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Best Practices

The Complete Specification Package for Architects Who Don’t Have a Spec Department

Specifications for small architectural firms without a spec department.

ZeroDocs
3/30/2026
Best Practices

How to Edit a Word Specification Template — A Step-by-Step Guide for Architects

How to Edit a Word Specification Template — A Step-by-Step Guide for Architects

Jennifer Brown
3/30/2026
Standards

Outline Spec, Short Form Spec, or Full 3-Part Spec — Which One Does Your Project Actually Need?

Ask three architects what kind of specification they use and you’ll get four different answers.

ZeroDocs
4/1/2026
Standards

How to write a 3-part architectural specification without expensive software

Architectural specification templates for writing projects in MS Word.

ZeroDocs
3/30/2026
Standards

What Is a Basis of Design Specification — And Why It Matters for Building Product Manufacturers

Why manufacturers always want a BOD specifications

Michael Chen
3/30/2026
Standards

Writing Specifications for Residential Projects — Is the 3-Part Format Overkill?

Is the 3-Part Format Overkill for Residential?

Emma Rodriguez
3/30/2026
Standards

Specification Template vs Project Specification

Two specifications, two different purposes.

Sarah Johnson
3/18/2026
Sustainability

What Is an EPD — And Why Architects Are Starting to Specify It Like a Product Feature

The Document Sitting Between Your Product and the Specification

4/1/2026
Technology

What Is a 3-Part Guide Specification?

Learn about 3-part specifications and how architects and building product manufacturers use them.

Robert Kim
3/30/2026
Technology

Specification Templates Without a Subscription

Construction specifications without a subscription

Jennifer Brown
3/28/2026
Technology

Where Can I Download Construction Specification Templates?

Downloadable Specification Templates for Architects.

Jennifer Brown
3/27/2026