FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill To Use e-SPECS Specification Software
From InterSpec
March 22, 2005, Portland, ME - InterSpec, Inc. ("InterSpec")
announced today that its e-SPECS® construction specification program
has been selected by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill to manage the preparation
of their project specification manuals. SOM is one of the world's
leading architecture and engineering firms and the principal design
architect of The Freedom Tower on the site of the former World Trade
Center. They are employing a variety of Autodesk® design solutions
in this high profile project, including Revit®, AutoCAD® and
Buzzsaw®. e-SPECS interfaces with all of these Autodesk products
to improve the efficiencies and quality of the project specifications.
e-SPECS automates the preparation of construction specifications
by extracting the product and material requirements directly from
the design software, instantly updating the project specifications
to the requirements of the building model. e-SPECS integrates the
entire project team into the specification development process streamlining
the document management process and reducing reliance on inefficient
word processing systems.
"We will be using e-SPECS to develop our project specifications
from the information contained in our building models", said James
Vandezande, SOM's CAD Manager. "SOM is taking a lead in implementing
building information modeling (BIM) solutions that increase our internal
efficiencies and improve our design coordination. e-SPECS is a great
example of how information in the building model can be used to automate
and improve the quality of a downstream process, in this case the
project specifications."
"We are thrilled to count SOM as one of our e-SPECS customers",
said Michael Brennan, InterSpec's CEO, "As one of the world's leading
architectural firms, SOM has always embraced technological innovations
that improve the quality of their work. Having them as a user of e-SPECS,
particularly on such a high visibility project as The Freedom Tower,
will further promote the benefits of building information modeling
solutions."
About Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Founded in 1936, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP is one of the
world's leading architecture, urban design, engineering, and interior
architecture firms. SOM's sophistication in building technology applications
and commitment to design quality have resulted in a portfolio that
features some of the most important architectural accomplishments
of the 20th century. Examples include the Sears Tower and John Hancock
Center in Chicago; Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai; National Commercial
Bank in Jeddah; Canary Wharf in London; Rowes Wharf in Boston; the
Washington Mall and Constitution Gardens in Washington D.C.; and the
Lever House and the new Freedom Tower in New York City. Currently,
the firm maintains offices in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Washington
DC, London, and Hong Kong.
About InterSpec
InterSpec provides construction document management solutions
and services built on its e-SPECS specification management technology.
Its e-SPECS software automates the specification process by extracting
the product and material requirements directly from the project drawings.
e-SPECS integrates directly with Autodesk's AutoCAD®, Architectural
Desktop® and Revit®, and supports all versions of MASTERSPEC®
and ARCOM's MASTERWORKS™. For architects and engineers who spend
many hours on every project preparing construction specifications,
e-SPECS saves them time and money while ensuring that the construction
drawings agree with the specifications. For more information visit
www.e-specs.com or contact sales
at 207-772-6135 or email to sales@e-specs.com.
Contact: Michael Brennan
207/772-6135
mbrennan@e-specs.com
e-SPECS is a registered trademark of InterSpec. Autodesk, AutoCAD,
Buzzsaw, and Revit are registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. MASTERSPEC
is a registered trademark of the American Institute of Architects.
© Copyright 2005 InterSpec, Inc. All rights reserved.
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