

If you need specifications, CSI can help you learn how to use MasterFormat and prepare specs, or help you meet specifiers who can consult with you on your project. PLEASE NOTE: MasterFormat does NOT INCLUDE SPECIFICATIONS OR SPECIFICATION TEMPLATES

It is produced jointly by CSI and Construction Specifications Canada (CSC). The MasterFormat 2020 Edition replaces all previous MasterFormat editions. Transitions that link numbers and titles from the following editions:Ī listing of all 2020 Edition Numbers and Titles MasterFormat 2020 Transition Matrix - an Excel file that provides number and title information: The MasterFormat 2020 Numbers & Titles - a simple PDF listing of just the MasterFormat numbers and titles Electronic and print: The same access to an electronic version as the above edition and delivery of a companion print version of the standard.īoth versions of MasterFormat 2020 Edition include access to the following:įull electronic file of the current edition, including additional descriptive information about titles and the keyword index.Electronic only: Immediate access to the full contents of MasterFormat in a web-accessible format.MasterFormat is in use by many of the largest information and software providers in the United States and the world. It can be used to organize project manuals filled with specifications, provide detailed cost estimates, perform budgeting and cost analysis and tracking, and tagging of designed objects in building information models (BIM). MasterFormat is a taxonomy that breaks down and organizes the work to be performed and its results in a construction project. Abstract: MasterFormat ® 2020: A Master List of Titles and Numbers for the Construction Industry is now available from CSI.
