MasterFormat
MasterFormat
is
a standard for organizing specifications and other
written information for commercial and institutional
building projects in the U.S. and Canada. MasterFormat
is a product of the Construction Specifications
Institute (CSI, http://www.csinet.org/)
and Construction Specifications Canada (http://www.csc-dcc.ca/).
It provides a master list of divisions, and section
numbers and titles within each division, to follow in
organizing information about a facility’s construction
requirements and associated activities. MasterFormat
is used throughout the construction industry to format
construction specifications in building
contracts. In 2004 MasterFormat was expanded
from 16 Divisions to 50 Divisions, reflecting changes
in the construction industry, especially the influence
of technology.
MasterFormat
divisions
Procurement
and Contracting Requirements Group:
Division
00 — Procurement and Contracting Requirements
Specifications
Group
General
Requirements Subgroup
Division
01 — General Requirements
Facility
Construction Subgroup
Division
02 — Existing Conditions(natural conditions)
Division
03 — Concrete(footing)
Division
04 — Masonry(concrete block/brick)
Division
05 — Metals(beams)
Division
06 — Wood, Plastics, and Composites(framing)
Division
07 — Thermal and Moisture Protection(insulation
water barrier)
Division
08 — Openings(door ways)
Division
09 — Finishes
Division
10 — Specialties
Division
11 — Equipment(HVAC)
Division
12 — Furnishings
Division
13 — Special Construction
Division
14 — Conveying Equipment
Division
15 — Reserved for future expansion
Division
16 — Reserved
for future expansion
Division
17 — Reserved
for future expansion
Division
18 — Reserved
for future expansion
Division
19 — Reserved
for future expansion
Facility
Services Subgroup:
Division
20 — Reserved
for future expansion
Division
21 — Fire Suppression
Division
22 — Plumbing
Division
23 — Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning
Division
24 — Reserved
for future expansion
Division
25 — Integrated Automation
Division
26 — Electrical
Division
27 — Communications
(communications including fiber)
Division
28 — Electronic Safety and Security
(may include fiber and communications copper)
Division
29 — Reserved
for future expansion
Site
and Infrastructure Subgroup:
Division
30 — Reserved
for future expansion
Division
31 — Earthwork
Division
32 — Exterior Improvements
Division
33 — Utilities
Division
34 — Transportation
Division
35 — Waterway and Marine
Division
36 — Reserved
for future expansion
Division
37 — Reserved
for future expansion
Division
38 — Reserved
for future expansion
Division
39 — Reserved
for future expansion
Process
Equipment Subgroup:
Division
40 — Process Integration
Division
41 — Material Processing and Handling Equipment
Division
42 — Process Heating, Cooling, and Drying Equipment
Division
43 — Process Gas and Liquid Handling, Purification
and Storage Equipment
Division
44 — Pollution Control Equipment
Division
45 — Industry-Specific Manufacturing Equipment
Division
46 — Water and Wastewater Equipment
Division
47 — Reserved
for future expansion
Division
48 — Electrical Power Generation
Division
49 — Reserved
for future expansion
MASTERFORMAT
1995 EDITION (not
current but was in many earlier documents)
Division
01 — General Requirements
Division
02 — Site Construction
Division
03 — Concrete
Division
04 — Masonry(concrete block)
Division
05 — Metals(beams)
Division
06 — Wood and Plastics
Division
07 — Thermal and Moisture Protection
Division
08 — Doors and Windows
Division
09 — Finishes
Division
10 — Specialties
Division
11 — Equipment
Division
12 — Furnishings
Division
13 — Special Construction
Division
14 — Conveying Systems
Division
15 — Mechanical
Division
16 — Electrical
(communications including fiber was here in the past)
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