MasterFormat 2004: A Major Step Forward for Construction Project Delivery

摘要

Project delivery takes a major step forward with the recent release of MasterFormat 2004 Edition. This new version of commercial construction's organizational standard for project information is designed to reduce construction changes and delays caused by incomplete, misplaced or missing data. How? By undergoing the biggest expansion in the product's 40-year history to foster more comprehensive and detailed specifications and address all phases of the project life cycle-critically important steps to building owners and facility managers. Used in the U.S. and Canada for more than 70% of commercial and institutional projects, Master-Format is a master list of numbers and titles for organizing specifications, contracting and procurement requirements, as well as other data. As the industry's "Dewey Decimal System," MasterFormat standardizes communication of information critical to engineers, architects, specifiers, contractors and suppliers in meeting owners' requirements, schedules and budgets.