January 15, 2003—The Construction Specifications Institute, (CSI), that publishes a coding system called MasterFormat in conjunction with Construction Specifications Canada, released a draft of the biggest revision of the document in its 40 years. The Institute plans to complete the final draft of MasterFormat in June of 2003, and the major shifts in the construction industry would take place in 2004, said Dennis Hall, a Charlotte, N.C., architect and chairman of the expansion team.
In response the revised MasterFormat, Formare Educational Institute has also developed a seminar entitled: The Emerging MasterFormat—Answers to “so what?” The seminar covers the issues raised with the most significant change of the MasterFormat—inclusion of Communication Systems. This seminar is open to the public and will be held in regional formats across the continental United States.
The course comes with text and accompanying AIA (American Institute of Architects) Continuing Education Credit.
For more information, contact CSI.
