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Buildcore Product Profiles
Buildcore is the most comprehensive single source of formatted commercial building product information. Available via the Internet, Buildcore makes it easy for AEC professionals to retrieve and compare building product information. This information includes manufacturer addresses, telephone numbers and tradenames with easy cross-references to illustrated product descriptions.
Buildcore is written by experienced professionals and organized according to CSC's 50-division MasterFormat™ numbering system. Product Availability indicators for Profiles are located in a coloured legend that visually document availability and documents link.
Users can search by:
- Product
- CSC MasterFormat Number
- Manufacturer Name
- Tradename
- General Word Search
Buildcore files on this site are stored in HTML format and Adobe® Acrobat format (PDF), a software package that allows companies to create and share business documents with their original appearance intact.
Buildcore Datasheets - 10-part technical documents
Datasheets contains in-depth technical product information formatted for easy reference for product evaluations and comparisons. Datasheets are available exclusively on the Internet.
Features of Datasheets include:
- Technical information on commercial building products
- Written by experienced specification professionals
- Organized according to CSC's 50-division MasterFormat numbering system
- Formatted according to CSC's 10-part format
Datasheets are linked to manufacturers' preliminary product information as found in the Buildcore Web site. Datasheet product availability indicators are located in a coloured legend and also appear through the searches on this site.
Users can search by:
- Product
- CSC MasterFormat Number
- Manufacturer Name
- Tradename
- General Word Search
Datasheet files on this site are stored in Adobe Acrobat format (PDF), a software package that allows companies to create and share business documents with their original appearance intact.
Buildcore 3-part Specifications
3-part specifications feature manufacturers' complete proprietary product specifications that can be edited directly into project specifications.
Features of 3-part specifications:
- Written by experienced specification professionals
- Organized according to CSC's 50-division MasterFormat numbering system
- Formatted according to CSC's 3-part format
3-part specifications are linked to manufacturers' preliminary product information as seen in Buildcore. Product availability indicators are located in a colour legend and also appear through the searches on this site.
Users can search by:
- Product
- CSC MasterFormat Number
- Manufacturer Name
- Tradename
- General Word Search
3-part specification files on this site are stored in Adobe Acrobat format (PDF), a software package that allows companies to create and share business documents, with their original appearance intact.
3-part specifications are also available in several word processing programs for easy downloading and editing into project specifications.
Manufacturer Catalogues
The Buildcore Manufacturer Catalogues program is an Internet-only reproduction of building product manufacturers' existing product catalogues, regardless of size or layout.
Catalogue information is available in two formats: JPEG graphic files and Adobe Acrobat Files.
Buildcore CAD
Buildcore CAD documents are a single source for standard drawings and technical data for thousands of building products.
Formats: Buildcore CAD drawings are provided in DWF, DWG, DXF & PDF file formats for easy viewing, downloading and insertion into CAD compatible applications.
Layer Control: Buildcore CAD DWG & DXF files give you control of layers, line weight/colour, scale and rotation of DWGs when you insert them.
Tips
Product availability indicators are located in a legend, each document type is colour coded.
You can also tell if the document contains a keyword (by keyword hints)
- Easy reference by product availability indicators provide an overview of availability and links to available documents
- Easy access to company's contact information
- Tabs that allow you targeted searches by site, company name, MasterFormat number and Tradename
- Filter by geographical location
- MasterFormat dropdown will display only those manufacturers that have listings. If you wish to see the complete MasterFormat list, select "Display all"