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Author Message David G. Axt, CDT, CCS, CSI, SCIP Senior Member Username: david_axt Post Number: 2043 Registered: 03-2002 Posted on Thursday, September 14, 2023 - 11:18 am:    Have you seen the new Owner's Groups page on 4Specs? https://www.4specs.com/s/owner-groups/ What do you think? David G. Axt, CDT, CCS, CSI, SCIP Specifications Consultant Axt Consulting LLC ken hercenberg Senior Member Username: khercenberg Post Number: 1589 Registered: 12-2006 Posted on Thursday, September 14, 2023 - 03:37 pm:    I find it convenient since sometimes I forget search parameter changes like that there are now two websites for Technical Glass Products. It seems like there may be opportunity for more groupings like these such as St. Gobain who owns CertainTeed, GCP, Sage Glass, Vetrotech, etc. or maybe even Soprema with their various acquisitions. ken hercenberg Senior Member Username: khercenberg Post Number: 1590 Registered: 12-2006 Posted on Thursday, September 14, 2023 - 03:51 pm:    Colin, maybe get in touch with Holcim. They're buying companies (like Firestone/Elevate) and making good products (like mortar) but their website is pretty useless. You have to know what you're looking for and then you still have to drill down to find minimal resources. Very inefficient. Example: They make a stucco mix but good luck finding anything useful as far as stucco systems or resources go. Considering everything happening right now when using stucco like continuous insulation, moisture migration, and water management I can tell you that I would be hesitant to include their product in my stucco spec. Just saying. Paul Sweet (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From: 204.111.169.255 Posted on Thursday, September 14, 2023 - 12:41 pm:    David, Thanks for pointing this out. It will be helpful for checking to see whether 3 manufacturers listed in government specs are actually separate companies or part of the same overall ownership. Phil Kabza Senior Member Username: phil_kabza Post Number: 772 Registered: 12-2002 Posted on Friday, September 15, 2023 - 10:22 am:    Good point Paul. How do the FARS address the level of separation needed to be able to call such companies as "separate?" I don't recall seeing such a discussion. Whenever we're short one manufacturer, we always find Acme Manufacturing useful. Phil Kabza FCSI CCS AIA SpecGuy Specifications Consultants www.SpecGuy.com phil@specguy.com Paul Sweet (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From: 204.111.169.255 Posted on Friday, September 15, 2023 - 01:04 pm:    I worked for Virginia state agencies, so I'm not familiar with federal regulations. The most common problem I came across was when all 3 acceptable hardware manufacturers were Assa Abloy brands. I think EPDM roofing was also a problem when one of the major manufacturers bought out another, leaving just 2. Hadley Breckenridge Senior Member Username: hadleybreck Post Number: 22 Registered: 07-2018 Posted on Thursday, February 15, 2024 - 04:31 pm:    I am searching Deltek's Specpoint for their submittal register. I am completely lost. I don't see it anywhere in their videos or menus. Has anyone found how to create a SUBMITTAL REGISTER in SpecPoint? Eric Thompson Member Username: ethompson Post Number: 3 Registered: 10-2022 Posted on Friday, February 16, 2024 - 03:44 pm:    Hadley, Specpoint doesn't have that capability. The only document that it will automatically create is a table of contents but you have to export the entire project to get one.