MasterFormat Retooled for Today’s Increasingly Complex Buildings
Forty years after its introduction as the industry-wide format for organizing construction information, the 2004 edition of MasterFormat™ was released on Nov. 10 after undergoing the largest transformation in its history.
MasterFormat is a master list of titles and numbers for organizing data about construction requirements, products and activities used for well over 70% of the commercial and institutional building projects in the U.S. and Canada. The resource aids project delivery by facilitating communication among architects, specifiers, contractors, suppliers and others, which helps them meet the requirements, timelines and budgets of building owners.
The changes in the new MasterFormat reflect the rapid growth in the amount and complexity of construction information generated for today's increasingly complex buildings since its last update in 1995.