Turn MasterFormat, UniFormat, and OmniClass into a Living, Edition-Aligned
Product Workflow
Turn MasterFormat, UniFormat, and OmniClass into a working structure for product selection and specification—so your guidance lands in the right section, reduces rework, and earns trust with designers, specifiers, contractors, and owners.
Edition-aligned = the system knows which edition applies at each milestone and preserves change history without disrupting work in progress.
For Building Product Professionals
Their Structure
For manufacturers, technical reps, and authorized distributors, CSI Dynamic Standards helps you prepare spec-ready content that fits the project's actual section structure. Align to MasterFormat standards, relate to UniFormat standards for early decisions, and tag closeout with OmniClass—so teams can evaluate, specify, and build with fewer questions and faster approvals.
Transform How Teams See and
Specify Your Products
When your content answers the real spec questions—where it belongs (section), how it's specified (method), what proof is required (tests/standards), and what Division 01 implies—you move from vendor to trusted technical advisor.
The challenge: Static PDFs and one-off guide specs are hard to keep current, hard to align across phases, and hard to compare "apples-to-apples" at bid time.
Be the easiest product to specify.
Provide classification-aligned content that matches the section the team is actually using, in phase-appropriate formats, with evidence that satisfies Division 01.
Reduce RFIs and resubmittals.
Deliver concise, testable requirements and complete submittal packages so the design team and contractor don't need to guess, chase, or reissue.
Support fair, comparable bidding.
Present performance criteria and documentation that enable true apples-to-apples review—reducing change orders and late clarifications.
Carry design intent to the jobsite.
Keep numbers, titles, and required procedures consistent from drawing notes to specifications to closeout so installation and commissioning match what was selected.
Accelerate owner handover.
Tag closeout deliverables with OmniClass® so O&M, warranties, and asset data drop cleanly into FM systems.
Show visible outcomes.
Track fewer content-related RFIs and faster first-pass approvals to support the business case for your team.
What You'll Be Able
To Do
make every phase spec-ready.
Program & Plan — Early decisions
Describe systems/assemblies in UniFormat so scope and cost are clear at concept—then connect those assemblies to the MasterFormat sections typically used at CDs
Design & Document — Section fit and wording quality
Identify the correct MasterFormat section(s), including adjacent sections for multi-component systems
Provide spec-ready text that follows SectionFormat/PageFormat discipline with clear, testable wording
Specification Methods — How teams will specify you
Supply content for descriptive, proprietary (open/closed), reference standard, and performance specs—plus the appropriate evidence for each approach
Division 01 Alignment — Project-wide rules
Package Division 01 implications (submittals, testing, mockups, QA, warranty, training, closeout) so section authors can keep project rules consistent
Procurement & Substitutions — Fair competition
Assemble a substitution-ready packet aligned to typical requirements (e.g., 01 25 00 / 01 60 00) to improve first-pass decisions and reduce addenda churn
Closeout & Operations — Owner-ready from day one
Tag O&M, warranty certificates, and asset data with OmniClass to support owner systems at turnover
Common Questions
We already have a guide spec PDF.
Keep it—this keeps it current, phase-fit, and placed in the right section structure.
This sounds like extra work.
The goal is less rework. Package section location, spec method, Division 01 impacts, and proofs once; answer the common questions in advance.
Our products span multiple divisions.
The framework supports cross-references and related sections so scope is explicit and overlaps are managed.
Will this actually help win specs?
Being the easiest product to specify—correct section, correct method, complete proofs—improves first-pass approvals and lowers substitution risk.
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