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InterSpec targets booming AEC market
InterFace Tech News (July 13, 2000)
BY JOSHUA SHEA and ERICA SANDLER
PORTLAND, Maine - Business in the AEC (architecture, engineering and
construction) market is booming and specification writers Interspec
have created e-Specs, a spec writing engine that allows architects
to submit ideas and sketches to spec writers via the Internet.
Architectural specs are precise documents that meticulously
detail every item needed in the construction of a project. These texts
can run hundreds to thousands of pages.
An e-Specs writer can quickly and efficiently submit
specs to the architect and, instead of just producing a bulky document,
continue to interact with the architect over the Internet. Changes
can be easily made and a log is kept throughout the entire process
listing any changes.
Interspec's chief executive Michael Brennan said the
company has dozens of projects going on in 18 states. Prior to the
development of e-Specs, which took a year to create, spec writers
were often limited to a small geographic region.
"Back then, you could really only go where a day's car
ride would take you," said Brennan. "With our engine we can now throw
a large net over the market."
Technical founder Gilles Letourneau said that there
has been a little resistance among veterans in the architecture world
simply because some of the concepts Interspec has introduced are revolutionary.
"People will say, 'what do you mean you can take CAD
(computer assisted drafting) drawings and convert them to text' or
they think that all of the language has to be standardized," said
Letourneau. "It surprises people, but it's really not that big a deal."
Mark Burnes, project manager with Gawron Architects
in Scarborough, Maine, described Interspec as a clearinghouse of information
keeping customers up to date in terms of product changes and availability.
www.interspec-llc.com
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