e-SPECS to Incorporate USG BIM Families, Specifications
 PORTLAND,
ME, Sep 30, 2008 - InterSpec Inc. announced today that it will begin
shipping Building Product Manufacturer’s (BPM) proprietary BIM and
specification content with its e-SPECS for Revit software solutions. T
he requirements and functionality have been established together with the
company’s lead Charter Customer, USG Corporation, a leading manufacturer and
distributor of high-performance building systems.
InterSpec’s patented e-SPECS software solutions automate the preparation
of construction specifications and selection of products and materials, used
by thousands of architects, engineers and construction professionals to help
them keep their construction models and specifications in sync while
reducing the overall cost of development. With the inclusion of BPM’s
content, architects and engineers will be able to supplement their project
manuals with specific proprietary information directly from their e-SPECS
programs. As a manufacturer’s Revit family is used in a Revit model, the
corresponding detailed specification criteria will automatically be included
in the e-SPECS project manual with coordinated detailed keynotes for Revit.
USG is taking a leadership role in the use of technology to facilitate
selection and integration of their product information, as witnessed by the
variety of online tools that are available to their customers.
USGDesignStudio.com, for instance, allows users to refine their product
selections with the assistance of an online graphical selection guide.
Architects can step through a simple point and click interface get access to
BIM and specification content for the products and materials that best suit
their needs. Now incorporating their content information directly into
e-SPECS, their customers can get even more automation and ensure internal
consistency between their Revit content and the resulting proprietary
specification information that is inserted into the project manual.
“e-SPECS solutions allow architects and engineers to save countless hours
and dollars while ensuring that their digital construction models and
drawings agree with the specifications,” said Michael Brennan, CEO of
InterSpec. “Now the designers will be able to ensure the same ease of
integration of their BIM models and specification content for specific BPM
products incorporated into their projects. We are very excited to have USG
Corporation as our lead Charter Customer, helping us refine the requirements
and functionality that will help the end user integrate BPM content into
their construction document package.”
“We are constantly on the lookout for new technologies that help
facilitate the selection of our products by the design community,” said
Steve Martinez, architectural systems development manager, USG Corporation.
“By integrating USG Design Studio content with e-SPECS, we are giving
architects and engineers easy access to product information which is
necessary for accurate specification in the BIM environment. We’re
leveraging the investment in our BIM and specification content by linking
the two together with e-SPECS. We look forward to further integrating our
design tools with e-SPECS to provide even more functionality to our
customers.”
About USG Corporation
USG Corporation is a Fortune 500 manufacturer and distributor of
high-performance building systems primarily through its United States Gypsum
Company, USG Interiors, Inc. and L&W Supply Corporation subsidiaries.
Headquartered in Chicago, USG serves the residential and non-residential
construction markets, repair and remodel construction markets, and
industrial processes. USG's wall, ceiling, flooring and roofing products
provide leading-edge building solutions for customers, while L&W Supply
center locations efficiently stock and deliver building materials
nationwide.
For more information, visit www.usg.com.
About InterSpec
InterSpec provides construction document management solutions and
services built on its patented e-SPECS specification management technology.
e-SPECS software automates the specification process by extracting the
product and material requirements directly from the project’s BIM models and
drawings. e-SPECS integrates directly with all Autodesk Revit-based BIM
products as well as with Autodesk’s AutoCAD, AutoCAD Architecture and
AutoCAD Systems products and supports all libraries of MASTERSPEC and custom
office masters.
For architects and engineers who spend many hours on every
project preparing construction specifications, e-SPECS software saves time
and money while ensuring that the construction drawings are coordinated with
the specifications.
For more information, visit
www.e-SPECS.com.
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