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Construction Specification Statistics

  • 553 sections total
  • 550 non-proprietary sections
  • 6 proprietary sections
  • 2 new non-proprietary sections
  • 1 new proprietary sections
  • 0 sections deleted
  • 502 non-proprietary sections updated
  • 5 proprietary sections updated
  • 91% of total sections updated
  • 92% of all non-proprietary sections updated
  • 100% of all proprietary sections updated
  • 72 sections with checklists
  • 113,437 paragraphs
  • 131,231 links
  • 30,566 notes to specifier
  • 16,182 notes with live hyperlinks
  • 1,694 external documents referenced
  • 684 ASTM documents referenced
  • 1,010 other documents and standards referenced
  • 66 standards organizations referenced
  • 393 sections with manufacturers listed
  • 2,581 manufacturers listed
  • 986 unique manufacturers listed

Sections in Each 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

Design Criteria Statistics

  • 32 sections total
  • 100% of total sections updated
  • 13,819 paragraphs
  • 10,881 internal links (targets and consequences)
  • 2,338 notes to specifier
  • 520 notes with live hyperlinks
  • 186 external documents referenced
  • 47 ASTMs referenced
  • 139 other documents referenced
  • 41 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.