}); { Any suggestions? else }; minHeight: 300, $.ajax( }); removePlugins: 'liststyle,tabletools,contextmenu', toolbarCanCollapse: false }); var elementClicked = $(this).attr("href"); { $(username[0]).find(".UserInfo").remove(); } }); buttons: ['html', 'format', 'bold', 'italic', 'underline', 'lists', 'link', 'image'], { 's': '')); //OneSignal.log.setLevel('trace') $("#arc_comment_" + data.id + ">.Top").prepend(''); formatting: ['p'], { function detectOverlapping() } CKEDITOR.instances[el].destroy(); } return false; } }, $('.AnchorScroller').click(function() { return false; $('head').append( link ); }); }); return false; $(el).ckeditor(function() {}, { var remainingspace = windowheight - menuheight; formatting: ['p'], }); plugins:'a11yhelp,basicstyles,bidi,blockquote,button,clipboard,colorbutton,colordialog,dialogadvtab,div,enterkey,entities,filebrowser,find,flash,font,format,forms,horizontalrule,htmldataprocessor,iframe,image,indent,justify,keystrokes,link,list,maximize,newpage,pagebreak,pastefromword,pastetext,popup,preview,print,removeformat,resize,save,smiley,showblocks,showborders,sourcearea,stylescombo,table,specialchar,tab,templates,toolbar,undo,wysiwygarea,wsc,archinect', $("#featured_comments_section #arc_featured_comment_" + data.id + " .FeaturedCommentMarker").remove(); resize_dir: 'vertical', { alert(json.message); $("#featured_comments_section").find("#arc_featured_comment_" + data.id).remove(); $(textarea).css('height', height); if ($(action_referer).hasClass('arc_flag_comment')) { } { window.location.reload(); buttons: ['bold', 'italic', 'lists', 'link', 'image'], */ /* //forcePasteAsPlainText: true, title: 'Quote Left', var action_referer = null; return false; Masterspec Small Project vs. BSD speclink (too old to reply) Mott 2006-07-27 23:36:20 UTC. }); callbacks: { { var modal_data = []; forcePasteAsPlainText: true, $(document).on('click', '.StatsTrigger', function(e){ } } if (prev == 'hidden') $('#' + el).redactor({ }; { $('a.arc_edit_comment').hide(); $(point).show(); "pullquote-left": { $(image).replaceWith('

'); }, As a small firm you could also conceivably just buy a ready-made Word file based master template and skip a special application altogether - our firm did that up until a few years ago. toolbarCanCollapse: false success: function(data, status, xhr) MasterFormat® is the master list of titles and numbers used to organize specifications and other project information for most commercial building design and construction projects in North America. $("#comment_modal").remove(); toolbar: [['Bold', 'Italic', 'BulletedList','NumberedList', 'Link', 'Image']], function arc_editor_basic(el) if (result.status == 'success') if(e.isDefaultPrevented()) $('#StickyBanner').removeClass('fixed'); How often are multiple people in your office writing specs at the same time? NCA Network Cabling Specifications; This set of Master Construction Specifications has been specifically edited for use on VA National Cemetery Administration (NCA) construction projects. }, // whether that's below the form if (featured_comment_counter == 0){ url: '/ban_close', imageUpload: function(image, json) }); { { paragraph builder, sustainability builder, supporting docs, and then a ménage elem.type = "text/javascript"; { { var link = $(''); return false; e.preventDefault(); imageUpload: '/redactor/upload', { //disableObjectResizing: true, } { plugins: ['imagemanager'], }); $(document).ready(function() BSD Speclink is the most trusted commercial construction specification software. $.fn.autogrow = function() alert(json.message); This powerful resource is exclusively developed by Deltek, a strategic partner of AIA. 3950 River Ridge DR NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 $("#reply_body_html").keyup(function(e) $(referrer).hide(); $("#reply_body_html").focus(); })(jQuery); { $(point).html(co.hide.text).attr("rel", 25).attr("original-title", co.hide.title); imageUploadFields: extra_params, $(touch + ">.Top>.Right>.CommentModerate>ul>li>.HidingAction").html(co.hide.text).attr("rel", 25).attr("original-title", co.hide.title); e.preventDefault(); // what the y position of the scroll is So I just bought the Arcom Masterspec software for a client's project. data: $(form).serialize(), $('head').append( link ); customConfig : '', }); title: 'Caption', codemirror: { type: 'POST', var button = this; */ { } MASTERSPEC CONSOLIDATED TABLE OF CONTENTS - DECEMBER 1999 - Page 7 02920 LAWNS AND GRASSES Basic* Basic* Basic* 8/1/99 Seeded, sodded, plugged, and sprigged lawns. $('#StickyBannerNew').parent().css('height', ColBHeight); var reply_container = $(".arc_reply_comment_box").parents(".ReplyComments"); if( typeof( arc_remove_editor_423 ) == 'function' ) { buttons: ['bold', 'italic', 'lists', 'link', 'image'], { { "chat-question": { linkShowAdvancedTab: false, { scpt.parentNode.insertBefore(elem, scpt); */ callbacks: //forcePasteAsPlainText: true, title: 'Quote Left', } }); }, if (y >= top) args: ['blockquote', 'class', 'pullquote-left', 'toggle'] { //forcePasteAsPlainText: true, $(referrer).find('.animate').remove(); var id = arc_pathname($(this).attr('href'), true); OneSignal.init( } resize_dir: 'vertical', $(".ReplyHelp").remove(); */ url: '/flag_entry', }, }); $(parent_node).find(".ReplyComments").append($(data).html()); function arc_editor_feature(el) { var featured_comment_counter = parseInt($("#featured_comment_counter").html()); data: {id: id, arc_token: window.arc_token}, textarea.interval = setInterval(function() $(document).ready(function() if ($(reply_container).find(".Line").length == 0) args: ['blockquote', 'class', 'pullquote-right', 'toggle'] else if (data.status == 'block') max-width: 514px; return false; function arc_editor_feature_423_admin(el, extra_params) url: '/post_comment'+suffix+'/' + (new Date().getTime()) + arc_pathname(document.location.pathname), $("#arc_comment_" + data.id + ">.Top>.Right>.CommentModerate>ul>li>.BlockingAction").html(co.block.text).attr("rel", "block").attr("original-title", co.block.title); { imageUploadError: function(json, xhr) var full_modal_url = '/user_stats/post/' + $(this).attr('rel') + arc_pathname(document.location.pathname); e.preventDefault(); { The MasterFormat is a product from the Construction Specifications Institute that is the industry standard numbering sequence used to categorize building materials and work results used in a specifications manual. title: 'Chat Answer', customConfig : '', The Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS) are published only in electronic format and are intended to be used with SpecsIntact software. This will act as a guide to amending existing and writing new specification clauses. $("#arc_comment_" + data.id).addClass("FeaturedComment").removeClass("BlockedComment HiddenComment"); "chat-answer": { // removePlugins: 'elementspath,scayt,menubutton,contextmenu', data: {user_id: id, ban_close: 1, arc_token: window.arc_token}, "figcaption": { "subheading": { buttons: ['html', 'format', 'bold', 'italic', 'underline', 'lists', 'link', 'image'], } $(document).on('submit', 'form.arc_ajax_comment', function(e) lineWrapping: true, }, else if (status == '30') $(image).replaceWith('

'); Permalink. args: ['blockquote', 'class', 'pullquote-right', 'toggle'] if ($.client.os == 'iPhone/iPod') { modal_data = co['unfeature']; } args: ['h3', 'class', 'subheading', 'toggle'] resize_enabled: true, { allowedContent: 'p br b i ol ul li strong em center; a[*](*); img[*]; iframe[*]', title: 'Quote Right', } title: 'Quote Left', notifyButton: formattingAdd: { } $('#' + el).redactor({ }); else if(status == 'block') $("#comment_moderation #submit_button").val(modal_data.submit); { $(this).find('.rating-icon').addClass('fas'); "chat-question": { As a complete Mac Environment, we did use MasterSpecs MasterWorks plug-in for quickly editing specs within MS Office Mac 2011. skin: 'v2', MArch or MSc in the UK after 5 year B Arch from India?? } { }); var username = $(".comment_user_" + data.id + " .UserName").clone(); var _qevents = _qevents || []; { else This guide will help you when writing specifications, particularly those based on a standard specification system such as Masterspec. $("html:not(:animated),body:not(:animated)").animate({ scrollTop: destination-0}, 300 ); $("#featured_comments_section #arc_featured_comment_" + data.id + " .arc_reply_comment").remove(); imageUpload: '/redactor/upload', } */ resize_enabled: true, var windowheight = $(window).height(); plugins: ['codemirror', 'imagemanager', 'removeformat', 'alignment'], You can configure the cloud version of BSD SpecLink to run on Mac. }, success: function(data, status, xhr) scayt_autoStartup: false, }, }); }); If you use BIM, you can find one of us who has plug ins that will extract data about your assemblies and help you out with your design in a very precise way, both in performance and prescriptive approaches. customConfig : '', $('#StickyBanner').addClass('fixed'); url: '/update_comment_status', Rarely do these anachronisms end up referring to current standards, and Contractors see old outdated stuff from miles away. $("#arc_comment_" + data.id + ">.Top>.Right>.CommentModerate>ul>li>.HidingAction").html(co.hide.text).attr("rel", 25).attr("original-title", co.hide.title); } var data = {"id": $(point).attr('href'), "status": $(point).attr('rel')}; Specintact is free, and that is about exactly what it is worth. $(button).replaceWith( 'Flagged' ); { $('.TooltipUserstat').livequery(function(){ title: 'Chat Answer', }); $('.arc_reply_comment_box').html(data); elem.src = (document.location.protocol == "https:" ? { title: 'Quote Centered', skin: 'v2', $.modal.close(); imageUpload: '/redactor/upload', var link = $(''); /*if( typeof( arc_editor_423 ) == 'function' ) { args: ['p', 'class', 'chat-question', 'toggle'] $(this).attr('href', full_modal_url); return false; "pullquote-centered": { else if(status == 'ban') formattingAdd: { }); else if ($(action_referer).hasClass('arc_ban_user')) $(this).prepend(animation_clone); if (!$("#featured_comments_section").length){ var referrer = $(this); CKEDITOR.replace(el , { } } }else{ } args: ['p', 'class', 'chat-question', 'toggle'] $(".arc_comment_" + id).prev('.HiddenLine').remove(); return false; $(".arc_reply_comment_box").remove(); $(".ReplyHelp").remove(); if (ColBHeight > ColCHeight) { { arc_editor_423( $('.editor').attr('id') ); var top = $('#StickyBanner').offset().top - parseFloat($('#StickyBanner').css('marginTop').replace(/auto/, 0)); data: data, language: 'en', { $("#arc_comment_" + data.id).removeClass("FeaturedComment"); args: ['blockquote', 'class', 'pullquote-center', 'toggle'] skin: 'v2', */ Get a free trial today. $(this).tipsy({gravity: 's', html: true}); "pullquote-right": { flag_comment(action_referer); var destination = $(elementClicked).offset().top; resize_enabled: true, Their support group is 24 -7. $(document).on('click', '.comment-rating .comment-rate', function(e) else if(status == 'unblock') skin: 'v2', "figcaption": { "pullquote-left": { }); action_referer = $(this); { Any suggestions? MasterSpec and SpecText are specifications targeted to construction projects in the United States. function arc_comment_head_actions(suffix) suffix = (typeof suffix == "undefined")? linkShowAdvancedTab: false, arc_comment_head_actions(); $(point).html(co.feature.text).attr("rel", 30).attr("original-title", co.feature.title); We were originally subscribers to SpecText, and about 5 years ago made the switch to MasterSpec. $(touch).removeClass("BlockedComment"); Q: I’m looking for a specifications template using the latest master format or master spec. }); As master text, it is way too unwieldy. pasteBlockTags: ['ul', 'ol', 'li', 'p'], $('.GlobalSocialIcons').hide(); args: ['blockquote', 'class', 'pullquote-right', 'toggle'] ARCOM specializes in master specifications, specification productivity software, and specification resources for the construction and building industries. linkShowAdvancedTab: false, $('').insertBefore(selector); plugins:'a11yhelp,basicstyles,bidi,blockquote,button,clipboard,colorbutton,colordialog,dialogadvtab,div,enterkey,entities,filebrowser,find,flash,font,format,forms,horizontalrule,htmldataprocessor,iframe,image,indent,justify,keystrokes,link,list,maximize,newpage,pagebreak,pastefromword,pastetext,popup,preview,print,removeformat,resize,save,smiley,showblocks,showborders,sourcearea,stylescombo,table,specialchar,tab,templates,toolbar,undo,wysiwygarea,wsc,archinect', arc_remove_editor_423( 'body_html' ); $.ajax( $(window).scroll(function (event) arc_external('.Thread', 150051216); // if so, ad the fixed class "514px": "auto"); if(data > '') { Create specs up to 70% faster. data: {'reply_id': id}, }); args: ['blockquote', 'class', 'pullquote-left', 'toggle'] success: function(result, status, xhr) $(".arc_reply_comment_box").remove(); $(parent).find('.rating-count').removeAttr('original-title').hide(); CKEDITOR.replace(el , { MasterFormat® 2016 – Numbers and Titles April 2016 3 00 31 19.16 Acoustic Information 00 31 19.19 Traffic Information 00 31 19.23 Existing Structural Information 00 31 21 Survey Information { plugins: ['codemirror', 'imagemanager', 'removeformat', 'alignment'], "chat-answer": { But my current solution was just to buy a Dell laptop specifically for my spec application and a few others that won't run on a mac. var user_html = $("#arc_comment_" + data.id + ">.Top>.user-title").clone(); $('#arc_new_comment').hide(); if(data > '') title: 'Caption', args: ['blockquote', 'class', 'pullquote-right', 'toggle'] disableNativeSpellChecker: false, "pullquote-left": { var comment_modal = $("#comment_modal").clone(); title: 'Subheading', 015639 Temporary Tree and Plant Protection Construction-phase tree and plant protection, trimming, protection- zone fencing, and pruning. /* { $(document).ready(function () return false; link.attr({ type: 'text/css', rel: 'stylesheet', href: '/css/archinect.chrome.win.css?1', }); var textarea = this; }, { }, { modal_data = co['show']; data: {id: id, arc_token: window.arc_token}, $(el).ckeditor(function(){ "pullquote-right": { If you didn't become an architect, what would you have become? { }); var animation_clone = ''; $.ajax( if( data > '' ) { } Why was advertising once considered professionally unethical? lineWrapping: true, }, { success: function(data, status, xhr) imageUpload: function(image, json) You }, data = $.parseJSON(data); var height = lineHeight * (lineCount + 1); $("#arc_comment_" + data.id).prev('.HiddenLine').remove(); toolbarCanCollapse: false data: { reaction: reaction, comment_id: comment_id, action: action, arc_token: window.arc_token }, { pasteBlockTags: ['ul', 'ol', 'li', 'p'], title: 'Caption', buttons: ['html', 'format', 'bold', 'italic', 'underline', 'lists', 'link', 'image'], NMS is targeted to construction projects in Canada. $(this).attr('full_modal_url', 1); removePlugins: 'liststyle,tabletools,contextmenu', of other tools that work…but finding real complicated ways of doing simple value: window.arc_token }, }, } }); { var lineCount = Math.ceil(textarea.value.length / (textarea.cols + 20)); title: 'Chat Answer', } language: 'en', title: 'Chat Question', { var container = $(this).parents(".Line"); This solved the MS support issue and our Xerox machines are all happy again. }); var status = $(this).attr('rel'); function arc_editor_423_admin(el, extra_params) { else if (status == '25') $(reply_container).remove(); { "figcaption": { name: 'arc_token', else if(data.status == '15') removePlugins: 'liststyle,tabletools,contextmenu', allowedContent: 'p br b i ol ul li strong em center; a[*]{*}(*); img[*]; span[*]{*}(*); iframe[*]', url: '/flag_comment', }); $("form.arc_ajax_comment .CommentForm").hide(); height: 300, SpecsIntact is a specification processing system for preparing Unified Facilities Guide Specifications (UFGS). }); } data = $("#temp_append").clone(); }, 500); if ($(parent_node).find(".ReplyComments").length > 0) formattingAdd: { "chat-answer": { referenced in MasterSpec. imageUploadError: function(json, xhr) if (($.client.os == 'Mac') && ($.client.browser == 'Chrome')) { }, pasteInlineTags: ['strong', 'br', 'b', 'em', 'i'], $('body').append(""); } modal_data = co['hide']; } args: ['blockquote', 'class', 'pullquote-center', 'toggle'] minHeight: 300, Q: I’m looking for a specifications template using the latest master format or master spec. /* } removePlugins: 'liststyle,tabletools,contextmenu', return false; //arc_filterform(form); } It seems that nobody has a product that works with Bentley BIM - however e-specs has something that works with NavisWorks and Bentley in some static way. { setTimeout(function() if (prev == 'hidden') "pullquote-right": { $(image).replaceWith('

'); $("#featured_comment_counter").parent('h2').html('' + featured_comment_counter + ' Featured Comments'); } link.attr({ type: 'text/css', rel: 'stylesheet', href: '/css/archinect.iphone.css?1', }); $('a.arc_flag_entry').click(function(e) $('#arc_new_comment').html(data); SpecsIntact. Small architecture firm principal here. The UFGS Master uses the latest CSI MasterFormat, therefore, as of January 2012, the UFGS Working Group decided to … } // removePlugins: 'elementspath,scayt,menubutton,contextmenu', $(el).redactor('core.destroy'); (function($) //toolbar: [['Bold', 'Italic', 'BulletedList', 'Link', 'Image', 'Youtube', 'Vimeo' ]], minHeight: 300, }*/ I haven't had to write a full-blown spec in a long time, probably six years or so. /* Product MasterSpec is a program that allows manufacturers to license sections from the MasterSpec libraries. pasteBlockTags: ['ul', 'ol', 'li', 'p'], args: ['p', 'class', 'chat-answer', 'toggle'] formatting: ['p'], if (!$(data).find(".arc_ajax_comment").length) /* $(document).on('click', "#comment_moderation #submit_button", function() arc_editor_423('body_html'); }; }; $(parent_node).append('

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'); }, 2500); Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more. You don't need anything super fast or fancy to run MasterSpec or SpecLink. title: 'Subheading', The Masterspec landscape library has been designed by industry experts, specifically for the New Zealand landscape design and construction industry. Anybody using any other master types specs that are Mac friendly? "chat-question": { function arc_remove_editor(el) { ARCOM now allows you to purchase individual sections rather than having to buy the entire manual. } CKEDITOR.replace(el , { }); customConfig : '', allowedContent: 'p br b i ol ul li strong em center; a[*]{*}(*); img[*]; iframe[*]', ", Mork-Ulnes Architects on Balancing Californian and Norwegian Design Spirits, Princeton Grad, Olga Zakharova, Considers Thesis "a Territory for One to Discover Future Areas of Research, Passions, and Career Interests". title: 'Chat Answer', pasteBlockTags: ['ul', 'ol', 'li', 'p'], height: 300, var ColCHeight = $('#StickyBannerNew').parent().outerHeight(true); pasteInlineTags: ['strong', 'br', 'b', 'em', 'i'], var id = arc_pathname($(this).attr('href'), true); ban_user(action_referer); { imageUpload: function(image, json) modal_data = co['unblock']; resize_enabled: false, Masterworks...is kind of a mosh pit. else if(data.status == '30') } }; var prev = $(this).attr("prev"); modal_data = co['block']; */ ".CommentBanner": selector; minHeight: 300, modal_data = co['ignore']; top = $('#StickyBanner').offset().top - parseFloat($('#StickyBanner').css('marginTop').replace(/auto/, 0)); MasterSpec's Supplemental Documents are, in my opinion, more useful than the master text itself. var lineHeight = parseInt($(textarea).css('line-height'), 10); url: '/edit_comment'+suffix+'/' + (new Date().getTime()) + '/' + id + arc_pathname(document.location.pathname), }); } skin: 'v2', things isn’t my bag. extra_params = false; height: 300, I get sort of depressed at some of the idiotic comments about specifications production. Read MASTERSPEC reviews from real users, and view pricing and features of the Architecture software. //disableObjectResizing: true, pasteInlineTags: ['strong', 'br', 'b', 'em', 'i'], $("#comment_moderation").modal(); $(".comment_user_1>.Top>.Right>.CommentModerate li .HidingAction,.comment_user_1>.Top>.Right>.CommentModerate li .BlockingAction,.comment_user_1>.Top>.Right>.CommentModerate li a[rel=ignore], .comment_user_1>.Top>.Right>.CommentModerate li .arc_flag_comment").remove(); { SpecsIntact is a mature automated system for preparing standardized facility construction specifications used worldwide by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the U.S. buttons: ['bold', 'italic', 'lists', 'link'] } { var selector = $(".All-Comments-Header").length > 0 ? }); Small architecture firm principal here. Site Updated | Nov 24, 2020. $(touch).addClass("BlockedComment").removeClass("FeaturedComment HiddenComment"); $(".BottomReply").show(); if (action_referer != null) 02930 EXTERIOR PLANTS Basic* Basic* Basic* 8/1/99 Trees, shrubs, ground cover, and plants. $("#temp-loader").remove(); title: 'Chat Question', e.preventDefault(); }; { if (remainingspace < 175) appId: "9b46cc1e-e63b-4f52-b5c6-2283f5ba4cb4", }); minHeight: 200, }); if (extra_params === undefined) update_comment_status(action_referer); Trump signs executive order promoting 'traditional and classical architecture' for America's federal buildings, AIA opposes Trump's classical architecture order, plans to reverse it under Biden, Construction workers most affected by Covid-19, study finds, AIA takes an official stance on the design of prisons and justice facilities, A Studio Visit With Frederick Fisher & Partners as They Embark Upon the Next Phase of Practice, From the Editors: What We're Thankful For in 2020, Peter Eisenman: "Liberal Views Have Never Built Anything of any Value. resize_dir: 'vertical', language: 'en', } } $("#featured_comments_section #arc_featured_comment_" + data.id + " .ReplyComments").remove(); plugins:'a11yhelp,basicstyles,bidi,blockquote,button,clipboard,colorbutton,colordialog,dialogadvtab,div,enterkey,entities,filebrowser,find,flash,font,format,forms,horizontalrule,iframe,image,indent,justify,link,list,maximize,newpage,pagebreak,pastefromword,pastetext,popup,preview,print,removeformat,resize,save,smiley,showblocks,showborders,sourcearea,stylescombo,table,specialchar,tab,templates,toolbar,undo,wysiwygarea,wsc,archinect,wysiwygarea', { args: ['blockquote', 'class', 'pullquote-center', 'toggle'] $("a.arc_reply_comment").show(); (800) 446-6722 | (319) 366-6722, Jan. 20 – Webinar: State of the Industry 2021, Feb. 24-25 – NSCA Business & Leadership Conference. })(); I’m not sure which one to use or where to find it. { imageUploadError: function(json, xhr) $(textarea).focus(function() $(el).ckeditor(function() {}, { var link = $(''); } $(user_html).find(".UserInfo").remove(); }, }, } }, linkShowAdvancedTab: false, The system provides pre-formatted libraries of specification clauses that can be pre-edited with a Q&A tool to generate clear, correct, complete specifications that match your project. forcePasteAsPlainText: true, { { else if(status == 'flag') } imageUploadFields: extra_params, data: {id: id, arc_token: window.arc_token}, indentUnit: 4 imageUploadFields: extra_params, $.each(data.counts, function(key, value) args: ['h3', 'class', 'subheading', 'toggle'] $('.arc_reply_comment_box #comment_reply_form').submit(); $("#featured_comments_section .comment_user_" + result.data.user_id).remove(); things isn’t my bag. plugins: ['source', 'imagemanager'], { } $('').attr( { { }, imageUploadError: function(json, xhr) $("").insertAfter($(point)); args: ['blockquote', 'class', 'pullquote-left', 'toggle'] disableNativeSpellChecker: false, The most dramatic changes have occurred in topics formerly included in Divisions 15 and 16, which in MasterFormat 2004 have been reserved for future expansion and are not used at all. { $('head').append( link ); lineNumbers: true, { }, }, minHeight: 200, $.modal.close(); }); }); $.ajax({ setTimeout(detectOverlapping, 200); type: 'POST', $("#featured_comments_section").append('

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'); $("#arc_comment_" + data.id).removeClass("HiddenComment"); success: function(data, status, xhr) }, A: A lot of people get confused over MasterFormat and Master Spec. $(container).find(".ReplyComments").append('

'); height: 300, type: 'POST', clearInterval(textarea.interval); alert(json.message); { alert(json.message); } $(document).ready(function(){ Recently, due to MS discontinuing support for Office 2011 (Mac) as well as Xerox eliminating mac support for 32 bit software, we were forced to upgrade our entire office to Office 2016 (Mac). //toolbar: [['Bold', 'Italic', 'BulletedList', 'Link', 'Image', 'Youtube', 'Vimeo' ]], $(document).on('click', "a.arc_reply_comment", function() callbacks: callbacks: $(".FeaturedComments").remove(); '': suffix; "subheading": { } { $(this).modal(); var OneSignal = window.OneSignal || []; title: 'Caption', formattingAdd: { I don't know what you decided on, I haven't been on the forum in a while. } disableNativeSpellChecker: false, language: 'en', { }, imageUpload: '/redactor/upload', { } Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) documents provide planning, design, construction, sustainment, restoration, and modernization criteria, and apply to the Military Departments, the Defense Agencies, and the DoD Field Activities. It also explains the approach taken in the Masterspec standard text to grammar and style. success: function(data, status, xhr) var touch = ".comment_user_" + result.data.user_id; extra_params = false; height: 300, }, imageUpload: function(image, json) } /* $(touch + ">.Top>.Right>.CommentModerate>ul>li>.BlockingAction").html(co.unblock.text).attr("rel", "unblock").attr("original-title", co.unblock.title); { if($(this).is('.login_trigger')) extra_params = false; "https://secure" : "http://edge") + ".quantserve.com/quant.js"; var comment_id = $(parent).attr('rel'); Maybe a SCIP consultant would be the way to see if you get better results for nearly the same amount of money. 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