Well-maintained, current office master specification systems are critical — they're the foundation for consistently high quality project specifications. CSI acquired Building Systems Design Inc. to assist CSI members in their preparation of specifications. CSI members receive a 15% discount on new sales of BSD products!
BSD is a leader in the development of master specifications and interoperability software. BSD products include:
BSD SpecLink®-E: Designed to produce specifications for all types of projects and for all phases of a project — from programming all the way through construction administration. One database of over 650 sections can be expanded or collapsed to provide outline, short form, and full construction specs — without the need to start over at each phase of a project. SpecLink-E also includes over 170,000 intelligent links designed to speed specification production, improve coordination, and minimize editing errors. It's a sophisticated master guide specification system subscribed to by architects, engineers, and specification writers nationwide and used to produce specifications for thousands of commercial, institutional, and industrial projects annually.
BSD LinkMan-E®: A linking software product that enables the user to easily create, monitor and modify relationships between various representations of a building design project—as drawn using Autodesk Revit, as specified using BSD SpecLink-E, and, in the future, as estimated using BSD CostLink/AE. LinkMan-E displays discrepancies between a Revit model and the specifications and allows automated activation of the specifications based on information from the model. It also includes a keynote management system and phase restriction capabilities that provide even closer coordination between drawings and specifications.
BSD CostLink/AE®: Quick, easy, and modifiable cost estimating using built-in RS Means Cost Data. CostLink was created exclusively for design professionals (and building owners) who like to keep things simple without sacrificing accuracy or flexibility. Using built-in parametric models, CostLink/AE allows the designer to develop in minutes a detailed project estimate that can easily be modified as the design develops, allowing up-to-date cost estimates at any stage of project development.
Through its acquisition of BSD, CSI now can provide better practice tools to construction professionals while also remaining a member-driven organization focused on providing formats, education, certification, and a powerful network of construction experts.
See what BSD can do for you! Remember to ask for the CSI Member 15% discount on new sales!