MasterFormat is a standard for organizing specifications and other written information for commercial and institutional building projects in the U.S. and Canada.
The purpose of this format is to assist the user in organizing information into distinct groups when creating contract documents, and to assist the user searching for specific information in consistent locations.
[3] After World War II, building construction specifications began to expand, as more advanced materials and choices were made available.
The ASTM standard for sustainability assessment of building products relies on MasterFormat to organize the data.
Design teams may maintain office master section based on MasterFormat and pull specifications from multiple sources.
MasterSpec and SpecText are specifications targeted to construction projects in the United States.
[7] UFGS is required for design teams to use on United States Department of Defense and NASA construction projects.