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Looking for a new and better way of managing specifications production for building construction projects?

BSD SpecLink® is a master guide specification writing, management, and production system with built-in intelligence designed to help you dramatically speed up editing tasks and reduce specification production time while minimizing errors and omissions. Combined with the industry’s most comprehensive and up-to-date master database, SpecLink enables you to accelerate your specification development with unsurpassed accuracy and integrity.

SpecLink now includes PerSpective®, the industry’s first and only commercially available database of performance-based specifications. Performance-based specs are used during the early building design stages and for projects delivered via the design-build method.

The SpecLink database is organized on three tabs: PerSpective, Short Form, and SpecLink, which are connected by "intelligent" links. The tabs correlate to the major phases for building design and construction. The three tabs' intelligent linking feature causes specification decisions made at each phase to pre-select text for use during subsequent phases, facilitating improved coordination and significantly minimizing editing time.

PerSpective, Short Form, and SpecLink are sold either independently as stand-alone modules (catalogs) or as a fully-functional interactive group so you can purchase the pieces that meet your particular needs.

  • The PerSpective tab comprises performance-based specifications, used at the earliest project stages before building design begins. Selections of materials made via PerSpective specifications are linked to the Short Form tab.
  • The Short Form tab consists of abbreviated material used to communicate material and systems choices to the owner during the schematic and design development phases. Selections made using this tab are linked to the SpecLink tab.
  • The SpecLink tab is used to produce detailed construction documents. It also creates automatic administrative reports, such as submittal requirements, useful during construction administration.