
  • A = Architectural  ―  394
  • S = Structural  ―  144
  • C = Civil --  169
  • L = Landscape  ―  139
  • M = Mechanical / Electrical  ―  290
  • Basic Catalog  ―  185 (SpecLink+ only)
  • Short Form  ―  16 (SpecLink+ only)
  • Performance  ―  161 (SpecLink+ only)

Design Criteria Statistics

  • 32 sections total
  • 6% of total sections updated
  • 13,819 paragraphs
  • 11,007 internal links (targets and consequences)
  • 2,340 notes to specifier
  • 522 notes with live hyperlinks
  • 179 external documents referenced
  • 47 ASTMs referenced (all verified in last 6 months)
  • 132 other documents referenced  
  • 40 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.