Exclusive MASTERSPEC® User Benefits
MASTERSPEC Users enjoy:
- Free Information
- Free Productivity Tools
- Free Support
- Big Savings
- Continuing Education
- Convenience
- Confidence
- Flexibility
FREE Information
- Avoid hours spent researching changing products, technology, and reference standards. MASTERSPEC augments specification text with FREE information you need to write quality specifications.
Enjoy online, exclusive access to changing information. MASTERSPEC Licensed Users have access to the For USERS Only area of this Web site, featuring back issues of SpecPress (ARCOM's quarterly newsletter), archived articles on specification development and industry news, information and links to standards and industry organizations and government agencies.
Easily compare meaningful product information presented in the familiar MASTERSPEC format with PRODUCT MASTERSPEC, custom-edited versions of MASTERSPEC sections licensed to building product manufacturers and trade associations. MASTERSPEC users can download these sections from this Web site or from their MASTERSPEC update CD ROMS.
Automate specification production with your FREE copy of MASTERWORKS™, easy-to-use software that lets you spell check, number paragraphs, format documents, and develop custom and standard reports simultaneously for multiple project files.
Get FREE MASTERMETRIC™. This is a resource guide for using SI (metric) units in construction specifications, and includes a style guide and metric conversion tables.
Access to MasterFormat information as well as download MasterFormat '04 to '95 and MasterFormat '95 - '04 conversion matrices.
Access FREE specification development and technical support. Get answers to your specification and software questions online or by calling us toll free.
- MASTERSPEC Licensed Users can license individual sections to augment their existing libraries for up to 66 percent less than non-users.
MASTERSPEC Licensed Users can purchase the latest edition of Specifying LEED Requirements Reference book and CD ROM at discounts of up to 50 percent.
Continuing Education
- Earn AIA, ASLA, or CSI Continuing Education credits by attending a MASTERSPEC Academy seminar or through ARCOM's independent study program.
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Convenience
- Automatically link to MASTERSPEC supporting documents AND a wealth of industry resources while editing specifications with MASTERSPEC.
- Reduce your risks. MASTERSPEC represents the most up-to-date specifications possible and is recognized by professional liability insurers as a valuable risk management tool. Is it worth the risk to keep using your old office masters?
Work with ALL the facts. With MASTERSPEC, the only true master guide specifications, you merely delete information irrelevant to your project.
Stake your reputation and liability on a proven system. MASTERSPEC is exclusively endorsed or recommended by ACEC, AIA, ASID, ASLA, CASE, CSI, IIDA, NLA (ANLA), and NSPE.
Get a full-time research, writing, and support staff to back you up. ARCOM's full-time staff of 45 expert specification writers, computer scientists, professional architects and engineers, and support personnel represent the industry's leadership in specification development and support. Additional consulting architects and engineers supplement the ARCOM staff.
Count on being up to date. MASTERSPEC is the most thoroughly researched and reviewed specification system in the industry. Updates reflect rigorous review by independent MASTERSPEC Review Committees of licensed users as well as by manufacturers, product and industry groups, and standards organizations. View a list of recently updated MASTERSPEC sections.
Work with people who know your industry. ARCOM's specification/software development and support professionals have been involved in specification research and education initiatives within the profession for over 30 years.
Flexibility
- Pick the best specification system for any project type or size. Choose from thirteen distinct specification libraries as well as specialized specification products to meet today's diverse practice needs.
Select the specification type that matches your project needs. Within the MASTERSPEC system, choose from:
- Full Length
- Basic for moderate- to large-scale, complex projects for any bidding or contracting situation
- Expanded: Basic Library + Supplemental sections for addressing more specialized project requirements
- Short Form for abridged specifications that document the most common specification needs
- Outline specifications for producing design development and early construction documents
- Small Project™, short-form specifications for residential, light-commercial, and similar projects
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