Providing specs makes your products more accessible to AEC professionals who rely on them for their design and construction projects. This increases the chances of your products being specified, leading to higher product adoption and improved sales.
Free SPEC Analyzer
Get a full technical assessment of your specs against North American industry standards.
Specs That Get You Specified
Specs are standardized documents that give AEC professionals the detailed product information they need to make confident decisions about selection and performance. Specifiers look for specs that are:
✓ Comprehensive & Clear: Product attributes, performance criteria, and installation guidelines in a structured format.
✓ Easily Editable: Available in formats like PDF and Microsoft Word to allow customization for specific project needs.
✓ Regularly Updated: Reflecting the latest product information, industry standards, and building codes.
Expand Your Reach
Building product manufacturers need to get their product information in front of architects and design professionals to be specified in construction projects. Traditional marketing approaches are inefficient at this and do not acknowledge how the design community works. Architects and design professionals that are actively specifying a project are not walking trade show floors or browsing magazines for product inspiration. Rather, they are looking for the design files they need to save themselves time when specifying products. This is why CADdetails is dedicated to providing manufacturers with multiple targeted ways to reach architects that are actively seeking products to specify.
What SPEC Analyzer Checks For
- MasterFormat Classification: Confirms the spec section is filed under the correct MasterFormat number and title, so it lands where specifiers expect to find it.
- Proper Structure: Checks that General, Products, and Execution are all present and organized the way CSI format requires.
- Formatting: Looks at heading levels, numbering, and paragraph structure to confirm the section reads like a standard spec, not a loose document.
- Completeness of Product Data: Confirms all the product attributes a specifier needs (materials, sizes, performance criteria, options, etc.) are actually included.
- Accuracy of References: Checks that cited standards, codes, and related sections are correct and still current.
- Clarity and Consistency: Flags vague language, conflicting requirements, or terminology that shifts between sections.
- And more!
Why You'll Love It
See Where You Stand
Eleven weighted criteria combine into a single score out of 10, so you know exactly how strong your spec really is.
Spot Gaps Before a Specifier Does
Missing details like anchor spacing, test frequencies, or unlisted options are called out by name, not lumped into a generic "needs more detail."
Context Behind Every Score
A technical summary walks through what your spec does well and where it falls short, so you understand the "why" behind your score.
Know What to Fix First
Next steps and recommendations are ranked by impact, so you know exactly what to fix first instead of guessing where to spend your time.
How It Works
Upload Your Specs
Drop in any files you want evaluated against North American category standards.
Inclusive Access
During this 20 min discovery call, a CADdetails expert will guide you to reach your goals.
Get Your Score
See exactly where you stand with a detailed, downloadable report.
Select a Plan
CADdetails helps you match your objectives to one of our three plans.
Take Action
Use your score to close any gaps and level up your specs.
Reach Your Audience
Access North American architects and design professionals to start getting your products specified!
FAQs
You can upload PDF, DOC, and DOCX files.
Your results include an overall score out of 10, broken down across eleven weighted criteria—things like MasterFormat classification, product data accuracy, and standards compliance—each with its own score. You'll also get a technical summary explaining the reasoning behind your score, a prioritized list of what to fix first, any missing details or unresolved placeholders in your spec, and a cross-check against your product data sheet to catch inconsistencies before a specifier does.
Nothing! SPEC Analyzer is completely free.
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