C SPECIFICATIONS ( ^[20])

1. Standard outline for writing specification sections:

   1. General

   2. Products

   3. Execution

2. Quick checklist on products or materials:

   1. What is it and what does it do?

   2. Who is it made by?

   3. How to apply?

   4. What does it cost?

   5. Warranties?

3. Detailed checklist on evaluating new products or materials:

   1. Structural serviceability (resistance to natural forces such as wind and earthquake; structural adequacy and physical properties such as strength, compression, tension, shear, and behavior against impact and indentation).

   2. Fire safety (resistance against the effects of fire such as flame propagation, burnthrough, smoke, toxic gases, etc.).

   3. Habitability (livability relative to thermal efficiency. acoustic properties, water permeability, optical properties, hygiene, comfort, light, and ventilation. etc.).

   4. Durability (ability to withstand wear, weather resistance such as ozone and ultraviolet, dimensional stability, etc.).

   5. Practicability (ability to surmount field conditions such as transportation, storage, handling, tolerances, connections, site hazards, etc.).

   6. Compatibility (ability to withstand reaction with adjacent materials in terms of chemical interaction, galvanic action, ability to be coated, etc.).

   7. Maintainability (ease of cleaning; repairability of punctures, gouges, and tears; recoating, etc.).

   8. Code acceptability (review of code and manufacturer's claims as to code compliance).

   9. Economics (installation and maintenance costs).

4. CSI format

   Use this section as a checklist of everything that makes or goes into buildings, to be all-inclusive in the planning and designing of buildings, their contents, and their surroundings:

   1. Uniformat for preliminary systems planning:

      PROJECT DESCRIPTION

      • 10 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

        • 1010 Project Summary

        • 1020 Project Program

        • 1030 Existing Conditions