Construction Management Resources
Help Apply The UNIFORMAT II Standard

Construction management resources related to the ASTM E1557 UNIFORMAT II standard help construction project stakeholders improve building investment performance.

UNIFORMAT II has applications throughout the life cycle of a building. The five phases of the building life cycle are planning, programming, design, construction, and operations.

UNIFORMAT II's elemental classification of building elements is recommended as the common thread for data description, monitoring, and evaluation throughout the five phases.

UNIFORMAT II is useful over these phases, in particular with respect to its applications for developing specifications and estimates at the programming and design stages.

Our construction management pesources are organized into these categories: UNIFORMAT Application Software, UNIFORMAT Related Web Sites and Construction Industry Links.

UNIFORMAT Application Software

Construction management resources in the form of UNIFORMAT application software include:

• UNIFORMAT II Elemental Spreadsheet -- The ASTM E1557 UNIFORMAT II Elemental Spreadsheet saves time preparing elemental project estimates, and it helps ensure that they're in compliance with the ASTM E1557 standard, UNIFORMAT II.
• UNIFORMAT II Elemental Project Template -- Based on MS Excel, this simple program offers a quick and easy way to prepare and maintain a preliminary project description.
• Solutions UNIFORMAT II -- Based on MS Access, this software package applies to programming, design, project management, and facilities management.

UNIFORMAT Related Web Sites

Following are construction management resources in the form of key UNIFORMAT-related web sites. Note that clicking on a link will open a new browser window.

• http://www.astm.org/
  American Society for Testing and Materials
  Download ASTM UNIFORMAT II standard E1557 (USD$30)
• http://www.constructioneducation.com/UNIFORMAT.htm
  The Association for Project Managers Journal
  See the on-line article entitled "ASTM E1557 and CSI FF/180 - New Design Management Tools for Project Managers."
• http://www.customcost.rsmeans.com/
  RS Means CostWorks On-line
  Elemental building budgets based on UNIFORMAT for specific building data and specific locations in North America (USD$30)
• http://www.whitestoneresearch.com/
  Whitestone Research
  Information on their annual M & R cost manuals and MARS M & R facilities cost forecasting software (CD-ROM demo available)
• http://www.physicalplant.wwu.edu/facman/
  Western Washington University's FacMan
  Information on commercial facilities management maintenance backlog and capital renewal software
• http://www.ges-int.com/
  GES Technologies Inc.
  Information on SARRA facilities management Strategic Asset Renewal and Resource Allocation software
• http://www.archidata.com/
  ArchiDATA inc.
  Information on the Electronic Drawing Cabinet. Quantity take-offs are based on UNIFORMAT II
• http://www.reic.ca/
  The Real Estate Institute of Canada
  Training seminars on building reserve funds which are based on UNIFORMAT
• http://www.wbdg.org/
  Whole Building Design Guide
  General Services Administration (GSA) sustainability matrix based on UNIFORMAT, for environmental, energy, and health concerns
• http://www.dbia.org/
  Design Build Institute of America
  Information on the CSI/DBIA PerSpective performance specification software

Construction Industry Links

Following are construction management resources in the form of construction industry links. Note that clicking on a link will open a new browser window.

• http://www.aiaonline.com/
  American Institute of Architects

• http://www.ansi.org/
  American National Standards Institute

• http://www.csinet.org/
  Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)

• http://www.rpi.edu/
  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

• http://www.value-eng.com/
  SAVE International

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