by Brianna Crandall — July 16, 2014—CSI (the Construction Specifications Institute) and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently announced the endorsement of the AIA Contract Documents Digital Practice documents by the CSI. This endorsement follows a thorough review of the 2013 documents by the CSI Technical Committee, which analyzed the documents for good industry practice, consistency, and alignment with CSI core technical values.
The endorsement by CSI includes the following AIA Contract Documents:
- AIA Document C106—2013, Digital Data Licensing Agreement
- AIA Document E203—2013, Building Information Modeling and Digital Data Exhibit
- AIA Document G201—2013, Project Digital Data Protocol Form
- AIA Document G202—2013, Project Building Information Modeling Protocol Form
“We are pleased the AIA documents incorporate the 2010 Edition of UniFormat and OmniClass Table 21—Elements into the BIM Protocol as methods of organizing and identifying BIM information. This use of CSI standards helps align the AIA documents with established industry BIM best practice,” said CSI’s National President Casey F. Robb, FCSI, CCPR, LEED AP.
The Digital Practice documents are available for purchase in the latest version of the AIA Contract Documents desktop software, and online through AIA Documents-on-Demand, and AIA Documents-on-Demand Plus.
CSI is a national association dedicated to improving the documentation, management and communication of building information as used by the construction community. CSI accomplishes its mission through the development of construction standards and formats such as MasterFormat and UniFormat; the promulgation of those formats through master guide specifications and building information management (BIM) software; training and certification programs, including the Construction Documents Technology (CDT) and Certified Construction Contract Administrator (CCCA) exams; publication of The Construction Specifier magazine; and an ever-expanding membership. CSI members include a cross-section of specifiers, architects, contractors, suppliers and other construction project professionals who are touched by construction documentation.
