Construction industry suppliers, manufacturers, and building professionals gain online access to world's leading collection of codes and standards
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., and ALEXANDRIA, Va. - June 1, 2005 - IHS (www.ihs.com), a leading international provider of critical technical information, content integration, decision support tools, and technical standards and specifications, and CSI (www.csinet.org), a leading provider of technical information and products and common organizational systems for the construction industry, today announced an alliance for online distribution of the MasterFormat 2004 Edition and Transition Matrix to construction industry professionals. Organizations now will be able to buy site licenses for MasterFormat through this agreement between CSI and IHS.
"The technical information and insight provided by CSI and IHS is extremely relevant to the construction industry and helps contribute to customers' compliance, safety, and engineering initiatives," said Karl F. Borgstrom, Ph.D., Executive Director, CSI.
MasterFormat 2004 Edition is the most significant revision in the product's 40-year history, and the first new version since 1995. The Transition Matrix supplied as part of the new subscription service eases the task of referencing from older versions of MasterFormat to MasterFormat 2004. The online subscription from IHS is an alternative delivery media for MasterFormat. A major benefit of the online subscription service is that it ensures the fastest delivery of incremental updates to MasterFormat 2004, facilitating collaboration among architects, specifiers, contractors, suppliers and building owners, helping all parties meet project requirements, timelines and budgets. MasterFormat will continue to available in hard copy from CSI.
MasterFormat 2004 Edition benefits delivered via an IHS subscription include:
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Online, desktop access to codes and standards for all subscriber employees
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Automatic updating ensures users are provided with the most current version
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Automatic email alerts of updates and changes to MasterFormat 2004 and Transition Matrix
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Online access to IHS index data for the construction industry, like NFPA, ICC, ASTM, ASME, UL and many other standards developing organizations
About CSI (www.csinet.org)
As the integrator for all disciplines involved in commercial and institutional construction (architects, specifiers, engineers, contractors, suppliers, owners), The Construction Specifications Institute is an association providing technical information and products, common organizational systems for construction information, such as MasterFormat 2004 Edition, continuing education, and professional certification to continuously advance the process of delivering construction projects. Information: 800-689-2900
About IHS (www.ihs.com)
IHS is one of the leading global providers of critical technical information, decision-support tools and related services to customers in a number of industries including energy, defense, aerospace, construction, electronics, and automotive. We serve customers ranging from governments and large multinational corporations to smaller companies and technical professionals in more than 100 countries. Our customers rely on our offerings to facilitate decision making, support key processes and improve productivity. We have been in business for more than 45 years and employ more than 2,400 people around the world.
IHS is a registered trademark of Information Handling Services Inc. MasterFormat copyright is held in the U.S. by The Construction Specifications Institute and in Canada by Construction Specifications Canada (CSC). All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright © 2005 IHS Inc. All rights reserved.
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