CtrlSpecBuilder website: www.ctrlSpecBuilder.com

Industry professionals know that while the design process is creatively challenging, spec writing is a tedious task – and it can even be counterproductive. If you use the cut-and-paste approach to prepare your documents – as many still do – you could miss opportunities offered by emerging technologies. If you start with a vendor’s specifications, you could lock yourself into a proprietary system from a single supplier. And if you start from scratch, the process could quickly become overwhelming.

CtrlSpecBuilder is vendor neutral, and its use is secure, protected and customer-controlled. And it’s entirely free! Thousands of specifications have already been created; find out now what CtrlSpecBuilder can do for you. To create a test project or view our tutorial, log on to www.CtrlSpecBuilder.com today.   CtrlSpecBuilder Brochure

CtrlSpecBuilder™ (Control Spec Builder) is a free, easy-to-use online productivity tool that enables users to configure general project requirements and develop integrated control sequences and points lists for DDC systems.

• Based on ASHRAE Guideline 13-2000, and in compliance with CSI (Construction Specifications Institute) MasterFormat
• CtrlSpecBuilder supports thousands of typical HVAC systems through a simple, menu-driven interface (custom control strategies can also be created).
• Once a system has been configured, users can download specifications, sequences and points lists as a Microsoft® Word document, complete with AutoCAD® schematics – all in a fraction of the time previously required.

What else makes CtrlSpecBuilder unlike any other specifications application?

• Specifications are open and non-proprietary – solutions are vendor-neutral
• Specifications are created using CSI MasterFormat1995 or 2004
• Specifications are created in English or metric units
• Sequences and points lists include trends, alarms and other key requirements
• Supports options for BACnet® , web-based interface, cell phone and PDA interface, electrical demand reduction and more
• Automatic design review identifies possible conflicts, missing equipment, and suggested coordination with other trades.