The Construction Specification Institute and the MasterFormat Expansion Task Team released a new draft of the specifications program that is a drastic change from previous versions. This newest draft, which replaces both of the Draft 2 versions and the alternate proposals posted to CSI's Web site earlier this year, has nine major groupings with up to 10 divisions each.
"In direct response to commentary from mechanical contractors, and because the revised numbering system allowed for it, the decision was made to re-consolidate all of the mechanical divisions, including plumbing, into a single Mechanical Division in Draft 3," wrote MasterFormat Expansion Task Team Chair Dennis J. Hall in the draft's introduction.