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LinkLine: Winter 2009-10

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Section Counts By Catalog:

  • A = Arch  --  382
  • S = Structural  --  135
  • C = Civil --  159
  • L = Landscape  --  129
  • M = Mechanical / Electrical  --  279
  • X  = Basics  --  177
  • Short Form  --  16
  • Performance  --  161
  • Design Criteria Catalog  --  109

SpecLink+ Statistics:

  • 553 sections total 
  • 548 non-proprietary secions
  • 5 proprietary sections
  • 0 new non-proprietary sections
  • 0 new proprietary sections
  • 0 sections deleted
  • 103 non-proprietary sections updated
  • 1 proprietary sections updated
  • 19% of all total sections updated
  • 19% of all non-proprietary sections updated
  • 20% of all proprietary sections updated
  • 72 sections with checklists
  • 112,753 paragraphs
  • 129,786 links
  • 29,988 notes to specifier
  • 15,635 notes with live hyperlinks
  • 1,686 external documents referenced
  • 676 ASTM documents referenced
  • 1,010 other documents and standards referenced
  • 165 standards organizations referenced
  • 390 sections with manufacturers listed
  • 2,615 manufacturers listed
  • 971 unique manufacturers listed

Short Form Statistics:

  • 16 sections corresponding to MasterFormat 1995 divisions
  • 1 section updated
  • 8,308 paragraphs
  • 9,296 internal links (targets and consequences)
  • 1,564 notes to specifier
  • 225 ASTMs referenced
  • 138 other documents referenced
  • 41 standards organizations referenced

PerSpective Performance Statistics:

  • 161 sections, 2 updated
  • 17,395 paragraphs
  • 22,374 internal links (targets and consequences)
  • 4,026 notes to specifier, 926 with live hyperlinks
  • 50 ASTMs referenced
  • 141 other documents and standards referenced
  • 38 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.