Architectural Specification Sections

Masterformat is the specifications writing standard for most commercial building design and construction projects in north america.
Architectural specification sections. Free building product specifications all of arcat specs are written by csi fellows. Building material and construction product manufacturers organized by the product or the material into csi master format divisions. Division 01 general requirements.
Masterformat specification divisions current the construction specifications institute csi publishes the masterformat which is the standard that is used most often for formatting construction specifications. Fundamentally a specification is made of three distinct but equally important parts each part deals with a different aspect of the product being specified. In 2004 masterformat was updated and expanded to 50 divisions.
All projects should use the mf04 specifications. Explore the divisions below to gather product data and access downloadable content including cad files bim objects specifications and much more. More than 300 master construction specifications in masterformat 2004 mf04 are maintained for va construction projects in dual english metric units.
It lists titles and section numbers for organizing data about. Masterformat was first released in 1975 and only had 16 divisions until the new 50 division masterformat 2004 was released in late 2004. Our building product and material specifications are free to view and download in doc rtf or text.
Standardizing the presentation of such information improves communication among all parties. 50 divisions is the most widely used standard for organizing specifications and other written information for commercial and institutional building projects in the united states and canada. The masterformat indexgroups specification sections into easily identifiable disciplines using a six digit system with digits in groups of two such as.
The first two digits denote the primary section of which there are 48 sections. Divisions that are not listed below are reserved for future use including division 49 division 00 procurement and contracting requirements. Arcat specs are complete accurate and in the csi 3 part and the canadian csc formats for building and construction professionals.