Alexandria, Va.-based Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) released the first draft of a revision to the 1998 version of UniFormat on April 3 for public comment. The construction community is invited to comment on the draft. All comments received before June 15, 2008, will be considered.
UniFormat provides a uniform classification system for organizing construction information into a standard form, based on functional elements. Functional elements, often referred to as systems or assemblies, are major components common to most structures that perform a given function regardless of construction method or materials used to achieve that function. Use of UniFormat can provide consistent comparable data across an entire building life cycle.
CSI plans to publish a revised version of UniFormat near the end of 2008, after the review comments have been received and analyzed. This revised version of UniFormat will be coordinated with MasterFormat 2004 but will only cover building construction topics. The following year the task team will work to expand UniFormat subject matter to cover all types of construction.
The draft can be accessed by visiting www.csinet.org/uniformat. Comments can be made on this draft by emailing Greg Ceton, CSI's technical program manager, at gceton@csinet.org or by visiting the CSI Forums at www.csinet.org/ and posting a comment in the UniFormat Forum.