Construction Specifications Canada (CSC) and the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) are seeking comments on proposed revisions to the 1998 UniFormat.

UniFormat provides a uniform classification based on physical parts of a facility (referred to as 'elements'), which comprise building systems and assemblies. These systems and assemblies are classified by their function without identifying the products that compose them.

Intended to complement MasterFormat, the purpose of UniFormat is to:
• achieve consistency in economic evaluation of projects;
• enhance reporting of design program information; and
• promote consistency in filing information for facility management, drawing details, and construction market data.

CSC and CSI established a task team to review and update UniFormat, with a first draft of revisions developed as a result of a February workshop. Until June 15, this proposed draft can be accessed at www.csinet.org/uniformat. Comments can be posted on the UniFormat Forums at www.csinet.org or they can be e-mailed to either CSC's representative, Jori Toniello ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or Greg Ceton, CSI's technical program manager ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).