Industry Recognition
ENR's 2009 Top 500 Firms are MasterSpec Users!
Nine of the Top Ten ENR Design Firms are MasterSpec Users!!!
- 78 percent of the top architectural firms use MasterSpec
- 76 percent of the top architectural/engineering firms use MasterSpec
- 74 percent of the top engineering firms use MasterSpec
- 62 percent of the top engineering/architectural firms use MasterSpec
- 84 percent of the top building design firms use MasterSpec (19 of the top 20 are MasterSpec licensees)
BD&C's 2009 Top 300 Design Firms: MasterSpec, Still a Consistent Choice for Industry Leaders
- 75 percent of the top architectural firms use MasterSpec
- 92 percent of the top architectural/engineering firms use MasterSpec
- 41 percent of the top engineering firms use MasterSpec (Includes firms specializing non-bulding-related projects like transportation, sewerage, water supply. There is currently no MasterSpec library available for these projects)
- 78 percent of the top engineering/architectural firms use MasterSpec
Consulting Specifying Engineer (CSE) - MEP Giants 2009
72 percent of the MEP Giants (total of 95 firms) use MasterSpec
The Construction Specifications Insitute (CSI)I Recognizes MasterSpec as a Standard in the Industry
ARCOM recently signed a new strategic agreement with The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) in which CSI now provides non-exclusive recognition of MasterSpec as a standard of the industry in master specifications for use in preparing specifications. Additionally, CSI also provides non-exclusive recognition of SpecWare as a leader in specification automation software.
CSI recognizes both MasterSpec and SpecWare as valid applications of CSI/CSC’s MasterFormat 2004 for section numbering and titling, and ARCOM as a major stakeholder in CSI’s efforts to create, maintain, and promote specification-writing principles, formats, documents, and education and certification programs. More...
ARCOM Products Win Adex Awards
ARCOM products won the ADEX (Awards for Design Excellence) Awards in 2005.
- Platinum Award for Specifying LEED® Requirements Reference Book/CD
- Gold Award for the MasterSpec Interiors Library
Major Industry Professional Organizations Endorse MasterSpec
MasterSpec has been the leading choice of design professionals since 1969. In fact, MasterSpec is endorsed or recommended by ACEC, AIA, ASID, ASLA, CASE, CSI, IIDA, NLA(ANLA), and NSPE.
CSI Joins AIA and ASLA to Endorse ARCOM as a Continuing Education Provider
CSI, in addition to the AIA and ASLA, endorses ARCOM's MasterSpec Academy Independent Study program. Earn CSI/CES Education Credit Hours (ECHs) by reading MasterSpec Full Length or Short Form updates.
CSI Fellowship Awarded to ARCOM Specwriter
ARCOM's Chris Bushnell Awarded CSI Fellowship - Christopher G. Bushnell, AIA, FCSI, CCS, MasterSpec architectural specification writer, was awarded one of 11 CSI Fellowships at the 43rd annual convention and exhibit in Los Angeles. CSI recognized Chris for his efforts with the Uniform Drawing System and for developing the first overall master schedule for updating all CSI technical documents and publications. He was also noted for his initiative in starting the CSI Mt. Rainier Chapter in 1996. ARCOM is proud to add Bushnell to the list of CSI fellows on its staff.
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