Canada’s Most Comprehensive Commercial Architectural Specification Content is Now Integrated into SpecLink Cloud

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RIB teamed up with DIALOG to adapt SpecLink’s master guide content for the Canadian market. The completed Canadian architectural content is now available.

ATLANTA, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES, February 13, 2020 – Building Systems Design, Inc. (RIB), the leading provider of master guide specification content and intelligent software for the architecture, engineering, construction, and owner sectors, announced today that SpecLink’s complete architectural catalog has been adapted for the Canadian market and is fully integrated into SpecLink Cloud, RIB’s sophisticated database-driven specification platform.

RIB and integrated architecture and engineering design firm DIALOG teamed up to adapt SpecLink’s complete content for the Canadian market. The Architectural, Civil Engineering, and Structural Engineering sections were published in December 2019. The complete catalog, including MEP, Fire Protection, and other sections, will be available in summer of 2020.

A Groundbreaking Collaboration

“RIB teamed up with DIALOG to give the Canadian market access to the country’s best content within the industry’s most advanced specification platform, which helps simplify the process of creating, maintaining, and collaborating on specifications,” said Chris Anderson, CEO of RIB. “We are the first company to offer an intelligent software-based solution with best-in-class Canadian content created in partnership with the leading specification experts in Canada.”

RIB’s Global Content Strategist, Chip Bullock spearheaded the project along with DIALOG’s Keith Robinson, Head of Research and Development, Specifications in Edmonton.

RIB’s best-in-class master guide content was harmonized with the Canadian construction contracting agreements, construction industry standards, terms, and Construction Specifications Canada’s specifying best practices, including consistent imperative mood language throughout.

The content, which can be fully customized to include a firm’s knowledge, also includes verified manufacturers and products, and researched reference standards. Content is updated continuously by an internal team of specification experts and can be accepted in any project specification or office master.

Intuitive Specification Tools

Unlike word processing systems, SpecLink Cloud is built upon an intelligent SQL database that contains thousands of documents, sources, and links. SpecLink Cloud’s intelligent database is equipped with built-in tools designed to help specification writers edit significantly faster, minimize errors and omissions, and dramatically improve efficiency and accuracy.

Canadian design professionals working in SpecLink Cloud will now have access to tools like:
– Intelligent links
– Editing by inclusion vs. deletion
– Context-sensitive notes
– Customizable Office Masters

In addition, SpecLink Cloud includes features to address project team needs such as collaborative editing and review, track changes, enhanced BIM integration, and more.

Advancing Canadian Specifications

“SpecLink’s content and the way it’s organized will absolutely improve the quality of specifications,” said Robinson. “The tools that RIB provides allow for much more in-depth specifications, which will be useful to the contractor and will preserve the design intent in a way that the content currently available to us does not.”

RIB’s collaboration with DIALOG is a testament to the company’s commitment to advancing specifications in Canada.

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RIB Growth Prompts Relocation to Alpharetta’s Tech Hub

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Following a year of record growth and the recent expansion of the sales and marketing teams, RIB will move to a more spacious office in tech-centric Alpharetta, Georgia.

ATLANTA, March 23, 2020 – Building Systems Design, Inc. (RIB), the leading provider of master guide specification content and software for the architecture, engineering, construction, and owner sectors, announced today the relocation of company headquarters to Alpharetta, Georgia. RIB moved its offices from Atlanta’s Piedmont Center to North Point Parkway in Alpharetta on Monday, March 16.

At Home in a Tech Hub

Alpharetta is home to more than 700 tech companies, and the city’s robust technology infrastructure includes a city-wide fiber network, above-average download speeds and an abundance of data centers.

“With SpecLink Cloud, RIB has created the industry’s most innovative, technologically advanced specification platform on the market,” said Chris Anderson, CEO of RIB. “As RIB grows and continues to advance the industry with our leading-edge technology, we wanted to relocate to a robust community of like-minded tech innovators. It’s an exciting time for RIB, and Alpharetta is the perfect place to continue our expansion.”

RIB’s leadership team was drawn to the city for its growing business community, technology infrastructure, diverse dining options and proximity to entertainment venues. Many of the company’s employees live in close proximity to the company’s new headquarters.

Expanded Space for a Growing Company

In 2019, RIB experienced a year of record growth in terms of both revenue and market expansion. The company’s advanced, database-driven specification software is used by construction and design professionals along with owners throughout every phase of a building project.

RIB recently expanded its marketing and sales team in support of this growth, which coincides with an ongoing international expansion. SpecLink is being used by professionals in every area of the industry to complete more projects in more global markets than ever before.

Earlier this year, RIB integrated Canada’s most comprehensive commercial architecture specification content into SpecLink Cloud, the company’s database-driven specification platform that features cloud collaboration and BIM integration. SpecLink’s global reach will continue to expand when the full Canadian catalog of content is completed this summer.

About Building Systems Design

Founded in 1983, Building Systems Design (RIB) provides advanced specification and interoperability solutions to architects, engineers, specifiers and building owners nationwide. The company is focused on bringing technology to market that drives collaboration, simplifies design and increases efficiency for all stakeholders in the design and construction process. For more information on RIB, visit www.bsdspeclink.com.

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Carolyn Chinchilla
Building Systems Design, Inc.
cchinchilla@bsdspeclink.com