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LinkLine: Past Edition Article Archive

Prior to the Spring 2009 edition of LinkLine, the newsletter was produced in a print/.pdf format. Full .pdf versions of all LinkLine newsletters prior to Spring 2009 are available by clicking here.

Spring 2010

Corporate Edition of BSD SpecLink-E Released

CSI GreenFormat Links Added to BSD SpecLink

BSD LinkMan-E Now Available

New Section Synopses

Success Story:  BSD SpecLink Helps WHR Architects Save Time and Money

Product Q&A

To Upgrade, or Not to Upgrade...That Is the Question

Featured Manufacturers

About Your Updates

Winter 2009-10

SpecLink-E Is Here and Is Interoperable With Revit

ConsensusDOCS Publishes Another Industry First!

Success Story:  BSD SpecLink Utilized on Award-Winning CHPS Project

Product Q&A

Featured Manufacturers

About Your Updates

Fall 2009

How SpecLink-E and LinkMan-E Work Together

MasterFormat '95 and BSD

Success Story:  BSD SpecLink® Provides Access to Corporate Knowledge at Lord, Aeck & Sargent

Product Q&A

Featured Manufacturers

About the ASTM Updates

Summer 2009

Great Progress on SpecLink-E and Linkman-E

BSD SpecLink-E Final Beta Now Available

BSD at AIA

ConsensusDocs 6.3

LEED 2009 and SpecLink

New Manufacturers

Product Q&A

Featured Manufacturer: Vista System

Spring 2009

Message from the CEO

Specs for a LEED Platinum School

Specifying Vegetated Roofs

SpecLink: New Sections This Quarter

New Manufacturers This Quarter

BSD Becomes an AIA Cornerstone Partner

Costlink AE Updates

Replace Portland Cement to Reduce Greenhouse Gasses

Product Q&A

Sucess Story: Harris & Associates


Winter 2008-09

Coming Soon: SpecLink-E and Linkage to BIM

What Architects Need To Know About HVAC Commissioning, Retrocommissioning, and Recommissioning

Featured Manufacturer: Guardian SunGuard

SpecLink: New Sections This Quarter

BIM and Contract Documents

BSD SpecLink Helps Evan Terry Associates Meet Client Needs

About Your SpecLink & PerSpective Updates

Product Q&A

Fall 2008

New Outline and Short Form Specs in SpecLink-E

Are You Sacrificing Updating For Control?

About The ASTM Updates

SpecLink: New Sections Added This Quarter

Featured Products: Gypsum Board Assemblies

BSD SpecLink Helps Collins Architectural Group Save Time and Increase Productivity

About Your SpecLink & PerSpective Updates

Product Q&A

Summer 2008

BSD SpecLink-E Enters Beta Testing

New 3-Part Section Format Published

BSD Is Giving Away a Car

SpecLink: Revisions This Quarter

New BSD Training Course on Cost Estimating

BSD SpecLink Helps Elness Swenson Graham Architects Exceed Expectations

About Your SpecLink & PerSpective Updates

Product Q&A

Spring 2008

SpecLink-E Previewed in Two Webinars

Continuing Education with BSD

BSD at 2008's Tradeshows

Alternative Strategy for Painting Specs

SpecLink's Up-To-Date Reference Standards Help Waterleaf Architecture Stay Ahead

About Your SpecLink & PerSpective Updates

Product Q&A

Winter 2007

The Latest on BSD SpecLink-E

New Construction Contracts from Three Sources

BSD at Greenbuild

Preparing "Front End" Documents Using SpecLink

SpecLink® helps The Boldt Company achieve unparalleled time savings

About Your SpecLink & PerSpective Updates

Product Q&A

Fall 2007

SpecLink-E: An Overview

New ConsensusDocs™ Contract Forms

Success at CSI

About the ASTM Updates

AIA CEUs Sponsored by BSD

Specifier Education @ www.bsdsoftlink.com

SpecLink® Helps DSGW Produce Specifications in Half the Time

About Your SpecLink & PerSpective Updates

Product Q&A

Summer 2007

Spell Checking and Updating In SpecLink-E

Two More LEEDTM Rating Systems Added

CSI Three-Part Section Format Slated to Change

Now Playing: SpecLink® Webinars

Specifying LEED-EB for Existing Buildings

Specifying LEED-CS and -CI for Core & Shell Development and Commercial Interiors

CSI Award

BSD at the Trade Shows

We've Moved

BSD SpecLink® Takes Novice Spec Writer to the Next Level at F&S Partners

About Your SpecLink & PerSpective Updates

Product Q&A

Spring 2007

SpecLink®: The Next Generation, Part IV

LEED-CSTM added to SpecLink®

The Other Contract Document Forms

Now Playing: SpecLink® Webinars

CSI three-part format slated to change

Cost Estimating Workshop Now Available

SpecLink® helps Saratoga Associates increase efficiency

About Your SpecLink & PerSpective Updates

Product Q&A

Winter 2006

SpecLink®: The Next Generation, Part III

Statistical Harvest

Complimentary Subscriptions to SpecLink®

The Industry Foundation Classes

Customer Case Study: Roth & Associates

About Your SpecLink & PerSpective Updates

Product Q&A

Fall 2006

SpecLink®: The Next Generation, Part II

Avoiding Obsolescence

Are You Sacrificing Updating for Control?

BSD SpecLink® Contributes to Katrina Reconstruction

About the ASTM Updates

New MasterFormatTM Website

BSD Fall Conference Participation

SpecLink® Cuts Specification Writing Time in Half at Bledsoe Architects

About Your SpecLink & PerSpective Updates

Product Q&A

Summer 2006

SpecLink®: The Next Generation

BSD Exhibits at 2006 Trade Shows

CAD & BIM Survey

LEEDTM Tips

BSD's New Training Facility

SpecLink Quarterly Updates Keep Interplan Specifications Up-To-Date

About Your SpecLink & PerSpective Updates

Product Q&A

Spring 2006

Growth of BSD SpecLink®

10-Year BSD SpecLink® Veterans

CostLink/AE Gets New Cost Data

About Your SpecLink & PerSpective Updates

Pickering Incorporated Achieves Both Time Savings and Quality Increases with SpecLink

Product Q&A

LEED-NC Version 2.2 Added to SpecLink

Winter 2005

Meter Accounts Are Here

SpecLink Data to Provide Manufacturer Lead Service

Contractor Certifications for LEED Credits

SpecLink Brings Specification Automation to Neumann/Smith and Associates

About Your SpecLink & PerSpective Updates

SpecLink Workshops Yield Benefits

Product Q&A

Fall 2005

Reference Standards On Demand

LEED and Steel

LEED and Wood

SpecLink Brings Specification Helps Krech, O'Brien, Muller and Wass Significantly Reduce Formatting Time

About Your SpecLink & PerSpective Updates

About the ASTM Updates

Product Q&A

Upcoming Events

Summer 2005

Svigals + Partners Brings Specification Writing In-House with BSD SpecLink

CostLink/AE Makes Estimating Easy

About Your SpecLink & PerSpective Updates

Getting Started With LEED and Specs

Specifying “Green” Without LEED

Product Q&A

Hyperlinking Between BSD SpecLink® and MS Word

SpecLink Makes LEED Specs Easier

New LEED Tag and Report

Spring 2005

BCArchitects Create Clear and Concise Specifications With SpecLink

CostLink/AE Gets New Cost Data

About Your SpecLink & PerSpective Updates

Commissioning Specifications in BSD SpecLink®

Meet the BSD Sales Team

Product Q&A

New Updating Features in BSD SpecLink®

BSD SpecLink Enhancements Improve Flexibility

Specifying Commissioning Using SpecLink

Winter 2004

Switching to the New MasterFormat

C.M. Architecture, P.A. Finds Answers with BSD SpecLink

About Your SpecLink & PerSpective Updates

New Edition of NFPA 70

Recent Enhancements to CostLink/CM

Product Q&A

New Features in BSD SpecLink

Fall 2004

About the ASTM Updates

Changes in BSD SpecLink®/PerSpective® Updating

A New BSD SpecLink®!

Review Committee Forming

BSD SpecLink Helps Drive Quality and Innovation at Coleman-Johnston-Clyma, Inc.

TCA Adds Another Member Benefit

Summer 2004

Announcing: CSI/DBIA/BSD Technical Review Committee

BSD SpecLink First with MasterFormat 2004

BSD SpecLink to Incorporate PerSpective

Optional Checklists in New Sections

Spring 2004

An Inside Look at the MasterFormat 2004 Update

A New Approach to Building Product Manufacturers in BSD SpecLink®

BSD SoftLink® Product Improvements

Winter 2003

Handing Off Cost Estimates: CostLink/CM Now Converts CostLink/AE Projects

What Our Users Have to Say about SpecLink®+

BSD SpecLink® Section Changes

Performance Improvements in BSD SpecLink® and PerSpective®

MasterFormat 2004 and BSD SpecLink®: Adopting New Numbering Should Be a Seamless, Painless Transition