Masonry Magazine May 1970 Page. 36
Building Products Information System Introduced
A computer-generated information retrieval system that provides architects, engineers, designers, contractors and specification writers with current building products information was shown publicly for the first time by Information Handling Services (IHS), an Indian Head company, and the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI).
Called Spec-Data II, the system is believed to be the most complete information file of building products ever assembled for the architectural and construction industries. It is the result of nearly two years of joint research and development by IHS and CSI.
With Spec-Data II, product selection by product characteristic is made possible through unique computer programming, and data are displayed on a "side-by-side" basis, making comparison easy. The entire system is organized according to the CSI 16-division format for construction specifications, an indexing format used throughout the United States. The 16 format divisions are:
1. General Requirements
2. Site Work
3. Concrete
4. Masonry
5. Metals
6. Carpentry
7. Moisture Protection
8. Doors, Windows and Glass
9. Finishes
10. Specialties
11. Equipment
12. Furnishings
13. Special Construction
14. Conveying Systems
15. Mechanical
16. Electrical
The user can find product data in the Spec-Data II Building Products File, even if he only has a fragment of information at the start, through use of these indexing methods.
The Spec-Data II Building Product File is available in two data configurations:
* one which allows the user to make a dry print, in six seconds, of any manufacturer's catalogue page, and,
* a personal data station which displays all the same data in a compact desk-top unit.
Subscription rates for the new system range from $77 per month to $490 per month, depending on which data and configuration are needed.
Architects, engineers, contractors and specification writers can get information and dry prints in seconds from this equipment.
Complete Spec-Data II building products file is contained in these microfilm cassettes.
New Shoreframe System
SGB-EPIC's 10 Ton Heavy Duty Shoreframe System of shoring is providing contractors with a system engineered by expert system specialists. This is the newest on the market and marks the first time a shoring system has evolved from shoring experience and not scaffolding experience. The letters EPIC stand for Engineered Products In Concrete.
This exciting new Shoring System blends the old with the very new. No longer do contractors have to dismantle the frames after every use. EPIC's shoring system can be rolled, slid, pushed and flown. "Come fly with us" means savings and a unique system of moving shoring. "Save with EPIC."
Another experience-motivated innovation offered by this "old new" company will be centralized warehouse delivery service. No more waiting for needed components coming from East, West, North or South. EPIC promises to deliver the necessary frames and accessories on the same truck the same day so that a contractor can erect his shoring system as a unit.
One of EPIC's many satisfied customer reports, "from the first sales presentation by EPIC's qualified distributor-sales engineers to the same day arrival erection, I realized I had bought a 'shoring system.' We are FLYING not only our shoring but FLYING through our pouring schedules. We never realized that 'Moon Shot Excellence had reached the construction field."
SGB-EPIC's Shoreframes and Accessories are available for sale or rental. Complete engineering service is provided free of charge.