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LinkLine: Winter 2011-12

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Construction Specification Statistics

  • 572 sections total
  • 563 non-proprietary sections
  • 9 proprietary sections
  • 2 new non-proprietary sections
  • 1 new proprietary section
  • 186 non-proprietary sections updated
  • 4 proprietary sections updated
  • 33% of total sections updated
  • 33% of all non-proprietary sections updated
  • 44% of all proprietary sections updated
  • 83 sections with checklists
  • 113,501 paragraphs
  • 141,531 links
  • 32,485 notes to specifier
  • 18,000 notes with live hyperlinks
  • 1,890 external documents referenced
  • 735 ASTM documents referenced (all verified within the last 5 months)
  • 1,149 other documents and standards referenced (all verified within the last 5 months)
  • 10 newly-referenced standards
  • 173 standards organizations referenced
  • 412 sections with manufacturers listed
  • 1020 unique manufacturers listed

Sections in Each Catalog

  • Design Criteria Catalog -- 128
  • A = Architectural -- 411
  • S = Structural -- 157
  • C = Civil -- 183
  • L = Landscape -- 152
  • M = Mechanical / Electrical -- 304
  • Basic Catalog -- 196 (SpecLink+ only)
  • Short Form -- 16 (SpecLink+ only)
  • Performance -- 161 (SpecLink+ only)

Design Criteria Statistics

  • 32 sections total
  • 12% of total sections updated
  • 13,819 paragraphs
  • 11,148 internal links (targets and consequences)
  • 2,340 notes to specifier
  • 522 notes with live hyperlinks
  • 186 external documents 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.