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UniFormat™ is a nationally recognized classification for building components and is licensed by CSI (Construction Standards Institute). It is also used to classify building components in building systems. The UniFormat™ library has been licensed by TMA. By coding Work Elements and Cyclic Renewal items by UniFormat, the Capital Planning module is able to roll up cost estimates and work projects into various levels. Many different Estimate Models such as RS Means map their estimates to the UniFormat codes.
Note: The basic twelve categories should not be changed to allow comparisons with other institutions. This is critical data that applies to all Work Elements and cyclic Renewal tables. Care must be taken to create a usable list prior to the start of loading data. Changing the breakdown after data is loaded is extremely time consuming and requires editing most entries and may require splitting up many records previously loaded.